Breaking Barriers: FinovateEurope’s Women in Fintech Breakfast Briefing
The number of female founders and entrepreneurs in fintech and financial services has grown significantly in recent years. Yet there is still some distance between where we are now and the kind of gender-neutral future that so many are fighting for.
As of 2019, women in finance are better represented in many C-suite leadership positions – including CIO, CTO, CMO and CHRO – than they are in most other industries. Only in the roles of CEO and CFO is female representation behind other industries. Overall, according to analysis by Korn Ferry, women in finance have outperformed their peers in other industries when it comes to attaining executive leadership—and it’s not particularly close.
At the same time, according to Global Gender Gap Report published by the World Economic Forum, women make up more than 50% of the entry-level finance workforce in the United States. Yet only 6% of the “top financial institutions” in the country have women in senior positions.
On the morning of day two of FinovateEurope next month we will host our Women in Fintech Breakfast Briefing to discuss how women and their allies can work together to help close this gender gap. Moderated by Magdalena Kroen (LinkedIn), Global Head of Rise Digital Innovation & CTO Group Innovation for Barclays Bank, our special morning session will discuss the key questions about the state of gender diversity in fintech and financial services: How much progress has been made? What can we do to pave the way for the next generation of female founders and leaders in our industry?
With Magdalena Krön is a renowned panel of industry professionals, including:
Martha Mghendi-Fisher, Founder, European Women Payments Network (EWPN). Mghendi-Fisher is a fintech and payments professional, social entrepreneur and philanthropist with years of experience in cards and payments, NGOs and entrepreneurship. LinkedIn.
Veronique Steiner, Head of High Growth Tech and Head of Technology, Media and Telecom Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), JP Morgan. Steiner represents JP Morgan across the global payments industry, positioning the institution as a leading bank for technology companies in EMEA. LinkedIn.
Nitzan Solomon, Head of Transaction Monitoring, AML and Fraud, Revolut. Passionate about regtech and financial crime, Solomon was named a 2020 Top Regtech Practitioner and one of the UK’s Top 100 Women in Tech. LinkedIn.
Chantal Swainston, Founder, The Heard. Launched in 2022, The Heard profiles and showcases women and non-binary talent in the fintech industry. Swainston has almost a decade of experience in journalism and PR covering both fintech startups and established companies. LinkedIn.
The FinovateEurope 2023 Women in Fintech Breakfast Briefing is scheduled for Wednesday 15 March at 08.15–09.00. To learn more visit our FinovateEurope hub. Take advantage of big savings by registering by March 3rd.
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