Tech Policy Learning Lab
Applied learning for policymakers and leaders navigating fintech, AI,
digital assets, and inclusive finance.
Ready to advance your career in inclusive tech policy?
The Tech Policy Learning Lab is a six-month blended learning experience designed for financial policymakers, regulators, and supervisors seeking to advance their leadership in inclusive digital finance. Funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the program is jointly delivered by Women’s World Banking and the Global Center for Sustainable Digital Finance, a joint initiative of Stanford University, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and the University of Zurich.
Gender-Intentional Policy Design
Apply gender analysis across the policy cycle to ensure digital finance policies address women's needs in access, affordability, safety, and consumer protection.
Policy-Relevant, Technology-Focused Learning
Gain a deep understanding of the technologies reshaping finance and explore their regulatory and institutional implications.
Applied Policy Project
Advance a real policy priority from your institution using Women's World Banking's 5D Policy Methodology, with expert guidance and peer feedback.
Zurich Immersive Week
Experience field visits, expert sessions, networking, project presentations, and graduation at the University of Zurich. Sessions include a mix of lectures on sustainable digital finance and policy implications for the digital finance ecosystems for women.
What I Can Expect?
April – July 2027: Live online learning
You will join expert-led sessions on the technologies reshaping finance and explore what they mean for regulation, institutions, and gender inclusion. Your learning journey will include self-study, fintech case discussions, peer exchange, and preparation for your applied policy project.
July–September 2027: Policy advisory and project development
You will receive advisory support to develop an actionable, gender-intentional policy response in your institution or market.
September 13–17, 2027: In-person residency in Zurich
You will convene with your cohort at the University of Zurich for intensive learning, policy development workshops, field visits, networking, project presentations, and graduation. Session titles and sequencing may be adjusted.
- Understand emerging trends in digital finance and their policy implications
- Gain practical insight from global case studies and leading practitioners
- Strengthen their ability to design forward-looking, inclusive, and sustainable tech policy
- Develop a concrete, context-relevant policy proposal
- Join a global peer network of policy leaders
You should apply if...
You work in financial regulation or oversight
Policymakers, regulators, and supervisors in multilaterals, standard setting bodies, central banks, ministries of finance, insurance, pensions, securities, or fintech oversight.
You bring at least 10 years of experience
With a mandate within your current role to advance to digital finance, payments, fintech, or financial inclusion.
Program Fee
Fees are based on your country of representation and the World Bank income classification. for FY26.
What's Included
- Participation in scheduled sessions
- Access to course materials described in course information
- Policy advisory support
What's Not Included
- Accomodation
- Travel
- Personal expenses (visas, insurance, etc.)
- Incidental expenses
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When is the program?
The 2027 program runs from April through September. It combines live online, instructor-led sessions; independent and peer learning; policy advisory support; and an in-person week at the University of Zurich from September 13–17, 2027.
What is expected of participants?
You should plan to attend approximately one live virtual session per week during the online phase, complete two to three hours of preparation or follow-up work per month, engage in peer learning and policy project activities, and attend the immersive week in Zurich. To receive a certificate, you are expected to attend at least 80% of the sessions.
What is the policy project?
You will develop an applied project on a live policy priority from your institution or market. Using Women’s World Banking’s 5D Policy Methodology, you will define the challenge, apply a gender lens, examine evidence and stakeholder perspectives, and shape an actionable response. Individual advisory consultations, workshops, and peer feedback will help you strengthen your project throughout the program. You will present your work during the in-person week in Zurich.
What does the program fee cover?
The fee covers live online sessions, learning materials and platform access, policy advisory support, the in-person academic program in Zurich, and most meals. It does not cover airfare, accommodation, visas, insurance, ground transportation, incidental expenses, additional meals, or accommodation outside the program dates.
Are scholarships available?
A limited number of partial discounts may be available based on demonstrated need and available funding. Applicants who require support should indicate this in their application. Financial assistance is not guaranteed, and applicants should seek institutional sponsorship where possible.
Will I receive a certificate?
If you successfully complete the program requirements, you will receive a certificate of completion from Women’s World Banking and the Global Center for Sustainable Digital Finance.
What types of institutions have participated in the past?
Past cohorts have brought together professionals from central banks, ministries of finance, and regulatory or supervisory authorities overseeing banking, payments, fintech, insurance, pensions, securities, and other areas of digital finance. As part of the program, you will learn alongside peers from a range of institutions, giving you the opportunity to examine common challenges through different market and regulatory perspectives.
Who can I contact with questions?
If you have questions, please email leadershipprogram@womensworldbanking.org
Terms & Conditions
View and download our Terms and Conditions here.
Meet our Faculty
Past guest lecturers come from leading academic, policy, and industry institutions, including:
- Citi
- Fundação Getulio Vargas’s São Paulo School of Business Administration
- Gates Foundation
- Hamilton Plaform
- HerVest
- London Business School
- Manjaro
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Privy Indonesia
- Stanford University
- The Hashgraph Group
- University of Oxford
Voices of the program
"As a working professional, I wanted a course that would give me new perspectives and knowledge, not just new jargon, and that is exactly what I got from the Tech Policy Lab. The sessions strengthened my understanding of technology policy while also helping me think more deeply about applying a gender lens to policy and regulation. The in-person experience was especially valuable, learning alongside fellow regulators and seeing how we are all working through similar challenges, with the visit to Crypto Valley a real highlight." - Anum Hamid, State Bank of Pakistan
