FINTECH DRIVING SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT

Dear colleagues and friends,

Will the current pandemic serve as a catalysator for sustainable finance and development – or further delay ambitious plans in politics and business? What will be the role of a post-election USA? What is the state of play of the EU Sustainable Finance Action Plan? What happened to the pledge to link EU recovery funds to a Green New Deal? And, above all, how do FinTechs promoting sustainable finance and development navigate these agitated waters?

Please join us to discuss these and other questions on

Tuesday, November 10, 15.00-16.00 CET/09.00-10.00 EST

We are proud to present one of the foremost experts in the field, former Executive Director of Global Compact Georg Kell, as our keynote speaker. Furthermore, we are looking forward to a discussion with four exciting FinTechs from Frankfurt active in sustainable finance and development.

Our schedule in detail:

1. Welcome Remarks

Dr. Jochen Biedermann & Georg Schattney, SDG FinTech Initiative

2. Covid-19 – An accelerator for ESG investing and corporate sustainability

Georg Kell, Chairman Arabesque, Founder and former Executive Director of UN Global Compact

3. The devil is in the data. Arabesque's quantitative-driven approach to sustainable investing

Dr. Inna Amesheva, ESG Research & Regulatory Solutions, Arabesque S-Ray

4. Empowering Africa's Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs)

Gilles komi Maglo, Founder and CEO of MES & DAK

5. Direct action: how impact-driven crowd investors are transforming the global energy landscape

Martin Baart, CEO of Ecoligo

6. Melanin Kapital: A financial advisory firm connecting social impact entrepreneurs in Africa with European investors, business partners, and mentors.

Melanie Keita, CEO of Melanin Kapital

The SDG FinTech Initiative is supported by Frankfurt Main Finance e.V.