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The Economist welcomes you to the 2017 Impact Investing event. Feature over 200 leading institutional investors, financiers, impact investors, academics, philanthropies, and policymakers in attendance, this event, on the theme of mainstreaming purpose-driven finance, will provide an analysis of the main obstacles and opportunities around impact investing. With trillions of dollars at stake, this is the event to join for a high-level discussion of the relationship between capital markets, society, and the planet. The new mood in investing will be discussed, as will the transformation of impact investing from a niche market to a major contributor to change.