The 4th edition of Sankalp Africa Summit takes place early 2017 and promises interactive and engaging high-level discourse aimed at spurring Africa’s entrepreneurship economy.
As an investment professional, have you thought about the advantages of integrating gender into investment analysis? Do you have an understanding of what a gender lens is and why gender is material to economic prosperity and investment performance? Join author Jackie Vanderbrug for a lively discussion on the global picture of women's economic roles and the relevance of using a gender lens in investment analysis and portfolio construction. Jackie will also discuss ways to use a gender lens to assess products, companies and sectors, as well as examining potentially profitable gender lens strategies.
This annual conference is an opportunity for the Social Venture Partner Network to collaborate on a big scale.
SOCAP16 is the world's leading conference on impact investing and social enterprise. Held in San Francisco, SOCAP16 will unite innovators in business, tech, the sharing economy, health, philanthropy, and more to advance environmental and social causes.
Jaclyn Berfond was part of the team who developed and launched the Women’s World Banking gender performance indicators in 2011, and is now responsible for developing the indicators to measure performance of new products and markets. She shares some pertinent findings and challenges around data measurement with Women Effect.
Donna Katzin is the founder and CEO of Shared Interest, an impact investing firm that works for the economic empowerment of Southern African communities. She talks to Women Effect about her gender lens investing journey.
We interview founder and CEO of The Runway Project, Jessica Norwood, about using capital to transform communities in the Southern States and beyond
