WBAF 2019 - Impact Investment - Panel Discussion 2

Panel 2: 19 February 2019, Tuesday 10.30 – Geneve Hall Empowering Women Financially: The Why and the How Women are the future of the world’s economies. They control more than $20 trillion in annual consumer spending, a figure that is expected to rise to $28 trillion by the end of 2019. By 2019, women will control 75% of discretionary spending worldwide. The proportion of working women carrying the primary financial responsibility in their families rose from 23% in 1996 to 33% in 2013. Consequently, there has never been a more opportune time for women to get serious about understanding their finances and for the industry to start serving them better. This panel will focus on ways to empower women financially. Moderator Tuba Terekli, International Executive Consultant and Angel Investor, Saudi Arabia Gordana Nikolić, Founder of Par University College and Business Academy Rijeka, Croatia Leyla Alaton, President of Alvimedica, Board Member at Alarko Holding, Turkey Tijen Mergen, Founder and President, Power of Happiness Platform, Turkey