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Private Equity: Key Considerations and Business Models
Publish Date:
Apr 27 2016

A growing number of enterprising families in the US are showing an increased interest in participating in direct investments of all sizes. A segment of this interest is sparked by entrepreneurial family values, and the disappointing correlations between asset classes that occurred during the 2008-2010 timeframe. Utilizing research conduc...

Targeting Efforts: Making Impact Happen
Publish Date:
Apr 27 2016

Much has been documented about the transformation that is occurring around making money while also making a difference. Impact Investing, which was once was a nice idea is now becoming a mandate as approximately $30 trillion of wealth is projected to be inherited by the Millennial and Gen X Generations. These generations of inheritors expect engage...

Investment Implications of the Next Industrial Revolution
Publish Date:
Apr 06 2016

Architect, designer, thought leader, and author William McDonough practices green architecture on a massive scale. In a 20-year project he is redesigning Ford's city-sized River Rouge truck plant and turning it into the Rust Belt's eco-poster child with the world's largest "living roof" for reclaiming storm runoff. He has created buildings tha...

Closing Luncheon – Impact Investing, an Accelerator for Economic Return
Publish Date:
Oct 23 2015

The movement of money into investments that create environmental and social change is gaining momentum, yet the perception that impact investing goes hand in hand with sub-market financial returns has hampered the wider adoption of this promising approach to investing in positive change.Charly Kleissner co-founded Toniic and the 100% IMPACT Investi...

Track 3 - INVESTING DIRECTLY - Direct Investing: Industry Sector Dynamics
Publish Date:
Oct 22 2015

This series covers industry sector dynamics in three parts:Part 1: Working the Plan – City Capital Venture’s seasoned deal team, Dan Kipp and Allen Tibshrany will explore the critical steps necessary to ensure success in the first 18 months post-investment, including guidance on governance, transparency and reporting.Part 2: Unlocking o...

Workshop 2: Engaging in Solution-Building: The Impact Investing Game
Publish Date:
Oct 21 2015

Change is never easy, especially with the challenge of mainstreaming impact investing. But when change is fun, it is easier for those faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges to begin to see opportunities. For the past three years in Davos, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has designed and implemented elaborate and highly competitive interactio...

Energy Opportunities: How to Make Money in Oil, Gas and Power Sectors
Publish Date:
Sep 01 2015

Stuart Porter will discuss investment opportunities in energy such as oil and gas as well as renewables. Mr. Porter will talk about energy pricing and US shale production, the energy renaissance in North America versus conditions in the rest of the world, and the role of technology in the energy sector. In addition to more traditional energy source...

One Family’s Perspective: Building a Vision for an Investment Program
Publish Date:
Sep 01 2015

Family member and private investor Oakleigh Thorne will be part of an interactive discussion through the use of a moderator regarding his investment approach since the sale of his family’s business, Commerce Clearing House, 20 years ago. He will share the lessons he has learned in the process and also talk about his experiences as a diversifi...

Breakout Session 03: Holding the Reins on Passion Investments
Publish Date:
Apr 28 2015

As Benjamin Franklin once stated, “If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.” High net worth individuals often accumulate substantial assets in the form of art, jewelry, wine and as an element of equestrian actives and equine ownership. While the pursuit of these passions can become sound financial investments…they can al...