With an intent to graduate the conversation around 'Green Finance' from largely well understood sectors to the next wave of innovation, scale and impact, the India Green Investment Forum (IGIF) is India's first-of-its kind convening of ecosystem players providing action-oriented and strategic insights for mobilising 'green' capital to the emerging sectors.
Government Representatives, International and Domestic Investors, Asset Managers, Development Finance Institutions, Philanthropic Capital Providers, Commercial Banks and NBFCs, Sector Experts, Social Enterprises come together to share ground-up insights, and deepen perspectives on how different forms of private capital could be unlocked to capitalise on the emerging investing opportunities in India’s green transition.
As a Catalyst for Change, IGIF opens doors to investment opportunities and impactful collaborations, paving the way for a concerted effort in driving India's green ambitions. Join IGIF and become part of a transformative movement that shapes the future of green finance. Together, we can unlock new possibilities, drive impactful change, and create a greener, more sustainable world.
Opportunity to engage with industry leaders to explore avenues for collaborations thus building a synergetic and meaningful ecosystem.
Gain sector specific insights, engage in constructive dialogues with experts and contribute towards demystifying the green financing paradigm.
Understand sector specific tactical financial interventions by leveraging different forms of capital - equity, debt and grant for developing a sustainable and scalable approach towards green investments.
Agustin Vitórica
Co-CEO, GAWA Capital
Alexander Hogeveen Rutter
Private Sector Specialist, International Solar Alliance
Amit Jain
Global Lead on Storage, Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank
Anant Bhagwati
Partner, The Bridgespan Group
Anjalli Ravi Kumar
Chief Sustainability Officer, Zomato
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Anjana Seshadri
Vice President, Neev Fund, SBICAP Ventures & Executive Council Member, Impact Investors Council
Anshul Gupta
Co-Founder, Hygenco
Anurag Agrawal
Partner, Aavishkaar Capital
Arvind Kodikal
Regional Manager Asia Pacific, Triple Jump
Avishek Gupta
Managing Director & CEO, Caspian Debt
A B Chakravarthy
India Country Director, Upaya Social Ventures
Bram Spann
Lead Program Manager, Asia, Rabo Foundation
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Devang Bhandari
Partner, Deal Advisory & Strategy, Impact Investment, Corporate Citizenship Lead, KPMG
Dheeraj Mutreja
Consultant, Rabo Foundation
Dhruba Purkayastha
India Director, Climate Policy Initiative
Diane Jegam
Regional Director, Proparco
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Ganesh Neelam
Executive Director, Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives (Clnl)
Govind Sankaranarayanan
Co-Founder & COO, Ecofy
Hajime Taniguchi
Director, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Hari Rajagopal
Agri Finance Expert
Hemendra Mathur
Co-Founder, ThinkAg
Hetal Gandhi
Director, CRISIL MI&A
Jaap Reinking
Director, Private Equity, FMO - Dutch Development Bank
Jagjeet Sareen
Principal & Global Co-Lead Global Climate Practice, Dalberg Advisors
Jayant Prasad
Executive Director, Ckers
Jinesh Shah
Managing Partner, Omnivore
Jofi Joseph
Managing Director, Promethean Power Systems
Kalpesh Gada
Advisor, Climate Policy Initiative
Karthik Chandrasekar
Partner, Sangam Ventures
Kartik Desai
Founder & CEO, Desai & Associates
Keerthi Kamasamudra
Head Of Human Resources, Stellapps Technologies
Mahesh Godi
Founder & CEO, Godi India
Manas Rath
Founder & CEO, LEAP Cities
Manasvi Sharma
Chief Executive Officer, Fluence India
Manish Chourasia
Managing Director, Tata CleanTech Capital Ltd
Manoj Kumar
Founder, Social Alpha
Meeta Narsinghani
Associate Partner, Circulate Capital
Megha Jain
Senior Advisor, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Meyyapan Nagappan
Partner, Tax and Impact Finance, Trilegal
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Milind Agarwal
Co-Founder & CEO, C&E Midstream
Nakul Zaveri
Partner, LeapFrog Investments
Neha Khosla
Private Sector Development Adviser, UK Government
Nikhita Nadkarni
Program Lead, Agriculture & Workforce, Acumen
Parag Vaidya
Associate Partner & CFO, KOIS
Prashanth Venkatesh*
Marketing Director, Brand Unilever & Sustainability, Unilever
Priya Mohan
Manager, Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter, Habitat for Humanity International
Priya Shah
General Partner, Theia Ventures
Rajat Verma
Founder & CEO, Lohum Cleantech
Ravi Bhaskaran
Head - Partnerships Sales & Growth - Maps, Google India
Ravi Vukkadala
Chief Executive Officer, Northern Arc Investment Managers
Roopa Satish
Country Head, Sustainable Banking & CSR, IndusInd Bank
Samir Shah
Managing Partner, Peak Sustainability Ventures
Sandiip Bhammer
Founder and Co-Managing Partner, Green Frontier Capital
Satya Bansal
Founder, Blue Ashva Capital
Saurabh Kumar
India Head, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)
Sekhar Prabhakar
Co-Founder, Hasiru Dala Innovations
Shailendra Dwivedi
Director, Climate Change & Circular Economy, GIZ India
Shiva Shanker
Investment Director, Ankur Capital
Shruti Goel
Director - Impact, Upaya Social Ventures
Shyam Menon
Partner & Co-Founder, Bharat Innovation Fund
Sridhar Narayan
Founder/Managing Partner - South Asia, GEF Capital
Srinivas Ramanujan
CEO, Villgro Innovations Foundation
Starlene Sharma
Founding Partner, Green Artha
Stuthi Vijayaraghavan
Founder, Urban Venture Labs
Sugandhi Matta
Chief Impact Officer, ABC Impact
Sumesh Girhotra
Private Sector Development Adviser, UK Government
Surbhi Goyal
Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank
Tushar Thakkar
Associate Partner, Dalberg Advisors
Upasana Rao
Partner, Trilegal
Ushnisha Ghosh
Manager Development Impact & Sustainability- Private Sector Investments, British International Investment
Varun Raheja
Director, Raheja Solar Food Processing
Vineet Sukumar
Founder and Managing Director, Vivriti Asset Management
Vivek Sharma
Head & SVP- Energy Strategy Group, Adani Energy Solutions Limited
Wilma Rodrigues
Founder & CEO, Saahas Zero Waste
DAY 1
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
9 am onwards
Registration
10:00 - 10:05 am
Opening Remarks
10:05 - 10:15 am
First Keynote of the Day
10:15 - 10:25 am
Second Keynote of the Day
11:20 - 12:05 pm
12:05 - 12:15 pm
Third Keynote of the Day
12:15 - 12:35 pm
01:20 - 02:15 pm
Lunch Break
03:55 - 04:15 pm
Tea Break
05:40 - 05:45pm
Closing Remarks
DAY 2
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
08:30 - 09:50 am
10:00 - 10:05 am
12:10 - 12:55 pm
12:55 - 02:00 pm
Lunch Break
02:25 - 02:55 pm
Roundtable Discussion: Building an Impact Assessment framework for Climate investments in India
03:40 - 04:00 pm
Tea Break
05:15 - 05:30pm
Closing Remarks
Leaders Speak: Mainstreaming Profit with Purpose in Climate Investing
10:25 - 11:20 am
Ballroom
Listen to thought leaders across Indian and International forums share their perspectives on how Purpose and Impact could be aligned with a commercially viable business for Green Finance. A session like no other, this one promises to give you the insight on how leading market movers are sharpening the green finance narrative.
Head Of Inclusive Growth & Investments, UK Government
Head of Development Impact, British International Investment
Chairman & Founding Partner, TBLI Group
Partner, Omidyar Network India & Executive Council Member, Impact Investors Council
Chairman and Managing Director, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Launch of "Green Investment Opportunities in India" Report
10:45 - 11:00 am
Ballroom
Join us at the formal launch of the 'Green Investment Opportunities in India' report, a comprehensive compendium presenting sector wise actionable investment insights on emerging avenues for green finance.
Investor Perspectives: Unlocking Investment Opportunities at Scale
11:20 - 12:05 pm
Ballroom
How are Global and Indian LPs approaching Climate Finance space in India? What is their investment strategy as they explore emerging sectors? Witness this deep dive into the minds of global changemakers, as they discuss the trajectory of climate finance in India.
Regional Director, Proparco
Director, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Director, Private Equity, FMO - Dutch Development Bank
Partner,
LeapFrog Investments
Private Sector Development Adviser, UK Government
India Head, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)
Launch of "Climate Tech Investment Landscape 2022" Report
11:55 - 12:10 pm
Ballroom
Join us for the launch of IIC's "Climate-Tech Investment Landscape Report", a deep dive into the investment trends across innovative startups in the space of Energy, Mobility, Circular Economy and Climate-Smart Agriculture.
Mainstreaming Climate Tech Investments: Bridging the Innovation – Funding Gap
12:35 - 01:20 pm
Ballroom
How can climate tech investing be mainstreamed as an asset class? Can a pool of climate dedicated funds be built to finance climate focussed innovations? What are the upcoming innovative solutions that present opportunities for ‘green’ private capital? Learn about this and more as we delve into the expertise of pioneering asset managers on the art of building a climate impact portfolio, one investment at a time.
Partner,
Sangam Ventures
Managing Partner, Peak Sustainability Ventures
Founder,
Blue Ashva Capital
Founder/Managing Partner - South Asia, GEF Capital
Chief Impact Officer, ABC Impact
Sector Deep Dive: Green Hydrogen
04:25 - 05:40 pm
Ballroom
What are the financing interventions that could support India's transition to Green Hydrogen? How can private capital augment the efforts of public finance?
Listen to sector experts, impact enterprises and capital providers as they demystify this space and share actionable interventions that can prepare hard to abate sectors in their decarbonising journey to green hydrogen.
Vice President, Neev Fund, SBICAP Ventures & Executive Council Member, Impact Investors Council
Co-Founder, Hygenco
Director,
CRISIL MI&A
Co-Founder & CEO, C&E Midstream
Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank
Head & SVP- Energy Strategy Group, Adani Energy Solutions Limited
Sector Deep Dive: Battery Energy Storage
04:00 - 05:15 pm
Jade
As India gears up to achieve independence and sustainability for renewable energy, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) stand poised as the key lever towards building this infrastructure.
As the BESS value chain gets established, this session delves into unravelling the investment opportunities that exist across this space. Listen to industry experts, investors and entrepreneurs deliberate on how green finance can catalyze this sector into achieving India's renewable energy ambitions.
Private Sector Specialist, International Solar Alliance
Executive Director, Ckers
Founder & CEO,
Godi India
Chief Executive Officer,
Fluence India
General Partner, Theia Ventures
Founder and Co-Managing Partner, Green Frontier Capital
Investment Director,
Ankur Capital
Mobilising capital for Climate Action: Moving the needle on Climate Adaptation Finance in India
10:25 - 11:10 am
Ballroom
The climate impact on vulnerable regions and communities highlights the imperative for a proactive approach towards financing climate adaptation projects.
The session deep dives into understanding a strategic approach that can align investment imperatives with climate-resilient development Goals.
Partner, Aavishkaar Capital
Regional Manager Asia Pacific, Triple Jump
Director, Climate Change & Circular Economy, GIZ India
Partner & Co-Founder, Bharat Innovation Fund
Partner, Trilegal
Building the market for Debt Financing: Scaling up Green Finance beyond institutionalised Renewable Energy finance
11:20 - 12:05 pm
Ballroom
Commercial debt providers share their perspectives for debt to reinvent it's approach towards meeting India's ambitions targets of a sustainable green economy.
Managing Director & CEO, Caspian Debt
Co-Founder & COO,
Ecofy
Advisor, Climate Policy Initiative
Chief Executive Officer, Northern Arc Investment Managers
Country Head, Sustainable Banking & CSR, IndusInd Bank
Founder and Managing Director, Vivriti Asset Management
Showcase of Blended Finance Case Studies
02:25 - 02:55 pm
Ballroom
With the increasing relevance of blended capital coming in to propel on ground impact and build a sustainable climate finance strategy, there is the requirement of an ecosystem driven approach to adapt blended finance structures to the climate finance narrative.
This curated session deep dives into successful case studies, blended finance frameworks and expert views on how a Blended Finance construct could be created for meeting India's increasing climate finance needs.
Founder & CEO,
Desai & Associates
Managing Director, Tata CleanTech Capital Ltd
Associate Partner & CFO, KOIS
The Blended Finance Construct for mobilising Green Capital
02:55 - 03:40 pm
Ballroom
With the increasing relevance of blended capital coming in to propel on ground impact and build a sustainable climate finance strategy, there is the requirement of an ecosystem driven approach to adapt blended finance structures to the climate finance narrative.
This curated session deep dives into successful case studies, blended finance frameworks and expert views on how a Blended Finance construct could be created for meeting India's increasing climate finance needs.
Co-CEO,
GAWA Capital
Global Lead on Storage, Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank
India Director, Climate Policy Initiative
Founder & CEO,
Desai & Associates
Partner, Tax and Impact Finance, Trilegal
Founding Partner,
Green Artha
Sector Deep Dive: Waste Management & Circular Economy
04:00 - 05:15 pm
Ballroom
India has been seeing the emergence of innovative waste management solutions that address both social as well as climate impact.A panel of experts discuss the structural interventions that could go a long way towards building an ecosystem that can generate 'Wealth from Waste".
India Country Director, Upaya Social Ventures
Founder & CEO, LEAP Cities
Founder,
Social Alpha
Associate Partner,
Circulate Capital
Founder & CEO,
Lohum Cleantech
Co-Founder, Hasiru Dala Innovations
Manager Development Impact & Sustainability- Private Sector Investments, British International Investment
Founder & CEO, Saahas Zero Waste
Sector Deep Dive: Climate Smart Agriculture
04:25 - 05:40 pm
Jade
As climate smart solutions emerge to reduce vulnerabilities of the sector to climate change, the session deliberates on how catalytic and commercial capital can join forces to enhance the scale and impact of agri-financing.
Lead Program Manager, Asia, Rabo Foundation
Consultant, Rabo Foundation
Agri Finance Expert
Co-Founder,
ThinkAg
Managing Partner,
Omnivore
Managing Director, Promethean Power Systems
Head Of Human Resources, Stellapps Technologies
CEO, Villgro Innovations Foundation
Director, Raheja Solar Food Processing
Keynote: Funding Climate innovations: India’s road ahead by Shri Shaji K V, Chairman, NABARD
10:05 - 10:15 am
Ballroom
Chairman, NABARD
Lightning Talk: Fostering an Ecosystem for Climate Action by Deepali Khanna, Vice President, Asia, Rockefeller Foundation
10:15 - 10:25 am
Ballroom
Vice President, Asia Regional Office, The Rockefeller Foundation
Welcome Remarks
10:00 - 10:05 am
Ballroom
Sr. Director, India, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation & Chair, Impact Investors Council
Closed Door Discussion: Dialogue with Family Offices
02:15 - 03:10 pm
Jade
An exclusive closed-door session for IIC members, delving into the essential role of family offices in nurturing India's Impact Landscape. Gain unique perspectives from Domestic and International Family Offices as they explore their commitment to supporting India's Impact ecosystem through their extensive networks and patient capital. This session also features insights from Impact GPs, highlighting the evolving landscape of impact investing in India over recent years and the innovative strategies they employ to realize dual objectives - achieving financial returns while creating meaningful social impact.
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General Partner, Aera VC
Closed Door Session: Investor Meet with Breakfast
08:30 - 09:50 am
Jade
The Investor Meet is an exclusive IIC Member session that aims to bring together LP and Indian GP to discuss global implications of G20 summit commitments, particularly in the realms of sustainable growth, and inclusive development, and how these commitments present both opportunities and challenges for global investors. Additionally, the session explores India's attractiveness as a destination for Impact Investing. We will further delve into the future trajectory of this field and expectations of Limited Partners (LPs) from the Indian Impact Investing Ecosystem.
Accelerating the 'Green Finance' narrative: Exploring the Policy Paradigm
02:15 - 03:10 pm
Ballroom
With the State's increasing impetus towards greening India's economy, the panel promises a thought-provoking discussion with Policymakers and Regulators on facilitating a conducive enabling environment directing finance to green sectors.
India Director, Climate Policy Initiative
Executive Director, SEBI
The pivotal role of Development Capital in India's Net Zero journey
03:10 - 03:55 pm
Ballroom
What structural interventions could development capital build, to support climate transition in a sustainable manner? Listen to a panel of experts shed light on tactical strategies to align Climate Finance and Development Finance.
Partner, The Bridgespan Group
Executive Director, Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives (Clnl)
Senior Advisor, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Private Sector Development Adviser, UK Government
Mobilizing capital for India's Energy Transition: A Mid-Cap Transition Index
03:10 - 03:55 pm
Jade
As India's national priorities focus on rapidly mobilizing to combat climate change, do you feel the need for a tool that can support the development of an India-specific climate focused investment strategy and portfolio?
This session co-curated by Dalberg and the Impact Investors Council, sheds light on the ongoing work on 'the India Mid-Cap Energy Transition Index', an India-focused, contextually relevant investment tool that is expected to guide capital allocation that goes beyond large and purely renewable-energy focused Indian companies, with a specific focus on mid-caps and hard-to-abate sectors.
Principal & Global Co-Lead Global Climate Practice, Dalberg Advisors
Associate Partner, Dalberg Advisors
Roundtable Discussion: Building an Impact Assessment framework for Climate investments in India
02:00 - 02:50 pm
Jade
How can investors assess the impact of their climate focussed portfolios? - A question on the minds of most asset owners and asset managers, which this focussed roundtable aims to address.By leveraging international best practices contextualised to an Indian landscape, experts share perspectives for a robust impact assessment methodology that can maximise both returns and climate impact.
Program Lead, Agriculture & Workforce, Acumen
Director - Impact, Upaya Social Ventures
Unlocking the pathways for 'Greening' India's Corporate
12:10 - 12:55 pm
Ballroom
What are the perspectives of Corporate India as they gear up to brace the transition to 'Green'?Listen to ground up insights from across sectors, as Corporate leaders deliberate on the challenges and opportunities in their decarbonisation journey.
Chief Sustainability Officer, Zomato
Partner, Deal Advisory & Strategy, Impact Investment, Corporate Citizenship Lead, KPMG
Founder & Managing Partner, Parinama Ventures
Marketing Director, Brand Unilever & Sustainability, Unilever
Head - Partnerships Sales & Growth - Maps, Google India
Building for the next One Billion - Can Affordability and Sustainability intersect?
02:50 - 03:40 pm
Jade
The dual crises of climate change and the global affordable housing shortage are intertwined. There is great potential in achieving such a milestone through sustainable and climate-friendly solutions. The question remains; why are we not investing more? How can we increase the amount of capital (knowledge, connections, financial) getting into the housing and the affordable housing space, who are the players and what are the trends? Learn this and much more through this specially curated discussion.
Manager, Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter, Habitat for Humanity International
Founder, Urban Venture Labs
Introduction to Blended Finance frameworks for application in the climate context
02:10 - 02:25 pm
Ballroom
How can Blended Finance models be leveraged to catalyze investments for "green"? What Structures can we use? Which sectors are they relevant to?
The session demystifies all this and more as we explore blended finance structures best suited for green financing.
Founder & CEO,
Desai & Associates
Lightning Talk: Relevance Of Blended Finance In Climate by John Smith Sreen, Director, Indo-Pacific Office, USAID India
02:00 - 02:10 pm
Ballroom
Director, Indo-Pacific Office, USAID India
Lightning Talk: Pivotal juncture for debt capital as India's green transition gains momentum by Ashwini Kumar Tewari, Managing Director, State Bank of India
11:10 - 11:20 am
Ballroom
Managing Director, State Bank of India
Lighting Talk: The Catalysing Role Of Energy Efficiency & Innovation In India's Transition To Net Zero by Amit Mehta, Asha Ventures and Executive Council Member, Impact Investors Council
04:15 - 04:25 pm
Ballroom
Managing Partner, Asha Ventures, and Executive Council Member, Impact Investors Council
Report Release Inaugration + Presentation
12:15 - 12:35 pm
Ballroom
Join us as we unveil not one, but two groundbreaking reports bringing you insights for your ‘green’ finance journey.
The ‘Green Investment Opportunities in India' Report, co-authored by IIC and the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) - a one if it’s kind chronicle demystifying financing strategies for emerging ‘green’ impact sectors.
This would be followed by the
‘Climate-Tech Investment Trends in India: A 2022 Retrospective’ - IIC’s continuing effort to sharpen India’s climate tech investment narrative.
Listen in as we showcase practical insights for spaces primed to receive green capital.
Lightning Talk: The Pivotal Role Of Industry In India's Greening Journey By Guneet Banga, Founder & Managing Partner, Parinama Ventures
12:05 - 12:10 pm
Ballroom
Founder & Managing Partner, Parinama Ventures
The Impact Investors Council (IIC) is India's pre-eminent member-based, not-for-profit industry body set up to strengthen Impact Investing in the country. IIC’s key areas of focus include evangelizing the India impact story to investors, government advocacy & leveraging research based thought-leadership to support the growth of the sector. We are supported by 50+ members and ecosystem partners including The Rockefeller Foundation, British International Investment, Aavishkaar Group, Omidyar Network, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Elevar Equity, USAID, among others.
