Building Better Bridges to Finance Sustainable Futures

A conversation to accelerate investment at scale in and for the most of the world.

This high-level event is a part of a series of technical workshops offered by the Geneva Rethinking Finance Collaborative (GRFC) as a contribution to thoughtful preparation for Building Bridges Week 2024.

Hosted by the Centre for Finance and Development, in association with the Club of Rome, this event questions whether we are willing to work together, at scale, to take the best of what we know or know is needed to assure preferred futures for all?

See the press release here.

Programme

This high-level event is one of a series of seminars and technical workshops offered by the GRFC as a contribution to thoughtful preparation for Building Bridges Week at the Centre for Finance and Development.

18:30 – Welcome

  • Nathan Sussman, Professor, International Economics and Director, Centre for Finance and Development
  • Beris Gwynne, Founder and Director, Incitāre (moderator)

18:35 – Key Note and Q&A

International Debt & Climate Finance: A New Perspective through Carbon Balance

  • Christopher Mbanefo, Member of the Executive Committee, Club of Rome and Founder, The OXÏ-ZEN Program

19:00 – Panel Presentations & Discussions

Leveraging the Agro-Ecology Multiplier

  • Matt Purkis, Head of Operations, South African Organic Sector Organisation, and Ecosystem Architect, Project Biome
  • Zach Bush, Founder and Chairman, Farmer’s Footprint and CEO, Resource Dynamics

Managing the Transition – Principled pragmatism

  • Karen Fawcett, Senior Accredited Director, Singapore Institute of Directors, and Member of the Foundation Board, LGT – Private Banking and Asset Management

SPVs for Sector Financing:  Catchments (Source to Sea), Landscapes, Bio-Regions

19:40 – Comments and Q&A

20:00 – Close, with announcement of forthcoming Geneva Rethinking Finance Collaborative events