Session

Accelerating Change? Closing the Gender Financing Gap
Featuring Allie Burns, CEO, Village Capital; Shruti Chandrasekhar, Head, Startup Catalyst and SME Ventures, International Finance Corporation/World Bank; and Odunayo Eweniyi, Cofounder and COO, Piggyvest

Date & Time
Friday, October 1, 2021, 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Description

Female founders around the world continue to struggle for equal access to capital, and even programs designed to help women entrepreneurs, such as startup accelerators, aren’t always helping. Our panelists lay out smart and proven strategies for closing the gap and taking strides towards eliminating bias once and for all.