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The Women's Entrepreneurship Finance Innovation hub (WEF) is a member driven community that aims to translate shared lessons and experiences into practical knowledge that our diverse members can apply to better serve Women-SME’s.

Focused on unique challenges and solutions for W-SMEs, our hub meetings encourage members to share deeper insights on practical topics, respective institutional approaches, and operations. We also facilitate open discussions for members to voluntarily share unique experiences and discuss solutions from diverse markets and regions. During our interactive sessions, members voluntarily discuss practical topics on offering financial solutions to W-SMEs, these include Product Design and Delivery, Business Development, Risk Management, Alternative Data, Legal and Regulatory matters.

Our solutions clinics are member-only interactive, roundtable-style events, in which we crowd in expertise from across the SMEFF membership to answer questions from members of the innovation hub. 

OPENING REMARKS:

Montserrat Ganuza – Senior Operations Officer IFC, Banking on Women

PRESENTERS:

Wendy Teleki – Head, Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi)

Christina Shia – Director, Sustainable Finance Standard Chartered

Moutusi Hina Hannan – Specialist, Women Entrepreneur Development IPDC Finance

Kamrul Mehdi – DMD & Head, Small, Microfinance and Agent Banking Business City Bank

MODERATOR:

Samantha Sangster – Innovation Hub Lead & Membership Coordinator SME Finance Forum

*This is a member and affiliate only event. If you have not received an invitation to join, contact the SMEFF Hub Lead: Samantha Stephanie Sangster <ssangster@ifc.org>