Meet students, faculty, alumni, and industry professionals on the cutting edge of impact investing at the completion of the semester for the two student run investment funds.
Haas Impact Fund’s Invest for Impact Pitch Competition
Hear from our MBA Student Venture Partners as they pitch five early-stage startups that are tackling the world’s most pressing challenges to a panel of impact investing industry judges. The winning team’s company will receive a $75,000 investment from the Haas Impact Fund.
Sustainable Investment Fund’s Annual Report
With over $4 million dollars invested across diverse asset classes, the Haas Sustainable Investment Fund is the longest running and first of its kind student managed Sustainable Investment Fund. It is a unique, hands-on opportunity for MBA students to act as fund managers and stewards of responsible investments. Hear from them directly about their decision-making and the returns they achieved across the market.
Agenda:
- 9:00am - 9:10am Welcome with Rich Lyons, Incoming Chancellor of UC Berkeley and SIF instructors
- 9:10am - 9:20am SIF Opening Remarks by Former SIF Principal, Michael Pearce
- 9:20am - 10:30am SIF Report
- 10:30am -10:50am Q&A and presentation of check
- 10:50am - 11:00am Break
- 11:00am - 11:20am Welcome: HIF class & competition and update from last year's winner
- 11:20am - 11:30am Introduction of judges and mentors
- 11:30am - 11:35am Kickoff of Pitch Competition with Dean Ann Harrison
- 11:35am - 1:10pm Pitch Competition
- 1:10pm - 2:10pm Lunch in Spieker Forum
- 2:10pm - 2:45pm Fireside chat with Mark Goldstein and Jeep Kline
- 2:45pm - 3:10pm Team feedback and Winner is Announced!
- 3:15pm - 4:45pm Reception
