Private Sector Development and Gender Dialogue

Event
Session Type
Conference
Room number
Amphitheatre
21 July 2016
16:30 - 18:00 Africa/Nairobi
Africa/Nairobi

Discussants from the private sector, government, UN organizations and non-governmental organizations will share innovative approaches and best practice initiatives to advancing women’s participation in the private sector, including access to sustainable finance. Women entrepreneurs will briefly present their business cases and receive expert feedback from a panel of investors and banking representatives.

Speaker(s)

Secretary-General, UNCTAD
First Lady of Kenya, Kenya
Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Netherlands
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Finance & Development, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, US Department of State, United States
Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Tanzania
Member, International Trade Committee, European Parliament
Chief Executive Officer, 100 Women in Hedge Funds
Global Ambassador, Bisila Bokoko African Literacy Project
Executive Director, International Trade Centre
Chief Executive Officer, Empretec Network, Argentina
Chief Executive Officer, Empretec Network, The Gambia
Chief Executive Officer, Empretec Network, Mauritius
Chief Executive Officer, Empretec Network, Uganda
Chief Executive Officer, Empretec Network, Viet Nam