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Regional Sessions: Connection and Cross-Pollination

What are our leverage points for translating traction into transformation differently, responding to the variety of successes and challenges across regions? How do we address the unique roles that regional market and policy landscapes play? In this session, we 'reverse brainstorm' a pathway from the current state of the field to our 2030 vision in an attempt to move quickly and effectively towards:

  • An investor community that understands why and how paying attention to gender increases opportunity and lowers risk

  • The integration of gender finance into core thematic investment lenses in the region, from healthcare and climate to care and financial inclusion

  • The right level of gender finance talent and expertise, to better inform investment decisions

These regional sessions are an opportunity for those working and investing in specific regions to discuss what works, share new initiatives, emerging solutions and identify persistent blockages and areas for development. Regions include South Asia; Africa and MENA; Southeast Asia, East Asia & the Pacific; North America; Europe and the UK; and Latin America & the Caribbean.

Facilitators

2022 Summit Speakers
Shalaka Joshi
Shalaka Joshi

Shalaka Joshi is the Gender Lead, South Asia for the International Finance Corporation (IFC)- the private sector focused arm of the World Bank- where she works on gender in the private sector. Shalaka has over 18 years of global leadership experience in early-stage investing, social venture, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, livelihoods and market-based solutions to poverty in emerging markets, especially in Asia.

Kelly Roberts-Robbins
Kelly Roberts-Robbins

Kelly Roberts-Robbins serves as Senior Consulting Director at Sagana. Throughout her career, Kelly has focused on gender lens investing, gender smart banking, and impact measurement and management. Kelly is passionate about strategy development through impact assessments, and efficient interventions that improve impact and business performance.

Conversation Starters

  • Prachi Maheshwari - Deputy Director for Impact Investing, Investing in Women

  • Maria Laura Tinelli - Strategic Business Development Advisor, Pro Mujer Director and Co-Founder, Acrux Partners

Earlier Event: October 18
Ignite: Sandrine Dixson-Declève on Climate and Gender
Later Event: October 18
Getting Gender-Smart Across the Capital Spectrum