Impact Ireland 2024 and GAC 2024, Complete Video Series
The Impact Ireland 2024 video series brings together the core sessions, firesides and panels from Venturewave Capital’s GAC 2024 programme in Dublin. Global leaders, entrepreneurs and investors explored how innovation and impact investing can reshape the future of enterprise, climate and capital.
Hosted in the Round Room at the Mansion House, the Convention focused on decarbonisation, sustainable finance, climate leadership and Ireland’s position as a trusted hub for impact investing.
This page collects the main videos from the 2024 programme, including the highlight film, key panels and fireside conversations.
Sessions in this series
The playlist includes the following sessions and panels from the Impact Ireland 2024 video series.
Venturewave Impact Ireland 2024, Global Advisory Council highlights
A short highlight film showing key moments from the 2024 Global Advisory Council and Impact Ireland Convention.
Impact Ireland Conference 2024, opening remarks by Venturewave and Bank of America
Opening remarks from Kieran McLoughlin, Enda Kenny and Paul Donofrio, setting out the themes of impact investing, sustainability and partnership.
Global leadership in climate action
John Kerry, Enda Kenny, Paul Donofrio, and Kieran McLoughlin discuss climate diplomacy, private sector leadership, financing the transition, and global climate responsibility.
Sustainable finance, full speed or full stop
Karen Fang, Kaidi Ruusalepp and Terence O’Rourke explore the state of sustainable finance, regulatory divergence and the future of climate-related capital flows.
Decarbonisation and the transition to renewables: hope or despair
Kevin O’Sullivan, Imelda Hurley, James Ives, and Steven Maxwell discuss innovation in forestry, marine data, and aviation as part of the broader renewable energy transition.
Ireland is a global leader in impact investing
Leo Clancy and Gary McGann examine Ireland’s strengths and challenges as a foundation for impact investing and sustainable enterprise.
Impact investing, woke or winning.
A panel on whether impact investing is rhetoric or a winning strategy for long-term investors, with perspectives from leading practitioners.
Delivering impact equitably, innovating for a sustainable future
A discussion hosted by Kingsley Aikins with The Edge, Anne Finucane and Alan Foy on innovation, global networks and the intersection of capital, sustainability and impact.
Mary McAleese on peace, progress and Ireland’s future
A fireside with Mary McAleese reflecting on leadership, peacebuilding, the Good Friday Agreement and Ireland’s future in Europe.
Why these conversations matter
Across the Impact Ireland 2024 video series, several themes recur.
- Use of capital as a disciplined tool for measurable outcomes
- Climate action and decarbonisation as central investment priorities
- The convergence of sustainable finance, innovation and policy
- Ireland’s positioning as a trusted hub for impact investing
- The importance of leadership, networks and long-term collaboration
These sessions demonstrate how Venturewave Capital and its partners approach climate, capital, and responsibility in practice.
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Venturewave Group
Venturewave Group is a global platform connecting impact investment, advisory and private client services across Ireland, the United States, the Gulf and Asia. The Group operates through regulated and unregulated entities. Focused on scaling purpose-led enterprises and long-term value creation.
Venturewave Capital
Global VC firm investing in impactful Series A & B technology companies across Health, Education, Food, Agriculture, Climate and Sustainable Finance.
Venturebeam
Regulated investment firm in EU, UK and Singapore with a unique technology platform connecting high impact entrepreneurs with strategic capital, facilitating deal syndication and secondary market opportunities.
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