AI & Impact Investing: Engaging With and Shaping Its Future
Date: Wednesday, July 22nd from 10:00-11:30am PT / 1:00-2:30pm ET
Host: Michelle Baldwin, Impact United Academy
Registration: Free
The impact investing community sits at a unique inflection point with AI - not just as users of emerging tools, but as capital holders with the influence, convening power, and governance to shape how AI is built, regulated, and deployed.
Join practitioners working at the intersection of AI, Indigenous data sovereignty, and impact investing as we explore how asset owners and foundations can move from passive adoption to active participation in shaping AI’s future.
Topics
Where bias shows up in AI systems relevant to investing — in data, models, and decision-making frameworks
Whose voices are missing from AI development, and what the impact investing community can do about it
AI policy and accountability — how regulatory frameworks are evolving and where capital holders have leverage
Data sovereignty, including Indigenous data sovereignty principles
Community-owned and democratic alternatives to efficiency-first AI adoption
What AI literacy and AI strategy actually look like as baseline requirements for asset owners
Guest Speakers
Beth Richardson, Founder & Managing Director, Management of the Good
Keegan Leahy, Co-Founder & CEO, International Indigenous Innovation Initiative (i4)
Ryan Clancy, Head of Impact Management & AI Strategy, Rally Assets
Who is this session for?
We welcome both emerging and experienced impact investing practitioners, including:
Foundations (private, community, and corporate)
Family offices engaged in or exploring impact investing
Faith-based investors
Public and institutional asset owners mobilizing capital for systemic change
Come prepared
We ask participants to reflect on their organization’s relationship with AI—not just as a tool but as a system they have the power to shape.