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  • 8/7/2019 International Impact Investing Challenge: Innovative MBA Competition Marries Financial Investments and Sustainabl

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    Hello Members of the Impact Investing Community,

    We wanted to share with you some exciting news regarding advancing the topic of impact

    investing within top MBA programs. On April 8th

    , the inaugural International Impact

    Investing Challenge will launch at J.P. Morgans headquarters in NYC. The challenge has

    invited students from twelve MBA program to propose novel investment vehicles that will

    be of interest to institutional investors. As a prominent voice in the impact investing

    community, we would like to invite you to be our guest at the final event. Starting at 2pm

    the four finalists will present their concepts. After the presentations there will be an

    awards reception, which will provide ample opportunity to connect with peers who are also

    passionate about advancing the field of impact investing. If you are interested in attending,

    please complete the RSVP link featured in the information on the reverse to ensure your

    admission into the facility. We really look forward to seeing you in NYC in April. Please do

    not hesitate to reach out to us with any questions or comments.

    To impact,

    Jamie MarkJamie N. Jones, PhD Mark Milstein, PhD

    Kellogg School of Management Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise

    Northwestern University Johnson Graduate School of ManagementCornell University

    Lead sponsor Gold Sponsor

    http://www.impactinvestingchallenge.org/http://www.impactinvestingchallenge.org/http://www.impactinvestingchallenge.org/http://www.impactinvestingchallenge.org/
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    International Impact Investing Challenge:

    Innovative MBA Competition Marries Financial Investments and Sustainable Impact

    Upcoming competition hosted by Kellogg School of Management and Johnson Graduate

    School of Management challenges next generation investors on sustainable impact investing

    The Kellogg School of Management and Johnson Graduate School of Management inviteyou to attend the 2011 International Impact Investing Challenge on Friday, April 8 at theJ. P. Morgan Headquarters at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

    The Kellogg and Johnson Schools have invited 12 MBA programs to participate in theChallenge, and these teams will convene in New York City in April for a one-daycompetition at the J.P. Morgan headquarters. A panel of experienced investors and seniorofficers who currently manage family foundations, pension funds, and universityendowments will review the teams pitches. Emphasis will be placed on creative strategiesthat integrate environmental, social or corporate governance (ESG) issues into the investmentprocess, and more than $40,000 in prizes will be awarded to the winning teams.

    The International Impact Investing Challenge is sponsored by the Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation, J.P. Morgan, the McCall Foundation, Equilibrium Capital Group, the CalvertFoundation, Impact Assets, and the Milken Institute.

    Program: 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.: Semi-final Presentations2:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.: Final Presentations and Award Reception

    More Info:To attend the final presentation and reception, please register athttps://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEdMNWkxN1h5VVFQMGhCOTBrRjVpWHc6MQ. To obtain a press pass to the event or to schedule aninterview, contact Betsy Berger [email protected]. To learnmore about the International Impact Investing Challenge, visitwww.impactinvestingchallenge.org. For more information about the Kellogg

    School of Management, visitwww.kellogg.northwestern.edu. For moreinformation about the Johnson Graduate School of Management, visitwww.johnson.cornell.edu.

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