ANDE East and Southeast Asia (ESEA), in collaboration with Gobi Partners, are thrilled to invite you to join us for a webinar “Building the Gender Lens Investing Ecosystem in Southeast Asia.”

This webinar is organized as part of She Loves Tech (Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia Chapter) and aims to provide an opportunity for ecosystem support organizations in East and Southeast Asia who are the grantees of ANDE Advancing Women’s Empowerment Fund (AWEF) to share their innovative approaches and success stories in addressing the significant gap in access to finance for women-led small and growing businesses (SGBs) in the region.

Moreover, you will have an exclusive opportunity to hear from gender lens investors on why and how they incorporate gender considerations into their investment processes, portfolios and teams and how this has impacted their funds’ performance, be it through increased returns, better risk management, or access to new sources of capital.

When: August 26, 2021 at 14:00 – 15:30 (GMT+7)
Where: Zoom webinar

Agenda:
14:00 – 14:10 Welcome remarks
14:10 – 14:50 Showcase: Insights in Building an Inclusive Ecosystem for Women Entrepreneurs
14:50 – 15:20 Panel: Opportunities and Challenges of Gender Lens Investing
15:20 – 15:30 Question and answer & closing

Panels

1. Insights in Building an Inclusive Ecosystem for Women Entrepreneurs

Creating an opportunity for all participants to get to know the AWEF grantees in East and Southeast Asia and hear about their innovative approaches and success stories in addressing the significant gap in access to finance for women-led small and growing businesses (SGBs).

2. Opportunities and Challenges of Gender Lens Investing

Creating an opportunity for the audience to hear from gender lens investors on why and how they incorporate gender considerations into their investment processes, portfolios and teams and how this has impacted their funds’ performance, be it through increased returns, better risk management, or access to new sources of capital.

Panelists will share how their experience informs their outlook on future opportunities and challenges in gender lens investing, taking into consideration the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 faced by women, and providing actionable advice for others to follow suit.

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