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Crisis As Catalyst 2021 Summit Programme
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Contents
04 Our Supporters
06 Crisis As Catalyst
08 Summit Experience
08 Getting the Most Out of
Your Summit Experience
09 Programme Themes
10 Agenda at a Glance: Time Zone A
11 Agenda at a Glance: Time Zone B
12 Arts and Music at the Summit
15 Scholarships: Widening the Circle
16 Detailed Agenda
16 Day 1 – Time Zone A
18 Day 1 – Time Zone B
20 Day 2 – Time Zone A
22 Day 2 – Time Zone B
24 Day 3 – Time Zone A
26 Day 3 – Time Zone B
28 Day 4 – Time Zone A
29 Day 4 – Time Zone B
30 Workshop Details
42 About GenderSmart
42 About GenderSmart
43 The GenderSmart Team
44 Thank You to Our Advisory Council
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 03
Thanks to All Our Supporters Founding Partner Momentum Supporters Velocity Supporters Kinetic Supporters Film and Streaming Partner Magnifying Supporters Quantum Supporters GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 04
Morgan Stanley is a proud sponsor of the 2021 Global GenderSmart Investing Summit The Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing sees great opportunity to direct capital toward inclusive growth, including solutions that advance women and girls. Businesses and economies across the globe are positioned to benefit from the multiplier effects of elevating the world’s entire population. For Morgan Stanley insights on sustainable investing, please visit morganstanley.com/sustainableinvesting © 2021 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. Members SIPC. CRC 3356163 02/21 CS 9946635 12/20
Crisis As Catalyst We are finally here. Bringing over 600 people and organisations to stand together in the face of sobering realities, and in celebration of each other’s innovation and leadership. The intersecting crises of COVID, of racial justice and its manifestations around the world, of climate, and of the economic dislocation that many are facing, have created a perfect storm. In this time of crisis, we have demonstrated that old systems can change faster than people think, that resilience comes from many places, and that finance can and must play a role in the constellation of solutions for positive change. Gender – and broader diversity – are now a greater factor of risk and opportunity, whether in global health and access to finance, or digital equity and the future of work. So what now? As we look at the power of gender balance and equity – in both the investment value chain and decision-making processes, we have a tremendous opportunity to learn from each other, to challenge each other, and to share our ambition and experience. It is in that spirit that we have evolved GenderSmart to meet this new age. We have grown from a small team focused on producing this Global Summit to a robust organisation and platform that still leverages this forum as our flagship programme and a unique galvanising force, but that does so while facilitating a wide range of partnerships, research projects, and communities of practice, each of which is designed to fill unique gaps in the global ecosystem. As always, our work is fuelled by the initiatives, contributions, and insights of our global community of leaders. More than ever, our shared humanity and our relationships are a source of strength. However impactful our work may be alone, true, transformative, and sustainable change really becomes possible when we tilt our siloes onto their sides, and turn them into pipelines. Thank you to our Advisory Council, our supporters, our more than 150 speakers, moderators, and conversation starters, our team, and to all of you for bringing this work forward. It is our privilege to be here with all of you. Toward solutions, Suzanne, Darian, Sigrid, Sana, Debbi, Stella, Lindsay, Julie, and Patrice The GenderSmart Team GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 06
INVESTING IN WOMEN
RISE FUND
A COVID-19 Response
and Resilience Mechanism
Investing in Women launched the RISE Fund–Responsive Interventions Supporting Entrepreneurs–to inject
catalytic capital for women-led small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the South East Asian region. The fund offsets
COVID-19 impacts on women-owned and women-led businesses and provides much needed liquidity in a capital-
constrained market. Macquarie Group Foundation joined forces with Investing in Women to scale this initiative in
the Philippines. Through the RISE Fund and other blended finance instruments, Investing in Women aims to mobilise
AUD 60 million of investments in women-led businesses through 11 fund managers in the region.
“
Closing the gender gap for access to capital will build more resilient and
inclusive economies in South East Asia during the critical recovery period.
Julia Newton-Howes
CEO, Investing in Women
CALL TO ACTION FOR RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY
Allocate capital Activate local Catalyse
with a gender lens investment solutions private sector capital
in economic stimulus for emergency for long-term
packages and investments relief response economic resilience
OUR WORK RELATED RESOURCES
Investing in Women is an initiative Investing in Women underpins Learn more about Investing in Women’s
of the Australian Government impact investors through blended work on gender lens investing through
to catalyse inclusive economic finance instruments and plays a the recently published resources from our
growth through women’s economic market-building role by championing partners:
empowerment in South East Asia. gender lens investing.
THE ADVANCE OF
To promote women’s participation As a result, we are looking to move IMPACT INVESTING
in the workforce and as business significant amounts of impact IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
leaders, we address investor biases investment capital to (and within) by Intellecap
against women-owned/women-led South East Asia for women-owned/
businesses operating in the SME women-led SMEs.
market segment. HOW TO INVEST
WITH A GENDER LENS
by Value for Women
WWW.INVESTINGINWOMEN.ASIA Follow us on:
Summit Experience
Getting the Most Out of
Your Summit Experience
Using the App and Community WATCH
For the best Summit experience, we recommend you
download the Bizzabo app, particularly if you are going to How to Choose Your Sessions
be taking part using your personal devices. The app is the
place to connect with other delegates and message them
one-on-one. Once you’ve registered, please do update
your profile with a picture and short bio to make it easier
for people to find you.
X Download the Bizzabo app from the App Store
X Download the Bizzabo app from Google Play
There is also a GenderSmart Slack channel for thematic
and group conversations – do join if you haven’t already!
General Sessions and Workshops We’ve recorded a short video to show you how
to securely log in and manage your sessions
General sessions take part on the ‘Main Stage’ within
once you’ve registered. Click the image above
Bizzabo; all workshops will run on Zoom. Please make
to watch online.
sure you’ve updated to the latest release of Zoom before
the Summit begins.
House Rules Time Zones
The Summit is a learning space where senior decision The Summit consists of four half days or 16 hours of
makers and capital allocators can speak frankly about programming, repeated in two different time zones which
their challenges and concerns, and absorb different we’ve called Time Zone A and Time Zone B for ease.
perspectives, so that the entire field can move forward.
Delegates from EMEA can attend sessions in either time
We kindly ask that you observe the following rules
zone, depending on what works for them.
throughout all sessions:
Consideration: the longer you talk, the less someone
else can; please keep introductions brief.
Confidentiality: you can discuss ideas and challenges
but please don’t reveal the identity of the speaker, or their Time Zone A Time Zone B
organisations, without their permission (Chatham House); Best for delegates Best for delegates
this is a learning space where we want everyone to be in Southeast Asia in the US, Canada,
able to share challenges as well as successes. and Asia Pacific LatAm and Caribbean
Respect: assume best intent and bring your a-game. X 07:00 – 11:00 GMT X 08:00 – 12:00 PST
Inclusive: acknowledge all voices, little ones of all X 08:00 – 12:00 CET X 11:00 – 15:00 EST
stripes and sizes welcome. X 10:00 – 14:00 EAT X 16:00 – 20:00 GMT
X 15:00 – 19:00 JST X 17:00 – 21:00 CET
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 08
Summit Experience
Programme Themes
The Summit programme spans five main themes, with up to four
90-minute breakouts in each, supplemented by plenary conversations,
intimate fireside chats, and thought starters from our Ignite speakers.
Investing for Recovery
From Niche to Normal
and Resilience
As gender lens investing gains traction, it’s increasingly What happens when gender finance intersects with
being recognised as “just smart investing”. Sessions in this high-impact thematic areas such as the care economy,
theme will unpack what it takes to make the case, bring financial and digital inclusion, education, or healthcare?
more institutional investors to the table, and unlock more Share existing and emerging opportunities that consider
capital at scale across both public and private markets. gender, racial, and social equity through resilient jobs,
Delegates will leave with more compelling stakeholder climate-smart approaches, and the opportunities
narratives, and sharper gender-smart investment for financing supply chains, in the context of COVID
strategies that take all of their parameters and priorities and beyond.
into account.
Supported by
Supported by
Building a Better Toolkit Gender and Climate
There are more new gender-smart methodologies, tools, There is a rich seam of opportunities at the junction of
and approaches available than ever before. Which of gender and climate finance. These interactive sessions
these should be used, and when? We’ll debate priority will share best practices and frameworks to address risks
data gaps and identify areas for improvement and and challenges, pinpointing what good looks like when
harmonisation, with a particular focus on welcoming new applying this dual set of lenses. We’ll explore both existing
voices and perspectives as we embrace greater diversity portfolios and the opportunity to create new vehicles,
as a driver of alpha. while integrating an intersectional racial and social equity
lens, in the context of “just transitions.”
Systems and Levers For details on workshops, please see pages 30 to 41.
While allocators and intermediaries may share similar
goals, the systems they have to navigate, the partners
with whom they work, and the strategies they deploy
can vary widely. We’ll explore leading-edge investment
mandates and innovative, evergreen, and alternative
structures, including blended finance; how we might
better support first time, diverse fund managers; and
the role played by next-generation and female wealth
as levers for unlocking more gender-smart capital.
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 09
Summit Experience
Agenda at a Glance: 07:00 – 11:00 GMT 08:00 – 12:00 CET
Time Zone A
10:00 – 14:00 EAT 15:00 – 19:00 JST
Feb 01 MON
DAY 1 Feb 03 WED
DAY 2 Feb 08 MON
DAY 3 Feb 10 WED
DAY 4
Opening Session General Session General Session Plenary: Stepping Up
• State of the Field • Welcome and Poetry • Welcome and Poetry For Systems Change
• Welcoming remarks
• Regional Deep Dive Workshops Workshops
playbacks Data Harmonisation, Changing the Supported by
Measurement and Conversation
Management Around Care
Supporting First- Investing for Racial
Time Women and Social Equity
Delegate Exchange Synthesis, Closing
and Diverse Fund and Commitments
Recovery and
Managers
Rebuilding with • Welcome and Poetry
The Next Frontier a Gender And • Fireside chat with
in Public Markets Climate Lens Angelique Kidjo
Break Break Break
Supported by
Workshops Workshops Workshops
Innovative, Collaboration as Building Capacity
Alternative and the Key to Scaling and Expertise
Blended Finance Gender‑Smart
Capital
Increasing Gender
Raising the Bar in Gender Finance Opportunities In
Gender Analysis for Transformative Existing Climate
Impact Portfolios
Ways Into Power and Private Making the Case
Gender Finance Wealth: Women and and Telling the Story
Generation Next
What Does Good Supply Chains
Look Like in Gender Through a
and Climate Finance? Gender Lens
General Session General Session General Session
• Reflections on the Day • Reflections on the Day • Reflections on the Day
• Poetry • Fireside Chat: • Ignite: Katrine Marçal
• Ignite: Achim Steiner Bogolo Joy Kenewendo
and Lisa Witter
Please refer to pages 16 to 29 for exact session times.
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 10Summit Experience
Agenda at a Glance: 08:00 – 12:00 PST 11:00 – 15:00 EST
Time Zone B
16:00 – 20:00 GMT 17:00 – 21:00 CET
Feb 02 TUE
DAY 1 Feb 04 THU
DAY 2 Feb 09 TUE
DAY 3 Feb 11 THU
DAY 4
Opening Session General Session General Session Plenary: Stepping Up
• State of the Field • Welcome and Poetry • Welcome and Poetry For Systems Change
• Welcoming remarks
• Regional Deep Dive Workshops Workshops
playbacks Data Harmonisation, Changing the Supported by
Measurement and Conversation
Management Around Care
Supporting First- Investing for Racial
Time Women and Social Equity
Delegate Exchange Synthesis, Closing
and Diverse Fund and Commitments
Recovery and
Managers
Rebuilding with • Welcome and Poetry
The Next Frontier a Gender And • Fireside chat with
in Public Markets Climate Lens Angelique Kidjo
Break Break Break
Supported by
Workshops Workshops Workshops
Innovative, Collaboration as Building Capacity
Alternative and the Key to Scaling and Expertise
Blended Finance Gender‑Smart
Capital
Increasing Gender
Raising the Bar in Gender Finance Opportunities In
Gender Analysis for Transformative Existing Climate
Impact Portfolios
Ways Into Power and Private Making the Case
Gender Finance Wealth: Women and and Telling the Story
Generation Next
What Does Good Supply Chains
Look Like in Gender Through a
and Climate Finance? Gender Lens
General Session General Session General Session
• Reflections on the Day • Reflections on the Day • Reflections on the Day
• Poetry • Fireside Chat: • Ignite: Vicki Saunders
• Ignite: Teresa Younger Suzanne Biegel and
Jim Casselberry
Please refer to pages 16 to 29 for exact session times.
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 11Summit Experience
Arts and Music
at the Summit
Art lifts you up and
gives you a sense
of yourself, and the
power that you hold.
Angelique Kidjo
Anyone who was with us in London in 2018 will know that music and
poetry are two of the not-so-secret ingredients that give the Summit its
unique flavour, designed to inspire and catalyse solutions and action.
Angelique Kidjo Batonga Foundation
Angelique Kidjo, four-time Grammy Award winner, Currently, Batonga serves over 3,600 of some of the
is one of the greatest artists in international music. Time hardest-to-reach young women and girls between
Magazine considers her “the first African diva” and the the ages of 12 and 30 years old across 15 rural villages
Guardian has noted her as one of the 100 most influential in Benin, equipping them with the social and financial
women in the world. Her ability to mix Beninese traditions skills they need to thrive and supporting them as they
with current music along with her striking voice has taken launch and maintain a sustainable economic activity.
her beyond African borders from Olympia to Carnegie By offering access to safe spaces, peer groups, role
Hall. She has received dozens of accolades and awards, models and mentors, Batonga supports young women
both for her music and her activism. She is the founder in building and maintaining their economic well being
of the Batonga Foundation, created to accelerate the path and leadership in local economies.
to gender equality and gender justice for the hardest-
to-reach young women and girls in Africa. Her tireless
SESSION DETAILS
pursuits to help children in need around the world have
also led her to be appointed as UNICEF’s International February 10 and 11
Goodwill Ambassador and to receive Amnesty Join Angelique Kidjo and Suzanne Biegel
International’s Ambassador of Conscience Award. for a virtual fireside chat on Day 4 of the Summit
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 12Summit Experience
Selina Nwulu: Poet in Residence
Selina Nwulu is a writer, poet and essayist with
a commitment to social and climate justice. Her poetry
and essays have been widely published in a variety
of journals, short films and anthologies including the
critically acclaimed anthology New Daughters of Africa.
She has just finished her first full length collection
of poems and is a finalist for the Arts Award UK
Environmental Award.
Loa Myst
Marushka is a Polynesian Croatian singer/songwriter
(also known as ‘Loa Myst’) whose music tells timeless
stories of healing, resilience and courage. She has worked
with Grammy Award winning creatives worldwide, played
legendary historic venues and toured with musical
pioneers from America to Europe and Africa.
Rising Appalachia
Rising Appalachia is an American folk music group led
by multi-instrumentalist sisters Leah Song and Chloe
Smith. Leah also performs as a solo artist. Based between
Southern Appalachia and New Orleans, the sisters
work with an array of international musicians, creating
a mix of world, folk and soul music. The sisters want
their art to also be a source of activism, as well as of
cultural development, and spend time advocating
for social justice, racial justice, environmental justice,
and indigenous rights.
Soul Family
The Soul Family Band, fronted by MOBO nominated
vocalist, Natalie Williams, is joined by an incredible group
of regular singers who are all artists in their own right.
They’re usually playing sold-out residencies at London’s
Ronnie Scotts, but for the GenderSmart Investing Summit,
there’s an intimate acoustic performance featuring Vula
Malinga, Sharlene Hector, and Robin Mullarkey on bass.
Clockwise from top: Rising Appalachia, Loa Myst, Soul Family,
Selina Nwulu.
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 13Congratulations,
GenderSmart!
Visa Foundation is honored to support and join forces
with the GenderSmart community in their work to
advance equitable access to capital for women
entrepreneurs and fund managers globally.
Congratulations to the GenderSmart team for their
excellent and immense work on the Summit and their
commitment to driving inclusive practices in the impact
investment sector.Summit Experience Scholarships: Widening the Circle The Summit reserves at least 25 tickets for scholarship delegates to ensure a wider representation of voices and experience. Thank you to our supporters for funding the following changemakers*: Helen Adeosun CareAcademy Brandi DeCarli Farm From a Box Omar Perdomo Symplifica Oluwaseun Ajayi Field Intelligence Stephanie Doig Miro Forestry Charlotte Ridder Yusudi Hilary Barry LadyAgri Virginia Gardiner Loowatt Cecilia Retegui Zolvers Joanna Bichsel Kasha Global Shamala Hinrichsen Hanai Ivy Huq Russell Mayalogy Ltd Emma Caddy Tiny Totos Kenya Bas Horstenbach E4E Africa Romouz Sadeq Mrayti Michelle Arevalo-Carpenter Impaqto Priya Krishnan Klay Ajaita Shah Frontier Markets Audrey Cheng Moringa School Ada Osakwe Agrolay Ventures Gayathri Vasudevan Labournet Neelam Chhiber Industree Foundation Rebecca Percasky Better Packaging Amanda Cole Sayurbox Pamela Anyoti Peronaci Asante Mama *as of January 24, 2021 GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 15
Detailed Agenda
Day 1 February 01
Monday
7:00 AM GMT Opening Session 1 HR 10 MIN
A warm welcome to the 2021 GenderSmart Investing Summit! This opening session includes:
• Welcoming remarks from our Founding Partner, UBS
• State of the Field (Suzanne Biegel, Shalaka Joshi, Jackie VanderBrug)
• Regional Deep Dive playbacks
Suzanne Biegel Eva Lindholm Jackie VanderBrug
Co-Founder CEO, Wealth Management, Head of Sustainable and
GenderSmart UK and Jersey Impact Investment
UBS Bank of America
Shalaka Joshi
Gender Lead, South Asia Darian Rodriguez Heyman Lisa Witter
IFC – International Finance Corporation Co-Founder Summit Emcee and CEO
GenderSmart Apolitical Foundation
8:10 AM GMT Delegate Exchange 35 MIN
Get to know fellow Summit delegates and share your gender finance goals in a lively conversation.
8:45 AM GMT Break 20 MIN
Continues on next page
Please refer to pages 30 to 41 for details on the Workshops; speaker details can be found on the Summit website.
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 16Detailed Agenda
Day 1 February 01
Monday Continued
9:05 AM GMT Workshops 1 HR 30 MIN
Innovative, Alternative Raising the Bar in Ways Into
and Blended Finance Gender Analysis Gender Finance
MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR:
Shuyin Tang Danielle Burt Carey Bohjanen
CEO Gender (data) expert Managing Director
Beacon Fund Sustainable Finance Advisory
CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS:
Lade Araba Kelly Roberts-Robbins Amy Haddad
Managing Director, Africa Associate Director Director, GEDSI
Convergence Finance Palladium Impact Capital Coffey International Development
Shruti Chandrasekhar Paul Hailey Dr Mara Catherine Harvey
Head of SME Ventures and Head of Impact Head of Client Services,
Startup Accelerators, IFC ResponsAbility Investments AG Global Wealth Management
UBS
Olivia Iloetonma Laura Harris
Senior Investment Associate Program Lead, Translator Simba Marekera
Volta Capital Criterion Institute Executive Director, Investment Solutions
Brightlight Impact Group
Bjoern Struewer Rachel Whittaker
Founder & CEO Sustainable Investing Strategist
Roots of Impact UBS
10:35 AM GMT General Session 25 MIN
Supported by Reflections on the first day of the Summit, plus inspiration from an electrifying Ignite speaker
and our Poet in Residence.
Suzanne Biegel Achim Steiner
Co-Founder UNDP Administrator
GenderSmart
Lisa Witter
Selina Nwulu Summit Emcee and CEO
Poet in Residence Apolitical Foundation
Independent
11:00 AM GMT Close
Please refer to pages 30 to 41 for details on the Workshops; speaker details can be found on the Summit website.
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 17Detailed Agenda
Day 1 February 02
Tuesday
4:00 PM GMT Opening Session 1 HR 10 MIN
A warm welcome to the 2021 GenderSmart Investing Summit! This opening session includes:
• Welcoming remarks from our Founding Partner, UBS
• State of the Field (Suzanne Biegel, Shalaka Joshi, Jackie VanderBrug)
• Regional Deep Dive playbacks
Suzanne Biegel Eva Lindholm Jackie VanderBrug
Co-Founder CEO, Wealth Management, Head of Sustainable and
GenderSmart UK and Jersey Impact Investment
UBS Bank of America
Shalaka Joshi
Gender Lead, South Asia Darian Rodriguez Heyman Lisa Witter
IFC – International Finance Corporation Co-Founder Summit Emcee and CEO
GenderSmart Apolitical Foundation
5:10 PM GMT Delegate Exchange 35 MIN
Get to know fellow Summit delegates and share your gender finance goals in a lively conversation.
5:45 PM GMT Break 20 MIN
Continues on next page
Please refer to pages 30 to 41 for details on the Workshops; speaker details can be found on the Summit website.
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 18Detailed Agenda
Day 1 February 02
Tuesday Continued
6:05PM GMT Workshops 1 HR 30 MIN
Innovative, Alternative Raising the Bar in Ways Into
and Blended Finance Gender Analysis Gender Finance
MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR:
Sukhvir Basran Sarah Kaplan Jennifer Pryce
Senior Legal Director and Co-Head Director, Institute for Gender President and CEO
of Impact Finance and the Economy Calvert Impact Capital
Hogan Lovells International LLP Rotman School of Management,
University of Toronto
CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS:
Sandra Halilovic Joy Anderson Hany Assaad
Senior Investment Officer President and Founder Co-founder and Chief Portfolio
Ceniarth LLC Criterion Institute and Risk Officer
Avanz Capital
Lily Han Selina Haeny
Principal Policy Advisor Amy Hepburn
Volta Capital SDC Chief Executive Officer
Investor Leadership Network
Christina Juhasz Dorri McWhorter
CIO CEO Loren Rodwin
Women’s World Banking YWCA Managing Director, Social Enterprise
Asset Management Finance Team
US International Development
Finance Corporation (DFC)
7:35 PM GMT General Session 25 MIN
Supported by Reflections on the first day of the Summit, plus inspiration from an electrifying Ignite speaker
and our Poet in Residence.
Suzanne Biegel Teresa Younger
Co-Founder CEO and President
GenderSmart Ms. Foundation for Women
Selina Nwulu Lisa Witter
Poet in Residence Summit Emcee and CEO
Independent Apolitical Foundation
8:00 PM GMT Close
Please refer to pages 30 to 41 for details on the Workshops; speaker details can be found on the Summit website.
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 19Detailed Agenda
Day 2 February 03
Wednesday
7:00 AM GMT Welcome: General Session 15 MIN
Join us as we set the tone for the second day of the Summit, with a dash of intelligent inspiration
from our Poet in Residence.
Suzanne Biegel Selina Nwulu Lisa Witter
Co-Founder Poet in Residence Summit Emcee and CEO
GenderSmart Independent Apolitical Foundation
7:15 AM GMT Workshops 1 HR 30 MIN
Data Harmonisation, Supporting First-Time The Next Frontier
Measurement and Women and Diverse in Public Markets
Management Fund Managers
MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR:
Nilah Mitchell Laura Kemp-Pedersen Jo Andrews
Head of East Africa Founder Co-Founder
60 Decibels ImpactInc Equileap
CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS:
Jennifer Buckley Jen Braswell Diana van Maasdijk
Senior Managing Director Director, Value Creation Co-founder and CEO
SEAF CDC Equileap
Jessica Espinoza Polo Leteka Rachel Whittaker
Global Gender Finance Lead/Chair Co-Founder and Exeuctive Director Sustainable Investing Strategist
DEG Invest/2X Challenge Alitheia IDF UBS
Steven van Weede Sagar Tandon Linda Zeilina
Managing Director Founding Member CEO
Palladium Impact Capital Moonshot Ventures International Sustainable Finance Centre
(ISFC)
8:45 AM GMT Break 20 MIN
Continues on next page
Please refer to pages 30 to 41 for details on the Workshops; speaker details can be found on the Summit website.
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 20Detailed Agenda
Day 2 February 03
Wednesday Continued
9:05 AM GMT Workshops 1 HR 30 MIN
Collaboration As the Key to Scaling Gender Finance for
Gender‑Smart Capital Transformative Impact
MODERATOR: MODERATOR:
Anouk Heilen Liesbet Peeters
Global Sustainability Director Managing Partner
Unilever Volta Capital
CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS:
Eva-Maria Baumer Wendy Anderson
Vice President, Corporate Engagement Co-Founder
Mastercard The Case for Her
Chantal Korteweg Tim Radjy
Director, Stakeholders, Strategy and Knowledge Management Managing Partner
FMO AlphaMundi
Katherine Milligan Theo Sowa
Partner, Gender and Diversity Chief Executive Officer
Bamboo Capital Partners African Women’s Development Fund
Power and Private Wealth: What Does Good Look Like in
Women and Generation Next Gender and Climate Finance?
MODERATOR: MODERATOR:
Cindy Ko Sophie Lambin
Head of APAC CEO/Founder
Toniic Kite Insights
CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS:
Sam Bonsey Elizabeth Biney-Amissah
Executive Director Partner
The ImPact Energy Access Ventures
Berry Liberman Barbara Rambousek
Co-founder and Creative Director Director, Gender and Economic Inclusion
Small Giants EBRD
Hedda Pahlson-Moller Marco Serena
Managing Partner Head of Development Impact
TIIME The Private Infrastructure Development Group
10:35 AM GMT General Session 25 MIN
Supported by Reflections on the second day of the Summit, plus an inspiring fireside chat and music from
Rising Appalachia.
Suzanne Biegel Bogolo Joy Kenewendo Lisa Witter
Co-Founder Managing Director, Kenewendo Advisory Summit Emcee and CEO
GenderSmart and former Minister of Trade and Apolitical Foundation
Investment, Botswana
11:00 AM GMT Close
Please refer to pages 30 to 41 for details on the Workshops; speaker details can be found on the Summit website.
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 21Detailed Agenda
Day 2 February 04
Thursday
4:00 PM GMT Welcome: General Session 15 MIN
Join us as we set the tone for the second day of the Summit, with a dash of intelligent inspiration
from our Poet-in-Residence.
Suzanne Biegel Selina Nwulu Lisa Witter
Co-Founder Poet in Residence Summit Emcee and CEO
GenderSmart Independent Apolitical Foundation
4:15 PM GMT Workshops 1 HR 30 MIN
Data Harmonisation, Supporting First-Time The Next Frontier
Measurement and Women and Diverse in Public Markets
Management Fund Managers
MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR:
Cathy Clark Bahiyah Yasmeen Robinson Patience Marime-Ball
Faculty Director CEO Founder and CEO
Duke University VC Include Women of the World Endowment
CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS:
Dorothy Nyambi Najada Kumbuli Arlene Isaacs-Lowe
President/CEO Head of Investments Global Head of CSR
MEDA Visa Foundation Moodys
Christine Roddy Jen Braswell Rachel Robasciotti
Executive Director Director, Value Creation Founder and CEO
AlphaMundi Foundation CDC Group Adasina Social Capital
Marina Svistak Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes Jackie VanderBrug
Senior Development Impact Officer Founder and Managing Partner Head of Sustainable and
FinDev Canada Aruwa Capital Management Impact Investment
Bank of America
5:45 PM GMT Break 20 MIN
Continues on next page
Please refer to pages 30 to 41 for details on the Workshops; speaker details can be found on the Summit website.
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 22Detailed Agenda
Day 2 February 04
Thursday Continued
6:05 PM GMT Workshops 1 HR 30 MIN
Collaboration As the Key to Scaling Gender Finance for
Gender‑Smart Capital Transformative Impact
MODERATOR: MODERATOR:
Najada Kumbuli Rehana Nathoo
Head of Investments Founder and CEO
Visa Foundation Spectrum Impact
CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS:
Dr Marie-Ann Etiebet Ruth Shaber
Lead and Executive Director President
MSD for Mothers Tara Health Foundation
Alec Paxton Theo Sowa
Acting Managing Director, Gender Lens Investing (2X) Chief Executive Officer
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation African Women’s Development Fund
Yasmina Zaidman Teresa Younger
Chief Partnerships Officer CEO and President
Acumen Ms. Foundation for Women
Power and Private Wealth: What Does Good Look Like in
Women and Generation Next Gender and Climate Finance?
MODERATOR: MODERATOR:
Jackie Zehner Sophie Lambin
President CEO/Founder
The Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation Kite Insights
CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS:
Paolo Fresia Ibrahim AlHusseini
Principal Founder and Managing Partner
100% Sustainability FullCycle
Molly Gochman Lauren Cochran
Founder and President Managing Director
Stardust Blue Haven Initiative
Liesel Pritzker-Simmons Barbara Rambousek
Co-Founder and Principal Director, Gender and Economic Inclusion
Blue Haven Initiative EBRD
7:35 PM GMT General Session 25 MIN
Supported by Reflections on the second day of the Summit, plus an inspiring fireside chat and music from
Rising Appalachia.
Suzanne Biegel Jim Casselberry Lisa Witter
Co-Founder CFO Summit Emcee and CEO
GenderSmart 4S Bay Partners LLC Apolitical Foundation
8:00 PM GMT Close
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Day 3 February 08
Monday
7:00 AM GMT Welcome: General Session 15 MIN
Join us to frame the day’s workshops and conversations.
Suzanne Biegel Selina Nwulu
Co-Founder Poet in Residence
GenderSmart Independent
Julia Newton-Howes Lisa Witter
CEO Summit Emcee and CEO
Investing in Women Apolitical Foundation
7:15 AM GMT Workshops 1 HR 30 MIN
Changing the Investing for Racial Recovery and
Conversation and Social Equity Rebuilding With
Around Care a Gender and
Climate Lens
MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR:
Anuradha Shetty Kanini Mutooni Gilles Pascual
Principal MD Partner
Soros Economic Development Fund/OSF Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation EY
CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS:
Emma Caddy James Broderick David Gonzalez Garcia
CEO/Founder Director Principal Advisor, Energy
Tiny Totos Kenya Impact Investing Institute EIB
Chunmei Huang Andia Chakava Ashish Kumar
Senior Director Investment Director Portfolio Innovation Manager
Shinsei Corporate Investment Limited Graca Michel Trust Shell Foundation
Johannes Weber Corianne van Veen Ajaita Shah
Founder and Managing Partner Sustainable Finance Officer Founder/CEO
Ananda Ventures GmbH FMO Frontier Markets
8:45 AM GMT Break 20 MIN
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GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 24Detailed Agenda
Day 3 February 08
Monday Continued
9:05 AM GMT Workshops 1 HR 30 MIN
Increasing Gender Opportunities
Building Capacity and Expertise
in Existing Climate Portfolios
MODERATOR: MODERATOR:
Carey Bohjanen Marijn Wiersma
Managing Director Gender Lead
Sustainable Finance Advisory CDC Group
CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS:
Jen Braswell Monya Bassingthwaite
Director, Value Creation Senior Investment Officer
CDC Group responsAbility Investments AG
Sally McCutchan Francis Condon
CEO Executive Director
Impact Investing Australia UBS Asset Management
Vikram Raju
Head of Impact Investing
Morgan Stanley AIP
Making the Case and Telling the Story Supply Chains Through a Gender Lens
MODERATOR: MODERATOR:
Laurie Spengler Diana Kolar
President and CEO Investment Executive, Trade and Supply Chain Finance
Courageous Capital Advisors CDC Group
CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS:
Marisa Drew Jamila Belabidi
Chief Sustainability Officer and Global Head Director, Global Women Economic Empowerment
of Sustainable Investing and Global Supplier Diversity
Credit Suisse Procter & Gamble
Simba Makerera Anne Kabugi
Executive Director, Investment Solutions Regional Gender Lead, Africa
Brightlight Impact Group IFC
Beau Seil
Partner
Patamar Capital
10:35 AM GMT General Session 25 MIN
Supported by Reflections on the third day of the Summit, plus Ignite inspiration, and music from Loa Myst.
Suzanne Biegel Katrine Marçal Lisa Witter
Co-Founder Author and journalist Summit Emcee and CEO
GenderSmart Katrine Marçal ltd Apolitical Foundation
11:00 AM GMT Close
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GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 25Detailed Agenda
Day 3 February 09
Tuesday
4:00 PM GMT Welcome: General Session 15 MIN
Join us to frame the day’s workshops and conversations.
Suzanne Biegel Selina Nwulu
Co-Founder Poet in Residence
GenderSmart Independent
Julia Newton-Howes Lisa Witter
CEO Summit Emcee and CEO
Investing in Women Apolitical Foundation
4:15 PM GMT Workshops 1 HR 30 MIN
Changing the Investing for Racial Recovery and
Conversation and Social Equity Rebuilding With
Around Care a Gender and
Climate Lens
MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR:
Rachna Saxena Rachel Robasciotti Bridget Burns
Associate Partner Founder and CEO Director
Dalberg Advisors Adasina Social Capital Women’s Environment and
Development Organization
CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS:
Priya Krishnan Jennifer Choi Alix Lebec
SVP, Client Relations and Managing Director, Industry Affairs Chief Investor Relations Officer
Growth Operations Institutional Limited Water Equity
Bright Horizons Partners Association
Sharron McPherson
Rudaba Nasir Rodrigo Garcia Co-Founder and former CEO,
Global Lead for Employment Deputy State Treasurer and CIO Women in Infrastructure Development
and Childcare Illinois State Treasury & Energy Pty Ltd (Winde)
IFC – World Bank Group
Tracy D. Gray Yuri Soares
Anuradha Shetty Managing Partner Unit Chief
Principal, Investments The 22 Fund IDB Lab
Soros Economic Development Fund, Inter-American Development Bank
Open Society Foundations
5:45 PM GMT Break 20 MIN
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Day 3 February 09
Tuesday Continued
6:05 PM GMT Workshops 1 HR 30 MIN
Increasing Gender Opportunities
Building Capacity and Expertise
in Existing Climate Portfolios
MODERATOR: MODERATOR:
Raya Papp Rebecca Fries
Founding Partner CEO
SAGANA Value for Women
CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS:
Bonnie Foley-Wong Claudio Castro
Head of Investment Strategy Climate Resilience Advisor
Equality Fund Root Capital
Tara Murphy Forde Julie Gorte
Vice President, Impact and Strategic Initiatives SVP for Sustainable Investing
Global Partnerships Impax Asset Management LLC
Shally Shanker
Founder and Managing Partner
AiiM Partners
Making the Case and Telling the Story Supply Chains Through a Gender Lens
MODERATOR: MODERATOR:
Laurie Spengler Heather Kipnis
President and CEO Entrepreneurship/Inclusive Business Lead
Courageous Capital Advisors IFC
CONVERSATION STARTERS: CONVERSATION STARTERS:
Irene Arias Hofman Jamila Belabidi
IDB Lab CEO Director, Global Women Economic Empowerment
Inter-American Development Bank and Global Supplier Diversity
Procter & Gamble
Sean Hinton
Co-Director, Economic Justice Program Porter Delaney
CEO, Soros Economic Development Fund/OSF Founding Partner
Kyle House Group
Vicki Saunders
Founder
SheEO
7:35 PM GMT General Session 25 MIN
Supported by Reflections on the third day of the Summit, plus Ignite inspiration, and music from Loa Myst.
Suzanne Biegel Vicki Saunders Lisa Witter
Co-Founder Founder Summit Emcee and CEO
GenderSmart SheEO Apolitical Foundation
8:00 PM GMT Close
Please refer to pages 30 to 41 for details on the Workshops; speaker details can be found on the Summit website.
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 27Detailed Agenda
Day 4 February 10
Wednesday
7:00 AM GMT Welcome: General Session 20 MIN
We open the final day of the Summit with reflections on Day 3, and a fireside chat with Angelique Kidjo.
Suzanne Biegel Angelique Kidjo Lisa Witter
Co-Founder Founder Summit Emcee and CEO
GenderSmart Batonga Foundation Apolitical Foundation
7:20 AM GMT Plenary: Stepping Up for Systems Change 55 MIN
Supported by How do we accelerate real and lasting change that resets gender equity at a systems level? While an
expanded universe of progress ‘achievements’ can be cited, systemic, structural inequity remains.
Within the field of gender finance, what will it take to achieve a step-change in our collective results?
How do we make the field 100x bigger both in terms of actors and actions, while maintaining integrity
of focus? How do we ensure that the distribution of capital attends to the full spectrum of impact
opportunities even as the quantum of capital deployed increases?
MODERATOR:
Laurie Spengler
President and CEO
Courageous Capital Advisors
PANELLISTS: Hiro Mizuno
Joy Anderson Dolika Banda United Nations Special Envoy on
President and Founder Independent Consultant Innovative Finance and Sustainable
Criterion Institute Dolika Banda INC Investments; previously CIO, GPIF
8:15 AM GMT Synthesis, Closing, and Commitments 2 HR 45 MIN
Supported by We bring the 2021 Summit to a close with a consolidation of all the insights from the last two weeks.
Delegates will be invited to share any personal, organisational or field level commitments, and catalytic
collaborations to watch. Plus a performance from a very special guest.
Suzanne Biegel Angelique Kidjo
Co-Founder Founder
GenderSmart Batonga Foundation
Darian Rodriguez Heyman Lisa Witter
Co-Founder Summit Emcee and CEO
GenderSmart Apolitical Foundation
11:00 AM GMT Close
Please refer to pages 30 to 41 for details on the Workshops; speaker details can be found on the Summit website.
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 28Detailed Agenda
Day 4 February 11
Thursday
4:00 PM GMT Welcome: General Session 20 MIN
We open the final day of the Summit with reflections on Day 3, and a fireside chat with Angelique Kidjo.
Suzanne Biegel Angelique Kidjo Lisa Witter
Co-Founder Founder Summit Emcee and CEO
GenderSmart Batonga Foundation Apolitical Foundation
4:20 PM GMT Plenary: Stepping Up for Systems Change 55 MIN
Supported by How do we accelerate real and lasting change that resets gender equity at a systems level? While an
expanded universe of progress ‘achievements’ can be cited, systemic, structural inequity remains.
Within the field of gender finance, what will it take to achieve a step-change in our collective results?
How do we make the field 100x bigger both in terms of actors and actions, while maintaining integrity
of focus? How do we ensure that the distribution of capital attends to the full spectrum of impact
opportunities even as the quantum of capital deployed increases?
MODERATOR:
Laurie Spengler
President and CEO
Courageous Capital Advisors
PANELLISTS: Hiro Mizuno
Joy Anderson Dolika Banda United Nations Special Envoy on
President and Founder Independent Consultant Innovative Finance and Sustainable
Criterion Institute Dolika Banda INC Investments; previously CIO, GPIF
5:15 PM GMT Synthesis, Closing, and Commitments 2 HR 45 MIN
Supported by We bring the 2021 Summit to a close with a consolidation of all the insights from the last two weeks.
Delegates will be invited to share any personal, organisational or field level commitments, and catalytic
collaborations to watch. Plus a performance from a very special guest.
Suzanne Biegel Angelique Kidjo
Co-Founder Founder
GenderSmart Batonga Foundation
Darian Rodriguez Heyman Lisa Witter
Co-Founder Summit Emcee and CEO
GenderSmart Apolitical Foundation
8:00 PM GMT Close
Please refer to pages 30 to 41 for details on the Workshops; speaker details can be found on the Summit website.
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Innovative, Against the backdrop of
widening economic and Delegates will:
Alternative social inequities, and in
recognition that old models
X workshop common best
practice principles
and Blended may no longer apply, we
analyse how emerging and
X explore areas for
collaboration
Finance alternative allocation mandates X build their library of reference
and structures, including examples, resources,
blended finance, are mobilising and tools
impactful capital and creating
additionality. How can investors
back these models and better
support intermediaries and
investee organisations? Where Feb 01
are the best public-private 09:05 – 10:35 GMT 10:05 – 11:35 CET
collaborations emerging 12:05 – 13:35 EAT 17:05 – 18:35 JST
in this arena?
Feb 02
10:05 – 11:35 PST 13:05 – 14:35 EST
Systems and Levers 18:05 – 19:35 GMT 19:05 – 20.35 CET
Raising the This session will explore the
progress made in gender Delegates will:
Bar in Gender finance analysis – including due
diligence and portfolio support.
X dive into analysis tools
and frameworks
Analysis We’ll share current best practice
frameworks, dive into the state
X apply these to different
contexts (region, asset
of play of materiality (i.e. our class, etc)
approach to risk, underlying X discover different due
data) and explore what it diligence frameworks and the
means to apply a gender and spectrum of post-investment
support tools
diversity lens along the entire
investment lifecycle.
Feb 01
09:05 – 10:35 GMT 10:05 – 11:35 CET
12:05 – 13:35 EAT 17:05 – 18:35 JST
Feb 02
10:05 – 11:35 PST 13:05 – 14:35 EST
Building a Better Toolkit 18:05 – 19:35 GMT 19:05 – 20.35 CET
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 30Workshop Details
Ways Into As gender finance grows,
new and more established Delegates will develop:
Gender practitioners are coming in
with different perspectives
X insights into different
trajectories through
Finance and priorities, from diversity
and equity to recovery and X
gender-smart investing
best practices and tools for
public sector development. deepening their institutional
What are these different approach to gender-smart
entry points and how are investing
investors moving beyond X Intersectional and inclusive
capital allocation strategies
entry points to a deeper,
more sophisticated approach?
Particular attention will be paid
to integrating a racial/ethnic Feb 01
and diversity lens. 09:05 – 10:35 GMT 10:05 – 11:35 CET
12:05 – 13:35 EAT 17:05 – 18:35 JST
Supported by
Feb 02
10:05 – 11:35 PST 13:05 – 14:35 EST
From Niche to Normal 18:05 – 19:35 GMT 19:05 – 20.35 CET
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 31Workshop Details
Data Data plays an essential role
in gender-smart investing Delegates will:
Harmonisation, – from making the case to
tracking impact. How do
X share issues and challenges
in the field of gender data
Measurement, we fill data gaps and build
consensus as gender-smart X
and impact measurement
align on best practice
& Management investing grows? How do we X discuss the possibilities and
take an intersectional approach pitfalls of data harmonisation
that also appropriately
incorporates racial/ethnicity-
based data? With expert
facilitation, we’ll share
successful examples of data
alignment, and explore further Feb 03
areas for improvement. 07:15 – 08:45 GMT 08:15 – 09:45 CET
10:15 – 11:45 EAT 15:15 – 16:45 JST
Feb 04
08:15 – 09:45 PST 11:15 – 12:45 EST
Building a Better Toolkit 16:15 – 17:45 GMT 17:15 – 18.45 CET
Supporting Women and diverse fund
managers are the source of Delegates will:
First-Time some of the most exciting
innovation in the field.
X learn about emerging
platforms and approaches
Women and And yet they are often under-
resourced, have a harder time
X explore how to support
this new infrastructure, and
Diverse Fund raising capital, and experience promising collaborations
a misperception of increased
Managers risk by investors. What are the
scaleable solutions that address
this systemic issue and move
more gender-smart capital
at scale?
Feb 03
07:15 – 08:45 GMT 08:15 – 09:45 CET
10:15 – 11:45 EAT 15:15 – 16:45 JST
Feb 04
08:15 – 09:45 PST 11:15 – 12:45 EST
Systems and Levers 16:15 – 17:45 GMT 17:15 – 18.45 CET
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 32Workshop Details
The Next In this session, we explore
what good looks like in public Delegates will:
Frontier in markets vehicles and portfolio
analysis, as well as shareholder
X enhance public markets-
focused gender lens
Public Markets engagement, in the context
of corporate behaviour, X
investing strategies
discover new analytical
quality job creation and what practices and tools
it means to embed an equity X identify action items and
lens across the value chain of solutions to field-level
a business. Is doubling down blockers
on the S and the G in ESG key
to demonstrating materiality?
How do we address limited
access to diversity data and Feb 03
other data gaps? 07:15 – 08:45 GMT 08:15 – 09:45 CET
10:15 – 11:45 EAT 15:15 – 16:45 JST
Supported by
Feb 04
08:15 – 09:45 PST 11:15 – 12:45 EST
From Niche to Normal 16:15 – 17:45 GMT 17:15 – 18.45 CET
Gender Investment and Innovation Department
“ So often, when we think about the private sector and global
health, we think about big global corporations. But really,
In 2017, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) created the
As fundamental pillars of economic we should be thinking about local, private providers —
Asia Women Impact Fund (AWIF), one of the first and larg- people who live and work in these communities — and
development and human rights, est commitments made by a private foundation based in how we can invest in them to drive progress. Merck for
women’s economic empowerment Asia to pursue investments with a gender lens. The initiative Mothers has learned that leadership matters and women’s
aims to invest up to 100 million USD to achieve favorable leadership matters even more. Lifting up women leaders on
and gender equality benefit each
outcomes for women across Asia, with a special emphasis the frontlines is making the difference. Our work with The
and every one of us. on Southeast Asia. MOMs Initiative is catalyzing public and private capital to
support maternal and child health, with the first two
investments supporting women-led businesses in Nigeria
and South Africa. As part of this collaboration, we are
A future in which all women working with DFC, Credit Suisse and USAID to mobilize up
in Asia are empowered to reach their full potential to $50 million to improve and expand infrastructure,
As a leading practitioner in the field of gender lens investing, SPF aims to demonstrate the services and access to care in order to ensure healthy
effectiveness of this approach to the investment community in achieving sustainable returns pregnancies and safe deliveries—laying the foundation
while also generating positive outcomes for women. for lifelong good health. ”
Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet,
Lead and Executive Director,
Impact Measurement & Management Our Investments Merck for Mothers
As a responsible practitioner of gender lens and impact In our latest investment that closed in September 2019,
investing, we believe that it is essential to reflect on our we have committed to investing about 30 million USD
progress towards advancing women’s empowerment by as part of Japan ASEAN Women Empowerment Fund Learn more at
evaluating the impact of our investments. To this end, (JAWEF) alongside other co investors including Japan MerckforMothers.com,
we continuously conduct field research to understand International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Japan and follow the conversation at
the positive outcomes for female beneficiaries and Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).By investing @MerckforMothers
uncover areas for improvement. capital in microfinance institutions (MFIs) that empower
women by extending access to financial services,
JAWEF shares the aspirations of AWIF to advance
women’s economic empowerment in the ASEAN
region. This investment in JAWEF was made possible
by the participation of AWIF alongside other public and
private sector investors in what is a successful example
of a blended finance deal.
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The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Asia Women Impact Fund spfgender@spf.or.jp https://www.spf.org/awif/Workshop Details
Collaboration The many benefits of
partnerships – from shared Delegates will:
as the Key learning to joint capacity
and increased capital – are
X zone in on best practices
for brokering and sustaining
to Scaling essential in the midst of global
uncertainty, and the need X
new partnerships
adapt these to specific
Gender-Smart to maximise resources. We regions and contexts to create
tailored, localised, relevant
share best practice examples
Capital of innovative structures and and agile solutions
collaborations, including
public-private collaborations,
highlighting successful
strategies and sticking points
to move the field forward. Feb 03
09:05 – 10:35 GMT 10:05 – 11:35 CET
12:05 – 13:35 EAT 17:05 – 18:35 JST
Supported by
Feb 04
10:05 – 11:35 PST 13:05 – 14:35 EST
From Niche to Normal 18:05 – 19:35 GMT 19:05 – 20.35 CET
GenderSmart Investing Summit 2021 Crisis As Catalyst 34Workshop Details
Gender Investors are using gender
finance to address some of Delegates will:
Finance for our deepest rooted social
challenges, including gender-
X explore investment
cases and strategies for
Transformative based violence, menstrual
health, access to family
investing in areas which
disproportionately affect
Impact planning, financial inclusion women, girls and diverse
communities
and the digital divide. How can
we support these strategies X gather new impact and
effectiveness data
and develop even more
X define clear action points
impactful investment theses
and next steps
by identifying areas of systemic
risk alongside equitable
investable opportunities? Feb 03
09:05 – 10:35 GMT 10:05 – 11:35 CET
12:05 – 13:35 EAT 17:05 – 18:35 JST
Supported by Feb 04
Investing for Recovery 10:05 – 11:35 PST 13:05 – 14:35 EST
and Resilience 18:05 – 19:35 GMT 19:05 – 20.35 CET
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Power and As the face of wealth diversifies,
we are witnessing the rise of Delegates will:
Private Wealth: a new generation of private
wealth-driven initiatives, and
X hear from dynamic wealth
holders who are driving shifts
Women and hearing stronger demands
for change. In this session, X
in the market
engage in real dialogue
Generation we will explore how next-gen between investors and
intermediaries, investors
wealth holders and women
Next investors are working with and wealth managers
banks and other financial actors
to demand and create new
investment options. How do
we support these initiatives to
confront gender, racial, and Feb 03
other systemic inequities? 09:05 – 10:35 GMT 10:05 – 11:35 CET
12:05 – 13:35 EAT 17:05 – 18:35 JST
Feb 04
10:05 – 11:35 PST 13:05 – 14:35 EST
Systems and Levers 18:05 – 19:35 GMT 19:05 – 20.35 CET
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