Conference Presentation, Panel, Fireside Chat
How Philanthropic Capital Can Spark 21st Century Innovations
- Species extinction rates are currently predicted to be a thousand times greater than historical averages due to human pressure on the planet.
- Philanthropy is expected to see tremendous growth driven by innovation in gene editing, wind energy, and autonomous driving sectors.
- High-tech employment is projected to decrease five-fold between 2002 and 2016, while low-tech jobs are expected to decline by 40%.
- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation expects to achieve its goal of closing the contraceptive access gap by 120 million women by 2020.
- Foundation guarantees have facilitated the deployment of 26 million additional implant devices to 69 countries over a three-year period, saving approximately $250 million.
- A foundation investment pool of $1.5 billion includes roughly $1 billion allocated to program-related investments (PRIs) and equity to deepen impact.
- WorldQuant University currently operates the world's largest master's program in financial engineering, spanning 80 countries, with enrollment expected to grow by multiples.
- Cross-fertilization efforts are expected to yield three existing startup companies and ten additional companies in the pipeline.
- Partnership developments with Weill Cornell Medical Center are anticipated to produce significant further results.
- Cool Earth has protected over one million acres of rainforest across South America, the Congo Basin, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, supported by 400,000 members.
- Cool Earth policy stipulates that organizations utilizing more than 10% of funds for overhead are not considered viable partners.
- Genio has spent five years and approximately $24 million validating a concept for personalized social services and is currently managing a $45 million fund.
- Genio expects personalizing social services and optimizing resource efficiency to generate savings sufficient to address upcoming demographic trends.
- The rate of rejection for Genio's current fund proposals is estimated at one in five.
- The "Housing First" approach is cited as effective for 85% of the most difficult homeless cohorts.
- The Gates Foundation anticipates that commitments from 20 countries in 2015 to double energy R&D will yield new energy solutions following a Paris conference.
- Energy is identified as a key sector for breakthrough investment where focus remains high.
- Future value in data utilization depends on forming partnerships to convert data into information, knowledge, and wisdom.
- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation London office was established in 2010 to strengthen engagement with partners, governments, and corporations.
- The European Venture Philanthropy Association reports over 200 members, while 170 families from 21 countries have joined the Giving Pledge.
- Massive family wealth transfers over the next generation are anticipated to be enormous in scale.
- Current over-claiming regarding impact investing is warned to risk fostering cynicism.
- Major institutions, such as Credit Suisse, are expected to take a more serious stance on impact investing.
- Real change in environmental sectors is predicted to arise from educational initiatives, corporations, and socially responsible behavior.
- Rainforest economics relies on establishing a framework where standing trees hold greater value than cut timber.
- Daily news feeds are expected to contain more positive developments to counter current challenges.
- Increased competition is noted, with more groups challenging NGOs regarding youth suicide than the annual number of youth suicides occurring in the country.