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AGENDA
SFi IMPACT SUMMIT 2026 PROGRAMME
CAPITAL IN ACTION | IMPACT IN MOTION
The SFi Impact Summit brings together Asia Pacific’s leading family offices, asset owners and ecosystem builders to turn purpose-driven capital into tangible outcomes for people and planet.
Under the theme “Capital in Action | Impact in Motion” this year’s agenda moves beyond ideas and intentions into real strategies, structures and collaborations.
Across keynotes, debates, thematic salons and curated networking, we explore how capital can be deployed boldly yet thoughtfully in uncertain times, how regional insights can shape global solutions, and how each investor can translate conviction into concrete commitments and sustained momentum for change.
3 June 2026 Hopewell Hotel, Hong Kong
THE SUMMIT OVERVIEW
09:00-10:55
KICKING OFF
Practioner panel & Pulsecheck
10:55-12:15
SHIFTING GEARS
CIO perspectives & reality check
13:30-16:20
IMPACT DYNAMO
Workshop Salons & Innovation Lab
16:20- 17:00 +
SOARING FORWARD
Closing & networking reception
KICKING OFF
08:00 – 09:00
Coffee & Registration
09:00 – 09:30
Opening: Capital in Action, Impact in Motion
An opening session that sets the tone for the day, with insights on where global capital is moving, which structures are gaining traction, where opportunities are emerging, and what it will take to turn commitments into concrete deployment.
09:30 – 10:20
Capital & Impact: Legacy, Leverage, and Real Talk
For many impact-minded asset owners, building a sustainable portfolio is framed as a natural extension of legacy. In reality, the shift from operating success to scalable impact strategy is complex — and full of trade-offs.
Our panel of experienced impact capital deployers, bring a candid lens to what impact investing is — and is not — for private capital owners.
The conversation will examine the true advantage of patient capital, the line between catalytic and concessionary investing, and how governance, NextGen leadership, and institutional discipline shape credible impact strategies. Less rhetoric, more rigour – and an honest look at how private capital owners can scale impact without diluting accountability.
Guneet Banga
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Parinama Group
Kyungsun Chung
Chief Sustainability Officer
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance
Johannes Weber
Serial Entrepreneur and Founder
Ananda Impact Ventures
Katy Yung
Chief Executive Officer
Sustainable Finance Initiative
10:20 – 10:35
Pulsecheck: Impact in Asia Pacific
From instinct to insight, this live pulse check with Christine Yu and Francesco Stadler reveals what’s resonating now—spotlighting the priorities and undercurrents shaping the impact landscape in 2026.
Christine Yu
Head of Innovation
Sustainable Finance Initiative
Francesco Stadler
Director of Impact Funds & Ventures
Sustainable Finance Initiative
10:35 – 10:55
Break
SHIFTING GEARS
10:55 – 11:45
Inside the mind of an Impact CIO
Bridging conviction with reality – that is the central challenge facing impact investment leaders today. As markets reset and volatility lingers, CIOs are reassessing risk, liquidity and long-term return expectations across their portfolios. This candid conversation gets inside the decision-making room: how do you balance idealism with fiduciary responsibility when headwinds mount? Where are leaders leaning in or pulling back, and what gives them the conviction to back emerging managers, new geographies or innovative structures at a time of uncertainty?
Panellists will share how they build internal buy-in, the trade-offs they actually make, and what it really takes to turn impact commitments into capital deployment – with rigour and accountability.
Lai-Chong Au
Group CEO, Delta Asia Financial Group
Founder & Curator, Second Stage
Noelle Laing
Chief Investment Officer
Builders Vision
Hareesh Nair
Chief Investment Officer
Tsao Pao Chee Group
11:45 – 12:15
Reality Check: Impact at the Crossroads
As capital flows shift, philanthropy evolves, and markets deepen across the Asia Pacific region, investors are grappling with a pressing question: What must impact investing become next? As Asia steps into greater financial influence, can it define impact investing on its own terms – and scale it with both rigour and relevance?
This is a moment for sharper additionality and greater discipline – and for a more fundamental rethink of how capital serves communities and climate across Asia Pacific’s diverse, fast-changing markets.
Join ImpactAlpha’s Jessica Pothering in conversation with Annie Chen (RS Group) and Sana Kapadia (Heading for Change) as they explore what the next chapter of purpose-driven capital in Asia Pacific demands – and who it must ultimately serve.
Annie Chen
Principal and Chair
RS Group Asia
Sana Kapadia
Chief Catalyst
Heading for Change
Jessica Pothering
Senior Editor
Impact Alpha
12:15 – 13:30
Lunch
IMPACT DYNAMO
13:30 – 14:45
Workshop Salons: Thematic Trends & Challenges
Salon 1
Climate Adaptation & Environmental Markets
Investing in Resilience: Securing Long-Term Value in a Changing Climate
Marie-Laure Schaufelberger
Chief Sustainability Officer
Pictet Group
Alan Chan
Managing Partner
Full Vision Capital
Christine Loh
Chief Development Strategist at the Institute for the Environment
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Patrick Ho
Head of Sustainable Development
Swire Properties Limited
Salon 2
Stewardship & Intergenerational Capital
Accelerating Your Family's Journey as a NextGen
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Carissa He
Head of Impact
ACTMAX
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Damian Payiatakis
Head of Sustainable & Impact Investing
Barclays
Robin Pho
Managing Director, Energy Transition
Tsao Pao Chee
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Tom Road
Deputy Head
Barclays
Salon 3
Capital Stack Design & Market Unlocking
Ocean Impact Across the Capital Spectrum
James Lindsay
Director, Investments
Builders Vision
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Clare Shakya
Global Managing Director of Climate
The Nature Conservancy
Patti Chu
Managing Director
Mana Impact
Tina Chan
Group Head of Philanthropy
John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited
Salon 4
Scaling Impact Across Asia
Regional Synergies: Advancing Impact Across East Asia
Ann Tan
Managing Director, Asia-Pacific
Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth Singapore
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Kwang Kim
Partner & Chief Impact Officer
Arkas EoM Capital
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Motoi Kawabata
Impact Catalyst, Impact Economy Lab
Japan Social Innovation and Investment Foundation
Wonsik Jeong
Senior Investment Manager
D3 Jubilee Partners
Innovation Lab
Innovation Lab - Repeated in both sessions
The Innovation Lab showcases early-stage ventures working on climate, oceans, inclusion and other critical challenges across Asia Pacific. In fast-paced lightning pitches, founders will share the challenges they are solving, how their model works, and what type of capital they need to scale. The session is designed to maximise interaction: short pitches, focused Q&A, and plenty of time to connect with founders throughout the day in the Innovation Lab zone.
Anne Yeung
Founder & CEO
OneChain
Marcel Smits
Founder, VC and Seed Investor. Board Member
Entobel
Ronald Li
CEO
Urban Spring
Dustin Jefferson S. Onghanseng
CEO & Co-Founder
uHoo
Rishabh Khanna
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Earthbanc AB
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Shervin Sharghy
Founder & CEO
EcoBricks
14:45 – 15:05
Break
15:05 – 16:20
Workshop Salons: Thematic Trends & Challenges
Salon 5
Climate Adaptation & Environmental Markets
Unlocking Markets Through Collective Catalytic Capital
Caleb Ballou
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Trimtab Impact
Chii-Fen Hiu
Director
Centre for Impact Investing and Practices, Temasek Trust
Marie Ekeland
Founder and CEO
2050
Pearline Yum
Regional Director, Asia
The ImPact
Salon 6
Stewardship & Intergenerational Capital
Values-Aligned Investment Framework: Integrating Faith and Purpose in Family Office Portfolios
Ivan Chew
Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Brightlight
Samuel Richards
Managing Director
Brightlight
Salon 7
Capital Stack Design & Market Unlocking
Blended Finance in Practice: How Philanthropy Unlocks Social Investment
Bonnie Chiu
Managing Director
The Social Investment Consultancy
Martin Tan
Chief Executive Officer
The Majurity Trust
Lawrence Tsang
Chief Executive Officer
The D. H. Chen Foundation
Innovation Lab
Innovation Lab - Repeated in both sessions
The Innovation Lab showcases early-stage ventures working on climate, oceans, inclusion and other critical challenges across Asia Pacific. In fast-paced lightning pitches, founders will share the challenges they are solving, how their model works, and what type of capital they need to scale. The session is designed to maximise interaction: short pitches, focused Q&A, and plenty of time to connect with founders throughout the day in the Innovation Lab zone.
Anne Yeung
Founder & CEO
OneChain
Marcel Smits
Founder, VC and Seed Investor. Board Member
Entobel
Ronald Li
CEO
Urban Spring
Dustin Jefferson S. Onghanseng
CEO & Co-Founder
uHoo
Rishabh Khanna
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Earthbanc AB
Shervin Sharghy
Founder & CEO
EcoBricks
SOARING FORWARDS
16:20 – 16:50
Asia’s Moment: Shaping the Next Chapter of Impact
Asia Pacific is not following global impact trends — it is defining them. This closing session distils the day’s key insights into a forward-looking conversation. Explore Asia’s distinctive edge — patient capital, intergenerational stewardship, disciplined innovation, and ecosystem building — and Hong Kong’s role as a vital bridge between regional insight and global capital.
If Asia and Hong Kong shape the next chapter of impact investing, what will set it apart — and how will it lead?
Ronald Chan
Founder and CIO
Chartwell Capital Limited
Rocky Tung
Executive Director
Financial Services Development Council
16:50 – 17:00
Closing: Rising Together to Sustain Impact in a Changing World
Katy Yung
Chief Executive Officer
Sustainable Finance Initiative
Katy Yung, CEO of the Sustainable Finance Initiative, brings the Summit to a close with a forward-looking reflection on the transformative potential unleashed when capital moves with purpose and the impact community rises as one.
17:00 – 19:00
Networking Reception
3
JUNE
2026
Hopewell Hotel, Hong Kong
The Summit
One‑day live summit at the heart of SFi Impact Week 2026 for global impact leaders, featuring showcases, panels and salons – intimate, collaborative and authentic.
Networking
Curated networking across the day, including hosted Salons, Innovation Lab, Lunch, and Networking Reception.
15:05 – 16:20
Innovation Lab
The Innovation Lab showcases early-stage ventures working on climate, oceans, inclusion and other critical challenges across Asia Pacific. In fast-paced lightning pitches, founders will share the challenges they are solving, how their model works, and what type of capital they need to scale. The session is designed to maximise interaction: short pitches, focused Q&A, and plenty of time to connect with founders throughout the day in the Innovation Lab zone.
To be announced.
13:30 – 14:45
Workshop Salons: Thematic Trends & Challenges
Salon 1: Investing in Resilience: Securing Long-Term Value in a Changing Climate
Join us for a dynamic discussion on how embedding resilience into your assets and portfolios can drive long-term investment value whilst addressing the climate and nature imperative. Through real-world case studies and expert insights, participants will explore practical ways to leverage cutting-edge solutions and tap into the rapidly growing market for climate adaptation.
The conversation will span from fortifying core business operations to transforming entire investment portfolios, highlighting actionable approaches reshaping environmental risk into strategic, future-proof advantage. Participants will leave with practical tools, new perspectives, and valuable connections to help advance both sustainability goals and investment returns.
Christine Loh
Chief Development Strategist at the Institute for the Environment
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Marie-Laure Schaufelberger
Chief Sustainability Officer
Pictet Group
Salon 2: Accelerating Your Family's Journey as a NextGen
Getting your family to join, shift or accelerate the impact investing and philanthropy journey you've begun as a NextGen can be challenging. This session, facilitated by specialists from Barclays who have inspired, engaged, and connected hundreds of families on similar journeys, will provide insights from their experience, tools you can adopt, and a chance to hear and learn from your peers. Designed for family members who want support to assess likely obstacles and to be better equipped to overcome them, it clarifies how you can increase your influence within your family, and beyond.
Damian Payiatakis
Head of Sustainable & Impact Investing
Barclays Private Bank
Juliet Agnew
Head of Philanthropy
Barclays Private Bank
Salon 3: Ocean Impact Across the Capital Spectrum
Oceans underpin climate stability, food security, and economic resilience — yet remain significantly undercapitalised. This interactive Salon convenes funders spanning philanthropy, catalytic capital, blended finance, and impact investing to examine how capital across the spectrum can be strategically aligned. Participants will explore how to sequence funding, share risk, and unlock scalable solutions — mobilising larger pools of capital to accelerate a regenerative and resilient blue economy.
Clare Shakya
Global Managing Director of Climate
The Nature Conservancy
Patti Chu
Managing Director
Mana Impact
James Lindsay
Director Investments
Builders Vision
Tina Chan
Group head of Philanthropy
Swire Trust
Salon 4: Regional Synergies: Advancing Impact Across East Asia
This Salon will explore the evolving impact investing landscape across South Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong as a lens into the broader development of an East Asia–based impact ecosystem. The discussion will examine regional trends, shared challenges, and emerging opportunities for cross-border collaboration. Expanding beyond these markets, it will also consider how East Asia connects with and contributes to the wider Asia Pacific impact investing community, highlighting pathways for deeper regional integration and ecosystem building.
Motoi Kawabata
Impact Catalyst, Impact Economy Lab
Japan Social Innovation and Investment Foundation
Wonsik Jeong
Senior Investment Manager
D3 Jubilee Partners
15:05 – 16:20
Workshop Salons: Thematic Trends & Challenges
Salon 5: Values-Aligned Investment Framework: Integrating Faith and Purpose in Family Office Portfolios
A practical and interactive framework designed for family offices, faith-aligned investors, and institutional stewards exploring how to translate deeply held values into investment practice. This session bridges timeless principles of stewardship with modern portfolio implementation, providing practical frameworks alongside real-world stories from family offices navigating values alignment. Participants will learn systematic approaches to values-based capital allocation, ways to integrate both impact and financial objectives, measurement aligned with faith principles, and actionable strategies for whole-of-portfolio alignment across asset classes and generations.
Ivan Chew
Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Brightlight
Samuel Richards
Managing Director
Brightlight
Salon 6: Unlocking Markets Through Collective Catalytic Capital
This Salon will examine the understated power of aligned investors whose individual commitments, intentionally structured and aggregated, can form vehicles able to absorb risk, send credible market signals, and unlock significantly larger flows of capital.
Through a nuanced conversation on blended finance, shared standards, and cross-sector collaboration, we will explore how coordinated pools of purpose-driven capital can shift incentives, widen access in overlooked markets, and catalyse durable, inclusive, climate-aligned growth at meaningful scale.
Salon 7: Blended Finance in Practice: How Philanthropy Unlocks Social Investment
Increasingly, the most urgent question in strategic philanthropy is not just what to fund, but how philanthropic capital can unlock far greater flows of capital for impact. This session explores how next-generation philanthropists can leverage their resources beyond grant-making, but as catalytic capital that can absorb risk, strengthen organisations, and unlock investment through tools such as first-loss capital, guarantees, impact funds, and ecosystem building.
Bringing together leaders from across the field – including practitioners working at the intersection of philanthropy and social investment — the conversation will examine how funders can move beyond traditional giving to design capital stacks that drive systems change. Speakers will explore the tensions and opportunities involved, moving beyond feel-good philanthropy to interrogate what rigorous, effective, and equitable capital deployment looks like in practice.
Bonnie Chiu
Managing Director
The Social Investment Consultancy
Lawrence Tsang
Chief Executive Officer
The D. H. Chen Foundation