Swiss Impact with Banerjis

Host - Ben & Sveta Banerjee

Guest - Gurminder Singh Khalsa, also known as Dr G in US Silicon Valley Founder and chairman of International Green Technology Institute, Transformative Capital Inc and EcoSpirit Collaborative Platform.

The weekly show on how Impactful investments and businesses are helping to implement the 17 UN SDG’s worldwide to preserve the world for future generation.

Banerjis have enlightening and in-depth conversations with newsmakers, celebrities, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, project owners, investors, politicians and business leaders and encourage them to act now.

This week guest is Gurminder Singh Khalsa, Presently developing the EcoSpirit Collaborative Platform to support the growth of ecofarmers, eco-entrepreneurs, eco-communities and promote economics globally.

Founder & Chairman of the International Green Technology Institute since 2003, launched various programs such as the Roundtable of Green Thought Leaders, Green Awards at the Green Carpet, Green Technology Leadership Lecture Series, the Green Technology Entrepreneurial Forum, the Green Technology Global Expo, and Conference.

He was the Co-Founder, President, and CTO of Transformative Capital Inc, a strategic, technology & financial advisory firm providing consulting & capital formation services.

Prior to Transformative Capital Inc, Gurminder has advised 15 US State Governors, various City Officials, renewable energy, green infrastructure, and going green companies.

Host - Ben & Sveta Banerjee

Guest - Stephen Brenninkmeijer Founder and Principal of Willows Investments UK Chairman of European Climate Foundation

The weekly show on how Impactful investments and businesses are helping to implement the 17 UN SDG’s worldwide to preserve the world for future generation.

Banerjis have enlightening and in-depth conversations with newsmakers, celebrities, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, project owners, investors, politicians and business leaders and encourage them to act now.

Stephen is a private investor with interests in climate change, impact investing and education. For 30 years he was involved in family-held retail business, C&A in USA, Japan, England and throughout Europe. He has been active in strategic investing since 2002, and founded Willows Investments in 2008 with the aim of supporting promising ventures with a social mission. Among his many board positions he is Chair of the Supervisory Board of The European Climate Foundation; Chair of the Business & Law School Advisory Board of St Mary’s University Twickenham (UK); a Member of the Board of Directors, World Resources Institute (USA).

Host - Ben & Sveta Banerjee

Guest - Dr. Jamison Ervin Head of Global Programme on Nature for Development at UNDP United Nations Development Programme

The weekly show on how Impactful investments and businesses are helping to implement the 17 UN SDG’s worldwide to preserve the world for future generation.

Banerjis have enlightening and in-depth conversations with newsmakers, celebrities, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, project owners, investors, politicians and business leaders and encourage them to act now.

Dr. Ervin is one of the most amazing and leading expert on how humanity can avert itself from catastrophic climate change and yet keeps it standard of life and economic development.

She has been working at the intersection of nature and development since 1990. Currently she is at the United Nations Development Programme, focusing on enabling countries to develop a ‘Map of Hope’ for nature-dependent goals that puts nature at the heart of sustainable development. She also focuses on supporting local action on nature-based solutions, including leading UNDP’s Equator Initiative, on supporting governments in identifying nature-based solutions for climate, and on supporting action and ambition on protected areas.

Host - Sveta and Ben Banerjee

Swiss Impact Season 1 Summary Part 2

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This is the summary of the most exciting moments of the season 1.

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Host - Sveta and Ben Banerjee Special

Guests: Kevin Harrington - Entrepreneur - ABC's Shark Tank

For more than 30 years, Kevin Harrington has empowered entrepreneurs and innovative business leaders to turn dreams into mind-boggling reality.

An original “shark” on the hit TV show Shark Tank, the creator of the infomercial, pioneer of the As Seen on TV brand, and co-founding board member of the Entrepreneur’s Organization—Kevin Harrington has pushed past all the questions and excuses to repeatedly enjoy 100X success.

His legendary work behind-the-scenes of business ventures has produced well over $5 billion in global sales, the launch of more than 500 products, and the making dozens of millionaires.

Twenty of his companies have each topped $100 million in revenue.

Host - Sveta and Ben Banerjee

Guest - Martin Palmer President & Interim Chief Executive FaithInvest - FaithInvest is an international, not-for-profit membership organisation for religious groups and faith- based institutional investors. Our aim is to grow the scale and impact of faith-consistent, values-driven investing worldwide.

Martin Palmer is the President and Interim Chief Executive of FaithInvest, an international, not-for-profit membership organisation for religious groups and faith-based institutional investors founded in 2019. Its aim is to grow the scale and impact of faith-consistent, values-driven investing worldwide. FaithInvest grew out of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), which was founded by Martin Palmer with His Royal Highness Prince Philip in 1995 to help faiths develop environmental and conservation projects based on their own beliefs and practices.

Martin was Secretary General of ARC until June 2019. He is the author and editor of more than 20 books on religious and environmental topics. He has translated many ancient Chinese texts, is a regular contributor to the BBC, and is a lay preacher in the Church of England. He has been working with the faiths on their investment programmes since 2001 and helped found the International Interfaith Investment Group (3iG) in 2005.

Earlier Show - International Broadcast Media Presents " Swiss Impact with Banerjis " February 26, 2021 Live IBMTV - https://youtu.be/jW3e53sMHi4 "Swiss Impact with Banerjis" Guest - Martin Palmer (President-FaithInvest) only on IBMTV

Host - Sveta and Ben Banerjee

Special Guests:

1. H.E. Ms. Elisabeth von Capeller Ambassador of Switzerland to Nepal
2. Mr. Bhattarai from Embassy of Switzerland
3. Mr. Tim Gocher, CEO of Dolma Impact Fund

This time we travel to Nepal. All our viewers who want to learn how Swiss embassy and Swiss Agency for development and Cooperation are actively fostering private sector development and impact investment eco-system. We will also be joined by the CEO of the Dolma Impact Fund. For the entrepreneurial audience of ours, the discussion will include the criteria and procedure of these investments.

Ambassador Elisabeth von Capeller from Switzerland did her master's degree in agricultural engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. Later on she worked at Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in Cameroon. In 2007, Ms von Capeller moved to the SDC cooperation office in Nepal where she was Head of Cooperation and Deputy Head of Mission from 2009. In 2011, she was appointed Head of the South Asia Division, Head of Conflict and Human Rights. In February 2018, she was appointed as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland to Nepal.

Mr. Bhattarai is an economist at the Embassy of Switzerland and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation in Nepal. As the focal point for private sector engagement at the Embassy and SDC, he has an experience of working closely with a diverse set of partners such as government agencies, entrepreneurs, foreign and local investors, financial institutions, and other key stakeholders in Nepal’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Tim is the founder and CEO of Dolma Impact Fund, the first international private equity fund focussed on Nepal. He is an investment executive with a background in renewable energy and Technology. He is also Hon. Professor of Sustainable Business at The University of Nottingham and Guest Lecturer at London Business School where he gained his MBA.

Host - Sveta and Ben Banerjee

Guest - Martin Palmer President & Interim Chief Executive FaithInvest - FaithInvest is an international, not-for-profit membership organisation for religious groups and faith- based institutional investors. Our aim is to grow the scale and impact of faith-consistent, values-driven investing worldwide.

Martin Palmer is the President and Interim Chief Executive of FaithInvest, an international, not-for-profit membership organisation for religious groups and faith-based institutional investors founded in 2019. Its aim is to grow the scale and impact of faith-consistent, values-driven investing worldwide. FaithInvest grew out of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), which was founded by Martin Palmer with His Royal Highness Prince Philip in 1995 to help faiths develop environmental and conservation projects based on their own beliefs and practices.

Martin was Secretary General of ARC until June 2019. He is the author and editor of more than 20 books on religious and environmental topics. He has translated many ancient Chinese texts, is a regular contributor to the BBC, and is a lay preacher in the Church of England. He has been working with the faiths on their investment programmes since 2001 and helped found the International Interfaith Investment Group (3iG) in 2005.

Host - Sveta and Ben Banerjee

Guest - H.S.H. Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

Executive Chairman, Industrie- & Finanzkontor

Founder - Geopolitical Intelligence Services

H.S.H. Prince Michael von und zu Liechtenstein Prince Michael of Liechtenstein is Executive Chairman of the Industrie- und Finanzkontor Etablissement, a leading trust company with tradition and expertise in the long-term and multi-generational preservation of wealth, family values and businesses.

Among various additional positions within professional organisations, His Serene Highness maintains the position of board member of Liechtenstein Institute of Professional Trustees and Fiduciaries, of Chairman of the European Center of Austrian Economics Foundation Vaduz as well as of Founder and Chairman of Geopolitical Intelligence Services AG Vaduz. Member of the International Institute of Longevity as well as Chairman of the liberal think tank European Center of Austrian Economics Foundation.