The Business Case for Financing Women 22 to 25 November 2021 In this session, ADB’s Private Sector Financial Institutions Division showcased financial institutions which are banking women in innovative ways. The session provided insights into different financial institutions’ journeys to identify and capture the business opportunity that women borrowers present. Founders, CEOs and heads of businesses of financial institutions and neo banks shared their experiences on how they use creative business models to finance women. Program and Learning Materials 21 November 2021 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) The Business Case for Financing Women Panelists Jo Ann Corkran Vipul Sekhsaria Debbie Watkins Vineet Sukumar Rusudan Baratashvili Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Christine Engstrom ADB Organizer/s Private Sector Operations Department Topics Private Sector Gender Equality Finance