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Join the discussion on our systems approach to channeling innovation and impact investing to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

About this Event

An evening on the future of tech-enabled social impact

We are witnessing a seismic and transformational shift in the role of business, technology and finance as catalysts for social and environmental impact.

Case in point, in September 2019, over 2000 businesses and corporations signed up for the School Climate Strike, signalling a crucial shift in the public role of business. Around the world the Impact Investing sector has grown to $500+ Billion.

As the scale of the social and environmental challenges we face continues to grow, new, innovative approaches are needed to enable impact at scale and to channel the ever-increasing amounts of capital that is available for impact projects.

A unique collaboration between WWF-Australia and ConsenSys

Join us to unpack how we are shifting the innovation, collaboration, impact investment and financing landscape to achieve more targeted and meaningful impact towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

Impactio is the first blockchain-enabled collaborative governance platform specifically designed to curate and fund social and environmental impact projects at scale.

A global public pilot has been completed and the team from Impactio will be sharing the results and learnings for the first time with the Australian innovation, corporate and social impact ecosystem in Sydney.

See a demo of the platform, followed by an intimate fireside chat between key project participants from ConsenSys, WWF-Ausrtralia and NAB, and lastly hear how you can be involved in exciting upcoming impact initiatives.

This event is ideal for anyone from the social impact, tech, design or for-purpose sector that is keen to understand how the technology and impact sectors are collaborating today, in real-time towards achieving deeper impact.

Speakers

Claudio Lisco leads the development of strategic initiatives and corporate ventures in Asia-Pacific for ConsenSys, a leading blockchain venture production studio. He has led the development of high profile projects such as Project i2i, ConsenSys’ collaboration with UnionBank to establish a payment platform for rural banks in the Philippines.

Prior to ConsenSys, Claudio played a key role in establishing and developing UBS’s research initiatives and proof-of-concepts on blockchain technology. For his work, Claudio was recognised by Forbes magazine as part of their “Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2017” list.

Lisa Wade is currently a Director at National Australia Bank in Product and channel development. She has over 20 years of experience in the finance industry including co-founding Australia's first Clean Energy Equity Fund in 2007 and Change Investment Management in 2009. She is also Co-founder of Impact 2080, an Impact Investment advisory business specialising in scaling and bringing impact investment solutions to market, and is an ambassador for Earth Hour and Al Gore's Climate Reality Leaders initiative.

Reece Proudfoot is Innovation Strategist at WWF-Australia. In 2017, Reece founded WWF's 'Panda Labs', a global innovation platform spearheaded by WWF to solve some of the world’s wicked problems in collaboration with influential partners. Originating in Australia, Panda Labs has now scaled to 10 countries around the world and supports both social enterprise start-ups and corporate ventures. In 2017, Reece authored the report “Can Technology Save the Planet?” and developed the WWF global network’s global blockchain strategy.

Reece trained as a classical musician in the UK before completing a Masters Degree in International Development at UNSW. He spent two years living and working in The Kingdom of Tonga on climate change adaptation and business development before joining WWF in 2012.

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