Making Finance Work for Women 2021 - Women's World Banking

There has never been a more crucial time to continue convening as a global community and sharing insights into women’s economic empowerment. That is why Women’s World Banking has launched the virtual Making Finance Work for Women Thought Leadership series.

This new series gives you a continuous deep dive into Women’s World Banking’s research, expertise and upcoming projects while providing a platform for you to engage on these urgent topics.

What to expect:
Making Finance Work for Women Thought Leadership Series is a bi-monthly virtual event. Each event is led by Women’s World Banking experts, and will be focused on topics such as digital financial services, gender lens investing, fintech, and more.

Who will be there:
Industry experts and thought leaders from financial service providers, fintechs, NGOs, donors, investors, research firms, and more.

Upcoming:
Our first event in the series, “Empowering Women on a Journey Towards Digital Financial Capability,” will take place on April 28, 2021. Join us for a virtual discussion on how to develop effective digital financial capability programs and initiatives to effectively support women customers. Learn more.

How to Attend:
Register for our April event using the link below.

Stay tuned for more information on our upcoming events!
Questions? Email events@womensworldbanking.org

Empowering Women on a Journey Towards Digital Financial Capability

Empowering women to build digital financial capabilities (DFC) is more important than ever to ensure women are not left behind as the financial industry moves toward widespread availability and adoption of digital financial services (DFS), and can use DFS with ease and confidence.

Women’s World Banking invites you to a conversation on digital financial capability and its role in building the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for women customers to effectively engage with digital financial services. Our innovative approach to building DFC is designed to ensure that low-income women can fully benefit from the transition to digital financial services, and offers an action-oriented, practical framework for how to develop effective DFC programs and initiatives. This event will feature a discussion on how FSPs and regulators can effectively support women customers to gain the confidence and skills to participate fully in the rapidly digitizing formal financial sector.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28TH
8:00 – 9:30AM EDT

8:00AM –8:05 AM EDT

Opening of event and welcoming remarks

SPEAKER

Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President & CEO, Women’s World Banking

8:05 AM –9:00 AM EDT

Facilitated Panel Discussion

PANELISTS

Marina Dimova, Managing Director of Design and Innovation, Women’s World Banking
Julia Arnold, Senior Research Director, Women’s Financial Inclusion, Center for Financial Inclusion
Samit Ghosh, Founder, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Catherine Highet, Digitally-Enabled Financial Inclusion Thematic Lead, FinEquity

9:00 AM – 9:25 AM EDT

Q&A

9:25 AM – 9:30 AM EDT

Closing Remarks

SPEAKER

Eva Johansson, Lead Policy Advisor for Gender Equality, SIDA

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Questions? Email events@womensworldbanking.org

The Making Finance Work for Women Thought Leadership Series showcases over 40 years of experience in the financial inclusion sector and aim to drive actions that accelerate opportunities for low-income women around the world. Partnering with our event series can help you reach your audience and increase your presence in the financial inclusion space.

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