Impact Week Hits Replay
Impact Week’s bold ideas, magical moments and transformative conversations — you can replay them all with our Stage Right podcast. It’s the perfect opportunity to share with team members who might have missed the event.
Inclusion and Sustainability
José Moncada of SpainNAB, Álvaro Navarro Reguero of Impact Bridge, Yolanda Minguito of Triodos Bank and Javier Güemes of Foundation ONCE discuss how impact investing can help us create a better world where everyone is included.
Supporting Early-Stage Entrepreneurs
This conversation highlights the importance of supporting early-stage impact entrepreneurs and demonstrate how this support is essential for developing long-term investable projects. Pablo Santaeufemia of Bridge for Billions, Oihane Aldaiturriaga of BBK Foundation, Ainhoa Isla of AUZIKER, Omar Santiago Mayorga of Cobbler Materials and Estanislao Rey-Baltar of Compostree share recent data and success stories, including the collaboration between Bridge for Billions and BBK through BBK Ekin.
Impact Investing in the Global South
This session seeks to encourage the mobilisation of capital and knowledge between Spain and Latin America by inspiring and educating capital holders and managers including NGOs, investment firms and development finance. Tune in to hear the full conversation featuring María Carolina Suarez Visbal (Latimpacto), Guiomar Todó (EDUCO), Alberto Sanz Serrano (ICEX), José Luis Ruiz de Munain (SpainNAB), María Ángeles Leon Lopez (SpainNAB), Agustín Vitórica Gutiérrez-Cortines (GAWA Capital) and Roberto Navas (ASIRI Investments).
20 Years Bold
Ainara Basurko, Bizkaia's Deputy for Economic Promotion, gives us a warm Basque welcome, while our CEO Roberta Bosurgi and Chair Leslie Johnston guide us through Impact Europe's 20 years of impact.
From Bilbao to Europe
This Impact Week session showcased the approach of investors Seed Capital Bizkaia, Phitrust and others, with an eye towards replicating the effect in sectors beyond microfinance. Tune in to this live recording featuring Oscar Ugarte Gamboa of Seed Capital Bizkaia, Svetlana Roganovic of MicroEurope and Olivier de Guerre of
Phitrust to hear how starting local can take impact from ‘micro’ to ‘macro!’
Tech, AI and Impact
Digital transformation is reshaping our world, with AI at the forefront. But as data-powered technologies bring benefits, they also pose big risks. Hear how we can ensure that this revolution is ethical, equitable and impactful and how the impact world can go from users of tech to shapers of the digital revolution.
Diversity in Finance
The Empowering Equity Academy (EEA), launched by the European Investment Fund and the EIB Institute, is taking on the gender gap in European venture capital by encouraging women and sustainability talent into finance. Minerva Elias Franquesa (EIB Institute), Elodie Donjon (EIF), Katrina Walker (CodeOp), Joško Bobanović (Sofinnova Partners), Laura Linuesa-Domenech (EEA) and Mara Balasa (EEA) explain how they’re shaping a more inclusive, innovative financial market.
INGOs in Impact Investing
From grants to investments, international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) are reshaping their role in global development. In this Stage Right episode, Alliance2015 members share how INGOs are using their local expertise to de-risk investments and foster collaboration. Tune in for insights into INGOs’ evolving strategies to scale impact where it’s needed most.
Impact Brightness
Sound on for an inside look at how Lever for Change has mobilised over $1 billion in philanthropic capital through open-call challenges. Lever for Change's CEO Cecilia Conrad sits down with Rachel Engel (Macquarie Group Foundation) and Ida Thyregod (LEGO Foundation) to explore lessons for the impact ecosystem — and how more funders can get involved.
The Role of Banks in Impact Investing
Bank finance has long been a backbone of impact capital, with ethical and social banks leading the charge — and now mainstream banks are joining in. But what happens when debt and investment finance work together? This Stage Right episode unpacks what’s working, what’s not and where we go from here.
Cultural Shift to Transform Corporates into a Force for Good
Sustainability can be a source of growth and business resilience. Gilles Vermot Desroches (Schneider Electric), Arnaud Mourot (Ashoka), Åsa Skogström Feldt (IKEA Social Entrepreneurship) and our Sophie Faujour discuss how a cultural shift can help companies perform better while becoming a force for good. Hear more about opportunities, challenges and the role of corporate impact teams in cultural transformation journeys.
Impact Generation Bizkaia
Meet the most innovative social entrepreneurs from the Bizkaia region, incubated by Fundación BBK's entrepreneurship program.