The Annual Summit is the Alliance’s flagship event and one of the world’s foremost knowledge exchanges that focuses on what institutions can do to champion the female economy. At the Summit, participants learn directly from practitioners and subject matter experts, share best practices on how to tap the female economy, and discuss the latest innovations and approaches that are having a real impact on women and on the companies that serve them.

The Summit is attended by commercial banks, fintechs, insurance companies, payment companies, investors, VCs, asset managers, telcos, as well as thought leaders, policymakers and development finance specialists.

This year’s summit “Unlocking the Female Economy: Investing in Women Entrepreneurs” was hosted by HSBC and packed with new know-how, engaging sessions and structured networking opportunities. Content focused on areas that drive value for our members and their stakeholders, showcasing the latest strategies to develop and win the female economy including:

• Building Female-Friendly Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
• Supporting and Financing Women-Owned Businesses at Each Stage of Growth
• Designing Gender Intelligent Fintechs
• Enabling Women to be Proactive on Climate
• Implementing the We Finance Code
• Driving Women’s Inclusion through Data
• Creating Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Organizations