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Helping Institutional Investors Build a European Impact PE Portfolio in Partnership with an EU Agency

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 – Wednesday, October 5, 2022
11:00 – 12:30
Centre International de Conférences Genève - Room F

The impact gap is the main risk to global climate action. Through a partnership with a leading European impact investment agency, Swiss/EU institutional investors can mitigate their carbon footprint and enhance social equity in Europe through a portfolio of private equity funds and direct co-investments.

Speakers:

Tim Radjy

Founder & Managing Partner, AlphaMundi; Chair, Gender Lens Initiative for Switzerland

Tim Radjy is the Founder and Managing Partner of the AlphaMundi Group, a Treasurer of the AlphaMundi Foundation, and a Board member of the regional association Latimpacto. Tim previously worked for UBS in various roles, and as an advisor to organizations such as the Swiss Development Agency and WWF International.

Grégoire Haenni

CIO - the Pension Fund of the State of Geneva (CPEG)

Grégoire Haenni serves as the CIO of the CPEG since 2014, overseeing substantial transformations in asset allocation and risk management. Previously, he held the position of CIO for the pension fund of CERN, where his innovative capital preservation strategy became the "CERN investment model." His extensive career includes leadership roles at institutions like Bank of China (Switzerland) Fund Management SA and the Bedrock Alternative Asset Management SA. Grégoire also notably contributed to fight against climate change as Vice Chairman of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) committee. He holds Ph.D. in mathematical statistics from the University of Geneva.

Mirjam Garzon

Senior Advisor Europe, Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)

Mirjam Garzon manages the network’s local activities. GIIN is the global thought leader in impact investing. Founder of Impact Capital Advisory, she offers impact consulting to asset managers, investors & intermediaries.

Joaquin Alexandre Ruiz Tarré

Head of Secondaries, EIF

Joaquin Alexandre Ruiz Tarré is Head of Secondaries with the European Investment Fund (EIF).

Vincent Kaufmann

Chief Executive Officer - Fondation Ethos

Vincent Kaufmann has been the Chief Executive Officer of Ethos Foundation and of Ethos Services since June 2015. He has been a member of Ethos Services’ management in charge of investment since 2011 and deputy Chief Executive Officer since 2013. He joined Ethos in 2004 as a corporate governance analyst, later becoming a senior and deputy head of corporate governance. Since 2019, he has been a member of the board of Swiss Sustainable Finance and board member of the family-owned business Kaufmann & Fils SA. Mr. Kaufmann is a Swiss Certified Expert for Accounting and Controlling and holds a Master’s degree in Business Economics from the University of Geneva (2004).