We-Fi in collaboration with the EBRD, IDB, IDB Invest, and Imperial College London are pleased to announce the 3rd Accelerating Growth for Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Economies conference.
The conference will feature the latest research and evidence on entrepreneurship, with a focus on women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs), start-ups, and micro-enterprises with growth potential. In addition to academic sessions, the conference will provide a platform for academics, practitioners, and policymakers to network and discuss the application of research findings to project design and implementation.
Keynote speaker: Marianne Bertrand, Chris P. Dialynas Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, Chicago Booth School of Business.
The event is free to attend for interested parties upon registration.
Organizing and Scientific Committee
J. Michelle Brock (EBRD & Imperial College of London)
Ralph De Haas (EBRD & KU Leuven)
Francesco Loiacono (EBRD & Imperial College London)
Felicia Siegrist (We-Fi)
Patricia Yañez-Pagans (IDB Invest))
Maria Paula Gerardino (IDB)
Miriam Bruhn (World Bank)
Sonia Plaza (World Bank)
Diego Ubfal (World Bank)
Pedro Rosa Dias (Imperial College London)
Selim Gulesci (Trinity College Dublin)
Agustin Hurtado (University of Maryland)
Elisa Macchi (Brown)
Andreas Madestam (Stockholm University)
Ramana Nanda (Imperial College London)
Jennifer Poole (American University)
Silvia Prina (Northeastern)
Simon Quinn (Imperial College London, CEPR)
Maddalena Ronchi (Kellogg)
Karmini Sharma (Imperial College London)
