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
Location
Philharmonie Luxembourg
1, place de l'Europe
1499 Luxembourg
