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3/4/25, 4:02 PM First day of Investopia 2025 outlines features of global investment in new economy

The session was attended by Badr Jafar, CEO of Crescent Enterprises and the

UAE's Special Envoy for Business and Philanthropy; Tsitsi Masiyiwa, CEO and

Co-Founder of Higher Life Foundation; Baroness Ariane de Rothschild, CEO of the

Edmond de Rothschild Group; and Alfonso Garcia Mora, Vice President for

Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean at the International Finance Corporation.

The participants discussed the importance of public-private sector collaboration to

enhance the social impact of philanthropic initiatives. The session addressed the

challenges associated with measuring the effectiveness of philanthropic and

investment projects, emphasizing the need to set clear performance standards to

ensure tangible and measurable results. Speakers highlighted the role of impact

investing in achieving social change, noting the importance of adopting sustainable

investment models that combine financial returns with positive social impact, in

addition to supporting entrepreneurship and social initiatives to promote sustainable

development.

In a related context, the third session discussed "Enhancing Growth in the Financial
Services Sector", during which Emma Reynolds, MP, UK Treasury Secretary,

delivered a keynote speech, highlighting the most prominent trends and policies that
affect the development of the financial sector globally, with a focus on the role

played by the United Kingdom in supporting financial markets and
entrepreneurship. She reviewed the most prominent economic transformations and

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