Impact investing: local and international experiences
Join Impact Forum on April 16–17 in Almaty to learn more about impact investing in Kazakhstan and beyond
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Impact management and measurement
Join Impact Forum on April 16–17 in Almaty to learn more about impact investing in Kazakhstan and beyond
See program
Cases for impact investing: impact entrepreneurs’ pitching
Join Impact Forum on April 16–17 in Almaty to learn more about impact investing in Kazakhstan and beyond
See program
Impact investing plays a pivotal role in advancing the sustainable development agenda globally, and its significance cannot be overstated. In an era where environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns are at the forefront of global discourse, impact investing emerges as a potent catalyst for positive change. By aligning financial returns with measurable social and environmental outcomes, impact investing not only drives financial prosperity but also fosters inclusive growth and addresses pressing societal challenges.
Welcome to the Impact Forum in Kazakhstan!
Impact Forum is dedicated to amplifying the voice of impact investing in Kazakhstan, recognizing its instrumental role in shaping a more sustainable and equitable future for all.
Our goal is to convene key stakeholders, including business leaders, international organizations, private investors, government representatives, and impact entrepreneurs to foster dialogue, share insights, and cultivate collaboration.
Through this collective effort, we aim to explore ways for strengthening impact entrepreneurship and nurturing an ecosystem conducive to impact investment in Kazakhstan.
The Forum will focus on impact investing and will include the following topics:
Impact investing: local and international experiences
Impact management and measurement
Cases for impact investing: impact entrepreneurs’ pitching
Renata Brkic, Managing Partner, Feelsgood Impact Fund Eric Buckens, Director, ABN AMRO Social Impact Fund Olga Maksimova, Programs Finance and Impact Manager, Impact Hub Yerevan Leila Aitmukhanova, Social Investment Advisor, Chevron Pavel Koktyshev, Co-founder and Managing Partner, MOST Ventures
Presentations of impact entrepreneurs participated in Acceleration Program of Impact Hub Almaty
18:00–19:00
18:00–19:00
Harvesting of the Day
Key insights, observations & ideas for moving forward
19:00
19:00
Closing of Impact Forum
19:00–20:30
19:00–20:30
Reception Dinner & Networking
Keynote speech
A Case for Impact Investing
What the session is about: Introducing impact investment concept and its role in emerging practice in sustainable development agenda
Speaker: Ewa Konczal,Market Development Lead, Impact Europe
Keynote discussion
The Future of Impact Investing: Learning from Emerging Practice
What the session is about:
Ecosystemic approach to impact investing
The role and prospects of Impact Funds
Where is the market for impact entrepreneurs?
Alternative financing — landscape
Speakers: Renata Brikc, Managing Partner, Feelsgood Impact Fund Eric Buckens, Director, ABN AMRO Social Impact Fund Olga Maksimova, Programs Finance and Impact Manager, Impact Hub Yerevan Leila Aitmukukhanova, Social Investment Advisor, Chevron
Moderators: Ewa Konczal,Market Development Lead, Impact Europe Indira Shah, Co-founder, Impact Hub Almaty
Parallel Sessions 12:15–13:30
Investing for Impact: a Corporate Journey
What the session is about:
Sharing experience on investment in Kazakhstan: investor’s perspective
What is the role of impact companies create in making decisions on investment?
What is the experience of local businesses going through the investment process
Transition from Grant & Venture Investing to Impact Investing
What the session is about:
What is the “business case” for impact investing: from grant making and venture investing perspectives?
What are emerging practices in this transition?
Aligning expectations of investors and needs of entrepreneurs?
What are key differences in support that entrepreneurs need in the context of impact investing?
Speaker: Eric Buckens, Director, ABN AMRO Social Impact Fund Alim Khamitov, CEO MOST Ventures, Managing Partner and Co-founder MOST Holding, Co-founder UMAY Angels Club
Moderators: Elmira Obry, MOST Business Intelligence Indira Shah, Co-founder, Impact Hub Almaty
Parallel Sessions 15:00–16:15
Legal Framework & Aligning with National/Regional Priorities
What the session is about:
Positioning of social entrepreneurship and impact investing in the national agenda
How impact investing is integrated into national and regional priorities?
Speakers: Fatima Gerfanova, Aitas Foundation Daniyar Toktarbayev, Aitas Foundation Madina Kurmanbayeva, Ministry of Culture tbc, InDrive
Please note Impact Forum has a limited capacity. Registration is mandatory for attendance
Organizations behind the Forum
Impact Hub Almaty stands as a pivotal platform for social innovators across Kazakhstan and Central Asia operating since 2017 as part of the global Impact Hub Network. With a steadfast dedication to fostering systemic development and sustainable impact, our organization provides comprehensive support to entrepreneurs and changemakers. As proud members of a network spanning over 100 hubs and boasting more than 16,000 members across five continents, our efforts are focused to drive the region's sustainable development agenda.
Impact Europe is the investing for impact network. It brings together 350 capital providers (foundations, impact funds, banks and financial institutions, corporate impact actors, public funders) to increase prosperity and social progress for all, fix inequalities and injustices and preserve the planet. Together, they rally people, capital and knowledge to accelerate, scale and safeguard impact. With the European Union support, Impact Europe is building up an expansive and harmonious global impact ecosystem by setting up new markets in eastern Europe, Middle East and north Africa.
MOST Business Intelligence is the first Central Asian startup accelerator, connecting tech entrepreneurs and investors. MOST Business Intelligence is focused on multiple growth and scaling business, research with an emphasis on industry expertise and international experience.
The Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia mobilizes public and private resources to help citizens find and promote effective solutions to public problems at the national and regional levels. We also advise companies and their corporate funds on improving their corporate social responsibility performance.
The Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia develops and implement projects in the following areas: youth and education, support for vulnerable groups, strengthening the organizational capacity of young and small NGOs, citizen engagement and good governance, and entrepreneurship.
Chevron Corporation is the leading private oil producing company in Kazakhstan and has stakes in the country’s two largest fields — Tengiz and Karachaganak. The corporation is the largest private shareholder of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, and successfully manages the activities of the polyethylene pipe plant in Atyrau. Chevron actively takes part in the social and economic development of the country — creating service and social infrastructure, equipping healthcare and educational facilities, supporting programs for working with vulnerable groups, developing education, developing environmental, social and creative entrepreneurship