EBD Group, producer of the new Partnering for Global Impact® conference, today announced an exciting program of speakers and leading global changemakers. H.S.H. Prince Max von und zu Liechtenstein will be a keynote speaker at the event to be held at the Lugano Convention Centre, July 9-11, 2012 in Lugano, Switzerland. This will be the first dedicated partnering event for global impact using one-to-one meetings to promote partnering opportunities between social impact organizations, impact investors and philanthropists.
"Partnering for Global Impact is a major event for this growing sector," said Carola Schropp, President of EBD Group. "The goal is to foster collaboration among experts, investors and ecosystem builders to explore social innovation opportunities that ensure the growth of sustainable change. The conference is built on this framework of collaboration, and will partner funders and investors with interesting projects with real potential for global impact."
An exciting series of topics will be explored by leading high-level panelists. A keynote and panel on Microfinance moderated by Andrew Kuper of LeapFrog Investments will feature panelists Michael Anthony of Allianz SE; Ross Beerman of AllLife (Pty) Ltd.; Mark Byrne of Haverford (Bermuda) Ltd.; and Martin Eling of University of St. Gallen. The Market Shapers panel will delve into the important work underway to construct vehicles and frameworks for more mainstream financial participation. This will be moderated by Oliver Karius of LGT Venture Philanthropy with panelists Mark Campanale of Social Stock Exchange; Tamzin Ractliffe of NeXii; Audrey Selian of Rianta Capital; and Frederic Sicre of Abraaj Capital.
"Partnering for Global Impact is accelerating impact investing in Europe and helping catalyze positive social change globally. This is a vision at the core of LeapFrog Investments, the world´s first and largest fund focused on frontier financial services to underserved people in Africa and Asia," said Dr. Kuper. "LeapFrog´s portfolio companies are fast-growing, profitable, and provide insurance or savings to 8.7 million people"”6.5 million of them low-income and 5 million of them women and children. The profit-with-purpose opportunities in today´s world are vast. We are thrilled to be engaging with the many field-leaders at Partnering for Global Impact who share this vision."
The event and the program will mainly focus on the five sectors of education, healthcare, housing, financial services, and water. Panelists will provide an overview of key issues in each sector and the current models for engagement. Partnering for Global Impact will also feature a number funding opportunities from leading social entrepreneurs and organizations from around the globe. This is a key innovation for the space -bringing important work underway in the field closer to partners who can catalyze an even greater scale of impact in the future.
Powered by partneringONE®, EBD Group´s sophisticated, web-based partnering system, the event enables delegates to efficiently identify, meet and get partnerships started with companies across the global social impact space, from large organizations and community projects to financiers and impact investors.
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About Partnering for Global Impact:
Partnering for Global Impact was founded by Carola Schropp, Gamil G. de Chadarevian and EBD Group, the leading partnering firm for the global life science industry. Carola Schropp is Founder and President of EBD Group. She is widely recognized as one of the original proponents of global biotech/pharma partnering. Over the past 20 years, Carola has built EBD Group into the leading partnering firm in the life science market that today spans six international partnering events on three continents and generates over 30,000 one-to-one meetings annually. Gamil G. de Chadarevian is a successful entrepreneur and investor, and helped build seven biotech companies in the US and Europe from 1995 through 2009. Today, he serves on the Advisory Board of Hand In Hand and Venture Valuation AG. Gamil also has been the initiator and co-founder of the successful yearly Asta di San Patrignano benefit dinner in Milan (2001) and has helped Guy Laliberte launch his One Drop Foundation (2006/7).
Partnering for Global Impact is supported by a distinguished advisory board which includes Percy Barnevik, Chairman of Hand in Hand International; Ken Korfmann, current chairman and principal shareholder of Korfmann Burnett & Partners providing strategic advisory and executive search services to international clients; Cornelius Pietzner, CEO of Alterra Impact Finance, a social impact investment firm in Zurich focusing on sustainable European companies; Amer Vohora, a private equity and corporate finance advisor to entrepreneurs and families; and Ingo Weber, a passionate impact investor and part of the team that founded the LeapFrog Inclusion Fund.
The conference is designed to promote social impact investments and philanthropy by facilitating transactions with measurable social impact. It is a unique, innovative forum where social entrepreneurs, project incubators, philanthropists, fund managers, foundations, financial institutions, families and family offices, and forward-looking investors can partner, identify and generate investment and funding opportunities. Presenting companies will discuss their social impact projects as they relate to the following five key sectors: education, healthcare, housing, financial services, and water.
Information on Partnering for Global Impact can be found online at http://www.partneringforglobalimpact.com.
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About EBD Group
EBD Group is the leading partnering firm for the global life science industry. Since 1993, biotech, pharma and medical device companies have leveraged EBD Group´s partnering conferences, technology and services to identify business opportunities and develop strategic relationships essential to their success.
EBD Group´s conferences are run with the support of leading corporations and international trade associations and include:
- BIO-Europe® and BIO-Europe Spring®, Europe´s largest life science partnering conferences, supported by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
- BioPharm America TM, the fastest growing partnering event in North America
- EuroMedtech TM, EBD Group´s partnering event for the innovative medical technology industry
- BioEquity Europe, the investor conference co-organized with BioCentury Publications and BIO
- ChinaBio® Partnering Forum, the first dedicated biotech/pharma partnering conference in China, co-produced with ChinaBio® LLC
- Partnering for Global Impact®, a new partnering conference providing an innovative forum to partner, identify and generate social and philanthropic investment and funding opportunities
- Biotech Showcase TM, a unique forum in San Francisco for presenting to investors and business development executives, co-produced with Demy-Colton Life Science Advisors
EBD Group´s sophisticated web-based partnering service, partneringONE®, is used as the partnering engine at numerous third-party events around the world, and partnering360® is the open online community of life science dealmakers that enhances partnering experiences at industry events.
Outside of the conference format, EBD Group´s consultants provide hands-on assistance for firms seeking to in- or out-license products and technologies.
EBD Group has offices in the USA and Europe.
For more information, please visit www.ebdgroup.com.
