The 2024 edition of the AVPN Global Conference with the subject “One Asia, One Future” will be held in host city Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from April 23 to 25. AVPN is the largest network of social investors operating in Asia. It will be run in collaboration with Abu Dhabi.
The Conference, the AVPN’s annual signature event, brings together the top funders, investors, philanthropists, decision-makers, and limited partners from around the world to mobilize funds for regional impact. To ensure that AVPN remains inclusive of the rich and diverse social impact sector across all of Asia, a new conference venue is chosen every year.
The gathering builds on the success of the 2023 edition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which attracted over 1,300 participants from more than 40 markets and witnessed the introduction of numerous frameworks, papers, and projects, including a USD 3 million fund devoted to the mental health of young people.
More than 1,500 social investors from around the world will gather at the three-and-a-half-day 2024 Conference in Abu Dhabi, which will also feature impact live demos, workshops, masterclasses, and other events. Plenaries and sessions during the conference will feature a diverse array of industry speakers. Experts from organizations including BlackRock, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, KKR, Temasek Foundation, and Piramal Foundation have previously been on the speaker lineups.
According to the CEO of AVPN, Naina Subberwal Batra, “Asia as a region will need another 42 years to meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development based on current progress. The need for increased funding to handle Asia’s problems with food, energy, social issues, and the environment is becoming more urgent. The most urgent concerns in our region require immediate attention from the social investor ecosystem, and the AVPN Global Conference is the premier venue for fostering this through the “Continuum of Capital.”
Source- Travel daily