A Fireside Chat and Hybrid Workshop with Futuremakers by Standard Chartered to explore how to improve the finance ecosystem for young women entrepreneurs who run microbusinesses, identifying solutions and how they can be scaled up.
Fireside Chat:
INTERVIEWEES:
Tameka Ridley, Futuremaker – Founder and CEO, I AM LIT
Elizabeth Ochieng, Futuremaker – Founder and CEO, Ento Farms
Alice Muhuhu, Futuremaker – Founder, Aurora Health Systems
INTERVIEWER:
Natasha Kwakwa, Global Head, Community Impact, Standard Chartered
Workshop:
OPENING SPEAKERS:
Anita Tiessen, CEO, Youth Business International (YBI)
Allie Burns, CEO, Village Capital
Maureen Moraa Mogoah, Partnerships & Fundraising Manager, Somo Africa
Edith Chumba, Head of Wealth & Retail Banking, Standard Chartered, Kenya
MODERATORS:
Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership, Business Fights Poverty (in New York)
Bill Omondi, Community Engagement Lead, Kenya, Business Fights Poverty (in Nairobi)
