Richenda Van Leeuwen Keywords Richenda Van Leeuwen Rocky Mountain Institute RMI executive management emerging markets private equity Impact investment clean energy Read more about Richenda Van Leeuwen Richenda is Managing Director for Emerging Clean Economies at the Rocky Mountain Institute, leading RMI’s emerging markets energy teams. As Chair, International Institutions at the Global LPG Partnership she worked on African residential energy solutions from 2016-2019 and as a member of the World Bank's Energy Program's (ESMAP) Technical Advisory Group. From 2010-2016 she was Executive Director for Energy Access at the United Nations Foundation.
Scene Setting: Reimagining a Sustainable World Through the Lens of Impact Investing Read more about Scene Setting: Reimagining a Sustainable World Through the Lens of Impact Investing In this presentation, Mr. Rai introduced the concept of impact investing, and how it institutionalized microfinance. He also highlighted problems in the waste and agriculture sectors and sample solutions brought about by impact investment. He also emphasized the potential role of Impact Investing in re-imagining renewable energy solutions such as solar and biofuels, and what multilateral institutions such as ADB can do to support this approach.
Vineet Rai Keywords Impact investment Read more about Vineet Rai Considered as a pioneer in the Impact investment space, Vineet’s philosophy has been to build the entire ecosystem for Impact Investing rather than just financial products and tools. In line with his vision, Aavishkaar–Intellecap Group comprises Aavishkaar–the groundbreaking Impact Investment Fund Manager, Arohan–a Microfinance Institution, IntelleGrow–a Venture Debt Company, Tribe3–a technology-enabled lending platform and IntelleCap–the Global Impact Ecosystem builder. The Group also manages Sankalp-the foremost Global platform for engagement around impact investing.