The final thematic session of the BRICS WBA Women-Led Development Summit on 9 September, Building Without Barriers: Advancing Women-Led Startups and Innovation Ecosystems, will examine how BRICS nations can close the venture capital and financing gap for women-led startups through gender-lens investing and blended finance.

The discussion will focus on:

Closing the financing gap for women-led startups through gender-lens investing, blended finance, and development finance institutions.
Advancing policy and regulatory reforms to remove structural barriers for women entrepreneurs.
Building cross-border mentorship networks, accelerators, and collaborative innovation ecosystems.
Strengthening women-led innovation across sectors including healthtech, agritech, fintech, edtech, and climate enterprises.

Our distinguished panel of speakers will be announced shortly. Stay connected for more updates