The “InclusionXchange: Learning and Networking Meet” aims to provide a dynamic platform for learning and fostering business connections between women-owned businesses and corporations. We anticipate the participation of women-owned businesses, corporations and business associations. This event is a unique opportunity to strengthen the ecosystem of inclusive sourcing and promote diversity within supply chains.

The program agenda includes:
– Keynote Address by Ms. Jeniffer Larson, Consul General, U.S Consulate General, Hyderabad
– Special Address by M. Srinivas Rao, CEO, T-Hub, Hyderabad
– Curated segments for Women-Owned Business, member buyers and corporations
– Session on Exclusive Women Business Enterprise (WBE) Certification
– Networking session: Women-Owned Business and Corporations
– Closing and Lunch

Date: August 9, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Venue: Radisson Blu Banjara Hills in Hyderabad
Registration is free!

Supplier Development Masterclass is the advance training for growth oriented WOBs. The training will consist of 6 modules which will be delivered in 16 hours. During the last 4 hours of the masterclass, participants will be invited to pitch to a panel of buyers and will receive feedback on their pitch. The pitching session will also potentially drive business opportunities for WOBs with the corporate buyers. The training will be held in Dhaka, New Delhi and Colombo.

Section A: (4 hours) – Business Model and Strategy Alignment
Module 1: Business Model Canvas (BMC), Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship
Module 2: Marketing & Sales Strategy

Section B: (4 hours) – Perfecting Your Pitch
Module 3: Developing/ Improving Capability Statement
Module 4: Preparing a winning sales pitch. 

Section C: (4 hours) – Technology and Negotiation skills
Module 5: Technology
Module 6: Business negotiation skills.

Section D: (4 hours) – The pitch 
Pitching to panel of corporate buyers.

Dates:
July 28-29, 2024- Dhaka, Bangladesh. Register here.
July 31- Aug 1, 2024- New Delhi, India. Register here.
Aug 4-5, 2024- Colombo, Sri Lanka. Register here.

The upcoming multi-stakeholder roundtable aims to foster a progressive ecosystem for gender equality and inclusion within value chains. This deliberation will focus on developing innovative strategies to embed gender inclusivity into value chains, leveraging technology and best business practices. It aspires to drive transformative change through promoting gender-inclusive sourcing. By convening diverse stakeholders from government bodies, private enterprises, civil society, and academia, the roundtable seeks to explore and implement solutions that promote and enable inclusivity. Additionally, it will advocate for policies that promote equity within the value chain business ecosystem.

July 29, 2024: Dhaka, Bangladesh
BRAC Center, 75 Mohakhali, Daka

August 5, 2024: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Waters Edge Hotel, 316, Ethul Kotte Road, Battaramulla, Colombo 10100

For registration, please contact Eroshan Alagaretnam, Regional Director for South Asia at ealagaretnam@weconnectinternational.org

Women in the workplace and women as business owners are essential drivers of inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction all around the world. Pakistan is a dynamic emerging economy, and women business owners stand ready to expand their reach through the production, distribution, and facilitation of innovative products and services.

This report, in partnership with the U.S.-Pakistan Women’s Council, the U.S. Embassy, Packages Group, the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences, aims to provide unique insight into the state of gender-inclusive sourcing in Pakistan, and provide a blueprint for buyer representatives, women business owners, and other leaders in the business community to take action to expand market access for women to ensure Pakistan continues on its path toward inclusive, equitable, and resilient economic growth.

Funded by the U.S. Department of States Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA), WEConnect International is implementing a 3-year regional project on Women’s Empowerment through Economic Inclusion. The project is being implemented in Sri Lanka, India, Maldives and Bangladesh.

Accenture and WEConnect released their most recent research demonstrating the successful steps of Singaporean businesswomen in improving the nation’s economy. The report entitled “Businesswomen Grow Economies. Singapore is Next,” looks at the $95 billion opportunity that female entrepreneurship can contribute if given an equal chance to grow and thrive.

Singapore’s women entrepreneurs contribute to the economy in terms of innovation, revenue, job creation, community support and inclusive growth. The recommended steps in this report can help to address overcoming barriers, in turn enabling more women to realize their full potential and help significantly grow the economy.