Blended finance and local entrepreneurship – the key to WASH investments
How can real impact for the base of the pyramid socioeconomic group in emerging markets be achieved? Bringing together extraordinary local entrepreneurship and innovative blended finance instruments is key to creating a long term improvement. In this webinar we will have a closer look at the WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) sector and get insights on what is needed to improve millions of lives. You will learn:
- The relationship between blended finance and WASH
- How investors can deploy funds addressing key topics such as WASH while generating competitive financial returns
- How WASH investment became part of an impact investor's investment agenda
Watch the recording here
Event Details
Event Program
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| 14:00 | Insights |
| 14:20 | Q&A |
| 14:28 | Wrap-up and tips to get started |
Meet the Speakers
Paul Hailey
Head of Impact & ESG, responsAbility
Responsible for managing and measuring the impact of responsAbility's activities. Fourteen years in impact investing and nineteen years in finance. Lead author of responsAbility Impact Report and various other responsAbility publications. Studied at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge and obtained his MBA from HEC Paris. Guest lecturer in impact investing and sustainability at HEC Paris.
Samuel Baumgartner
Head of Wholesale, responsAbility
Samuel is the head of wholesale distribution at responsAbility overseeing the fund-distribution network. He is also a frequent keynote speaker on sustainable and impact investing topics. Prior to his time at responsAbility, he worked with an investment advisory in Peru and Chile matching investors with local private equity opportunities. Samuel holds a bachelor degree in business administration and is working on his masters in finance focusing on sustainable finance at the University of Zürich.