Making Finance Work for Women Library
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Resource Library
Read our Q&A’s with industry experts in financial inclusion, watch previous Making Finance Work for Women Thought Leadership Series events and Making Finance Work for Women Summit presentations.
Q & A
In Conversation with Women’s World Banking’s Fintech Innovation Challenge Female Founder’s Circle
2022 Events
MARCH 2022
How to Engage Men in Finance to Increase Gender-Diverse Leadership
Speakers
Sarah Kleiner Buitoni
Women’s World Banking
Uzoma Dozie
Sparkle
Dr. Nannette Hechler-Fayd’herbe
Credit Suisse
Gordon Peters
Boost Capital
James White
Human Capital Management Executive, specializing in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Nonprofit Board Leadership
Harsha Rodrigues
Women’s World Banking
Laxman Belbase
MenEngage Global Alliance
JUNE 2022
The Last Mile - Agents Paving the Road to Women's Engagement in Financial Services
Speakers
Marina Dimova
Women’s World Banking
Sasidhar Thumuluri
Sub-K IMPACT Solutions Ltd., and Business Correspondent Federation of India
Ana Barrera
Aflore
Adwoa N. Banful
Boston Consulting Group
Pallavi Tewari Madhok
Women’s World Banking
July 2022
Digital Financial Inclusion: The Gateway to Growth for Women Entrepreneurs & Businesses
Speakers
Karen Miller
Women’s World Banking
Leora Klapper
The World Bank
Nigest Haile
CAWEE
Henriette Kolb
International Finance Corporation
Natasha Jethanandani
Kaleidofin
Dr. Seth Garz
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2021 Events
OCTOBER 2021
The Third Annual Fintech Innovation Challenge
Featuring:
Advancing Women’s Leadership in Fintech: Fireside Chat
Finalists’ Presentations & Winners Announcement
Two Sides of a Coin: How Fintech Innovation & Regulation Can Impact Financial Inclusion (Panel)
SEPTEMBER 2021
Using AI to Develop Gender Sensitive Solutions
Speakers:
Christina Maynes (Women’s World Banking)
Sonja Kelly (Women’s World Banking)
Claudia Juech (Patrick J. McGovern Foundation)
Harshvardhan Lunia (LendingKart
)
Pavel Vyhnalek (Home Credit Asia)
Janet Truncale (EY)
Samantha Hung (Asian Development Bank)
AUGUST 2021
Empowering low-income women towards greater economic resilience under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Speakers:
Harsha Rodrigues (Women’s World Banking)
Mr. Amitabh Kant (NITI Aayog, Government of India)
Mr. Sanjiv Chadha (Bank of Baroda)
Pallavi Tewari Madhok (Women’s World Banking)
Sriraman Jagannathan (Women’s World Banking)
JULY 2021
The Billion Dollar Opportunity: Unlocking the Social and Financial Return Potential of Gender Lens Investing
Speakers:
Mary Ellen Iskenderian (Women’s World Banking)
Katherine Collins, (Putnam Investment)
Stephen O’Driscoll (European Investment Bank)
SoVonna Day-Goins (Credit Suisse)
Christina (CJ) Juhasz (Women’s World Banking)
Najada Kumbuli (Visa Foundation)
Cécile Billaux (European Commission)
JUNE 2021
Leveraging Digital Platforms for Women’s Financial Inclusion
Speakers:
Harsha Rodrigues (Women’s World Banking)
Yasmin Bin-Humam (CGAP)
Jonathan Donner (Caribou Digital)
Yana Dumaresq Sobral Alves (Facebook Financial)
Julie Hogan (Diebold Nixdorf)
Sonja Kelly (Women’s World Banking)
Eleni Kyrou (European Investment Bank)
APRIL 2021
Empowering Women on a Journey Towards Digital Financial Capability
Speakers:
Mary Ellen Iskenderian (Women’s World Banking)
Lubasha Heredia (BCG)
Julia Arnold (Center for Financial Inclusion)
Marina Dimova (Women’s World Banking)
Samit Ghosh (Ujjivan Small Finance Bank)
Catherine Highet (CGAP/FinEquity)
Eva Johansson (SIDA)
