Some of the world’s richest people have opted to dedicate their entire wealth to social good. This panel will assess whether this practice is a viable alternative to private/public partnerships and explore how it is restructuring the global economy toward a more equitable redistribution of wealth.

Silvia Bastante
Head of Philanthropy Advisory
UBS Switzerland

Peng Jianmei
Executive Secretary
China Charity Alliance

Etienne Eichenberger
Managing Partner
WISE – philanthropy advisors

Nagidmy Marquez Acosta (moderator)
VP of Global & Strategic Communication
Horyou

There is a growing sentiment within the global finance and investment spheres, as well as among the public at large, that the sustainability of capitalism is conditioned by its will and capacity to look for social return on investment and seek to benefit people, the environment and biodiversity just as much as it does investors. As the business world is awakening to the idea that the understanding of profitability can be broadened to include social good, impact investment is pushing for a values-based economy and “not just for profit business”, both built on awareness of purpose and social responsibility. This panel will investigate and assess current and future strategies for the development and propagation of conscious impact investment in both developed and developing worlds, for a socially responsible global growth.

Daniela Saltzman
Director
The Generation Foundation

Alexandre Epalle
Assistant Secretary General for Economic Affairs
Republic and Canton of Geneva

Tenke Zoltani
Director
Impact Investing UBS

Cecile Galoselva
Founding MD
ETIC Fundamentally Responsible

Audrey Selian
Director
Artha Initiative, Rianta Capital Zurich

Yonathan Parienti (moderator)
CEO
Horyou

Nobody is questioning the importance of media in our lives. Yet only a few realize its importance in shaping our lives. An even a fewer few are aware of its importance in shaping reality itself. This forms a situation whereby reality is a succession of events as brought to us by the media; i.e. media events. Which poses the question of the values and culture that the media convey and stand for, or should, in today’s global world. This panel will examine ways to empower both the media and their users to reexamine and, possibly, change the way they interact, as a matter of survival of the media.

Michel Jaccard
Founder
Id Est Avocats

Viola Krebs
Founder & Executive Director
ICV Volunteers

Yonathan Parienti
CEO
Horyou

Walter Ngouamo
Redactor
AfriqueITNews.com

Tais Gadea Lara (moderator)
Climate Reality Leader
Environmental Journalist – Sustentator, Ecomanía, La Razón

Aside from generating a situation of vulnerability and subordination, being at a financial disadvantage versus men, according to OECD, “has the potential to reduce women’s active participation within the economy, economic power within the household and transmission of knowledge to the next generation, while worsening existing social disparities.” This panel will address the subject of women empowerment through financial literacy and will present examples of effective educational programs to that effect.

Souad Dibi
Présidente
Association Féminine de Bienfaisance El Khir

Bonnie Chiu
Co-Founder & Director, Lensational
Consultant, The Social Investment Consultancy

Barbara Birungi
Founder & Director
Women In Technology Uganda & Hive Colab

Touraya Bouabid
President & Founder
AMESIP Association

Nagidmy Marquez Acosta (moderator)
VP of Global & Strategic Communication
Horyou

Experiences in building a viable ecosystem that takes into account sustainable, accountable and transparent urban management abound. This panel will examine and confront current initiatives in shaping a concrete path to a new inclusive and more humane eco-interactions. While highlighting the need for new educational approaches, it will also envision strategies to bridge the gap between social entrepreneurship and the public and private sectors.

Olivier Fruchaud
Ashoka Representative
Switzerland

Shalini Mehan
Livelihoods Unit, UNHCR / Executive MBA with CSR Specialization
University of Geneva

Felix Stähli
Co-founder
Impact Hub Geneva

Dhairya Pujara
Founder & CEO
Ycenter

Jonathan Normand (moderator)
Codethic MD & Co-Founder
B Corp Switzerland

Restoring the balance of nature and the indispensable interactions between species is a prerequisite for the protection of biodiversity and climate stability. This discussion will analyze strategies aimed at a reorientation of human activity to achieve this objective.

Siphepihle Khumalo
Project Coordinator
Dessine l’Espoir – Swaziland

Barbara Steudler
Co-Founder & Manager
NiceFuture

Christophe Probst
Terre & Humanisme

Thomas Pizer

Elie Ayoub (moderator)
Advisor, Strategic Communication, Public Policy Communication & Corporate Law
Horyou

The world’s population is over 7 billion today and is expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050. The implication of this growth is that food production, according to most estimates, will have to increase by 50 to 100%, while the effects of environmental concerns such as climate change and water scarcity are still to be assessed. This panel will examine ways to meet the challenge of reconciling the growing need for food with the vital conservation of diminishing natural resources of land and water.

Wolfgang Jamann
Secretary General & CEO
CARE International Secretariat

Hans Herren
President & CEO
Millenium Institute USA

Rian Fokker
Director
Heifer Nederland

Lucas Luisoni
Co-President
Alternatiba Léman

Manu Jindal
Sustainability Project Manager
Nespresso

René Longet (moderator)
Sustainable Development Expert

Poor health is the condition of the poor. Be that as it may, should it hinder the efforts of the scientific community, as well as those of all stakeholders, private or public, to seek and implement global standards of equitable health policies? This panel will investigate ideas and policies, as well as assess some of the current effective health programs, that are bound to bridge the health divide, at all levels, wherever needed.

Maddalena Campioni
Co-Founder
Scenario Development

Patrick Noack
Co-Founder
Scenario Development

Georges Bwelle
General Surgeon
Central Hospital Yaoundé

Jean-François de Lavison
President & Founder
Ahimsa Partners & Ahimsa Fund

Elie Ayoub (moderator)
Advisor, Strategic Communication, Public Policy Communication & Corporate Law
Horyou

Does the question of whether COP21 is going to save the world or be yet another version of much ado about nothing depend only on the participants’ capacity to raise climate change above personal, corporate or even national interests? This panel will examine and propose ways to move forward and bring the business community, as well as governments and all stakeholders to initiate long-term transformations, and together make the right choices and move in the right direction, and shape our future for good.

René Esterman
CEO
MyClimate

Shyla Nelson
Founder
One Earth. One Voice.

Bettina Laville
Co-founder & Honorary President
Comité 21

Lucas Luisoni
Co-President
Alternatiba Léman

Yonathan Parienti (moderator)
CEO
Horyou

Elie Ayoub (moderator)
Advisor, Strategic Communication, Public Policy Communication & Corporate Law
Horyou

In this era of global sharing of knowledge and intense social networking via the tremendous development of information and communication technologies, the idea that individual decisions and actions can help shape the world is growing and has given birth to a global citizenship movement that believes that this technology should be used for good and induce positive change. This panel will weigh the potential global social impact of combining social good concerns with the transformative potential of the Internet technology.

Eliane Sussman Ritcher
Director of Strategic Alliances
PVBLIC Foundation

Yonathan Parienti
CEO
Horyou

Tina Wells
CEO & Founder
Buzz Marketing Group

Tais Gadea Lara
Climate Reality Leader
Environmental Journalist – Sustentator, Ecomanía, La Razón

Isabella de Brito
Vice President Marketing
AIESEC Switzerland

Nagidmy Marquez Acosta (moderator)
VP of Global & Strategic Communication
Horyou

The International Foundation for Population and Development, a Swiss-based NGO will host this panel, which will present innovative solutions to pressing issues in some developing countries. An approach integrating health, education and economic factors will be presented by our local partners in India and Nepal. The proposed programs are flexible, comprehensive and community based. They call for an active participation of the community and are meant to accelerate the empowerment of women. Each project is tailor-made to the specific needs of a given community. Special programs on peace and security for the youth in post-conflict areas will be presented, along with viable peace oriented alternatives.

Hervé Gonsolin
Special Adviser on
Peace & Security

Rekha Masalami
President, Agragami India
Project Director, IFPD New Dehli & Bihar

Varun Saraf
Board Member, IFPD
Social Entrepreneur

Xavier Ricard
Expert in Development Matters
Director, international Partnerships at CCFD

Hélène Bayeux (moderator)
Executive Director
IFPD

The worlds of fashion, entertainment, street art and design are at the forefront of popular culture. Increasingly, their talent tends to serve a purpose and not just incorporate ephemeral trends, with a strong movement to connect all those creative approaches with social good. This panel will present examples of giving in style and the social impact of creativity with a purpose.

Carry Somers
Founder
Fashion Revolution

Michel Haddi
Fashion Photographer
Michel Haddi Studio Ltd

Angela Craciun
President
Fondation André Malraux

Dan Acher
Founder & Director
Happy City Lab

Nagidmy Marquez Acosta (moderator)
VP of Global & Strategic Communication
Horyou