ANDE South Asia Convening is an initiative to bring this ecosystem of entrepreneur support organizations, in South Asia, together to initiate discussion and catalyze cross-border collaboration to further economic growth through entrepreneurship and strengthen the SGB ecosystem.

So far, two editions of the Convening have been organized successfully by the South Asia chapter.

South Asia Convening 2024: Big Ideas for Small Business
3 – 5 December 2024 | Virtual

This year’s South Asia Convening builds on the ANDE Global Annual Conference 2024 theme “Big Ideas for Small Business.” Hosted by the ANDE South Asia chapter in partnership with NAB Bangladesh, over the three days, key discussions will focus on:

1. Regional Ecosystem Building for SGBs, examining how regional cooperation, infrastructure development, and digital transformation can drive economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve market access;
2. Population-Weighted Asset Under Management (AUM), exploring its definition, scope, SWOT analysis, methods, and regional comparisons; and
3. Impact InvesTREND day, which will highlight the role of impact investing for sustainable development in Bangladesh, with sessions covering regulatory frameworks, transparency, and investment tools.

South Asia Convening 2023: Accelerating Action in the Region

Center staging our theme of ‘Accelerating Action in the Region’, 2023 Convening looked at the role that the region can play in fostering innovation, growth and sustainability. Throughout the three days of convening, we looked at the market opportunities, stakeholders, funding landscape, different growth models and ways to support small businesses and women entrepreneurs in South Asia. We also discussed the role of cities in addressing the problem of climate change, circular solutions for textiles and ways of catalysing cross-border finance to support the small & growing business ecosystem.

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South Asia Convening 2022: Regional Entrepreneurship

The 2022 convening focused on three broad themes, namely, climate and environment entrepreneurship, gender equality in SGBs and building the ecosystem for SGBs. It brought together regional experts to exchange ideas and explore ways to collaborate and strengthen the South Asian entrepreneurial ecosystems.

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