Innovation Hub: Women Entrepreneurs Finance

The Women Entrepreneurs Innovation Hub session will hold a solution clinic focus on the three key challenges in financing women entrepreneurs. Participants will engage in structured discussions to share cross-regional insights, lessons learned, and practical solutions. The goal is to generate actionable recommendations and implementation strategies that stakeholders such as financial institutions, policymakers, and ecosystem partners can adopt to improve access to finance for women-owned SMEs.

Speakers

Aria Widyanto

Aria Widyanto

Chief Risk and Sustainability Officer, Amartha

Kingsley Adofo-Addo

Kingsley Adofo-Addo

Group Manager SME & Partnerships, Ecobank

Carol Oyedeji

Carol Oyedeji

Group Commercial Banking Head, Ecobank Transnational Inc

Ody Akhanoba

Ody Akhanoba

Director, SME Development, African Export-Import Bank

Pearl Nkrumah

Pearl Nkrumah

Africa Head, Retail & Digital Banking (Excl. Nigeria), Access Bank Plc

Karyl Akilian

Karyl Akilian

Director, Marketing and Business Development, Financial Alliance for Women

Momen Syed Abdul

Momen Syed Abdul

Additional Managing Director & Head of SME Banking, BRAC Bank PLC

Chilufya Mutale-Mwila

Chilufya Mutale-Mwila

Co-founder & CEO, Eshandi

Dr. Colin Daley

Dr. Colin Daley

Senior Global Advisory Specialist, IFC

Moderator

Samantha Sangster

Samantha Sangster

Membership Coordinator, SME Finance Forum