Session Date: 7th October, 2020
Session Time: 05:15 PM to 06:45 PM (IST)
Session Partner
In Partnership
Panel Members
Aditya Bhandari
Partner & Co Regional Director – Asia,
Incofin Investment Management
Anurag Agrawal
Group COO & Partner,
Aavishkaar Group
Arijit Dutt
DGM,
SIDBI
Freek Kortekaas
Regional Manager – Asia Pacific,
Triple Jump BV
Jyotsna Krishnan
Managing Director,
Elevar Equity
Aditya Bhandari
Partner & Co Regional Director – Asia,
Incofin Investment Management
Anurag Agrawal
Group COO & Partner,
Aavishkaar Group
Arijit Dutt
DGM,
SIDBI
Freek Kortekaas
Regional Manager – Asia Pacific,
Triple Jump BV
Jyotsna Krishnan
Managing Director,
Elevar Equity
Pankaj Raina
Managing Director,
Zephyr Management LLP
Pankaj Raina
Managing Director,
Zephyr Management LLP
Ravi Vukkadala
Chief Executive Officer,
Northern Arc Investments
Rekha Unnithan
MD, Co-Head of Impact Investing,
Nuveen, A TIAA Company
Royston Braganza
Chief Executive Officer,
Grameen Capital
Ravi Vukkadala
Chief Executive Officer,
Northern Arc Investments
Rekha Unnithan
MD, Co-Head of Impact Investing,
Nuveen, A TIAA Company
Royston Braganza
Chief Executive Officer,
Grameen Capital
Perspectives
01. Covid-19: What are the implications for the target underserved segments?
02. What are the funding models for an informal economy?
03. How has diversification from microfinance to other lending models like – education finance, agriculture finance, etc. changed the demography of the sector?
04. Has transitioning on tech platforms from a physical set up made scalability more feasible?
FACTS & FIGURES
Impact Investments into Financial Services have grown at 19% CAGR and account for 50% of total capital deployed in impact investing over the last decade. This sector is gradually shifting its focus from traditional lending models with larger proportion of newer investments. 156 social enterprises have impacted over 96 million people in the ten-year period.
KEY IMPACT IMPERATIVES
Enhance access in financially excluded regions
Improve credit delivery to those with no credit history
Enhance underwriting and funding to those with weak financial documentation
