23-July-2020

Remote

Integrating Women-led Rural Enterprises into India’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

Partners: Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India; The World Bank

In the concluding discussion of this three-part webinar series with the World Bank and the Ministry of Rural Development, experts examined the role of key stakeholders in the ecosystem in creating a more enabling environment for entrepreneurs in the current context.

The series focuses on identifying strategies for supporting women-led microenterprises during COVID and beyond.

Speakers

Opening Remarks: Alka Upadhyay (Additional Secretary, MoRD)

Panellists

Jayshree Vyas, Managing Director, SEWA Bank

Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Chairperson, CII National Committee on Women Empowerment

Deepthi Ravula, CEO, WE Hub

Rolf Behrndt, Manager, IFC-World Bank Group

Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran, Member, part-time, EAC-PM (Moderator)

Closing Remarks: Subhalakshmi Nandi, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The discussion highlighted the importance of improving the convergence of policy and programs to strengthen rural women-led enterprise.

Related Resources

Video – Webinar 3