MICROFINANCE EVENT: Women’s World Banking: Making Finance Work for Women; November 7, 2018; New York, USA

Summary of Event: Making Finance Work for Women will include discussions on increasing female involvement in the financial industry and creating more economic opportunities for women worldwide. Representatives from the financial services, philanthropy, and technology sectors will discuss topics including Financing Women in the Supply Chain, Investing with a Gender Lens, The Role of Technology in Powering Women’s Financial Inclusion, and Powering Economies by Investing in Women.

The presenters include

– Suzanne Biegel, the founder of Catalyst At Large, who has 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship, investing and leadership;

– Mary Ellen Iskenderian, the President and CEO of Women’s World Banking (WWB); and

– Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations.

Background on Organizer: WWB is a US-based charitable organization focused on helping low-income women and their households via financial services. One of its key strategies is to conduct client and market research to help financial institutions formulate commercially viable tools that meet women’s needs. WWB has 49 partners in 31 countries, reaching 30 million women. Its 2017 revenues were approximately USD 18.1 million, including support from the organization’s core funders, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and the Australian government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. WWB Asset Management has formed a USD 50 million Capital Partners Fund, focused on investment in women-led businesses.

Cost: Event tickets cost USD 500.

Event Website: https://mfww2018.com/

For additional information, you may call +1 212 768 8513 or email the organizers via the event website.

By Anuhya Tadepalli, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources

Women’s World Banking
https://www.womensworldbanking.org/about-us/

Event agenda
https://www.womensworldbanking.org/annualreport2017/

Women’s World Banking 2017 Annual Report
https://www.womensworldbanking.org/annualreport2017/

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