Impact, Growth & Networking
Are you interested in sustainable investing and curious about how investors can truly drive change? Or want to grow your start up curious on how to gain funding? (Also for non-UvA students or non-students)
Join our amazing double session in Impact & Growth and network in between!
As part of the Sustainable Investment Week, an initiative by Amsterdam Investment Club, we will be exploring concepts such as active ownership, shareholder engagement, and start up growth.
The schedule for Monday September 15:
13:00-14:30 Session by Achmea Sustainable Finance and Active Ownership in a Changing World
14:30-15:00 Break and Networking
15:00-17:00 Session by ROM InWest Funding and Fast Growth
About the session by Achmea:
This session is hosted by Martijn Stam, Engagement Specialist at Achmea, discusses Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) issues with companies (investees) to improve their handling, including disclosure, of such issues.
Join our interactive session to explore active ownership at Achmea Investment Management. We’ll unpack pressing issues like the rise of anti-ESG sentiment in the United States and the resulting challenges in exercising shareholder rights and accessing reliable ESG data. Discover Achmea IM’s approach to responsible investment and get involved in thought-provoking dilemmas around investing in defense and engagement vs. exclusion.
About the session by ROM InWest:
This session is hosted by Jorn Eiting van Liempt. A serial entrepreneur that will demonstrate the fastest road to becoming a scaleup and raise the capital for it when needed.
In this session you will be shown the way startups can grow the fastest and find the right funding to fuel that growth. You will get an idea to find focus and a chance to realise where you are and what you are asked to do as a startup to set yourself up for success. An overview of the funding options and some brief assignments to get you started.