What is the UK financial system’s best kept secret?
Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs). They are masters of job creation, creating thriving communities, and putting money back in people’s pockets.
What if part of the solution to a strong recovery is hiding in plain sight? It’s time to change that. 10xRF is the sector’s biggest event of the year. Ten days of online events, conversation and inspiration.
Now is the time to unleash the energy of CDFIs to power our recovery from the ground up.
10xRF took place between 10th – 21st May 2021. You can find the event recordings below. For information about future events please get in touch at [email protected].
Tuesday 11 May (9.00-10.30am) – Communities of the future: CDFIs and the transition to net zero
Speakers :
Christine Allison (Chair, SWIG Finance)
Shanika Amarasekara MBE (Chief Impact Officer, British Business Bank)
Simon Crichton (Head of Relationship Management, Triodos Bank)
Nick Robins (LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change)
Mareike Schmidt (Innovation Lead – Finance, Investment and Enterprise, Innovate UK)
James Vaccaro (CEO, RePattern and Executive Director, Climate Safe Lending Network)
Wednesday 12 May (4.00-5.00pm) – Community Investment Tax Relief (CITR): exploring opportunities for impact investors & professional advisors
Co-hosted with Philanthropy Impact
Speakers :
Chair : Rennie Hoare (Partner and Head of Philanthropy, C. Hoare & Co.)
James Broderick (Director, Impact Investing Institute)
Steve Deakin (CEO, BCRS Business Loans)
Rosemary Macdonald (CEO, UK Community Foundations)
Thursday 13 May (2.00-2.30pm) – Embedding social enterprise into the UK’s recovery
Speakers :
Theodora Hadjimichael (Chief Executive, Responsible Finance)
Danny Kruger MP
Friday 14 May (2.00-4.00pm) – Marketing and Messaging : Exploring how to speak about what we do with more heart, humour, and impact (Responsible Finance Members Only)
With Belina Raffy
Monday 17 May (1.00-2.30pm) – Community lenders competing with high cost credit
Speakers :
Faisel Rahman OBE (Managing Director, Fair Finance)
Simon Read (Money Journalist and Broadcaster)
Sacha Romanovitch OBE (CEO, Fair4All Finance)
Alice Tapper (Founder and Author of Go Fund Yourself)
Jason Wassell (Chief Executive, Consumer Credit Trade Association)
Tuesday 18 May (12.30-2.00pm) – Foundation for Partnerships with Local Authorities
Co-hosted with the Local Government Association and The Financial Inclusion Centre
Thursday 20 May (12.30-2.00pm) – Foundation for Partnerships with Housing Associations
Co-hosted with Fair4AllFinance
Friday 21 May (10.00am-4.00pm) – One to One Meetings with The Co-operative Bank
Donations
You are invited to make a voluntary donation towards your 10xRF ticket based on what you can afford and the value 10xRF will bring to you. Our suggested donation amounts per delegate are £20-£50. Please click on the Donate button below to make your donation.
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