In the following episodes, we bring you insights from this year’s AVPN Global Conference (“GC2025”), held September 9-11 in Hong Kong. There will be episodes highlighting thought leadership from prominent speakers. This includes snippets from speeches and special features of our speakers on Impact Investing Day (September 10).Impact investing is entering a new era - one where Asia is no longer following global trends but actively shaping them.In this episode, Vikas Arora, Chief of Impact Investing and Blended Finance at AVPN, unpacks the forces transforming Asia’s impact landscape through his opening speech at this year’s AVPN Global Conference. Drawing on his decades of leadership in global finance and his work supporting AVPN’s 700+ members, Vikas explains how key shifts in the Asian ecosystem are accelerating sustainable development across the region.Listeners will gain insights into:How Asia is moving from niche experimentation to global leadership in impact investingWhat innovative models - from transition bonds to green sukuk to pay-for-success instruments - teach us about scaling capital for impactHow AVPN is enabling capital owners, family offices, governments, and philanthropists to collaborate more effectivelyWhether you’re an investor, policymaker, corporate leader, or ecosystem builder, this episode offers a practical overview for engaging with Asia’s rapidly growing impact ecosystem.

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