Masterclass: From Impact Data to Impact Reporting
Masterclass: From Impact Data to Impact Reporting
Practical guidance on using structured frameworks and communicating impact effectively in emerging markets.
As impact investing continues to grow across Latin America, investors are increasingly expected to communicate not only financial performance but also the social and environmental results of their investments. However, impact reporting practices across the region remain uneven, often relying on inconsistent metrics and approaches that make it difficult to compare results, learn across the ecosystem, and demonstrate credibility to stakeholders.
This masterclass, organized by Latimpacto in collaboration with Impact Frontiers, will explore how investors can move from collecting impact data to producing clear, structured, and credible impact reports. The session will provide practical guidance on the use of established frameworks—such as the Impact Frontiers Impact Reporting Norms—and discuss how investors can translate impact data into meaningful narratives that support transparency, accountability, and better capital allocation.
The session will combine expert insights with investor perspectives, offering participants a practical understanding of common challenges in impact reporting and strategies to address them. Through a moderated conversation with leading impact investors and guidance from Impact Frontiers, participants will explore how to balance rigor and practicality, structure effective reports, and strengthen reporting practices within the Latin American impact investing ecosystem.
This masterclass is designed for impact investors, fund managers, ecosystem builders, and professionals involved in impact measurement and reporting who are looking to improve the clarity, credibility, and usefulness of their impact reports.
Speakers:
Allan Pierce
Impact & Knowledge Sharing Manager, ALIVE Ventures
Alan leads ALIVE’s impact strategy, including its gender and climate investment strategies. ALIVE is the largest impact fund manager in Spanish-speaking Latin America, working with entrepreneurs who place impact at the core of their business models. Alan brings over 10 years of experience in the impact sector, including roles as Research Consultant on impact investments at Toniic (US), Impact Analyst at Impaakt (Global), and Fellow at the Alterna Center for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Guatemala). He also co-founded and served as COO of Quántica Education in Colombia. Alan holds a Master’s in Social Entrepreneurship from Hult International Business School.
Lais Rocha
Head of Impact, Vox Capital
Laís Rocha is an impact and ESG specialist with over a decade of experience in Venture Capital across Latin America. She serves as an Associate and Head of Impact at Vox Capital’s technology funds, where she leads the impact strategy across a multi-sector portfolio, integrating measurement, governance, and value creation throughout the investment cycle. As an investor, Laís works across sourcing, due diligence, thesis development, portfolio support, and the design of strategic impact and performance indicators — with a focus on technology-driven solutions addressing social and environmental challenges. She also leads the evolution of Vox’s proprietary impact methodology and the consolidation of its internal impact management and reporting practices.
Before joining the investment industry, Laís worked at organizations such as Yunus Social Business, Preta Hub, and Catraca Livre, where she led programs in social innovation, economic inclusion, racial and gender equity, and early-stage entrepreneurship. Laís is a graduate of Georgetown University’s Global Competitiveness Leadership (GCL) Program, holds a degree in Journalism from UFBA, postgraduate degrees in Human Rights and Humanities from PUC-RS, and executive training in ESG from FIA. She is also a graduate of Conselheira 101, a governance program preparing women for board roles, and is an active participant in regional networks focused on strengthening the investment ecosystem.