Symposium Programme

October 12, 2007

Opening Plenary

The History of Sympathetic Values: On "Montes Pietatis", Moral Sentiments and Creative Destruction
Speaker:
Peter Heller, Founder and Executive Director, Canopus Foundation

The Other 95%
Speaker:Daniel Schwartz, Member of the Board, Arcus Foundation, USA

Keynote: Venture Philanthropy – From Operations to Finance
Speaker: Maximilian Martin, Global Head, UBS Philanthropy Services

Workshop A1
Alternative Asset Classes (I)
Case study: David Green and the Eye Fund
Moderator:
Arthur Wood, Director, Social Financial Services, Ashoka, USA
Panel:
David Green, Founder and Executive Director, Project Impact, USA
Asad Mahmoud, Managing Director, Global Social Investment Funds, Deutsche Bank, USA
Challenger:
Damian von Stauffenberg, Founder and CEO, MicroRate, USA

Workshop A2
Alternative Asset Classes (II)
Case study: SEKEM Fund
Moderator:
Felicitas von Peter, President and CEO, Forum for Active Philanthropy, Germany
Panel:
Thomas Jorberg, CEO, GLS Bank, Germany
Christina Boecker, Export and Communications Manager, SEKEM Group, Egypt/Germany
Challenger:
Erwin Stahl, Managing Director, BonVenture Management GmbH, Germany

Workshop B1
Alternative Asset Classes (III)
Case study: Media Development Loan Fund
Moderator:
Volker Then, Managing Director, Founder and Executive Director, Center for Social Investment, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Panel:
Regula Ritter, Senior Research Analyst, responsAbility Social Investment Services, Switzerland
Sasa Vucinic, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Media Development Loan Fund, USA
Challenger:
Andreas Ernst, Deputy Head, UBS Philanthropy Services

Workshop B2
Holistic Approaches to Foundation Investment Policy
Case study: F.B. Heron
Moderator:
Maximilian Martin, Global Head, UBS Philanthropy Services
Panel:
David Carrington, Former CEO, Baring Foundation, UK
Mary Jo Mullan, Vice President, Programs, F.B. Heron Foundation, USA
Challenger:
Daniel Schwartz, Member of the Board, Arcus Foundation, USA

Closing Plenary Session
Arthur Wood, Director, Social Financial Services, Ashoka, USA
Famine or Feast