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April 18th, 2023 7:00 pm

University of Miami, Newman Alumni Center
6200 San Amaro Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146

PHILANTHROPY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

MAKING GOOD ON THE PROMISE OF IMPACT INVESTING

An evening of reflections on the shift to RISK + RETURN + IMPACT considerations: a new investment business model that uses a philanthropy framework to develop a new generation of change-making entrepreneurs by making good on the promise of investing, to help achieve a variety of social and environmental benefits while generating competitive financial returns

PROGRAM

Moderator/Host: Alex Counts, founder and former CEO of the Grameen Foundation

Keynote Speaker: Lloyd C. Day, Deputy Director General of the

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

Cocktail reception

Welcome by Francisco Guia - President of PhilantroGuia and Vista Alta Impact Investments

Introduction by Alex Counts: A new Impact Investments Award

Miami Impact Investors Conference Opening Remarks

Keynote Speaker Introduction: Erbi Blanco-True - Community Relations Director at Banesco USA

Keynote Address: Regional Needs and solutions with an Impact Investments perspective

Investing with Impact: Juliana Granados - Executive Director Invest with Impact at Morgan Stanley

Panel Discussion: Business Leaders and Impact Investors moderated by Alex Counts

Dr. Margaret M. Zeigler - IICA Representative in the United States

Dr. Edward Bresnyan - Lead Agriculture Economist in the Agriculture and Food Team at World Bank

Veronica Giraldo - Chief Partnerships Officer at The Producers Market

Final Remarks - Francisco Guia

Adjourn

April 19th, 2023 12 pm

MIAMI DADE COLLEGE, NORTH CAMPUS
ARTIFICIAL INTELlIGENCE CENTER
11380 NW 27th AVENUE, BUILDING 1, 2nd. Floor MIAMI, FL 33167

IMPACT INVESTMENT

An Innovative Business Model for the 21st Century

PROGRAM

OPENING REMARKS

Dr. Youdaris Mira

Chairperson, Miguel B. Fernandez Family School of Global Business, Trade & Transportation

WELCOME

Dr. Efrain Venezuela

Dean of Faculty, North Campus

INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE

Mr. Francisco Guia

Managing Partner & CEO, Vista Alta

KEYNOTE

Mr. Lloyd C. Day

Deputy Director General, Interamerican Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA)

Master Class: Business Opportunities in America’s rural areas

Fireside Chat: Francisco Guia, Lloyd C. Day, business leaders. Moderated by Alex Counts

Presentation: ANDE Network Report on Impact Investments Trends

Spotlight on: women rural/agribusiness entrepreneurs

Margaret Ziegler - IICA Representative in the United States

Leonor Gutierrez - Director Women in Agriculture Initiative at Root Capital

CLOSING REMARKS

Dr. Youdaris Mira

Featured Speakers

Lloyd C. Day

Deputy Director General of IICA

Mr. Lloyd C. Day is a United States citizen and assumed his position as Deputy Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) on July 1, 2012.

Started career with the Governor of California eventually becoming the Deputy Secretary of International Trade and Investment for California. Moved to Washington, D.C. to serve as Administrator of USDA ́s Agricultural Marketing Service, Head of Federal Government Affairs at Syngenta, and now Deputy Director General of IICA.

Mr. Day has received a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Stanford University and the University of Glasgow.

Subdirector General del IICA

El señor Lloyd C. Day es ciudadano de los Estados Unidos y asumió su cargo como Subdirector General del Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) el 1 de julio de 2012.

Inició su carrera en la oficina del Gobernador de California y eventualmente fue nombrado Subsecretario de Comercio e Inversión Internacional para el estado de California. Luego se mudó a Washington, D.C., donde se desempeñó como Administrador del Servicio de Mercadeo Agrícola del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA) y como Jefe de Relaciones con el Gobierno Federal en Syngenta. Actualmente funge como el Subdirector General del IICA.

El señor Day obtuvo una licenciatura y una maestría de la Universidad de Stanford y de la Universidad de Glasgow.

  • Alex Counts

    Principal, AMC Consulting LLC. Specializing in fund-raising counsel, executive coaching, non-profit governance and collective impact. Founder, President and CEO, Grameen Foundation USA, 1997-2015. Counts sits on the Advisory Council of the Center for Financial Inclusion.

  • Francisco Guia

    Over 20 years of experience in leading roles with AXA Group. Board experience in different service companies. Investment Advisor. Board member of Spica Telecom. Founder and CEO of Vista Alta Impact Investments. Co-founder and President of PhilantroGuia. Economist from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello.

  • Dr. Margaret Zeigler

    IICA Representative in the United States. Before joining Margaret served as Interim President of the SoAR Foundation (Supporters of Agricultural Research Foundation). Formerly, as Executive Director of the Global Harvest Initiative.

  • Dr. Edward Bresnyan

    Lead Agriculture Economist in the Agriculture and Food Team of the Sustainable Development Department of the Latin America and Caribbean Region. Edward holds a B.S. in Marketing and a Ph.D. in Food and Resource Economics from the University of Florida.

  • Leonor Gutierrez

    Director Women in Agriculture Initiative at Root Capital. Board Member Fundación Lifting Hands Costa Rica. MBA from INCAE Business School.

  • Veronica Giraldo

    Chief Partnerships Officer for Producers Trust, where she leads efforts to build strategic partnerships with organizations committed to sustainable agriculture and the well-being of farmers. Previously West Coast Trade Specialist at Procolombia.

  • Lina Rossi

    Andean Chapter Head, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs at The Aspen Institute. Lina has done research on impact investing, angel investment and business acceleration methods. Lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and holds a Masters degree in public policy from the University of Chicago.

  • Juliana Granados

    Executive Director and Impact Strategist in the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Investing with Impact team. Juliana has been dedicated to sustainable and impact investing since 2018, and in her current role, she partners with financial advisors to deliver the full suite of integrated sustainable wealth solutions to their clients, including investment products, solutions, research and tools and analytics across multiple sustainability themes.