Building Impact Leaders: Student Impact Investing
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Time: 12 – 4 pm ET
Location: HYBRID + MFA DSI Studio, 136 W 21 Street, 5th Floor
RSVP REQUIRED
Join us for Building Impact Leaders: Designed for Undergraduate and MBA Students
A Partnership with Investors Circle,Sustainability Investment Leadership Council (SILC), SVA MFA Design for Social Innovation, NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and Finpublica
Saturday, November 7 | 12:00-4:00pm ET (In Person and Virtual)
REGISTER HERE: https://luma.com/9y7evp9x
(Use code SVAFREE to join for free!)
Join an innovative, interactive program bringing together students and leaders passionate about social and environmental impact.
Together, we’ll explore how impact principles can shape the way we design, build, collaborate, fund, and scale the next generation of ventures.
Be part of the conversation. Be part of the solution.
Through conversation, collaboration, and real-world examples, we’ll explore:
– What does it mean to build an impact-minded venture today?
– How are entrepreneurs and investors integrating social and environmental considerations into decision-making?
– What role can design, creativity, and innovation play in creating meaningful change?
– The Impact Investor’s role and perspective
– How can the next generation of leaders move from ideas to action?
Come connect, learn, and be inspired by a community of people working to build a more inclusive, creative, and impact-driven future.
As a part of the ongoing Investors Circle Student Impact Initiative
Hosts:
Investors Circle |Babbie Jacobs
SILC | Sustainability Investment Leadership Council | Andrea Schmitz
MFA DSI | School of Visual Arts MFA Design for Social Innovation |Miya Osaki
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service I Andrea Armeni
Finpublica | Adam Wasserman
Invited Panelists:
Founders First Capital Partners | Kim Folsom (She/Her)
Harbour Workshop | Karen Proctor
Impact Capital Management | María Juliana Ruiz
ImpactAlpha | Matthew Flowers
The Marketplace of the Future | Amer Jandali
School of Visual Arts MFA Interaction Design | Adriana Valdez Young
Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Erin Goss
Polus Digital | Tiffany Lentz
NYC Office of Tech & Innovation, Senior User Experience Researcher | Susanti Vijaykumar
Slow Money NYC | Kobla Asamoah
Trillium Asset Management | Sada Guess