Impact Investing - What you need to know

Impact investing has grown up.  What used to be called socially responsible investing has become a huge area as entrepreneurs tried to solve big problems.  Just what is impact investing.  What do you need to know as an investor to get involved?  What do you need to know as an entrepreneur to tap into this source of funding?  Who does impact investing?  How to you position your business to receive impact investments?

These are just a few questions to be answered by our stellar panel of experts, who include:

Chenoa Farnsworth – Executive Director of Hawaii Angels – will discuss the trend in general, and introduce us to national organizations focused on the subject.

Trever Asam – Attorney, Cades Shutte – will talk about the B-Corp, a new form of organization that embodies the values of a socially responsible company.  Mr. Asam helped get B-Corp legislation passed last year in Hawaii.

Michael Kramer – Managing Partner and Director of Social Research, Natural Investments, LLC – will talk about his firm which manages portfolios for individuals and institutions using socially responsible investments.

Murray Clay – Managing Director – Ulupono Initiative – Hawaii’s only socially responsible venture capital investment firm.

Join us September 22, 2011 at the Plaza Club for this important luncheon event.  Registration at 11:30AM, program concludes at 1:30PM, in the Plaza Club 20th Floor of the Pioneer Plaza Building.

Please reserve your seat today.  Members and affiliates $29, all others $39.  No validated parking.  We suggest you park at Harbor Court, entrance on Bethel Street.  Aloha attire is kindly requested by the Plaza Club management.

Techhui members attend at the affiliate rate of $29.

Sponsored by Hawaii Business Magazine and Pacific New Media.  Brought to you by the Hawaii Venture Capital Association and ThinkTech Hawaii.