2018 IFC Sustainability Exchange
Building Resilience, Sparking Creativity
May 23-24 | Washington, D.C.
IFC’s annual Sustainability Exchange addresses economic, environmental and social challenges and opportunities related to private sector development in emerging markets. Our team hand-picks over 300 executives and practitioners from leading companies, civil society organizations, governments, international development agencies and academic institutions to generate frank dialogue on issues related to the infrastructure and natural resources sectors.
This year’s Sustainability Exchange highlighted the importance of resilience and creativity in an ever-changing development landscape. Speakers discussed creative approaches to leadership and collaboration in pursuit of business, community and environmental goals.
Speakers
Abdoulaye Magassouba
Minister of Mines & Geology, Republic of Guinea
Inderpreet Wadhwa
Founder & CEO, Azure Power
Simone Neven
Group Executive, Corporate Relations, Rio Tinto
Tony Seba
Cofounder RethinkX, Author and Educator
Ayesha Aziz Khan
Managing Director & CEO, Summit Power
Paulo Castellari-Porchia
CEO, EGA/GAC
Ana Paula Pessoa
Partner & Chair, Kunumi Artificial Intelligence
Oscar Diaz
Special Advisor on Mobility, Office of the Mayor of Bogota
Jose Koechlin
Founder & CEO, Inkaterra
Wang Shaofeng
Executive VP & Chairman of the Board, China Three Gorges South Asia Investment Limited
Nora Bannerman
CEO, Sleek Garments Export Limited
Liz Yee
VP, City Solutions, 100 Resilient Cities
Sokwoo Rhee
Assoc. Director for Cyber-Physical Systems Innovation, National Institute of Standards & Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce
Noleen Dube
General Manager: Sustainable Communities & Relations, Acacia Mining
Eric Peiffer
CEO & Managing Director, Vecturis
Dolgion Aldar
Director, Energy Investor Center, Office of Technology Transitions, U.S. Department of Energy
Nick Martin
Founder & CEO, TechChange
Michael Ungar
Canada Research Chair in Child, Family & Community Resilience, Dalhousie University
Colin Joudrie
VP Business Development, Teck Resources Limited
Conference Venue
Sponsors
Highlights
Gallery
Videos
Live Stream:
Long Conversation with The Smithsonian
Facebook Live Interview:
Tony Seba on the future economy
Facebook Live Interview:
Naadiya Moosajee on women and innovation
Facebook Live Interview:
Krish Kumar and Oscar Diaz on enduring solutions for cities
Visit Washington, D.C.
Past Exchanges
Link to: 2021 Virtual IFC Sustainability Exchange: Technology, Trust, Transformation
2021
Technology, Trust, Transformation
Virtual
Link to: 2020 Virtual IFC Sustainability Exchange: Connect the Disconnected
2020
Connect the Disconnected
Virtual
Link to: 2019 IFC Sustainability Exchange: Invest for Tomorrow
2019
Invest for Tomorrow
Dakar, Senegal
Link to: 2018 IFC Sustainability Exchange: Building Resilience, Sparking Creativity
2018
Building Resilience, Sparking Creativity
Washington DC, USA
Link to: 2017 IFC Sustainability Exchange: Taking It to the Streets
2017
Taking It to the Streets
Cartagena, Colombia
