Women & Entrepreneurship - let’s fix the leaky pipeline

Finance, technology, entrepreneurship - none of them are a hotbed for women. Consequently, we at the F10 have incubated and accelerated far too few women-led FinTech Startups so far. That’s why we have organized an evening from women for women, to share our experience in all of those fields, to hear inspiring stories about successful women in entrepreneurship, and most of all to connect with each other and maybe plant the seeds to the next female-led (Fin)tech Startup!

For this Meetup, we are partnering with women++, who unites tech enthusiasts from different fields, as well as FinTech Ladies Switzerland, the network for women in finance and tech.

We have invited a round of inspiring speakers and panelists, but we also want to hear about your experience and thoughts during the evening!

Agenda:
6.00 - 6.45 pm: Doors Open
6.45 - 7:00 pm: Welcome & Introduction
7.00 - 7.20 pm: Keynote
7.20 - 7.45 pm: Panel & Discussion
7.45 - 9.00 pm: Drinks & Networking

Speaker & Panelists:
Isabelle Siegrist
Isabelle Siegrist runs a company builder in Switzerland and has worked with many aspiring female entrepreneurs. At Sandborn, they encourage and teach female founders in workshops about entrepreneurship and coach them along the way. Isabelle is a Forbes 30 under 30 list maker (2019) and one of the Top 100 women in business in Switzerland (2018).

Aleksandra Sokolowska, PhD
An astrophysicist and computational scientist. She is currently working in a startup based in Silicon Valley, and in the past was experimenting with the idea of decentralization in science at an ETH Spin-off. Alex founded women++, and was selected as one of the Top 100 women in business in Switzerland (2018).

Karen Wendt
Karen Wendt is editor of the Sustainable Finance Book Series, pioneer in sustainable financial innovation and investment banker. Her portfolio stretches from leadership 4.0, design thinking to theories of change and Sustainable Development Goals. As president of the SwissFinTechLadies she collaborates with peers to close the female funding gap.

Ramya Venkateswaran
Ramya is an entrepreneur and data scientist, and an F10 alumni. She is the co-founder of Exprea, which through its YMap product offers corporations in the travel and insurance industry location-based software solutions to stay in touch with their customers when they travel, and a consultant in P&C data analytics and GIS.

Deborrah Schaer (Moderator)
Deborrah is a Startup coach at F10, dedicated to increase the number of female-led startups that are changing the game in the financial industry. She will be your Meetup host and moderator.

See you there!
The F10 Team