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Will 2022 Finally Be The Year for Female Founders and Funders?

Virtual

AboutIt was a record year for female founders in 2021: Women raised roughly $40 billion, nearly doubling a record set in 2019. Women-led companies outperformed the market and found quicker "exits." What will 2022 bring? Barron’s hosts a conversation with investors Deena Shakir, partner at Lux Capital and Stacie Olivares, a former member of the...

Navigating the challenges and opportunities for Investors in 2022

Virtual

Senior industry leaders will share their insights The pandemic, climate change and the global energy crisis have underscored the urgent need for governments and businesses to develop resilient and sustainable strategies to ‘build back better’. Investors must navigate a complex and fast-shifting global economy that continues to be impacted by new Covid variants.Growing consumer demand...

Beyond Reporting – UN SDGs for the Investment Case

Virtual Event

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): What are they and aside from reporting and regulation, how do you integrate SDGs into asset allocation and portfolio construction? Join analytics and index provider Qontigo and APG on behalf of the Sustainable Development Investments Platform (SDI AOP) for this webinar, where they will cover topics including: Where SDGs fit...

Schroder GAIA Helix – 3 year anniversary

Virtual Event

Join Robert Donald, Chief Investment Officer, Schroder GAIA Helix and Alex Burt, Investment Director in this live webinar as they reflect back on the past 3 years, share with you their views of the market going forward, and answer any questions you may have.

The Davos Agenda

Virtual Event

About The Davos Agenda: Nearly two years after the start of global disruptions due to COVID-19, economies, societies and organizations are continuing to grapple with the unpredictable trajectory of the virus. During the week that participants were meant to come together in Davos – 17-21 January 2022 – the Forum will instead host "The Davos...

The Protein Transformation: A Critical Driver of the Net-Zero Economy

Virtual

The Protein Transformation: The global food system is one of the major drivers of carbon emissions, climate change, biodiversity loss, and depletion of freshwater resources. A dietary shift towards more plant-based food, and notably traditional plant-based and alternative proteins, may be key to significantly reduce these environmental impacts. We invite you to join MSCI and...

EV Infrastructure Summit

Virtual Event

As we recover from the impact of the pandemic, the UK is seeing a real push towards EV adoption, driven by a combination of government initiatives in support of its Net-Zero Target. The UK Environment Bill and the Government’s Transport Decarbonisation plan are key in relation to improving air quality and speeding up the associated...

Women In: The Tech Industry

Virtual

About Statistically, the tech world is dominated by men, but women have and continue to shape the industry profoundly – from innovative engineers and influential VCs to advocates raising awareness around ethical concerns like privacy and algorithmic bias. Join WSJ to hear from trailblazers across the spectrum about what it takes to build a career...

Alpha in a New Era: Finding the Next Frontier in Private Equity

Virtual Event

Alpha in a New Era: Economic disruptions typically cause a period of hesitation to participate in markets. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, investors flocked to haven assets, but this pattern shifted during the covid-19 pandemic. Equity markets reached new highs and private markets saw record inflows. Central banks’ swift and decisive action...

Digital is now – Driving sustainable ‘Zero-Based’ operations in European banking

Virtual

How digital are you? The holy grail of ‘zero-based’ operations is now a key objective for Europe’s largest banks. In an ever-evolving digital landscape, incumbent banks aim to keep pace and embrace smart data management and resilient future systems. With core banking operations at the very centre of a complete digital transformation, how ready are...

The growing case for responsible business education

Virtual

How can business schools encourage innovative approaches to further sustainable practices? As sustainability tops the commercial agenda, business schools are being urged to do more to integrate social and environmental topics into their courses, as well as foster diversity among their faculty and students. Are they succeeding? Often driven by student demand, schools have introduced...

Delivering a resilient, sustainable and strong economic recovery

Virtual

Placing the business sector at the centre of the rebuild Are businesses moving fast enough to deliver change? Governments and businesses are facing a world radically changed by COVID-19 but despite the best of intentions, recouping economic growth and social and environmental progress in the current uncertain context is not exempt from substantial challenges. This...