SDG Investment Forum

Convening investors and corporates to close the intermediation gap in Sri Lanka and APAC emerging markets.

12 August 2026 • Cinnamon Life, Colombo

The Forum & Workplan

Driving Business Leadership for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

The SDG Investment Forum is a closed-door leadership roundtable convening investors, corporates, and development finance institutions to close the intermediation gap constraining sustainable capital in Sri Lanka and APAC emerging markets.

Through facilitated dialogue and case studies of investor-corporate partnerships that have closed, participants surface the practical mechanics of what makes transition and blended finance bankable and translate that into concrete, tracked commitments.

The 1 Year Sustainable Finance Workplan: The Forum is the first checkpoint of the one-year Sustainable Finance Implementation Workplan, which carries participant commitments forward through a digital project directory, a standing investor-corporate channel, and a commitment register reviewed with PRI and partners at six and twelve months.

Programme

12 August 2026

09:00 AM – 09:10 AM

Chief Guests Address

Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya (Honourable Prime Minister of Sri Lanka)

keynote

09:10 AM – 09:20 AM

Headline Address & Launch of 1Y Sustainable Finance Workplan

Sanda Ojiambo (Assistant Secretary General of the UN & CEO of UN Global Compact)

keynote

09:20 AM – 09:30 AM

Keynote by PRI: Integrating Responsible Investment Principles

Nathan Fabian (Chief Sustainable Systems Officer, PRI)

keynote

09:30 AM – 09:40 AM

Keynote by UNEP FI: Financial Sector Mobilisation

Nirnita Talukdar (Asia Pacific Lead, UNEP FI)

keynote

09:40 AM – 09:50 AM

Networking Break

break

09:50 AM – 10:30 AM

Technical Deep Dives: Case Studies from Both Sides

09:51 – 09:58 AM

Impact-Oriented Capital Deployment

Rebecca Kwee — Associate Director, Leapfrog Investments

10:00 – 10:07 AM

ESG Screening & Transition Capital

Yixi (Wilson) Wei — Assistant and Chief Analyst of ESG, E Fund Management

10:09 – 10:16 AM

Securing Transition Finance Trajectory

Esther An — Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Ltd.

10:18 – 10:25 AM

Live Corporate-Investor Renewable Financing

Prajakta Ajit Chitre & Rusiri Cooray — World Bank & Windforce PLC

panel

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Facilitated Leadership Roundtable & Priority Commitments

Facilitated by Prajakta Ajit Chitre (Senior Infrastructure Finance Specialist, World Bank)

workshop

Featured Voices

Distinguished Speakers

Leadership & Keynotes

Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya

Chief Guest

Honourable Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Sanda Ojiambo

Headline Address

Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations & CEO of UN Global Compact

Nathan Fabian

Keynote Speaker

Chief Sustainable Systems Officer, PRI

Nirnita Talukdar

Keynote Speaker

Asia Pacific Lead, UNEP FI

Case Study & Technical Deep Dive Speakers

Rebecca Kwee

Associate Director, Leapfrog Investments

Yixi (Wilson) Wei

Assistant and Chief Analyst of ESG, E Fund Management

Esther An

Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Ltd.

Prajakta Ajit Chitre

Senior Infrastructure Finance Specialist, World Bank

Rusiri Cooray

Chief Financial Officer, Windforce PLC

Partners

In Collaboration With

Principal Partners

Supporting Partners

Location & Logistics

Event Venue

Cinnamon Life Integrated Resort

1 Justice Akbar Mawatha, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka →

Colombo's newest and most prestigious integrated resort, offering state-of-the-art conferencing facilities, dedicated bilateral meeting zones, and world-class hospitality for the SDG Investment Forum.

Meeting Zones & Rooms

Main Ballroom & Plenary Hall

plenary

Capacity: 500• Floor: Level 3

Hosts the main opening sessions, project pipeline showcases, and keynote speeches.

Bilateral Meeting Zone A

meeting room

Capacity: 20• Floor: Level 3

Dedicated private meeting suites for scheduled 1-on-1 capital provider and project seeker discussions.

Investor Lounge

networking

Capacity: 100• Floor: Level 4

Exclusive networking space for registered capital providers, DFIs, and institutional investors.

Join the 1 Year Workplan

For corporates, banks, and insurers: access transition and SDG-aligned investment finance, and build the internal capacity to structure bankable sustainability projects, through direct dialogue with the investors and institutions funding this space in APAC.

For impact investors, philanthropies, funds, and development finance institutions: be part of shaping Sri Lanka's sustainable finance journey, from first-mover project pipelines to the policy and market infrastructure that will carry them forward.

Participation is by invitation. Over one year, participants track progress through a shared project directory and commitment register, reviewed at six and twelve months alongside PRI and partners.

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