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TABLE OF CONTENT

                04   WHAT’S NEW AT THE AVPN CONFERENCE?

                06   AGENDA

                11   VENUE MAP

                12   AVPN HUB & NETWORKING SPACE

                14   PARTICIPATE AT OUR BOOTHS

                15   DEAL SHARE LIVE

                16   POLICY EXPERIENCE

                17   SOCIAL INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE REPORT

                18   UPCOMING AVPN EVENTS

                19   CONFERENCE PARTNERS
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#Solvable film premier screening | 27 June, 1:30pm
WHAT’S NEW AT AVPN                                                                     The Solvable documentary film is a character-driven story about what is possible
                                                                                       when we harness expertise in science, technology, and the use of data to find
CONFERENCE THIS YEAR?                                                                  and scale solutions -- and how the optimism those solutions generate can drive
                                                                                       further progress.

                                                                                       The film is comprised of three chapters: the story of a woman in Kenya who
                                                                                       survives a near-fatal childbirth with the help of a simple medical device and
                                                                                       a nurse trained to use it, and the effort to bring that training and technology
                                            Funding for impact booklet                 to every Kenyan childbirth; the story of farmers in Ethiopia equipped with the
                                                                                       technology and tools to move beyond subsistence farming to produce enough
                                                     Download your copy here           yield to supply regional and global markets; and the story of the economic
                                                     or get your physical copy
                                                                                       opportunities that become possible for an Indian village when they are given
                                                     from the welcome bags
                                                                                       access to electricity through local solar-powered mini-grids.
                                            Are you looking to collaborate for
                                            greater impact? AVPN has curated an        The film is produced by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmakers The
                                            exciting list of impact funds that our     Documentary Group and The Rockefeller Foundation.
                                            members are working on so that you
                                            can find out more about key initiatives
                                                                                      Spotlight lunches on different regions and themes | 12:45pm -
                                            across different sectors.
                                                                                      2:45pm
Connect and Learn sessions by AVPN Members | 1:45pm - 2:15pm                             25 June | Nutrition
Connect and Learn series are learning sessions designed by AVPN members                  25 June | Climate Action
to discuss the latest trends in the social investing sector. Ranging from 101
introductory sessions to deep dives into a specific market, the sessions offer           26 June | Sustainable agriculture
digestible learning opportunities for anyone looking to explore a new area of the        26 June | Indonesia
social investing sector or gain knowledge from leaders in the field.
                                                                                         27 June | Korea and Japan collaborations with Southeast Asia
                                                                                         27 June | China
    Sessions

      25 June| The Basics of Blended Finance
                                                                                      Singapore experience tour | 27 June, 6:15pm - 9:15pm
      25 June| Myanmar Spotlight
                                                                                      Discover Singapore’s history and food in an exclusive Networking City Food Tour!
      26 June| Best Practices in Acceleration                                       Register here: https://bit.ly/2GXcBkb (Password: AVPN 2019)
      27 June| Innovations in Nutrition and Environmental Sustainability
                                                                                      Alliance magazine discounts for Conference delegates
New AVPN members lunch | 25 June, 12:45pm - 2:45pm                                    Free access to all Alliance content at the AVPN Conference by logging in with ID
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    most of your membership, and leave with connections that will last beyond the
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AGENDA
                                                                                                            • Moving capital towards proactive disaster solutions             310
                                             MEMBERS’ DAY TUE, JUNE 25                                      • Finding opportunities in China’s social investment sector       311

    TIME / DAY      MEMBERS’ DAY                                                  Room #                    • Amplifying impact through public-private collaboration          309

    9:00 a.m.       Plenary                                                       Summit 1-2                • Scaling sustainable education models                            308

                 • Opening address by Kevin Teo and Allison Hollowell, AVPN                    4:15 p.m.       Networking Break

                 • Keynote from Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State for                      4:45 p.m.       Plenary                                                        Summit 1-2
                    Environment and Water Resources                                                         • Keynote from Ertharin Cousin, Former Executive Director, WFP
                 • Launch of the AVPN Climate Action Platform                                                  and Board Member, The Power of Nutrition

                 • Keynote from Eileen Rockefeller Growald, Co-founder,                                     • Panel discussion on investing in better nutrition
                    Growald Family Fund                                                        7:00 p.m.       Members’ Day Dinner
                 • Keynote from James Chen, Founder, Clearly
                 • Fireside chat with Eileen Rockefeller Growald and James Chen
    10:30 a.m.      Networking Break                                                                                                                    DAY 1 WED, JUNE 26
    11:15 a.m.      Breakout Sessions
                 • Scaling solutions on climate action in India and China         326          TIME / DAY      DAY 1                                                          Room #
                 • Strengthening funder and founder relationships in investment   325          7:30 a.m.       Networking breakfast on creating an Asian ecosystem for        300
                    readiness                                                                                  impact bonds
                 • Partnering with corporates for impact                          324          9:00 a.m.       Plenary                                                        Summit 1-2
                 • Creating sustainable livelihoods across Asia                   311                       • Opening address by Naina Subberwal Batra, AVPN Chair and
                 • Solving healthcare challenges in urban Asia                    310                          CEO

                 • Unlocking local philanthropic funding in Southeast Asia        309                       • Keynote from William Campbell, Chairman of Campbell
                                                                                                               Family Foundation and Chairman of The END Fund
                 • Investing in internet connectivity: Unlocking local            308
                    opportunities                                                                           • Keynote from José Viñals, Group Chairman of Standard
    12:45 p.m.      Lunch                                                         Nicol 1-2                    Chartered Bank

                 • Networking lunch on climate action                             302                       • Panel discussion on catalysing the sustainable finance sector
                 • Networking lunch on nutrition                                  304          10:30 a.m.      Networking Break

                 • Networking lunch for new AVPN members                          300 & 301    11:15 a.m.      Breakout Sessions

    1:45 p.m.       Connect and Learn sessions                                                              • Supporting family offices to invest for impact                  326

                 • Myanmar spotlight                                              309                       • Innovating towards inclusive and creative economies             325

                 • The basics of blended finance                                  308                       • Unlocking funding for affordable nutrition                      324

    2:45 p.m.       Breakout Sessions                                                                       • Building the ecosystem for early childhood education            311

                 • Creating greater impact in grant-making: Listening to the voice 326                      • Creating shared value across corporate strategies               310
                    of the beneficiary                                                                      • Enabling women’s economic empowerment at scale through          309
                 • Charting future directions in ESG investing                    324                          digital solutions
                 • Building your pipeline with investment ready enterprises       325                       • Developing collaborative philanthropy for impact                308

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AGENDA                                                                                                                                                   DAY 2 THU, JUNE 27
                                                                                                10:30 a.m.      Networking Break
                                                             DAY 1 WED, JUNE 26                 11:15 a.m.      Breakout Sessions
    12:45 p.m.      Lunch                                                          Nicol 1-3                 • Developing talent across the continuum of capital               326
                 • Networking lunch on Indonesia                                   301
                                                                                                             • Building an impact economy: A call to action for the            324
                 • Networking lunch on sustainable agriculture                     303 & 304                    philanthropic sector
    1:45 p.m.       Connect and Learn sessions                                                               • Building a stakeholder driven economy in Asia                   311
                 • Best practices in acceleration                                  326                       • Empowering entrepreneurship for solving for women’s issues      310
    2:45 p.m.       Breakout Sessions                                                                        • Engaging social enterprises in corporate value chains           325
                 • Partnering for innovation in disaster technology                325                       • Sharing impact investment trends across Asia                    309
                 • Leading the change: Making impact investment matter             326                       • Financing solutions to climate action                           308
                 • Using patient capital to support impact investment              324          12:45 p.m.      Lunch                                                          Nicol 1-3
                 • Solving for marine plastic waste                                311                       • #Solvable documentary screening                                 Summit 1-2
                 • Strengthening ecosystems to move capital towards impact         310          1:30 p.m.       Networking Lunches
                 • Closing the last mile gap to quality healthcare                 309                       • Networking lunch on Korea and Japan & Collaborations with       302
                 • APFx Policy Lab: Driving knowledge and experience towards       308                          Southeast Asia
                    action                                                                                   • Networking lunch on the China market                            304
    4:15 p.m.       Networking Break                                                            1:45 p.m.       Connect and Learn sessions
    4:45 p.m.       Plenary                                                        Summit 1-2                • Innovations in nutrition and environmental sustainability       326
                 • Keynote from Larry Kramer, President, William and Flora                      2:45 p.m.       Breakout Sessions
                    Hewlett Foundation                                                                       • Fostering the growth of inclusive businesses                    325
                 • Fireside chat with Larry Kramer and Veronica Colondam,                                    • Singapore’s role in mobilising impact capital for Asia          326
                    Founder, YCAB Foundation
                                                                                                             • Developing impact certification policies in Asia: Market case   324
                 • Panel Discussion on driving mainstream capital towards                                       studies
                    impact investing
                                                                                                             • Mobilising human capital for impact                             311
    6:30 p.m.       Cocktail Reception                                             Concourses
                                                                                   2-4                       • Growing impact investing in North East Asia                     310
                                                                                                             • Redefining social finance through innovative finance models     309

                                                             DAY 2 THU, JUNE 27                              • Building global consensus on impact measurement and             308
                                                                                                                management
    TIME / DAY      DAY 2                                                          Room #       4:15 p.m.       Networking Break
    9:00 a.m.       Keynote                                                        Summit 1-2   4:45 p.m.       Plenary                                                        Summit 1-2
                 • Keynote from Cecilia Conrad, Managing Director, MacArthur                                 • Keynote from Jeremy Heimans, Co-founder and CEO, Purpose
                    Foundation
                                                                                                             • Solutions Salon
                 • Fireside chat on scaling through competitions and challenges
                                                                                                             • Closing remarks by Caroline McLaughlin, AVPN
                 • Keynote from Christine Heenan, Vice President, Global, Policy
                                                                                                6:15 p.m.       Networking City Food Tour
                    & Advocacy, The Rockefeller Foundation
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AGENDA                                                                                   VENUE MAP
                                                              DAY 3 FRI, JUNE 28

 TIME / DAY        DAY 3                                                        Room #
 9:00 a.m.         Workshops
               • Harnessing the power of sports to drive social impact          308
               • Solutions journalism and the importance of storytelling        309
               • Uncovering Asia’s impact investing identity: Next steps to     311
                   strengthen the region’s sustainable finance market
               • Strategies to improve the effectiveness of philanthropic       310
                   practices
 1:00 p.m.         Workshops
               • Using Finance as a tool to address Gender Based Violence       308
               • A comparative perspective on leveraging social innovation in   310
                   higher education
               • Introduction to impact management                              309
               • Identifying impact investment opportunities for investors in   311
                 Asia

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AVPN HUB & NETWORKING SPACE
                                                                                  Conversations with British Council Creative Hub leaders
Engage with us at the AVPN Hub                                                    Over three days, there will be informal conversations with Creative Hub leaders
                                                                                  from across Southeast Asia, who will shed light on the role that creative hubs play
Come visit the AVPN Hub to learn more about our network and speak with us to      in contributing to the economic, social and cultural landscape.
find out how we can work with you to meet your goals.

                                                                                  June 25   During networking break
                                                                                            10:45am - 10:55am   Impact: Dr. Werasak Surareungchai, FREAK Lab, Bangkok
                                                                                            11:00am - 11:10am   Where Next: Soon Wei, APW, Kuala Lumpur
                                                                                            4:30pm - 4:40pm     Sustain It: Trung Pham, Danang Business Incubator,
                                                                                                                Danang
                                                                                            During lunch
                                                                                            1:15pm - 1:25pm     The Story: Matt Morrison, ASPACE, Manila
                                                                                            1:30pm - 1:40pm     Build It: Ratu Fitri, SUBstitute Makerspace, Surabaya

                                                                                  June 26   During networking break
                                                                                            10:45am - 10:55am   Impact: Soon Wei, APW, Kuala Lumpur
                                                                                            11:00am - 11:10am   Where Next: Matt Morrison, ASPACE, Manila
                                                                                            4:30pm - 4:40pm     Sustain It: Dr. Werasak Surareungchai, FREAK Lab,
AVPN Connect and Create Networking Space                                                                        Bangkok
In partnership with the British Council, AVPN has created an intimate space for             During lunch
Conference delegates to develop collaborative synergies with one another.                   1:15pm - 1:25pm     The Story: Ratu Fitri, SUBstitute Makerspace, Surabaya
                                                                                            1:30pm - 1:40pm     Build It: Trung Pham, Danang Business Incubator (DNES),
Visit our networking space and contribute to our Connect and Create wall:                                       Danang

                                                                                  June 27   During networking break
                                                                                            10:45am - 10:55am   Impact: Soon Wei, APW, Kuala Lumpur
                                                                                            11:00am - 11:10am   Where Next: Matt Morrison, ASPACE, Manila
                                                                                            4:30pm - 4:40pm     Sustain It: Soon Wei, APW, Kuala Lumpur
                                                                                            During lunch
                                                                                            1:15pm - 1:25pm     The Story: Trung Pham, Danang Business Incubator
                                                                                                                (DNES), Danang
                                                                                            1:30pm - 1:40pm     Build It: Dr. Werasak Surareungchai, FREAK Lab, Bangkok

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PARTICIPATE AT OUR BOOTHS                                                              DEAL SHARE LIVE

Deal Share Social Enterprise               BRACE                                       Break boundaries between capital providers and social purpose organisations
Development Toolkit                                                                    (SPOs) to identify critical needs and move capital collaboratively towards impact.
                                           Here in Asia, we have much to lose.
In partnership with Village Capital,       We have around 60% of the world’s
AVPN is building a common language         population, a high frequency of
                                                                                       Themes                                                   Session
framework around investment                natural disasters, and rapid coastal
readiness between funders and              urbanisation.                                Investment Readiness                                              Building your Pipeline
founders.                                                                               With the launch of the Social Enterprise (SE)                     with Investment Ready
                                           But what if we told you that one plant       development toolkit, delegates are better able                    Enterprises
Find out how we equip Social Purpose       could help save us from climate chaos?       to assess the investment readiness of SEs with a                  25 June | 2.45 pm

Organisations with relevant resources      Stop by BRACE’s booth to learn more          common language framework.
with the launch of the pilot Social        and receive a limited special gift offer.    Corporate Shared Value                                            Engaging social
Enterprise Development Toolkit                                                          Corporations are challenging the status quo through               enterprises in corporate
supported by Credit Suisse.                Tactiv                                       shared value creation in their business.                          value chains
                                                                                        Find out how social enterprises with innovative                   27 June | 11.15am
                                           Tactiv returns to the AVPN Annual
                                                                                        solutions are leveraging technology to address social
Standard Chartered                         Conference with their Grant, Contract
                                                                                        and environmental challenges within communities.
Standard Chartered’s Investment            and Impact Reporting Software -
                                                                                        Creative & Inclusive Economies                                    Innovating towards
Philosophy is focused on mitigating        Enquire!
                                                                                        Creative enterprises play a pivotal role in fostering             inclusive and creative
biases to ensure better decision-          Accelerate your social impact
                                                                                        youth employment and stimulating economic                         economies
making. Additionally, the Impact           transformation with a chance to win 1
                                                                                        opportunities for marginalized groups. Explore how                26 June | 11.15 am
philosophy helps you consider your         of 3 special AVPN Challenges:
                                                                                        funders can collaborate to support the creative
areas of passion alongside the solutions   “From Paper to the Cloud” Online
                                                                                        industries.
which are mapped under the Impact          Applications
                                           “Do More Good” Building Capacity             Disaster Risk Reduction                                           Partnering for Innovation
Continuum.
                                           “At a Your Fingertips” Impact Reporting      How can capital be strategically deployed to support              in Disaster Technology
                                                                                        scalable solutions in disaster technology? Identify               26 June | 2:45pm
Visit their booth to uncover your biases
                                                                                        collaborative efforts amongst private funders,
to make better financial decisions         Partners’ Publication Desk
                                                                                        community leaders and SPOs involved in disaster
and understand Standard Chartered
                                           Grab a copy of our partners’                 preparedness.
sustainability journey and Investment
                                           publications to learn more about their       Inclusive Business                                                ASEAN Inclusive Business
Philosophy with their app and report
                                           work.                                        The Inclusive Business approach offers an                         Showcase
customisation tool.
                                                                                        opportunity for companies to uplift people living at              27 June | 2.45 pm
                                           AVPN Info Desk                               the base of the pyramid (BoP) on US$6 or less a day
AVPN Social Media Booth
                                                                                        by engaging them as part of the core value chain.
                                           Come speak to us if you need any help
Snap a picture with us at #AVPN2019!                                                    Explore how businesses are putting community
                                           such as getting around the venue or
Be sure to follow us for live updates.                                                  livelihoods first.
                                           using our App.
                                                                                                                                                           Learn more about the
                                                                                                                                                    participating SPOs at the Deal
                                                                                                                                                                  Share Live here
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POLICY EXPERIENCE                                                                        SOCIAL INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE REPORTS

Since its inception, the AVPN Asia Policy Forum has aimed to draw the policy
community more closely and constructively into the social investment landscape.
With keynotes and plenaries to breakout sessions and closed-door dialogues with                                                      AVPN’s Social Investment Landscape
a policy perspective, the AVPN Conference continues to be a platform for policy,                                                     in Asia initiative serves as a guide for
philanthropy and private sector stakeholders to make long-lasting impact.                                                            funders and resource providers to
                                                                                                                                     assess the opportunities and challenges
Experience the policy lens in three ways                                                                                             for social investment across 14 markets
                                                                                                                                     in North, South and Southeast Asia.
      Join this year’s signature policy session, APFx Policy Lab: Driving Knowledge                                                This includes an online portal (https://
        Experience towards Action, which will feature policy initiatives championed
                                                                                                                                     avpn.asia/si-landscape/) facilitating
        by the 2019 AVPN Policy Leadership Lab Fellows seeking consultation from
                                                                                                                                     data analysis and research, and 14
        the social investment community.
                                                                                                                                     separately downloadable reports
      Listen to the keynote from Guest-Of-Honour, Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister                                                     covering each market.
        of State, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.
      Join these selected sessions relevant to policy stakeholders:                    Since the launch of this initiative, the online portal has been visited by more than
                                                                                         200,000 visitors and the market reports have been downloaded more than 10,000
         25 June | Members’ Day:                                                         times across the world.
                 Amplifying impact through public-private collaboration
                                                                                         In coming iterations, we will create a dynamic mapping tool to help members
                 Moving capital towards proactive disaster solutions                     identify how to better align their work to national and global targets like the
         26 June | Day 1:                                                                Sustainable Development Goals, and to also find like-minded organisations for
                                                                                         partnership and collaboration opportunities across our platform, including Deal
                 Panel discussion on catalysing the sustainable finance sector
                                                                                         Share and APFx. Every week, curated information will be added to the online portal
                 Closing the last mile gap to quality healthcare                         to inform our audience and build their capacity for action. In this way, we hope to
                 Innovating towards inclusive and creative economies                     help members maximise their collective impact towards addressing Asia’s most
         27 June | Day 2:                                                                pressing challenges.

                 Empowering entrepreneurship for solving for women’s issues              Contribute towards more knowledge creation in this sector through:
                 Redefining social finance through innovative finance models
                                                                                            Core support for the Social Investment Landscape in Asia initiative
                 Developing impact certification policies in Asia: Market case studies
                                                                                            Seed grants to pursue innovative research for the sector, such as the reports
                                                                                              on Philanthropy in China and Financing the Future of Asia: Innovations in
About APFx: Policy Exchange for Impact                                                        Sustainable Finance
APFx is a one-stop digital platform for AVPN members to identify collaboration
                                                                                            Collaborating with us on relevant workshops and training to build capacity
opportunities with the policy community and other cross-sector stakeholders on
                                                                                              and specialised skills in the sector
actionable policy initiatives and programmes on the ground.
                                                                                         Visit the Knowledge Centre at the AVPN Hub to see the 2018/19 our reports and
List public-private collaboration opportunities seeking financial,
                                                                                         find out more here: http://www.avpn.asia/si-landscape
human and intellectual capital.
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DON’T MISS OUT!                                                                            THANK YOU TO ALL OUR PARTNERS

Upcoming AVPN Events                                                                       PLATINUM PARTNER       KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS                                          EVENT PARTNERS

                                                                                                                             Lever for
                                                                                                                             change
                                                                                                                             A John D. and Catherine T.

15 - 20 September                     21 November 2019,                9 - 12 June 2020,
                                                                                                                             MacArthur Foundation Affiliate

2019|China                            Bangalore | AVPN                 Singapore | AVPN    IMPACT PARTNERS
Study Tour                            India Summit                     Conference 2019

              15 - 16 October                             3 - 4 March 2020,
              2019, Singapore |                           Bali, Indonesia|
              Collaborative and                           AVPN Southeast
              Pooled Funding                              Asia Summit
              Workshop
              (By invitation only)

                                                                                           DEAL SHARE PARTNERS
AVPN INDIA                                  AVPN SOUTHEAST ASIA
SUMMIT 2019                                 SUMMIT 2020
21 November 2019 | Bangalore, India         3 – 4 March 2020 | Bali, Indonesia
                                                                                           HOSPITALITY PARTNERS

We are excited to announce the annual       AVPN is bringing the Southeast Asia
AVPN India Summit will be moving            Summit to Indonesia in February 2020.
to the high-tech city of Bangalore for      Impressive growth in recent years
2019. Continuing the theme of Breaking      is propelling Indonesia to the 7th
                                                                                           MEDIA PARTNERS
Boundaries from Singapore, the day          largest economy in the world by 2030
brings together funders and resource        and the social investment ecosystem
providers who are working across the        is blossoming alongside. Social
continuum of capital, leveraging a wide     investors looking for collaboration and
spectrum of funding approaches from         knowledge-sharing opportunities in
grant to debt and equity, alongside         Southeast Asia are encouraged to join
human and intellectual capital.             us in building the region for impactful        HELD IN                 SUPPORTED BY                               VENUE PARTNER
Sessions will dive into a variety of        social innovation.
causes important to the ecosystem in
India including: Healthcare, Nutrition,
Education and Climate Action, among
others.
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AVPN is a unique Pan-Asian funders’ network catalysing
the movement toward a more strategic and collaborative
approach to social investment to address key social
challenges facing Asia today and in the future.

Email address:
conference@avpn.asia
Address:
Union Building, 171 Tras Street, #10-179, Singapore 079025

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