Register Here. Spaces are limited, reserve early to avoid missing out.
Starts June 2026
📅 June 10 – 11, 2026
📍 Ottawa, Canada | In-Person Workshop
💻 2 Half-Day Live Sessions + 🎓Self-Paced Learning Instruction (50+ on-demand modules, 40+ resources)
Workshop Fee: $1,499 + HST
Are You Ready to Lead in the World of Sustainable Finance?
Globally, we are facing calls for renewed frameworks and enhanced cooperation to overcome the massive funding gaps for achieving global sustainable development objectives, especially following the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4). With growing urgency for innovations in financing approaches, mechanisms like blended finance hold tremendous potential for growth in mobilizing private capital at scale, among other urgently required shifts. Do you have the foundational understanding to excel in this space? Can you grasp and interpret the latest global challenges and opportunities? Are you ready for insights and inspiration from market pioneers and visionaries?
This Workshop is Designed for You
The future of sustainable development depends on your ability to structure, communicate, and scale innovative financing solutions that work. This immersive in-person workshop gives you the skills and confidence to do just that. It’s designed for professionals and practitioners, as well as those new to the field – changemakers that are ready to lead the next generation of blended and innovative finance.
Over two half-day sessions, you will engage in a live, in-person workshop led by global experts — with up-to-the-minute insights on what’s happening globally, aligned with rich on-demand lecture material. You can ask questions, apply concepts to real projects, and gain insights from expert panel discussions.
The workshop is anchored in a detailed and comprehensive, self-paced on-demand training course, ready at your fingertips. This course provides you with the complete foundational knowledge you need in blended and innovative finance. You will arrive at each weekly live session informed, inspired, and ready to contribute.
What Makes This Workshop Special?
✅ 2 Half-Day, Live In-Person Expert-Led Sessions
✅ 9 On-Demand, Modern Training Modules to Build and Complete Your Foundation
✅ Real-Life Case Studies, Spreadsheets, and Resources
✅Quizzes, Glossary, and Key Placemat Deck
✅ Certificate of Completion
✅ Access to Instructors and Like-Minded Peer Network
Learn from expert practitioners, and be ready for transformative sustainable finance approaches.
What’s Included
Two Half-Day In-Person Sessions – The Heart of the Workshop
The workshop is delivered across two half-day sessions, integrating the core themes below
🧭 Foundations of Blended and Sustainable Finance
What is blended and sustainable finance — really? We’ll clarify common myths, explore key principles, contextualize with what’s currently going on, and unpack why it’s central to achieving the SDGs and global development agendas.
🧭 Instruments, Key Terminology, Structures & Risk Sharing
We do a deep dive into financing fundamentals, exploring all the instruments including grants, loans, insurance, guarantees, concessional capital, technical assistance. And we’ll analyze real deals in the market, exploring how different kinds of funders share risks.
🧭 The Power of Catalytic Capital to Scale Private Funding for Development
We explore and unpack the sustainable finance spectrum, and how catalytic capital is crucial for unlocking private sector funding, including for traditionally less commercial development sectors such as climate resilience and adaptation.
🧭 Reimagining Approaches in Sustainable Finance + Career Insights
We bring it all together, reflecting on emerging trends and challenges, how to grow impact across the funding spectrum, and practical approaches to moving from concept to committed capital. Bring your questions and vision.
🎙 Q&A with a Senior Global Leader in Blended Finance
A brief opening exchange followed by participant-driven Q&A with a highly experienced, recognized industry leader.
Each session builds on rich on-demand learning material) and brings concepts to life with interactive discussion, practical tools, and real-world insight.
Full Live Sessions details and agenda provided upon registration.
On-Demand Course – Lifetime Access to the Complete Course Blended and Innovative Finance
To get the most from the workshop, you’ll complete selected modules from our online course, “The Complete Course in Blended and Innovative Finance” (included in your registration), which includes:
✅ Strategy & Positioning – Understand the players and how to design high-impact initiatives
✅ What is Blended Finance? – Definitions, mobilization rates, and the role of concessional and catalytic capital
✅ The SDG Funding Gap – Challenges, risk perceptions, and how blended finance responds
✅ Evolution of Blended Finance – 4 generations of blended finance and lessons learned
✅ Financial Building Blocks – Grants, loans, equity, guarantees, insurance, and more
✅ Key Players & Motivations – From DFIs to commercial banks and institutional investors
✅ Bridging to Bankability – Scaling early-stage solutions and designing catalytic capital
✅ Deal Structures & Vehicles – Trust funds, SPVs, waterfalls, wiring diagrams
✅ Getting to Trillions – Strategic levers to scale impact and drive systemic change
View Detailed On-Demand Course Outline and Trailer here. Access to the course is provided upon registration.
🧭 Who Should Join?
- Professionals in finance, policy, or development
- Staff at DFIs, MDBs, development agencies, NGOs, foundations, and government departments
- Entrepreneurs and changemakers exploring sustainable impact finance
- Lawyers, accountants, ESG specialists, and others involved in sustainable finance
- Anyone seeking to enter the field of blended and innovative finance
- No finance experience is required (course includes all fundamentals)
💡 Learn from Global Experts
“From growing up in a developing country to working in global finance, I’ve lived both sides of the development equation. I believe transformational change starts with individuals — and expands to the world. Join us to unlock your potential.”
Deborah brings decades of on-the-ground deal experience and expertise in all areas of structured finance, and strategic insights from advisory and senior roles across major institutions. She has structured and closed major blended financing transactions totaling in the billions, and makes complex ideas accessible, actionable, and inspiring.
“I launched Crystalus to improve lives through the power of innovative finance. With great mentors and creative thinking, you can leapfrog your career and change the world. That’s what this workshop is about.”
Patrick has led blended finance deals and advised on some $10B in new sustainable finance initiatives. His approach blends technical mastery with clarity and strategy — and he’s passionate about helping others succeed.
🌐 About Crystalus
We are global experts in blended and sustainable finance, supporting leading players across the spectrum, including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Gates Foundation, Global Affairs Canada, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Green Municipal Fund, Sarona Asset Management, Women’s World Banking, and Cordiant Capital. We are hands-on practitioners, having developed, negotiated and closed billions in structured financings, and advising on countless new innovative and blended finance initiatives. And we’ve trained and mentored thousands of professionals, helping change-makers like you build capacity, gain clarity, and confidently navigate a complex and evolving field. We are globally recognized thought leaders, profiling ground-breaking insights at major fora (e.g., EMPEA/IFC Global Private Equity Conference) and in leading publications (e.g., Wall Street Journal, World Economic Forum).
✅ Register Now
📌 Spaces are limited – reserve yours early to avoid missing out.
The workshop starts June 10, 2026 — and we can’t wait to welcome you!
FAQ
Is this workshop suitable for both experienced professionals and those newer to blended finance?
Yes — the workshop is designed to be valuable for both, combining clear foundational concepts with advanced insights, real-world application, and strategic perspective.
How practical is the workshop content?
Highly practical — the workshop focuses on real transactions, structures, and decision frameworks, with an emphasis on moving initiatives from concept to execution.
What differentiates this workshop from other training in the market?
This is not academic or theoretical — it is grounded in real deal experience, current market dynamics, and the practical realities of structuring and advancing blended finance initiatives.
How does the on-demand course fit into the workshop?
The on-demand course provides the foundational knowledge, allowing the in-person workshop to focus on deeper discussion, application, and advancing real-world opportunities.