New Alignments: Climate, Capital, and Common Ground

ESG
Date & Time Sep 25 2025 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location Floor 3, 8 W 38th St, New York, New York
Speaker(s)
Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri ’01
Annette Nazareth
Minh-Thu Pham *04
Audience Open to the Public, Registration Required, Off-Site

This event will bring together leaders from business, academia, policy, and finance to explore how unlikely allies can collaborate to drive climate solutions. With an audience of Princeton and greater NJ/ NY region students as well as professionals in the climate field, the day seeks to spark honest, forward-looking dialogue on how capital can be mobilized for a more sustainable future.

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Note: When registering, please select only the sessions you plan to attend.

Impact State of Mind - Investing in the Green Economy

Impact for Breakfast
9:30 – 10:15 AM​Fireside chat with visionary leader, Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri '01, a multidisciplinary artist, entrepreneur, UN convener, founder of OpenOrigin & Shakti Regeneration Institute, moderated by ​Pallavi Nuka, JRCPPF Associate Director.
10:30 - 11:00 AMDiscussion of high-level findings from the Impact Investor Pulse, a joint initiative of JRCPPF, Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area, FinPublica, and other partners.
New Alignments: Climate, Capital, and Common Ground
11:15 AM – 12:00 PMScaling Sustainable Investing and Climate Finance 
Panel discussion featuring Karen Florini (moderator)Patrick D’Addario *82Jean Rogers, and Khalid Mahmood, on actionable pathways to scale sustainable investing and climate finance.
12:00 - 12:30 PMKeynote Talk
Annette Nazareth, Chair of the Integrity Council, on building voluntary carbon markets to scale climate solutions.
12:30 - 1:15 PMNetworking lunch
Financing the Green Economy in Developing Countries
1:30 - 2:00 PMKeynote Talk
Minh-Thu Pham *04 on financing climate goals globally and planning for future generations in an uncertain policy environment.
2:00 - 2:40 PMDevelopment Finance Institutions and the Green Economy 
Panel discussion with William Senyo, Jyoti Bisbey, Iulia Sandu, and George Stopczynski, moderated by John-Paul Parmigiani.
2:50-3:30 PMPrivate Capital in Developing Markets
Panel discussion featuring Nicholas Bassey, Paloma Schackert, Javad Mushtaq, and Tim Burkly, moderated by Liv Varghese.

The Business Imperative for Sustainability

3:30 – 5:00 PMSustainability as a Business Imperative: Why Sustainability Drives Corporate Success
Panel discussion with Gregg Meyer, Gauri Angrish, Emily Chasan, Gayatri Sarkar, and Erika Karp.
Remarks from One Earth and Impact Investment Exchange on a data-driven approach to climate investing and the Orange Movement™.
5:15 - 6:00 PMBreakout Group Discussions with Jason Dodier, Stanley Goldstein, Iain Sprigman, Gauri Angrish, Katina Boutis, Milti Chryssavgis, and Sophia Swire.
6:00 – 8:00 PMNetworking reception

Co-sponsored by Impact Hub – New York Metropolitan Area and Climate Week NYC.


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