WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26
MASTER CLASS: PRINCIPLES OF IMPACT INVESTMENT WITH RAUL POMARES, MANAGING
PARTNER OF SONEN CAPITAL LLC
About Raúl Pomares | Raúl Pomares is the Founder of Sonen Capital LLC, an american company that has $ 75,000,000 dedicated to impact investing worldwide, focused on supporting emerging markets.
About the Master Class | The workshop will cover topics such as: principles of impact investment, types of investment and return expectations, impact measurement and standards and best practices
Investment | $155 + taxes · The workshop will be held at the Dann Carlton Hotel / Salón Windsor / 9h00 - 13h00
+ info: | *Optional Pre programming of CLIIQ
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27
CLIIQ - NEXUS LATAM, Main Program
* All sessions, unless specifically noted, are held in Spanish. Volunteer interpreters will be available at the back of each session room
TIME
FORUM / SALÓN DE CRISTAL
PARALLEL SESSION / AUDITORIUM
8h30 - 9h00
Registration | Exclusive coffee-tasting crash course
9h00 - 10h15
Opening plenary. "Latin America and Impact Investment: Opening doors from Mexico" - a dialogue with Rodrigo Villar (New Ventures Mexico).
10h15 - 11h15
Innovations in activating impact investment in early stage enterprises
Tania Rodriguez (Co Plataforma - Mexico)
Rich Ambrose (Pomona Impact - Guatemala)
Fernando Cortes (Boliva Davivenda Foundation / Fondo Inversor - Colombia)
Moderated by Abigail Sarmac (IMPAQTO - Ecuador)
11h15 - 11h30
Coffee Break
11h30 - 12h30
Social and tech innovations in Conservation of the Rainforest.
Suzanne Pelletier (Rainforest Foundation-USA)
*English language*
Oliver Utne (KaraSolar- Ecuador)
Ivan Nishida (Black Jaguar Foundation - Brazil)
Moderated by: Atossa Soltani (Amazon Watch - EEUU)
Impact incubators and accelerators. What do they achieve (and not achieve) in the region? Daniela Peralvo (IMPAQTO- Ecuador)
Brent Ruth (GALI-USA)
Jennifer Timm (Agora-USA)
Joel Adriance (Youth Action Net - Ecuador)
CLIIQ Entrepreneur program presentation
12h30 - 13h00
13h00 - 14h30
Lunch / Networking Picnic + Sandbox
14h30 - 15h30
Experiences and innovations in activating the impact investment ecosystems
Mauricio Preciado-Awad (Alphamundi - Colombia) Ricardo Politi (Partner Mindset Ventures - Brazil) Sebastian Carducci (Gray Matters Capital - Mexico) Moderated by: Michael Hayes (Agora - Chile)
Creating Sustainable Value chains: triple bottom-line companies in the Andean region.
Nicolas Velez e Isabel Pallares (Cafe Velez- Ecuador)
Julio Ayca (Grassroots Business Fund - Peru) Rodrigo Bedoya (Grama- Peru)
Moderated by: Martin Acosta (Kiwa - Ecuador)
15h30 - 16h30
Data and Narratives: the current state of the impact investment in Latin America.
Lina Rossi (ANDE- LAVCA) Colombia
Abigail Sarmac (IMPAQTO) Ecuador
Moderated by: Michelle Arevalo (IMPAQTO+NEXUS) Ecuador
Beyond ecotourism: creating transformative experiences for conservation.
Roque Sevilla (Mashpi y Finchbay - Ecuador)
Domingo Peas (Kapawi Lodge - Ecuador)
Moderated by: Orazio Belletini (Ecuador)
Coffee Break
16h30 - 17h00
17h00 - 17h30
17h30 - 18h30
18h30 - 19h00
19h00 - 20h30
CLIIQ Entrepreneur program presentations
Plenary II: Tom Chi (Factory X - EEUU y Taiwan) "Rapid prototyping solutions for climate change." Mari Margil, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund. EEUU
Transportation to welcome reception.
Welcome reception. (Santo Domingo) Promoted by: ANDE (Aspen Network of Developing Entrepeneurs) and Secretaría de Desarrollo Productivo - Alcaldía city of Quito
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28
TIME
FORUM / SALÓN DE CRISTAL
PARALLEL SESION / AUDITORIUM
8h00 - 9h00
Registration | Exclusive micro-lot coffee-tasting crash course
9h00 - 10h45
Speedtalks: Let'ts talk big-picture! Atossa Soltani (Sacred Headwaters and Amazon Watch - EEUU) Julio José Prado (Asobanca - Ecuador) Nina Gualinga (Kawsak Sacha y HAKHU - Ecuador) Raúl Pomáres (SONEN Capital - EEUU)
10h45 - 11h15
Coffee Break
11h15 - 12h00
CLIIQ Entrepreneur Program Presentations
12h00 - 13h00
Panel | Solving the challenges of cities through urban entrepreneurship.
Herman Marin (Laboratorio - Peru) Lorena Gallardo (Reciveci - Ecuador) Juan Ramiro Puerto (Topa.py - Paraguay) Paula Auerbach (IDB-FOMIN - Ecuador)
13h00 - 13h15
Launch of Urban Entrepreneurs Challenge.
13h15 - 14h30
Lunch / Networking Picnic + Sandbox
14h30 - 15h30
Plenary 4 | Opportunities and challenges for the investment of impact in the conservation of Andean forests. The Andean Chocó Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador.
Inty Arcos (Imaymana Foundation - Ecuador) Manuel Peralvo (Andean Forest Program - Ecuador)
Mateo Roldán (Mashpi Lodge - Ecuador)
Miguel Sevilla (Fundación Futuro - Ecuador) Moderated by: María Argüello (CONDESAN - Ecuador)
Beyond the traditional investment fund: innovating to finance triple impact companies.
Nicolas Lafaye (Kiva.org - USA)
Alejandro Alvarez (International Venture Philanthropy - USA)
Isabel Castillo (NESsT - Peru)
Moderated by: Natalie Vergara (Kaya Impacto . Mexico)
15h30 - 16h00
Coffee Break
16h00 - 17h00
Unique Value Proposition of sustainable products from the Amazon.
Santiago Peralta y Carla Barboto (Pacari - Ecuador)
Demetrio Santander (Waykana - Ecuador)
Cristian Gutierrez Zevallos (Evea Ecofashion - Peru)
Moderated by: Talita Montiel (NEXUS Latam - Brazil)
Building ecosystems: Success stories of corporate support for triple impact entrepreneurship.
Carla Grados Villamar (Marcas que Marcan - Peru)
José Manuel Terán (Nestle and Ecuamas- Ecuador)
Maria Isabel Parra (Tesalia cbc - Ecuador) Moderated by: Francisco Abad (Hult Prize - Ecuador)
17h00 - 17h45
17h45 - 18h30
CLIIQ Entrepreneurs Program Presentations
Closing Forum: Fireside Chat with: Nathalie Molina Nino (Brava Investments - Ecuador/EEUU) interviewed by Pedro Maldonado (LÍDERES - Ecuador) Keynote - Taki Amaru (Mafia Andina - Ecuador)
POST SUMMIT EVENT AMAZON JOURNEY (optional)
Join us for a transformational Amazon rainforest adventure exclusively for NEXUS members, family and friends and NEXUS Latin American Summit Delegates. Travel with Domingo Peas Nampichkai Achuar indigenous leader and Atossa Soltani Amazon Watch Founder & Board President on this extraordinary learning journey to the Amazon Sacred Headwaters in the Ecuador from September 29-October 4.
The trip will begin at 6:30 AM on September 29th following the NEXUS Latin America Summit in Quito (Summit participation is not a prerequisite to joining the Learning Journey). *Space is limited. A minimum of 10 people will need to register by September 15 for the trip to happen. For information or to sign up, contact with NEXUS delegation: delegations@nexusglobal.org
Agenda overview
September 29th
Welcome and descent to Puyo / Shell: Entering the Achuar community
September 30th
Rituals and Cultural Sharing with locals
October 1st
Rainforest excursion and Ancient ceremony
October 2nd
River excursion
October 3rd
Nature watching in a unique environment between the Andes and the Amazon
October 4th
Tour en el centro de Quito - Patrimonio cultural de la humanidad UNESCO
Fee per person: $3.850 (includes program activities, transportation, meals and lodgment) - A percentage of this fee wil be donanted to the organizations projects involved.
For more info download this document.