Impact Investing

November 9 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt, Praterinsel 3, 80538 München

BII and Phineo are initiating a holistic, cross-target impact investing dialogue on social, environmental, political and corporate responsibility in Munich as part of the Sustainable Finance Summit – all within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The goal is to create alliances, develop a roadmap and initiate concrete projects to mobilize capital in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The vision is to establish Munich as an innovative center for impact investing in Germany and Europe.

Agenda  
6:00 pm Registration and Welcome
6:30 pm

Short impulse presentations by the speakers and panel discussion

  • Katrin Habenschaden, 2nd Mayor of the City of Munich
  • Kai Gloystein, Vice President Controlling Corporate Finance and Treasury of Knorr-Bremse AG
  • Inga vom Holtz, Head of Funding for Innovators, UnternehmerTUM
  • Bernd Wendeln, Co-founder and Chairman BonVenture Management GmbH
  • one representative of a foundation
8:00 pm Get-together
Bernd Wendeln
Bernd WendelnBonVenture
Bernd is co-founder and chairman of the advisory board of the single family office of the Wendeln family (WEGA). Since 2000, WEGA has pursued a long-term and diversified investment strategy across various asset classes, with a particular emphasis on alternative investments. In 2003, he collaborated with other families to establish the social venture capital fund, BonVenture, where he holds the position of advisory board chairman. BonVenture specializes in venture investments within the German-speaking region, with a focus on socially and environmentally conscious companies and institutions. In addition, Bernd is one of the co-founders and advisory board members of the Social Entrepreneurship Akademie (SEA) in Munich, a joint venture of Munich universities to promote social entrepreneurship. Bernd also manages his own venture capital firm, WENVEST Capital, with a focus on investments in software companies. Bernd holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and is currently Chairman of the European Wharton Alumni Board. Additionally, he actively participates in the Gasteig in Munich, of which he is member of the Board of Trustees.
Inga von Holtz
Inga von HoltzUnternehmerTUM
Inga is Director Investments at UnternehmerTUM. In that role she is managing the pre-seed initiative UnternehmerTUM Funding for Innovators which invests in B2B tech start-ups from the UnternehmerTUM ecosystem. The portfolio currently consists of approximately 25 start-ups from many different tech industries with a strong and constantly growing focus on sustainability topics. Before joining UnternehmerTUM in 2020, Inga was with BCG and MAN Truck & Bus (corporate and sales strategy) and did her PhD at the Entrepreneurship Research Institute of TU Munich.
Kai Gloystein
Kai GloysteinKnorr-Bremse AG
Kai Gloystein joined Knorr-Bremse AG in 2018, responsible for group-wide Treasury activities based in Munich Headquarter with Treasury Hubs in Hong Kong and the US.
Kai joined Knorr-Bremse from Jungheinrich AG where he worked in a similar role as Group Treasurer. He started his career in Corporate Banking at Deutsche Bank AG and also worked for The Royal Bank of Scotland plc before he became a Corporate Treasurer in 2009.
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