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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening that brings together global leaders in s
 ustainability and finance — Andrew Gonzalez and Heechung Sung — for a thou
 ght-provoking conversation moderated by Professor Sebastien Betermier\, As
 sociate Professor of Finance at ������. Following the discussio
 n\, guests will have the opportunity to continue the exchange over a netwo
 rking cocktail in the museum\, where students\, faculty\, staff\, and MIPC
  competitors can connect and share ideas in a vibrant setting.\n\nAs globa
 l biodiversity loss accelerates at an unprecedented pace\, threatening the
  ecosystems on which humans critically depend on\, this symposium will del
 ve into a pressing question:\n	How do we mobilize capital to restore nature
  and unlock long-term value creation?\n\nDate: November 7th 2025\n	Time: 5:
 15pm - 7:30pm\n	Location: Redpath Museum Auditorium\n	Deadline: November 6\n
 \nRegister by Nov. 6\n\n\n	The symposium will be livestreamed on YouTube\; 
 registration is required to receive the access link.\n\n\nSponsor\n\n\n\n
 \nSpeakers\n\n\n\nProfessor Sebastien Betermier\n\nSebastien Betermier is 
 an Associate Professor of Finance at the Desautels Faculty of Management a
 t ������ and the Executive Director of the International Centre
  for Pension Management. His research focuses on risk and return\, portfol
 io management and asset pricing\, pension funds and retirement systems\, h
 ousehold finance\, and sustainable finance. His work appears in top financ
 e journals and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal\, the Financia
 l Times\, the Economist and Bloomberg among others. He was named one of th
 e World's Best 40 under 40 Business School Professors by Poets and Quants 
 in 2017. Professor Betermier holds a PhD in Finance from the Haas School o
 f Business at the University of California at Berkeley. He also serves as 
 Faculty Director of the ������ International Portfolio Challenge.\n\n \n\n
 Professor Andrew Gonzalez\n\nProfessor Andrew Gonzalez\, Fellow of the Roy
 al Society of Canada and Liber Ero Chair in Biodiversity Conservation at M
 cGill University. His research is centered on the causes and consequences 
 of biodiversity loss. In particular\, the human drivers of biodiversity lo
 ss\, the impacts of biodiversity loss on ecosystems and the many economic 
 and health benefits we get from them. He is an ISI highly cited researcher
  - a distinction given to the top 0.1% of the world's researchers\, across
  21 research fields. He is the founding Director of the Quebec Centre for 
 Biodiversity Science\, co-chair of Group Earth Observations Biodiversity O
 bservation Network (GEO BON)\, co-chair of the IPBES assessment on monitor
 ing biodiversity\, and cofounder of Habitat a biodiversity consultancy bas
 ed in Montreal.\n\n \n\n\n\nHeechung Sung \n	Executive Director | Head of N
 atural Capital\n\nHeechung Sung is an Executive Director in the Investment
  team at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Heech is leading the
  organisation’s investment strategy across agriculture\, forestry and broa
 der nature-based solutions\, including carbon and environmental markets to
  accelerate and contribute to the decarbonisation pathway for Australia. H
 eech has more than 30 years’ experience in legal\, corporate and financial
  services across private and public markets with prior roles at Qantas Air
 ways\, Boeing Australia and Macquarie Group. The CEFC is Australia’s “Gree
 n Bank”\, investing in the energy transition and key sectors of the econom
 y\, natural capital\, transportation\, infrastructure\, property and resou
 rces to meet Australia’s net zero ambition. With access to over A$33B of c
 apital from the government\, it has committed to date A$18.3B of capital w
 ith a transaction value of A$85.3B with capital leverage of $3.55:$1 from 
 the private sector.\n\n\nWhat is MIPC\n\nToday our societies and economies
  need immediate and conscious efforts to transition towards a sustainable 
 future for our current and subsequent generations. The global asset manage
 ment industry has the ability to make real change through the way it alloc
 ates capital across firms and industries. Since 2017\, ������ students hav
 e brought together industry leaders and university students from around th
 e World to find innovative portfolio solutions to complex socio-economic i
 ssues such as the rise of social inequalities and protectionist tendencies
  and the ESG transition.\n\nNow in its 8th edition\, the MIPC\, as part of
  ������’s Sustainable Growth Initiative\, has evolved into a knowledge for
 um bridging the gap between academic knowledge and industry practices. Hun
 dreds of investors\, actuaries\, academics\, and university students repre
 senting diverse backgrounds come together every year to engage in the case
  competition\, speaker series and various recruitment activities. The MIPC
  tackles a new grand challenge each year and the dedicated student executi
 ve team curates a rich and interactive experience for all our stakeholders
 .\n\nThe MIPC is an exceptional opportunity to apply academia to a multi-f
 aceted\, real-world issue. We award C$50\,000 in cash prizes to our winnin
 g student teams\, a figure that makes us one of the most lucrative univers
 ity competitions in the World. For industry partners\, it is an insightful
  experience that brings new solutions for timely challenges in their indus
 try\, as well as an opportunity to mentor and recruit the next generation 
 of leaders in finance.\n
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LOCATION:Redpath Museum Auditorium\, Redpath Museum\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, 
 H3A 0C4\, 859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:MIPC 2025 Symposium: Mobilizing capital for nature-based solutions
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 um-mobilizing-capital-nature-based-solutions-368330
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