WeTalks: overcoming barriers as a female investor

International female movement WeTalks is organizing a panel discussion about investment from female perspective.

Panel Discussion: Overcoming barriers as a female investor

Date: November 6
Time: 09.00 am - 12:00 pm
Venue: Bowls&Bar
Moderator: Anastasia Shvetsova @ M&A PR Studio

Who are we:

WE hosts monthly intimate gatherings for female entrepreneurs and professionals all over the world, and this June we brought WeTalks to Lisbon. We feature female founders, leaders and peers in lectures, moderated discussions, town halls and roundtables.
These talks are for women to connect, learn and inspire one another.
We’re a part of WE’s overarching mission to empower women by creating a community to build relationships in.

Moderator:

Anastasia Shvetsova is the founder and managing partner at M&A PR studio. Anastasia is one of the most trusted public relations and communications professionals in the technology industry, having worked with web giants such as Facebook, WeWork, PayPal, Houzz, Gett and others. Anastasia is a partner at Gagarin Capital Partners, ambassador of the CFC conference and contributor to Forbes.

Speakers:

Lu Zhang is the Founder & Managing Partner of Fusion Fund. She is an experienced entrepreneur and WEF Young Global Leader. Lu was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

Yana Abramova is a Partner of Hal9001 Ventures, which focuses primarily on European-based companies in the Fintech and AI sectors.

Maya Horgan Famodu is a venture capital investor and entrepreneur. Maya was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. She founded Ingressive Capital, a $10 Million venture fund focused on early stage African tech, and Ingressive, a tech integration company that provides market entry services and tech research for corporates and investors, and operates their Africa strategy over time.

Julia Brady is a partner at Valo ventures and marketing strategist. Valo Ventures is a mission-driven venture capital firm focused on thematic investing across social, economic and environmental megatrends—empowered consumers, urbanization, autonomy and mobility, climate change and the circular economy.

Agenda:

09.00 - 09.30 - Guest gathering
09.30 - 10.30 - Panel discussion
10.30 - 12.00 - Networking

The event is organised by M&A PR Studio and Bowls&Bar.