Shaping Tomorrow: Navigating Corporate Sustainability and Impact Investing

🍃 French Tech Berlin and N26 are pleased to co-organize the first edition of Shaping Tomorrow, an exceptional event on the topic of ESG, corporate sustainability and impact investing.

Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important topic in the startup world. ESGs and responsible behaviours are not an option anymore, but something that employees look at in a place to work, something consumers research before buying, and something VCs and investors take into account in their decision to invest.

N26 and French Tech Berlin want to explore this topic through two lenses: the applications and best practices of ESGs for corporations and scale-ups, and the growing impact of sustainability and impact in investment decisions.

The event will take place on June 13, 2024 from 6PM. The event will take place in person at the N26 headquarters in Berlin and feature a mix of keynotes, panels and networking opportunities with ESG and impact investment experts as well as the N26 and French Tech Berlin communities.

📅 June 13, 2024

🕓 6PM to 9:30PM

📍N26 GmbH - Voltairestr. 8, Berlin , 10179

Agenda:

6:00PM: Doors open

6:30PM: Welcoming words (Caroline Jabban, N26 + Emilie Vallauri, French Tech Berlin)

6:35PM: A few words about French Tech Berlin (Emilie Vallauri, French Tech Berlin)

6:40PM: N26's commitment to ESG (Caroline Jabban, N26)

6:45PM: Panel 1 - ESG Applications in Corporations/Scale-ups

7:15PM: Panel 2 - Impact Investment in Venture Capital and the Growing Role of “Impact” in Investment Decisions

8:00PM: Closing words

8:00PM: Networking

9:30PM: End of Event

Panel 1 - ESG Applications in Corporations/Scale-ups

This panel will explore the best practices in the application of ESGs in major corporations and tech scale-ups. Why is it so important to implement ESG-friendly company policies? What type of best practices are companies putting in place to offset their environmental impact?

Speakers:

• Lubomila Jordanova, CEO and Founder of Plan A, Co-Founder of the GreenTech Alliance
• Wolfgang Hennen, Managing Director of Too Good to Go
• Marcus Mauermann, Head of Sustainability at Axel Springer
• Foster Glenn, Manager Sustainability at N26 (Moderator)

Panel 2 - Impact Investment in Venture Capital and the Growing Role of “Impact” in Investment Decisions

Impact investment in tech startups is a hot topic. Impact funds are blooming around the VC landscape, and even more generalist investors are now incorporating “impact” metrics in their investment decisions. What is the definition of impact for VC investment? What type of metrics are being put forward to measure the potential impact of an investment? Is impact a criteria for success of a venture?

Speakers:

• Maciej Galkiewicz, CEO and Impact Angel Investor at Ragnarson
• Isabelle Canu, Partner at Green European Tech Fund
• Mascha Bonk, Investment Manager mat Ananda Impact Ventures
• Manal Belaouane, Investment Manager at HV Capital (Moderator)