With regard to increasing investment in Asia, I think this is an excellent time to think about the future and the kinds of policies and economic systems that we'd like to share. This is one area where the west can lead.
A number of great B corps—and this is also a small plug for the MaRS work that we do generally—operate in Asia and are not just businesses, but businesses with character, and businesses that pay attention to environmental impacts and to making sure that development is holistic and not just slanted to one side of the ledger.
I would say that B corp, in being very mindful of the types of investments that we make, is of prime importance. A great example of this is actually our MaRS INFRONT program. We work with fund managers in emerging markets. We bring fund managers in emerging markets together with senior VC from the west. The idea is to be able to increase the amount of funds travelling to small and medium-sized enterprises that are doing good work on the ground in developing countries.
I think this is a real important strategy to pursue more generally. This is something that DFATD does in partnership with Sarona Asset Management, MaRS, and the folks at MEDA. It's in its pilot stage right now. This is our first year, with our first fund managers under tuition, so to speak, but this is something to be certainly considered and expanded.