Catalyzing Digital Financial Services for Women Across Africa 2020
Channel: SDSN
Date: 24/09/2020

On September 23, 2020, the G7 Partnership for Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion in Africa and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network presented the event: Catalyzing Digital Financial Services for Women Across Africa: Supporting Recovery, Resilience, and Innovation During COVID-19. The session brought together leaders in the public, private, development, and academic sectors to discuss financial inclusion and economic resiliency for women in Africa. Featured speakers included:
Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development
His Excellency Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President, South Africa & Chair, African Union
His Excellency Nicolas de Rivière, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
Ms. Melinda Gates Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 
Ms. Cina Lawson, Minister of Posts, Digital Economy and Technical Innovation, Republic of Togo
Dr. Benno Ndulu, Co-Director, Pathways for Prosperity Commission & High-Level Advisory Council, World Bank ID4D
Ms. Patricia Obo-Nai, CEO, Vodafone Ghana
Dr. Tavneet Suri, Professor of Applied Economics at MIT and Scientific Director, JPAL-Africa
Dr. Eyob Tekalign Tolina, State Minister, Ministry of Finance, Ethiopia
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