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Reimaging Blended Finance: Aligning Capital with the SDGs A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue with members of the UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs Wednesday, 2 July 2025 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CEST Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development Sevilla, Spain FIBES 2 Sevilla Exhibition and Conference Centre Side Event Room 16 and online Register here to join online: bit.ly/HLABatFFD4 Blended finance – the strategic use of development finance to mobilize private sector investment – has emerged as a critical tool in addressing the global financing gap for the SDGs. However, despite its potential, current structures and practices remain insufficiently aligned with the evolving challenges of sustainable development. On the margins of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in Sevilla, Spain, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) will hold a side event entitled “Reimagining Blended Finance: Aligning Capital with the SDGs" featuring members of the UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs (HLAB). In an interactive dialogue, these experts will reflect on the progress made thus far and propose innovative new ideas for reimagining and refining blended finance mechanisms to ensure they are both inclusive and effective in advancing sustainable and equitable growth. In person and online audience members will have the opportunity to engage with speakers and participate in interactive polls. Speakers include: - Xiaolan Fu, Professor of Technology and International Development, University of Oxford
- Jayati Ghosh, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and member of the UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs.
- Stephany Griffith-Jones, Vice-Governor of the Central Bank of Chile; Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
- Fadhel Kaboub, President, Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity; Associate Professor of Economics at Denison University
- Ibrahim Mayaki, African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems, former Prime Minister of Niger
- Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London
- José Antonio Ocampo, Professor, Columbia University
- LI Junhua, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
Register here to join online: bit.ly/HLABatFFD4. To join in person, you must already be accredited for FFD4; no registration is required. The event is made possible by the United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund. It will include captions in 20+ languages on Zoom. It is free to join, and all are welcome! | |
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