HONG KONG, 11 September 2025 – The AVPN Global Conference 2025 has concluded its final day, marked by a powerful three-day assembling of bold advocacy, boundary pushing dialogue, and actionable strategies for Asia, at a time when the region is navigating global headwinds. This year, the AVPN Global Conference 2025 hosted more than 1,550 delegates from 50 markets, and featured 300 speakers across 110 sessions. The AVPN Global Conference 2025 spotlighted Asia’s emergence as a powerhouse in
philanthropy, social innovation, and impact investing. Through deep dives into Climate action for just transition and adaptation, health impact, gender equality, technology and AI, faith and giving, impact measurement, family-led capital, next-gen giving, and innovative finance, the event catalysed practical partnerships and launched new solutions for data-driven, outcome-focused impact.
With The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust as the host partner, the 12th edition of the annual global event saw authoritative dialogues under the theme “Asian Leadership for an Inclusive World”. The closing day underscored how AVPN Global Conference 2025 went beyond discussion, and mobilised the region’s innovation, collaboration, and capital into initiatives that resonate with Asia’s unique socio-economic realities. From plenaries on the power of regional collaboration and gender-just economies, to workshops on climate action, blended finance, and tech-driven health outcomes, delegates showcased a future-forward Asian approach that meets the demands of the present macro landscape.
“In a world marked by constant disruptions, the AVPN Global Conference 2025 has shown that Asia is not merely reacting to global challenges; we are actively shaping the solutions,” said Naina Subberwal Batra, CEO of AVPN, in her closing remarks. “We are reimagining how philanthropy and impact investment can create bold, lasting change for our societies and environment. Over the past few days, leaders from across Asia and around the world have come together not just to discuss, but to co-create actionable solutions that reflect our region’s diverse realities and untapped potential. As we conclude this Hong Kong chapter, we are pleased to announce that we will be holding the 13th edition of the AVPN Global Conference in India.”
Building on the momentum from Abu Dhabi, and Hong Kong, the AVPN Global Conference 2026 will be held in New Delhi, India, from 25 to 27 August 2026 at Bharat Mandapam. It will be the first and the largest gathering of global funders, impact investors, policymakers, corporates, and innovators to be held in India to move capital toward impact at scale.
For the Conference 2025, the key initiatives announced include:
- Catalysing Malaysia’s Climate Resilience through Public-Private Philanthropic Partnerships: Malaysia is emerging as a regional leader in climate resilience, leveraging its 2025 ASEAN Chairmanship. Flagship initiatives like the ASEAN Power Grid and the Climate Finance Innovation Lab demonstrate the nation’s commitment to mobilise diverse groups of capital through public-private philanthropic partnerships (PPPPs). The ASEAN Power Grid (APG) is a regional initiative to link electricity systems across all ten ASEAN member states, aiming to enhance energy security, support renewable energy use, and strengthen economic integration. The Climate Finance Innovation Lab (CFIL) aims to serve as a collaborative platform to ideate, develop, and accelerate innovative climate finance solutions and mechanisms that can mobilise private and public finance to support Malaysia’s transition to net zero, to strengthen its climate resilience and to advance nature-positive actions. This initiative is in collaboration with Bank Negara Malaysia to bring in different pools of capital owners to explore how catalytic capital can be leveraged to fund infrastructure projects at scale.
- Catalysing Solutions for a People-Centric Energy Transition: Launch of a new AVPN People-Centric Energy Transition Report: Asia’s clean energy transition is gaining momentum, yet its benefits and burdens are unevenly distributed. Communities, workers, consumers and small businesses often bear the brunt of disruption, with limited support to adapt and thrive. The report showcases scalable models that embed community participation, gender equity, workforce transition, and social protection into energy strategies.
- Driving Collective Impact on Climate x Health: AVPN presented the new framework for an impact-driven Community of Practice (CoP), which builds on the momentum of the Lighthouse Fund that supported locally led, innovative initiatives. The CoP aims to unite diverse stakeholders, strengthen partnerships, bridge funding gaps, and influence policy ensuring sustainable progress at the intersection of climate and health.
- ISO 53001: A New Global Standard for Sustainable Development Goals Emerges: Credibility and accountability are critical for impact organisations to earn trust, attract capital, and deliver real outcomes. ISO 53001, the new management system standard for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is a transformative tool that enables organisations to move beyond alignment with the ISO Strategy 2021 – 2030 towards auditable, comparable, and decision-useful impact data. Co-developed by ISO and UNDP, ISO 53001 aims to strengthen governance, attract values-aligned investment, and protect against impact washing, positioning early adopters as leaders in the global shift from intention to verified, measurable impact.
As the curtains close on AVPN Global Conference 2025, the call for bold action continues. Business leaders, investors, philanthropists, policymakers, and innovators from around the world gathered in Hong Kong with a single-minded objective: to transform the region’s challenges amidst a multi-polar world, economic uncertainties, and urgent climate risks, and launch Asia-developed solutions that address both social and environmental impact at scale. Delegates depart energised to advance Asia-developed, Asia-led solutions, ensuring that the region plays a defining role in building a more just, resilient, and inclusive future.
More information about the AVPN Global Conference 2026 will be made available on the AVPN website.
About AVPN
AVPN is the largest network of social investors in Asia, comprising over 700 funders and resource providers across 43 markets. Our mission is to increase the flow and effectiveness of financial, human, and intellectual capital in Asia by enabling members to channel resources towards impact. As an ecosystem builder, AVPN enables its members to connect, learn, act, and lead across key pillars and improve the effectiveness of deployed capital, bringing local field needs, regional expertise, and policy insights to the forefront. For more information about AVPN and our work, please visit our website and read our latest Annual Review 2023/24.
About The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Founded in 1884, The Hong Kong Jockey Club is a world-class sports and entertainment organisation that acts continuously for the betterment of our society. The Club has a unique integrated business model, comprising racing and racecourse entertainment, a membership club, responsible sports wagering and lottery, and charities and community contribution. Through this model, the Club generates economic and social value for the community and supports the HKSAR Government in combatting illegal gambling. In 2024/25, the Club returned a total of HK$39.1 billion to the community. This included HK$30.1 billion to the HKSAR Government in duty, profits tax and Lotteries Fund contributions and HK$9.0 billion in approved charity donations. The Club is Hong Kong’s largest single taxpayer and one of the city’s major employers. Its Charities Trust is one of the world’s leading charity donors. Please visit www.hkjc.com.
About AVPN Global Conference 2025
The AVPN Global Conference, the largest annual networking event for social investors active in Asia, brings together leaders from Asia and beyond to collectively envision an impactful future that is inclusive, equitable and sustainable. The Conference is an opportunity to build trust between social investors, philanthropists and community impact leaders that will be essential to closing the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) gaps in Asia on the four main pillars of Climate Action, Gender Equality, Resilient Healthcare and Youth Opportunities. Alongside the Conference is also a dedicated AVPN Impact Investing Day, the first-of-its-kind large-scale impact investment-focused convening in Asia, featuring global and Asian investors, funders as well as Limited Partners including asset managers, family offices, and institutional investors.
For more information about the AVPN Global Conference 2025, please visit the official website.
For media queries, please contact:
Sinclair
Anne Ling
Senior Manager
[email protected]
+852 6342 2270
Saeloun Asia
Yvonne Koh / Nicole Ng
Managing Director / Client Executive
[email protected]
+65 9005 5908/ +65 9610 6332
Michelle Shiu
Consultant
[email protected]
+852 9298 8403
AVPN
Mehar Kakkar
Assistant Director, Marketing & Communications
[email protected]
