Preliminary schedule

Preliminary schedule 8.30 Coffee /reception/registration 9.00 Welcome & introduction Zairah Khan (VIVEinvest), Linda Broekhuizen (FMO), Marijn Wiersma (FMO) 9.15 Inez Murray (Global Banking Alliance for Women) – The business case for female entrepreneurship 9.35 Sharron McPherson (Wedi Fund, South Africa) – Walking the talk 9.50 Program guide Marijn Wiersma time Information & Debate Inspiration & Co-‐creation 10.00-‐11.00 Panel 1: Presenting IFC Women's Entrepreneurship Facility. Overcoming barriers and challenges for female Patience Marime-‐Ball owned SME's and the role of alternative and Yakhara Sembene informal funding. Facilitator: Nicolette Loonen (VERA) Speakers: Corinne Hein (United Success), Thierry Sanders (BiDx) 11.00-‐12.00 Panel 2: The role of financial institutions successfully serving women. The potential of philanthropy to bridge the gap: research by ABN AMRO Diana van Maasdijk Facilitator: Inez Murray (GBA) Speakers: Bola Bamidele( Access bank Nigeria, tbc), Madelaine Bear (Women’s World Banking, tbc) 12.00-‐13.00 13.00-‐14.00 Lunch Panel 3: Putting a gender lens on value chain development. Facilitator: Caroline Wildeman Speakers: Lindy van Vliet (Oxfamh
Novib), Nelleke van der Vleuten (ICCO
& BoP Innovation Center 14.00 15.00 Putting a gender lens on impact: Lessons from Win-‐Win, by the Calvert foundation. Jennifer Pryce Jump on board with VIVEfund Zairah Khan Panel 4: Financing for innovation and scale. Facilitator: Corina Kuiper Speakers: Rebecca Enonchon (AppsTech), Maarten van Herpen (Philips), PWC (tbc) 15.00 Break 15.30 Closing the value chain: philanthropy, impact investment and commerce (round table). Facilitator: Marijn Wiersma Speakers: Diana van Maasdijk, Thierry Sanders, Bola Bamidele (tbc), Rebecca Enonchong, Mirco Goudriaan (tbc) 16.30 Call to Bridge the Gap. Signing of declaration and ceremony 17.00h 19.00 Closing remarks & drinks

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