This September, Ben Stephens, Sebastian Chaskel, and Sebastian Osorio represented Instiglio in a series of high-level global convenings across Washington, D.C. and New York. From shaping youth employment systems and empowering governments for reform, to driving climate finance innovation and rethinking health equity, the team amplified Instiglio’s mission of aligning financing with impact. Through panels, roundtables, and workshops, they showcased how practical, results-driven approaches can create transformative change at scale.
Driving Government Reforms and Youth Employment in Washington
Sebastian Osorio kicked off the month with the World Bank, presenting “From Inputs to Outcomes: Four Lessons for Better Youth Employment” during Bank’s Employments Training Week. He emphasized the importance of managing trade-offs, transforming data into a public good, and engaging the private sector to ensure more relevant, sustainable youth employment programs.
Days later Ben and Sebastian Chaskel joined the World Bank’s Coalitions for Reforms (C4R) Global Forum, where they presented the Government Empowerment Network (GEN) at the Delivery Labs. Their session highlighted how GEN applies coalition building, adaptive leadership, and strategic communications to empower governments to implement meaningful reforms and improve delivery for citizens.
Advancing Climate Impact in New York
Our colleagues then joined New York Climate Week 2025 and UNGA events, where they participated and hosted in discussions on pull finance and market shaping discussions on climate mitigation, resilience, and adaptation.
On September 22, Sebastian Chaskel led the session “Rethinking NCD and Mental Health Financing for Equity and Impact.” He moderated a discussion on “Data for Impact,” exploring how better information can drive accountability and smarter noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) financing. With NCDs causing over 70% of global deaths but receiving only 1–2% of health funding, the event highlighted the urgent need for innovative, cross-sector financing solutions.
On September 23, Ben Stephens spoke at “Climate Resilience Without Borders: Technology Transfer for Global Adaptation,” co-hosted by GARI, Mercy Corps Ventures, and the Climate Policy Initiative. The panel addressed how to scale critically needed climate tech in the global south while overcoming barriers such as supply chains, and currency risks.
Catalyzing Climate Innovation through Market Shaping
On September 25, Our team also hosted a roundtable on Market Shaping and the role of Pull Finance in scaling breakthrough green technologies. This convening gathered our partners and key actors from the space to explore experiences on how financing mechanisms be designed to create the market tipping points needed to scale innovation in climate technologies.
The roundtable spotlighted Instiglio’s partnership with the Global Environment Facility and CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, through which we are establishing a Climate Pull Finance Facility in the Caribbean. This pioneering facility is designed to catalyze adaptation and resilience technologies across agriculture, energy, and the blue economy, by using Pull Finance to create predictable demand. The initiative seeks to de-risk investments, incentivize private-sector participation, and accelerate the deployment of solutions that would otherwise struggle to achieve scale.
The discussion also explored pathways to advance green climate technologies for mitigation, including green cement, drawing on lessons from Instiglio’s collaborations with the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Inter-American Development Bank, Schmidt Sciences, the Outcomes Finance Alliance, the Market Shaping Accelerator, and the Center for Global Development. Together, these partnerships have advanced the potential of pull finance and market shaping for climate goals.
Looking Ahead
In Washington and New York, during September Instiglio contributed to global dialogues and project development for climate and related outcomes climate action, and health equity. By bridging innovation with practical solutions, our team continues to demonstrate how financing can be smarter, partnerships stronger, to achieve transformative outcomes.
And this is only the beginning. As we look toward October, we are excited to build on this momentum — bringing forward new collaborations, insights, and opportunities to drive systemic change where it’s needed most. Stay tuned for more.