ImpactAlpha Podcasts
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Jun 3, 2022 • 24min
Briefing: Stephan Nicoleau on Davos and Moving Forward on Climate
FullCycle’s Stephan Nicoleau deconstructs the climate conversation at the recent Davos meeting of the World Economic Forum with host Monique Aiken, and points to some surprising opportunities for climate investors. Plus the headlines.
May 27, 2022 • 23min
Briefing: The promise and limits of institutional impact on public policy
Host Brian Walsh is joined by roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank to chew over what institutional and impact investors might – and might not – do when it comes to guns and abortion. Plus the headlines.
May 26, 2022 • 40min
Overheard at Davos: BlocPower and friends take on the world.
On this special edition, Roodgally Senatus catches up with ImpactAlpha's sources on the ground at the World Economic Forum: BlocPower’s Donnel Baird, the City of Ithaca’s Luis Aguirre-Torres, and Jeffrey Dunston of the Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Company, to hear how the world's business elite are reacting to their plans to decarbonize the globe while creating jobs -- one city, one affordable housing unit at a time.
May 20, 2022 • 17min
Briefing: Building the next-generation of diverse climate fund managers with Bahiyah Robinson of VC Include
CEO and Founder of VC Include, Bahiyah Robinson joins host Monique Aiken to talk about their mission to to increase the number of diverse managers 10-fold by 2030. Plus, the headlines.
May 13, 2022 • 8min
Briefing: The Politicization of ESG and Some Alternatives to VC
David Bank joins Monique Aiken to discuss the politics of ESG and the importance of flexible financing for startups and small businesses. Plus, the headlines.
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May 6, 2022 • 19min
Briefing: Alternatives to VC, from Community Rounds to Neighborhood Economics
David Bank joins host Brian Walsh to preview next week’s Agents of Impact call (3:45). And Bank checks in with Kevin Jones from the Neighborhood Economics gathering in Indianapolis (7:00). Jones is this week’s Agent of Impact. Plus, the headlines.
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May 3, 2022 • 28min
Jonathan Rose on building green, affordable communities of opportunity
On this Agents of Impact podcast, David Bank is joined by Jonathan Rose, founder and president of the real estate development company of the same name, to talk about building green and affordable housing -- something Rose has been doing since the late '80s.
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Apr 29, 2022 • 14min
Briefing: Offgrid solar, fintech, and other investment trends in Africa
Monique Aiken is joined by Jessica Pothering to explore the, yes, social impact of private investment trends on the African continent. Plus, the headlines.
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Apr 26, 2022 • 35min
Fairview Capital’s emerging wisdom about emerging and diverse fund managers
David Bank talks about diversity in asset management and allocation with Larry Morse, CEO of Fairview Capital, Christine Looney from the Ford Foundation and Najada Kumbuli, Head of impact Investments at Visa Foundation.
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Apr 22, 2022 • 23min
Briefing: Carl Icahn, Elon Musk, and activist investing in the age of ESG
Brian Walsh is joined by roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank to decide which type of “activist investor” Carl Icahn is – and what that makes Elon Musk. We also hear from Jah Koh of Lightsmith Group and Benjamin Njenga of Apollo Agriculture, both of whom were guests on this week’s Agents of Impact Call. Plus, the headlines.
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