VEGA, in collaboration with NetImpact, Abt Associates, and More Than Money Careers, has initiated an event series on Impact Capital Investment and its role in international development. The second of this series on Wednesday, December 7th, will discuss “Financial and Social Valuations of Impact Investment Opportunities”. We have an exciting panel ready to confront the successes and lessons learned in this budding niche within the international development. We hereby extend to you our sincere welcome and hope you can join us in moving forward in this exciting area for sustainable partnerships (see information and RSVP below).

RSVP: http://impinvdec7-eorg.eventbrite.com/

WHEN:  Wednesday, December 7, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 

WHAT:  The DC Net Impact Professional Chapter invites you to a panel discussion that will explore how leading impact investment organizations evaluate investment opportunities with financial and extra-financial return propositions.  This lively discussion will include panelists that represent a diversity of perspectives, ranging from those that require market rate returns to those that prioritize mission-fit over return expectations.  Further, we will explore due diligence methodologies, risk mitigation strategies, and frameworks to evaluate social return on investment.  Panelists will consider what success looks like in this still relatively ambiguous new field.  Further, as a group we will investigate the concrete distinctions in the philosophies of panelists and how these distinctions contribute to the nature of the deals that they choose to pursue. Moderated by John Simon, Founding Partner, Total Impact Advisors & CGD Fellow.

We will be tweeting live from the event to hash tags #DCNI #NetImpact, #ImpInv & #SocEnt. Our Twitter handle is @DC_Net_Impact and we’re providing the handles for each panelist below. Please join us!
Light refreshments will be served.

PANELISTS:

** TBA, Dalberg Global Development Advisors, @DalbergTweet

** Anita Campion, President, AZMJ, @AnitaCampion
 
** Flory Wilson, Director of International Standards, B Lab, @BCorporation, #BCorps & GIIRS, @GIIRSRatings, #GIIRS

** Margot Kane, Investment Officer, Calvert Foundation, @calvert_fdn, @kanefischer

** MODERATOR: Ambassador John Simon, Founding Partner, Total Impact Advisors, @TIAdvisors & CGD Fellow, @CGDev  

WHERE: SAIS (School of Advanced International Studies), Johns Hopkins University, 1619 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Rome Auditorium.

DIRECTIONS: In the spirit of sustainability, we encourage you to use public transport:

METRO – Orange/Blue lines to Farragut West or Red Line to DuPont Circle
If taking public transport is not possible, limited street parking is available nearby.

EVENT FEE:
* Net Impact Paid Members - $10 (+ handling fee of $1.54)
* Non-Members - $20 (+ handling fee of $2.09)

Please pre-register as we are unable to sell tickets at the door at this location.
* SAIS Students - Free with valid SAIS student ID at check-in and pre-registration with a special discount code (contact Meg Dallett at meg.dallett@gmail.com to obtain the code)