More actors are waking up to gender finance’s potential as a tool for social change. Find out how it can address development gaps, from healthcare and financial inclusion to the future of work. This session focused on innovative models and structures across blended finance, fund of funds and other structures that integrate gender and equity and mitigate systemic risk.
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Manita Ray (MBA, B.Eng) is the Founder and Managing Director of Capital Human - a firm working with investors, funders, and organisations to integrate gender equity, racial equity, diversity, and social inclusion practices. With over 22 years of experience in the private, government, NFP, and international development sectors, Manita has worked across APAC, Africa, LATAM, the Arab States, and Europe.
Raya Papp is Founding Partner at SAGANA, a global impact investing and advisory firm where she focuses on Healthcare and Gender-Smart Investing as well SAGANA's Talent practice.
Dr. Dorothy Nyambi is the President and CEO of MEDA. Dorothy leads MEDA’s global corporate strategy and implementation. Dorothy's 25+ years career in the international and entrepreneurial sectors is informed by her unique life experiences working on the ground in developing countries (long-term development and humanitarian), with a lifelong focus to ensure women and girls are not left behind.
Sucharita joined ANDE in September 2017 as the India Chapter Manager. She brings with her more than two decades of experience spanning the social enterprise, IT, non- profit, and consulting industries including various senior management roles in consulting, program & project management, social enterprise management, training, and facilitation. A people person through and through, she has a passion for doing her bit to make the world a better place and sees social entrepreneurship as a means to this end. Sucharita has a Masters in Business Administration from the SAID Business School, Oxford and a Masters degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Systems from the Florida Institute of Technology.