ACTION EVENTS
Engage in dialogue, foster collaboration, and take action from October 6-8, 2026!
A crowd-sourced program with 3 days of impact finance events.
The Action Events programme, shaped by the Building Bridges community, features highly interactive formats like roundtable workshops, designed to push boundaries, challenge assumptions and spark collaboration. This year’s sessions cover critical themes such as climate, nature, social issues, innovative finance and fintech, emerging markets, impact investing, policy & regulation, systemic change and more.
Over 60 events led by 100+ organisations.
The Action Event Selection Committee
The Action Event Selection Committee, composed primarily of representatives of Building Bridges’ Founding Partners, is responsible for reviewing and selecting events for the Building Bridges 2026 programme. Each member is assigned one to three themes based on their expertise, with each category being evaluated by at least two committee members. Within a thematic team, there are always at least two representatives from different stakeholder groups to ensure a balanced perspective. Members first review their assigned events individually before collaborating within their thematic team. Finally, guided by Boris Le Montagner, Head of Strategic Projects at Building Bridges, the committee convenes at the end of April to make the final selections.
Action Event Selection Committee members:
- Luisa Bernal, Policy Specialist, Sustainable Finance Hub – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Erol Bilecen, Head Sustainable Finance – Swiss Bankers Association (SBA)
- Catherine Bukhal, Partnership Lead – SDG Impact Finance Initiative (SIFI)
- Chantal Bourquin, Head of Communications, Executive Officer – Fondation Genève Place Financière
- Romain Leroy Castillo, Director Projects, Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF)
- Caroline Putman Cramer, Director Romandie, Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF)
- Aurélia Fäh, Senior Sustainability Expert – Asset Management Association Switzerland (AMAS)
- Amandine Favier, Head Sustainable Finance – WWF Switzerland
- Greg S. Garrett, Executive Director – ATNi (Access to Nutrition initiative)
- Derek George, Senior Policy Advisor – Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
- Catriona Gourlay, Executive Director – PeaceNexus
- Karen Hitschke, Chief Executive Officer – Building Bridges
- Clea Kaske-Kuck, Director, Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement – World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
- Joanna O’Malley, Partnerships Manager, NatureFinance
- Jessica Smith, Head of Nature, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
- Kali Taylor, Executive Director – Sustainable Finance Geneva (SFG)
- David Uzsoki, Sustainable Finance Lead – International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
- Elisa Vacherand, Global Finance Practice Deputy Leader, WWF International
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