Financing the Future

Financing the Future

An invitation to expand a coalition of thinkers, builders, and funders engaged in shaping a Framework to Unlock Entrepreneurial Growth at Scale. Solving the SDGs via the private sector stands no chance if return-seeking capital cannot find the demand in the form of...
Why Insurers Must Step Up for Climate-Vulnerable Industries

Why Insurers Must Step Up for Climate-Vulnerable Industries

In a world where disasters are the new normal, insurance must become faster, fairer, and more accessible, especially to those communities who are adversely at risk. In a world facing escalating climate disasters, the need for effective risk protection is more urgent...
Hadithi Crafts: Turning Stories of Hope into Lasting Change

Hadithi Crafts: Turning Stories of Hope into Lasting Change

As part of a series of “fireside chats” sponsored by R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund, Lore Defrancq shared her vision as trustee and co-founder of Hadithi Crafts. Hadithi Crafts Support CBO is a community-based artisan enterprise that weaves together wildlife conservation,...
Leveraging Generative AI to Accelerate Financial Inclusion

Leveraging Generative AI to Accelerate Financial Inclusion

The entry of ChatGPT into the technosphere in late 2022 sparked a global frenzy over the possibilities embedded in generative AI (GenAI). For the first time, non-technologists could feel the pulse of artificial intelligence at their fingertips. From answering...
Resourcing Resilience Across Africa

Resourcing Resilience Across Africa

Oxford, April 2025. Inside the vaulted Sheldonian Theatre at this year’s Skoll World Forum, a standingroomonly crowd gathered for “Resourcing Resilience Across Africa.” Moderated by Raj Panjabi, the conversation brought together healthsystem innovators from...
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