Business Action to Tackle Inequality

Hosted with Visa, Inc.

Discover fresh perspectives from Visa Inc., the World Bank and WBCSD on combating inequality. Hear how businesses are playing a role in addressing inequality, particularly among displaced populations. Learn about the most effective tactics to drive change, including digital financial inclusion.

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INTERVIEWEES:

Komal Mohindra, Co-lead of the Private Sector for Refugees program, World Bank

Katherine Brown, Vice-President, Inclusive Impact & Sustainability, Europe, Visa Inc

Ruth Thomas, Director Equity Action, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, WBCSD

INTERVIEWER:

Jane Nelson, Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School

Integrating Social Impact into Business DNA 

Leverage our popular safe-space format to explore effective strategies with peers across businesses and departments. Discuss and learn how to weave social impact into the very fabric of your business for sustained success.

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SPEAKERS:

Myriam Sidibe, Founder and Chief Mission Officer, Brands on a Mission

Maxime Belingheri, Human Rights Manager, L’ORÉAL

Brefelin Jamias-Robles, Asia-Pacific Region Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator, Avon

Juan Pablo Mata, CEO, Apex, Grupo Mariposa

Ana Luiza Almeida E Silva, Global Lead for Workplace Responses to Gender-Based Violence, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

LEAD TABLE DISCUSSANTS:

Lysiane Lefebvre, Co-Coordinator, Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge, and Policy Advisor, Shamba Centre for Food & Climate, Shamba Centre

Jolana Amara, Head of Experience, The League of Intrapreneurs

William Brent, Chief Marketing Officer, Husk Power Systems

Maurisa Afrifa, Partnerships Officer, AfriKids

Patricia Falcón, Program Officer, Global Partnerships, Poverty Stoplight

Milana Momcilovic, Head of Partnerships, The League of Intrapreneurs

Gemma Saunders-Brennan, Business Development Manager, Plan International UK

Nathaneal Irungu Macharia, Co-founder & Partnerships Lead, OYE Platform Solutions

Antony Karanja W., Co-founder & Head of Operations, OYE Platform Solutions

Mamta Pimoli, Associate Director (Ventures), Good Business Lab

Scott Ratzan, Executive Director, Business Partners for Sustainable Development & Business Partners to CONVINCE, USCIB-United States Council for International Business

Jane Achieng, Associate, Debate Circle

Patience Samhutsa, Market Systems Specialist, Practical Action

Bronwyn Ann Williams, Global Lead – Partnership Management and Development, UNICEF

Lyndsay Stecher, Head of Partnership Development, Oxfam

Amplifying Social Impact Through Business

Join industry experts as they examine how to scale social impact through business. Tune in via Twitter or the main event link to gain insights on leveraging business strategies for greater societal impact.

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SPEAKERS:

Cemre Ulker, UN Representative, The Journalists and Writers Foundation

Joelle Tanguy, Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)

Kasapo Manda, Country Director, 2nd Door

Barbara Rambousek, Director, Gender and Economic Inclusion, EBRD

Uzoma Dozie, Sparkler, Sparkle

MODERATOR:

Katie Hyson, COO, Business Fights Poverty