G20 EMPOWER envisions a world of equal opportunities. However, the lack of access to credit, networks, and high-value markets continues to challenge the growth of women-owned enterprises across countries. Women's entrepreneurship has been a priority under India's Presidency, with a commitment to proactively address the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs.
The G20 EMPOWER Working Group on Financial Inclusion and Business Acceleration (FIBA), chaired by Ms Chetna Gala Sinha, Founder and Chairperson of Mann Deshi Bank and Mann Deshi Foundation, aims to foster women's economic empowerment through entrepreneurship. The Working Group focuses on spurring industry and policy actions to advance gender-intentional financial inclusion and build skills and capabilities.
Moreover, evidence indicates that the majority of businesses owned by women remain small, and it is imperative that these enterprises are encouraged to scale. Enhancing market linkages for women-owned enterprises has also been a key agenda for discussion under the Working Group.
Women entrepreneurs have significant untapped potential, and closing the gender gap in women's entrepreneurship can tremendously boost global GDP growth. Our joint efforts to find solutions for expanding access to finance, capabilities, and networks can help unlock a plethora of opportunities for women entrepreneurs, propelling them to new heights.
CONVENOR
Chetna Sinha
Founder, Mann Deshi Bank and Mann Deshi Foundation
Vardhani Ratnala
Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, International Solar Alliance
Andrea Mariela Grobocopatel
Argentina's G20 Empower Representative President, Fundacion FLOR and Resiliencia SGR
H.C Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen
Chair Executive Board, Aon Holdings, The Netherlands
Tan Tien Fen
CEO, Wah & Hua, Singapore
Rochelle White
Assistant Secretary Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , Office for Women
Rishi Goyal
Deputy Director and Senior Advisor, Gender, Strategy Policy and Review Department, International Monetary Fund
Indra Mallo
Joint Secretary, MoWCD
Priyanka Jain
Public Policy - India and South Asia- WhatsApp Inc. , Meta India
Anjalee Tarapore
Additional Senior General Manager Management Services & Investor Relations, HDFC Limited
Subhashini Chandran
Vice President Social Impact, Mastercard,Asia Pacific
Dhruvi Shah
Chief Executive Officer, Axis Bank Foundation
Aloka Majumdar
Head of Corporate Sustainability, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited , India
Mohan Tanksale
Former Chief Executive, IBA
Pramod Dubey
Group Product Head - Rural and Agri Business, ICICI Bank
Anubha Prasad
General Manager, SIDBI
Royston Braganza
CEO, Grameen Capital India
Selima Ahmad
Member of Parliament, Vice Chairperson, Nitol-Niloy Group, President, Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ajit Agarwal
Policy Lead, Women's World Banking
Ashish Desai
Policy Lead, Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, IIT-Bombay
Ratna Sahay
Senior Fellow, NCAER
Vandana Bhatnagar
President, Udaiti Foundation
Shyamala Gopinath
Former Deputy Governor, RBI
Prerna Saxena
Senior Digital Payments Expert, Better Than Cash Alliance, United Nations Capital Development Fund
Kalpana Ajayan
Regional Head, South Asia, Women’s World Banking