Schedule, At a Glance
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| SUNDAY, MAY 13TH, 2018 | |
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| 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Registration Opens |
| Monday, May 14th, 2018 | |
| 7:30 am - 7:00 pm | Registration Continues |
| 10:00 am - 12:45 pm and 10:00 am - 3:00pm |
Beyond the Walls Short Sessions (Offsite) Beyond the Walls Long Sessions (Offsite) |
| 10:30 am - 2:30 pm | Trustees Forum (Pre-Registration Required) |
| 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Introduction to Impact Investing |
| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Structured Networking Roundtables - Finance and Investments Professionals - Legal Counsel - Community Foundations |
| 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm | Orientation for First Time Attendees |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Kickoff Plenary: Impact Investing—A Philanthropic Imperative? |
| 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Welcome Reception |
| 7:00 pm | Experience Chicago: Dining with Colleagues |
| Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 | |
| 7:00 am - 6:00 pm | Networking Center |
| 7:00 am - 6:00 pm | Registration Continues |
| 7:00 am - 6:00 pm | Investment Gallery Opens for Viewing |
| 7:30 am - 8:45 am | Networking Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | Concurrent Sessions - Climate Imperatives: Unlocking Capital for Sustainable Land Use - Impact Measurement and Management: Today's Tools and Trends - Investing in Community Health—Alongside Communities - Investment Opportunity Forum: Food Ecosystems - Where do you Fit?: Understanding Unconscious Bias |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions - Adventures in Venture: Lessons from the Field - Impact Investing in Emerging Economies - Pay for Success to Scale Impact - Public Markets: Approaches for Impact - Rural investing: Understanding 'Impact' and Developing Tailored Strategies |
| 12:15 pm - 2:15 pm | Lunch Plenary: The Power of Catalytic Capital—Foundation Leadership in Action |
| 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:30 pm 3:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions - Innovative Partnerships to Promote Equity and Impact in Communities - Innovative Uses of Guarantees to Catalyze Investments - Strategies for Identifying Advisors and Managers (Foundation Investors Only) - The Future of Work: Investing in Tomorrow's Job Market - U.S. Policy: Stepping Up and Stepping Out |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Break |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Mini Plenaries - Celebrating 50 Years of PRIs and What Comes Next - Private Capital for Public Good? - Tearing Down Walls 2.0: Thorny Topics for Foundations in Impact Investing |
| 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Refresh and Recharge |
| 6:00 pm 8:00 pm | Chicago Skyline Reception Presented by Northern Trust |
| Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 | |
| 7:00 am – 2:00 pm | Networking Center |
| 7:00 am - 2:00 pm | Registration Continues |
| 7:00 am - 2:00 pm | Investment Gallery Open for Viewing |
| 7:45 am - 8:45 am | Networking Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:30 am | Deep Dive Concurrent Sessions - How to Make Lemonade: Pivots and Lessons Learned - Investment Opportunity Forum: Gender Lens Investing - Learning Through Journeys in Mission Related Investing - Place-Based Impact Investing: Collaborating for Greater Impact |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Concurrent Sessions - Investing in the Creative Economy - Investing in Education: Innovative Models and Collaborations |
| 10:15 am - 11:15 am | Concurrent Sessions - Advanced Methods in Impact Measurement - Leveraging Shareholder Voice |
| 11:30 am - 11:45 am | Break |
| 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Capstone Lunch Plenary: Mission Forward! Championing Equity and Impact in Practice and in Place |
| ADJOURN | |
| 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Post Conference Gatherings - Community Foundation Gathering - Women as Impact investors Gathering |
