Empowering Equity 2025

15 October Philharmonie • Luxembourg

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Agenda

15 October 2025

Moderated by Avanti Sharma

08:00 - 08:50

Registration & Networking Breakfast


08:50 - 09:05

Setting the Scene: A Musical Prelude

INVISIBLE WOMEN QUINTET


09:05 - 09:20

Empowering Equity 2025: Perspectives for the Future

NADIA CALVIÑO, PRESIDENT, EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK (VIA VIDEO) YURIKO BACKES, MINISTER FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY


09:20 - 09:50

Game Changers in Gender-lens Investing: In Conversation with Marjut Falkstedt

MARJUT FALKSTEDT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, EIF EMILIA MAMAJOVA, MANAGING PARTNER, EVERITA FUND NORA BAVEY, GENERAL PARTNER, UNCONVENTIONAL VENTURES


09:50 - 10:20

EIF's Enhanced Due Diligence: Building Inclusive Portfolios

MARCO MARRONE, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, EIF

LUCILLE BONNET, MANAGING PARTNER, KLIMA


10:20 - 10:50

Diversity in Capital: from Fund-Raising to Decision-Making

BLANCA OCHOA, PRESIDENT, WA4STEAM PÄR-JÖRGEN PÄRSON, FOUNDER, THE INNER FOUNDATION


10:50 - 11:30

Coffee Break & 1:1 Sessions


11:30 - 12:00

Investors in Tech: Stories and Strategies for Success

FATOU DIAGNE, MANAGING PARTNER AND CO-FOUNDER, BOOTSTRAP EUROPE AMANDA BIRKENHOLZ, PRINCIPAL, UVC PARTNERS LISE RECHSTEINER, GENERAL PARTNER, VSQUARED


12:00 - 12:30

The Voice of the Next Generation: Talent Development and Career Pathways

SHIVA DUSTDAR, HEAD OF THE EIB INSTITUTE


12:30 - 12:50

Closing

MERETE CLAUSEN, DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE, EIF INVISIBLE WOMEN QUINTET


12:50 - 14:00

Networking Lunch & 1:1 Sessions



14:00 - 15:30 OPTION 1

Masterclasses for Newcomers

PART 1 EIF Asset Classes & Due Diligence Process

PART 2 EIF Legal Terms & Conditions



14:00 - 15:30 OPTION 2

Behind the Scenes: Discover Luxembourg's Philharmonie

14:00-14:45 English

14:45-15:30 English



16:00 - 17:00 INVITATION ONLY

Launch of Phase II of the Empowering Equity Mentoring Programme

Mentoring Survey

Location

Philharmonie Luxembourg

1, place de l'Europe

1499 Luxembourg