Impact investing and AI for a sustainable future

Agenda focus

Impact investing is growing rapidly worldwide. It pursues financial returns for investors while delivering social and environmental value, and has become one of the most cutting-edge investment approaches, especially in Europe and North America. Meanwhile, AI is unlocking new opportunities across sectors such as education, healthcare, sustainable agriculture and climate resilience.

This session will bring together international organizations, impact investors, tech companies, financial authorities, think tanks and foundations to discuss the applications and case studies that integrate AI with impact investing, and how AI digital tools can drive progress across all SDG sectors.

Moderator

• Wu Zhong, Director-General, South-South Financial Cooperation Centre

Speakers

• Zhang Laiwu, Chief Economist, South-South Financial Cooperation Centre; former Vice Minister of Science and Technology of China
• Yongfu Ouyang, Chief, Sustainable Investment and Investment Promotion, UNCTAD
• Su Jun, Dean, Institute for Intelligent Society Governance, Tsinghua University
• 韩璧丞，浙江强脑科技有限公司创始人兼首席执行官 (TBC）
• Kithmina Hewage, Director of Policy, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)
• Guo Xiaofei, Investment Director, Kadoorie Family Office (HK）
• Chen Mai, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Shifang Ronghai Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
• Li Chu, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, Nurotron Biotechnology Co., Ltd.