We invite you to join us virtually as we bring forward key perspectives from investors, deal sponsors and development practitioners across the Asia-Pacific., Tuesday, November 24th at 9:00 am SGT.

The State of Blended Finance is Convergence’s annual report on the latest trends, opportunities and challenges in the blended finance market. According to this year’s report, Asia is emerging as a new centre of gravity for blended finance, with increased traction in East Asia and the Pacific. As part of the launch event on the 24th, Convergence will bring together experts from the field to narrow in on the trends, opportunities and challenges specific to frontier and developing markets in the region, and discuss the opportunities for scale to increase capital investment in the Sustainable Development Goals across the Asia-Pacific.

We are delighted to welcome the following speakers:

• Ronie Mak, Managing Director at RS Group
• Christian Deseglise, Head of Sustainable Finance and Investments, HSBC
• Sara Jane Ahmed, Finance Advisor, V-20
• Simba Marekera, Head of Investment Solutions, Brightlight Group

The State of Blended Finance builds on the inaugural report released in July 2017. The State of Blended Finance 2020 includes input from Convergence’s 200 member institutions and other key market participants.

Details on how to access the event on Zoom will be sent closer to the date of the event. If you have any questions until then, please reach out to us at comms@convergence.finance.

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Convergence is the global network for blended finance. Convergence generates blended finance data, intelligence, and deal flow to increase private sector investment targeting sustainable development in developing countries.