Swiss Impact with Banerjis

Topic: Investing in the Hope and in Dignity of Trafficking Survivors.

Guest: Ma. Cecilia Oebanda, Founder of "Voice of the Free".

Cecilia is an internationally acclaimed slavery fighter. Through Voice of the Free, she rescues, heals, and reintegrates survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Working together with partners they protected more than 30,000 at risk. Cecilia was instrumental in the enactment of pioneering laws in the Philippines to promote decent work for domestic workers, a law to eliminate the worst forms of child labor and anti-trafficking law amendments.

Topic: The next generation AEM Electrolyser: The road to cheap hydrogen

Guests: Jan van Opstal & Jani Roland Holst

Jan and Jani, co-founders of ElecHydro, discuss the company's focus on producing clean energy through the use of Indian exchange membrane technology and their goal of paving the way to cheap hydrogen. The AEM technology used by ElecHydro is a low-cost and reliable system that combines the positive characteristics of alkaline and proton exchange membrane electrolysis. The company's electrolysis system can follow intermittent sources of energy, like solar or wind, and use little or no precious metals, making it cost-effective and sustainable. ElecHydro's business model is to produce electrolysis and sell it to customers who can transport it by ship, pipe, or lorry. The company has a demo project in the Netherlands that showcases its solution.

Topic: How to Fight Illiteracy and Climate Change

Guest: Samuel C. Okorie 

Samuel C. Okorie is a sociologist, researcher, and community development professional with expertise in loss and damage assessment, climate change negotiation, project management and coordination, M&E, fundraising, and NGO consulting. He is the founder of the Youth For Today Initiative and leads the POP Nigeria Initiative (on Climate Education).

Topic: Impact Investing: How we are changing the future

Guest: Dr. Ash Pachauri, POP Movement's Senior Mentor

This time Dr. Pachauri interviewed Sveta and Ben to understand how we are changing the future through Impact Investing Solutions.

Impact Investing Solutions focuses on education, TV show, impact community and certification with the aim of making a positive impact on the planet by aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It is a holistic solution for impact investing, has a large and diverse community and has raised funds ranging from $1 million to $430 million per project. Sveta and Ben talk about the importance of creating a sustainable future and the impact of the work on the community. They also discuss their inspiration for creating a movement towards impact investing and called the global audience to take action by making small changes that can make a big difference and by joining the movement towards impact investing and sustainable development.

Topic: Nature-Inspired Learning: A Journey through the Harmony Project

Guest: Richard Dunne. Founder and Director of The Harmony Project

The Harmony Project is an education charity working with schools and educators in the UK and around the world to help them develop a new way of learning inspired by Nature’s principles of Harmony. The Harmony approach brings together subject specific skills and knowledge around projects or enquiries of learning that take the learning beyond the classroom and apply it to the real world. Each enquiry references a principle of Harmony in Nature – Interdependence, the Cycle, Diversity, Adaptation, Health and Oneness.

Topic: Defending the Defenseless: The Legacy of H.E. Maneka Gandhi

Guest: The longest-serving member of the Indian Parliament and chairperson of People for Animals, H.E. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

H.E. Gandhi has been a trailblazer in India's animal welfare movement. She established the country's first animal shelter in 1980 and has been instrumental in creating a network of shelters across the nation. Through her efforts, anti-rabies programs have been launched and the inhumane practice of killing dogs to control their population has been banned. Gandhi's work has resulted in several cities becoming rabies-free and she has made it a priority to educate the public on animal welfare laws through her travels. She is also sought after by municipalities for her expertise in animal management. In addition to her shelter work, Gandhi has been a strong advocate for environmental awareness, animal rights legislation, vegetarianism, and the end of various forms of animal cruelty. Her contributions have inspired millions and brought about a shift in how animals are treated in India.

Topic: How to accelerate the energy transition in mobility 10 times

Guests: Frank Kroon, Founder & CEO of BeMup

              Dirck Gevers, Co-founder & COO of BeMup

Frank Kroon, founder & CEO

Frank developed his startup capabilities in developing Telco organizations across Europe in the late 90s and early 00s. His first project was Telfort in the Netherlands, which started with a team of 60 people and grew to 1600 staff and a €400 million annual turnover. Later he delivered similar results at Viag Interkom, AuraServ, O2 Genie, Sonera Zed, and Completel. Besides building startups, he delivered projects at WestPac, BT, Evry, Tinn Energi, and the Tax Office in the Netherlands.

Frank delivered successful consulting engagements across the globe before starting BeMup in 2018. The vision of BeMup to deliver the most comfortable and efficient mobility service available is on target. With BeMup, Frank leverages his acquired skills in IT Technology, Financial Modelling, Organisational Development, and Business Development.

Frank is father of Lex (27), Elvera (26), and Tessa (23) whom he got with Ageeth (d.2012). He is married to Jet since 9-11-2021. They live in Leiden and Slijkenburg.

Dirck Gevers, co-founder & COO

Dirck's career in Mechanical Engineering started at the South African Power Utility, was broadened in a Unilever Margarine Factory, and honed in 21 years of working for BMW in various factories, central planning, and the R&D centre in Munich. At BMW he managed the department that is responsible for the complete Body Quality of all global Product Launches.

His solid operational experience and his passion for innovation - especially in data analytics - helped to continuously raise the bar of efficiency and quality. Dirck brings internationally proven organizational skills, modern leadership values, and a drive to build something new for the team.

He loves to do sports, play the trombone, and learn new skills, currently in cryptocurrencies. He lives outside of Munich with his wife Martina, their children Anouk, Luc, and Henri, and their young golden retriever Thembi.

Topic: The role of faith-based investors in building a better world

Guest: Martin Palmer Faith Invest

Our guest for today's show is Martin Palmer, the founding president and CEO of Faith Invest. Martin has been an international specialist in major religions and cultures for over 45 years and has written more than 20 books on religious and environmental topics. He has been a regular contributor to the BBC and has worked with the Faith Invest program since 2001.

Martin Palmer discussed his new multi-faith just transition fund. He has been the Secretary General of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) and has worked with HRH Prince Philip on environmental issues since 1985. Martin's approach to being an expert in various religions has been to ask a vaguely intelligent question and listen to people tell him about their faith.

Join Martin Palmer and the hosts of the TV Show as they discuss the role of faith-based investors in building a better world. Martin's unique perspective and expertise in both religion and environmental issues make for a fascinating conversation on the importance of impact investments in these challenging times.

Topic: Russia beyond the war with Ukraine

Guest: Sergei Ponomarev, Expert in social entrepreneurship

The show on how Impactful investments and businesses are helping to implement the 17 UN SDG’s worldwide to preserve the world for future generations.

Banerjis have enlightening and in-depth conversations with newsmakers, celebrities, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, project owners, investors, politicians and business leaders and encourage them to act now.

Topic: Restitution: Returning stolen assets

Guest: Katherine Mulhern CEO of Restitution

Katherine is a senior lawyer with significant experience on transparency, accountability, governance and anti-bribery and anti-corruption. A former investigator for an African TRC, Katherine was a senior law firm partner in private practice, the Chief Executive Officer of three leading development organizations based in West Africa, the UK and the United States, and a consultant for sovereign governments (including donor governments) on transparency, anti-bribery and anti-corruption and governance.

In her role as Chief Executive Officer and as a consultant, Katherine has provided legal advice and support to emerging democratic governments (including Iraq, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, The Gambia, Kenya and others) on a variety of technical legal issues, including in relation to anti-bribery and anti-corruption.

Restitution is a first-in-market global litigation impact fund which works with emerging, transparency-focused governments in the Global South in the recovery of assets stolen through kleptocracy and corruption.

Billions of dollars of assets are stolen annually from the Global South through bribery, corruption, fraud and theft. Often these flows come to rest in identifiable and recoverable assets that include securities, real estate and cash. These assets and claims relating to misappropriation, corruption, fraud, tort and breach of contract, as well as non-performing loans and related judgments are an asset class that can be identified, valued and realized. Restitution is an impact litigation fund which, in partnership with government partners, donors and investors, identifies, quantifies, develops and realizes these portfolios for the benefit of the governments (and the people) who are victims of corruption.

Restitution realizes claims portfolios relating through kleptocracy and corruption side-by-side with victim governments, donors and investors (many of whom wish to invest in a “G” (governance)-focused ESG investment). Restitution ensures that the country receives the majority of the returned assets in a way that is transparent and accountable, while also ensuring that investors receive a strong return.