Hello everyone.

Hi All! I'm psyched to get started and see another year of incredible, ground-breaking, world-changing ideas.

Hi! All. Thanks Devin and Megan for hosting the masterclass. Anyone from Boston - looking forward to meet in person, if possible.

our goal?

indirect effects?

Regions in which bees are the most affected

I would like to know why the bees are dying

Landscape of the industry

The evolution of honey bees in the target area

Regions

How many honey bees are there?

What is at risk? E.g. what exactly does diminishing bee populations mean?

How may bees, what is their functions, how may dying

Change in ecosystem influencing food chain

How many industries would be impacted by loss of honeybees

How the impact on honeybees are visible across?

How much effect can be quantified

Who are the key stakeholders?

Who/what population is impacted by honeybees dying?

What is the value at risk?

nature of the ecosystem that the bees live and interractions

Who is losing money with the problem?

why the problem is not solved right now?

Great to see you again Dr. Megan

why existing solutions didn't work?

Who are the stakeholders?

What can we do to stop it

I equity reduce the number of players that are able to contribute to solving the problems

What relevant policy to help

Basically, few players at the table

So, inequity

what behaviour is causing the problem

Whose position (money, power etc.) is strengthened with the existence of the problem?

What are the loopholes in current policy?

The assumption that solutions are costly, too unaffordable

Which are the impacts that dying bees generate? (environmental and economic)

How current improvements are measured? What are the metrics?

Since we're all focused on honey bees - I'm not saying that costumes will lead you to victory, but they can't hurt: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/morgan-stanley_sichallenge-bees-activity-6787758074007429120-KNOr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

The fear of not being able to afford the risk, the fear that we may not be able to compete... The fear that we wouldn't be able to measure up to a market that is being described as too competitive (or too ruthless)

understanding of prior solutions

Who are the stakeholders

So that we don't reinvent the wheel

can then target the right area

Better understanding of current landscape/players to work with or beware of

Motivations / incentives

We can work from empathetic point of view

For a holistic understanding the market

Based on impact on them, they will have a role to play

They may help or hamper any efforts to address the problem.

To understand the web of relationships involved

So our solution is intersectional, consider cobenefits

Understand the macro-micro environment

These are the stakeholders who might be willing to fund the solution

What has been tried already

To understand to who also wields the most influence in the industry (P 5 forces)

Gives the scale of the solution that we must target for

interconnected of actors and sustainability

the solution won' t work unless it really target the key players, suit their motivation

To have a proper needs assessment for needs, wants, the must haves and things that could wait and chances for synergies with other projects / solutions in place.... Would the new solution resonate with existing ones, or would it clash with them

You need to understand how they perceive the problem - or if they see it as a problem at all.

Insurance firms?

Tourism department

governments

farmers

Coastal metropolitan areas

property owners themselves

Real estate company

Real estate firms with projects in coastal regions

The tax authority (real estate tax)

The inhabitants of high risk areas

Poor people

Hence coastal population

Those who are not covered by existing insurance infra

Talk to specialists

Talk to people already working on these issues for informational interviews

Talk to beekeepers.

You can take a survey

Interview stakeholders

Run a literature review

Coast haven - environmental scientists and residents

interview beekepers

Collective Intelligence

Conservation CSOs

­The shape of the solution conforms to the shape and nature of the problem.

Coming to understand the existence of industry functions and roles so specialized that they don't rise to public awareness is a great way to identify needs and functions under served by current financial products and services - this is effectively a capital gap created by lack of informational asymmetry. How many people in the world are thinking about the shape of the risk reduction and capital needs of beekeepers ? Not many, I'm sure.

In the case of Coast Haven: financial innovations can be a great way to solve coordination problems. Sometimes complexity is a sign of opportunity: adding in more players to a transaction is a way to make the flow of funds work for everyone, and achieving that coordination is impossible without a bespoke product. How else will government, landowners, insurers, and mangrove restoration firms quickly and collaboratively respond to weather events to reduce total future loss?

Waiting for the impact alpha newsletter as I didn't receive it, thank you

Abd El - email us - it's the only way we'll be able to keep track of your request.

Same, don’t have access to it yet; would it be possible to send it please?

Timeline and next submission date?

Same message - get impact alpha requests into our email inbox.

To sign up for Impact Alpha: https://www.sustainableinvestingchallenge.org/copy-7-of-why-participate

Do we get confirmation once we sign up?

Submissions of prospectuses are due February 12!

Is this meeting recorded? Will the recording be shared?

It is recorded, and it will be shared.

is blended finance solution considered as innovative finance?

Yes, many of our proposals use blended finance structures.

Listof resources, including code to sign up for Impact Alpha: https://mailchi.mp/kellogg/resources-for-the-2023-sustainable-investing-challenge-15693860

Was there any from of selection of ideas before invitation for this meeting or Its to every one who applied.(Silver From Uganda)

Please explain more on blended finance solution

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When is the next lecture?

Can we get the time for the upcoming lectures?

The next lecture is Friday Jan 27th at 11:30 CST

Really helpful, thank you!

Next week, we'll go deep on what blended finance looks like, what returns are being demanded by different players, and what risk tolerance exists.

You will get calendar invite for the following lectures today

Can you please share your contact details? The only email address I have is contact@sustainableinvestingchallenge.org. Is this the right channel to reach you with any questions regarding the resources that have been shared here (e.g. impact alpha newsletter)?

I highly encourage to make time for next week's session, which is going to supercharge your understanding of capital stacks.

Yes, just email the main email address - we all check out!

(at least during the challenge!)

Thanks 🙂

liliankisebe9@gmail.com....+256780763523

regarding selection of ideas: we accepted all ideas that were on the right track (about 80% of total applicants).

How do we know whether our idea is accepted?

Can we change our idea after the submission?

If you're here, you're in.

Your idea will naturally evolve.

If it changes radically, I would simply keep us in the loop so we can discourage and encourage you as necessary.

Thanks.

Such as completely changed from focus on education to carbon emission

Got it

Does that mean if we are here we all have a chance to go to London?

Yes.

Can we have access to this presentation for reference sake?

We'll send out a recording later

When will we be connected to mentors?

Thank you so much for this opportunity, I am loving it already

what do we mean by financial innovation?

Is their a chance to pair up with team mates here?

got it

Yes, trust me, it is a lot of work!

From last year

Please I would like to ask if the team member can be someone from your family

Best luck everyone. Hope to see you at the next lecture

If we haven't been assigned a mentor yet should we contact you or continue to wait?

so teams of four are allowed right?

Yes, 4 is the limit

Thank you!

and encouraged!

Is the prospectus still just two pages?

correct

you had to sign up for alpha alerts

The next lecture is on Jan. 27th at 11:30am CST

Thank you all!

Thank you!