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Charity vs philanthropy: A clash of ideas at AVPN’s Abu Dhabi conference

Jovi Ho
Jovi Ho • 7 min read
Charity vs philanthropy: A clash of ideas at AVPN’s Abu Dhabi conference
From left: Phyllis Costanza, co-founder of OutcomesX; Abdallah Abu-Sheikh, co-founder and CEO of Astra Tech; Laurence Lien, co-founder and CEO of the Asia Philanthropy Circle; and Vichien Phongsathorn of the Premier Group of Companies Photo: AVPN
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As with most protracted events, the close of the three-day AVPN Global Conference 2024 in Abu Dhabi was relatively quiet. 

Compared to the crowd of 1,500 delegates that filled the ballroom at St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort on April 23, and the buzz of the annual conference’s second impact investing day on April 24, only about a quarter of the ballroom was filled on April 25.  

Those who attended the morning plenaries, however, would have heard from Laurence Lien, co-founder and CEO of the Asia Philanthropy Circle, who spoke about the membership platform’s partnership with Tri-Sector Associates (TSA). 

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