Thursday, May 7, 2026, 9:00AM - 10:30AM CET
Convergence and responsAbility invite you to an in-person roundtable on blended finance: Mobilizing Institutional Investment for Climate Impact in Emerging Markets, being hosted during the Zurich Climate Week in Zurich.
The event will bring together institutional investors as well as impact asset managers to discuss how to design blended finance vehicles that can meet institutional investors where they are. The goal of the roundtable is to facilitate knowledge exchange and share practical experiences.
Agenda
- 9am: Opening Remarks: Camille Savoie, responsAbility
- 9:05am: Market Trends presentation by Regina Vasarais, Convergence
- 9:10am: Panel Discussion
- Regina Vasarais, Convergence (Moderator)
- Beat Wüst, CIO / Head Asset Management, Gastrosocial Pensionskasse
- Annabel Jennings, Impact Debt Portfolio Manager, Ashmore
- Adnane Lekhel, Head of Institutional Structuring, Senior Portfolio Manager, Amundi
- Antonia Sariyska, UBS WM CIO Sustainable Investing
- 10:00am: Break-out groups
- Case study 1: Global Climate Partnership Fund, facilitated by David Diaz, responsAbility
- Case study 2: BlueOrchard InsuResilience Investment Fund, facilitated by Alessandra Nibbio, BlueOrchard
Registration is open to Convergence members and institutional investors, with a maximum of two people per organization.
