Press Conference: UpLink Mobilizes CHF 37M for SDGs

Four years on from its launch at the Annual Meeting in 2020, UpLink, the World Economic Forum’s open-innovation platform, has raised CHF 37 million in funding commitments through to 2027 to further strengthen its thematically-focused innovation ecosystems that are supporting early-stage, purpose-driven start-ups and accelerating progress towards the SDGs. In this session, leaders from UpLink’s founding and funding partners will announce the focus areas of their respective partnerships and discuss how these commitments will benefit impact ventures and investors around the world, as well as share key findings from UpLink’s Annual Impact Report. Moderated by Olivier Schwab, Managing Director World Economic Forum with: - Suzanne diBianca, Chief Impact Officer, Salesforce - Kwasi Mitchell, Global Chief Purpose Officer, Deloitte - Nidhi Pant, Co-Founder, S4S Technologies - Sarah Chapman, Chief Sustainability Officer, Manulife - Sundar Mahalingam, President Strategy, HCL