The annual Norfund Conference will be held on Thursday, May 15th, at Taket Steen & Strøm in Oslo.
Date: Thursday 15th of May
Time: 12:30-16:00 (lunch served from 12:00, and networking until 17:30)
Location: Taket Steen & Strøm, Oslo
We will explore the risks and dilemmas we face in our investment processes (including what happens when we fail…), dive into the compatibility of reduction of climate emissions and profitable investments, and ask if it is possible to recycle out of our problems. We will offer food for thought, challenge assumptions and keep you engaged throughout the conference.
You will meet international experts, the Norfund team, our partners and portfolio companies. We will keep you fuelled throughout the conference and have plenty of time to network.
Program
Navigating noise
12.30-13.10
This session tries to navigate around the noise generated by a rapidly changing international landscape to understand what has actual relevance for Norfund’s markets, and what is just noise.
- Tellef Thorleifsson, CEO at Norfund
- Åsmund Aukrust, Minister of International Development
- Runa Alam, Co-Founding Partner and CEO, Development Partners International
- Reyburn Hendricks, CEO, H1 Holdings
Your call
Interactive investment session.
13.10-13.30
- Naana Winful Fynn, Regional Director West Africa, Norfund
- Ylva Lindeberg, EVP at Norfund
- The audience (bring your phone)
Break
Will the market deliver the climate finance needs of emerging economies?
13.50-14:15
Both the climate effect and financial returns from the Climate Investment Fund’s investments in renewable energy in emerging markets have surpassed expectations.
Why aren’t private investors seizing this opportunity?
Can a state-owned development fund achieve both profitability and significant impact?
Status on renewable energy in emerging markets
- Iben Fürst Frimann-Dahl, Principal, Rystad Energy.
Panel conversation
- Yngve Slyngstad, ICP
- Saifuddin Dhorajiwala, Founder and Executive Director at Fourth Partner Energy
- Bjørnar Baugerud, Head of the Climate Investment Fund at Norfund
Panel moderated by Åslaug Haga, Board Director at Norfund
When we fail
14.15-14:45
Taking risks means you will sometimes fail. What does it look like when Norfund fails? How can past failures be used for new learning and setbacks be turned into comebacks?
Introduction on different flavours of risk
- Marianne Jønsberg, Head of Business Support at Norfund
Case from Scalable Enterprises investment area
- Donald Kariuki, Investment Manager at Norfund
Case from Renewable Energy investment area
- Birgit Edlefsen, Senior Vice President at Norfund
Break
Can we recycle out of our problems?
15.10-15.35
Materials such as plastic and paper are essential for modern economies, yet they also contribute to pollution, deforestation, and landfills.
Recycling is part of the solution, but its role is not straightforward. How do we on the one hand ensure that good intentions don’t end up greenwashing unviable business models, and on the other avoid that perfection becomes the enemy of good?
Will recycling create more jobs, or will better waste management just displace informal waste pickers?
- Olawale Adebiyi, CEO at WeCyclers
- Karoline Andaur, CEO at WWF Norway
- Carl Johan Wahlund, Senior Vice President at Norfund
Panel moderated by Vibeke Krohn, Head of TOMRA Textiles
Your call
Interactive investment session.
15.35-15.55
- Naana Winful Fynn, Regional Director West Africa, Norfund
- Ylva Lindeberg, EVP at Norfund
- The audience (bring your phone)
Networking with refreshments between 16:00-18:00
Would you like to join us?
Email us at norfundkonferansen@jcp.no and we will get back to you shortly.
