This program is open to changes based on relevant circumstances.
DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5
MC: Maica Gil, Founder at Heroikka
09:00 AM – Welcome
By María Ángeles León López, Founder at Open Value Foundation & CEO at Global Social Impact Investments
09:10 AM – Panel: Opportunities and Learnings of Impact Investing in Emerging Markets
Mod: Monica Vasques del Solar, Head of Catalytic Ventures at Open Value Foundation
* Freda Mburunga, Head of Impact & Corporate Affairs of Ed Partners Africa
* Vera Awachi, Socially Responsible Investments | Anesvad Foundation
09:40 AM – Pitch Session: Women Entrepreneurs Present Their Projects / Open Call by Heroikka
Presented by Cira Rodríguez, emprendedora y artista colibrí
* Joan Rukundo Nalubega, Founder & CEO at Uganics
* June Muchuku Cerere, Founder & CEO at Plumbee
* Anuri Mabel, Founder at Smart Girl Organisation
10:00 AM – Meet the Institutions: Fundación Microfinanzas BBVA
* Laura Fernandez Lord, Head Sustainability, Equity and Inclusion at Fundacion Microfinanzas BBVA
* Maica Gil, Founder at Heroikka
10:20 AM – Break
10:30 AM – Panel: Powering the Future: Investors Thoughts on Today’s VC Trends
Mod: Jenn Summe, Co-Founder and General Partner of Primordial Ventures & Co-Founder at LiLa
* Mahati Sridhar, Partner at Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
* Liz Kelly, Managing Director of Pappas Capital
* Ann Miller, Cofounder and Chair of xElle Ventures
11:00 AM – Pitch Session: Women Entrepreneurs Present Their Projects / Open Call by Heroikka
* Florencia Zulberti, Founding Chef at Tribusana
* Noelia Cánovas Pérez, Founder & CEO at Es Tu Actitud
* Andrea Molnárné László, Founder of Mynovamind
* Danielle Hodge, Founder & CEO of Alma Ocean and Alma Swim Foundation
* Mg. Ing. Silvana Luzmila Flores Chávez, Founder & CEO at Green Metallurgy Technologies
* Aura Chacón, Founder at Tunjo Smart Solutions
11:30 AM – Panel: Creating Impact through Mentorship
Mod: Dr. Kim R. Grimes, Emotional Wellness Life Coach
* Raven Thissel, Speaker and Author
* Rosalind (Roz) Wesley, Founder & CEO of Wesley Consultant Services | Personal Growth Specialist & Life-Changing Coach
* Tammy Cooper, CEO & CFO of Technologent
12:00 PM – Meet the Institutions & Pitch Session: Europe Team Labs
Presenter: Berta Lázaro, Co-Founder at TEAMLABS/
* Marta Maneja, Co-founder at Gloop
* Sara Recalde, CEO & Founder at Yorsio
Time Shown in Pacific Standard Time (PST)
DAY 2 – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6
MC: Ana María Vaca, Founder and CEO at AMVA Consultoría | Expert in Inter-institutional Agreements | Grant Writer Italy | International Visitor Leadership Program
09:00 AM – Welcome
By Andrea Conner, Ecosystem Development Director at First Flight Venture
09:10 AM – Panel: Women Innovating in Science
Mod: Krista Covey, CEO & President at First Flight Venture Center
* Dr. Toni Bucci, CEO & Founder Sable Fermentation
* Dr. Meme Keelen, Founder and CEO of Tessefi Medical Solutions
* Dr. Farzaneh Rezaei, Founder and CEO of Fafabiotic
* Dr. Hortense Dodo, Scientific Entrepreneur & Inventor | President & Co-founder at IngateyGen
09:40 AM – Pitch Session: Women Entrepreneurs Present Their Projects / Open Call by Heroikka
* Laura Castellanos, Podcast Producer | Founder of CASTELLANOS Comunicación | Host of Gente Brava
* AnaTafur, Creative Director & Founder at the Sake Project
* Claudia Pinzón, CEO & Co-Founder at Fundación Percomputo
* Olga Grygoryan, Founder & CEO at Sybil Health
* Jenny Ruan, Founder at AOMIGO
10:10 AM – Break
10:20 AM – Pitch session: International Initiatives for Women Entrepreneurs in Cuba
* Mariam Rodríguez Martínez, Lawyer with a Master’s degree in Intellectual Property & Leader of the Petra Consultoría project
* Niurka Hall Mazorra, Co-founder of D’Hall Cuidados S.R.L. | Director of Operations and Sales
* Clara Iglesias Camallery, Founder and CEO of Clara Camalleri
* Dayamí Veguería, Designer, dressmaker, and creator of Costureando and the EnTalla Project
* Yunairy Estrada Carpio, Founder at Ciclo Papel
10:50 AM – Pitch Session: Women Entrepreneurs Present Their Projects / Open Call by Heroikka
Presenter: Rub Diaz, Founder at Emigrar y Emprender® & Extranjería 2.0
* Mónica Zúñiga, Visual Artist and Founder of Monkey’s Art Workshop and Gallery
* Carla Ceballos, Founder of Classic Crafts by Carla Ceballos
* Priscila Alvarado Taylor, Founder of New Pearl Travel Costa Rica
* Diana Corona, CEO at Corona Clinical Lab
11:10 AM – Workshop: Financial Framework for Women Entrepreneurs
* Amalia Borra Marcos, Director of Corporate Banking Relations at BBVA
* Maria Jesus Basterra Mingorance, Sustainability, Collectives and Synergies Specialist at BBVA
11:40 AM – Fireside Chat
* Dr. Marie-Ange Eyoum Tagne, PhD, Global Tech Executive | Board Member | Founder | Author of Best-Selling Memoir
* Maica Gil, Founder at Heroikka
12:00 PM – Fireside Chat
* Dawn Dzurilla, Founder & Managing Partner of Gaia Human Capital Consultants
* Nerea Aragonés, Founder and CEO at Magistrans
Time Shown in Pacific Standard Time (PST)
DAY 3 – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7
MC: Amy Meadows, CEO at SmartHer Ventures
09:00 AM – Welcome
By Maica Gil, Founder at Heroikka
09:10 AM – Fireside Chat: Building the Future of Entrepreneurship
* Maica Gil, Founder at Heroikka
* Dr. Shakenna Williams, Executive Director of the Frank & Eileen Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership and Diana International Research Institute at Babson College
09:40 AM – Fireside Chat: Women Leading the AI Transformation
* Mayte Valverde Elices, President at Women in Banking Spain
* Isabel Perez del Caño, Discipline Leader at the Global AI Adoption Team BBVA and Co-Founder at Women In Banking Spain.
10:00 AM – Pitch Session: Women Entrepreneurs Present Their Projects / Open Call by Heroikka
* Samah ALSafadi, Founder at TREND Consult & Al-Anqa Initiative
* Pauline Aniedi Dinkpa, Co-founder at Cudify
* Sylvia Mwitumi, Co-Founder and CEO of SheltHer
* Lucky Elohor O., Growth Professional and founder of The GROW Network (TGN)
* Inonge Elizabeth Bahkita Wakunguma, Founder & CEO at Kumitusa Enterprises | Co-Founder at Little Miss Intellect Zambia & Child Youth Intellects for Change
* Zumunta Machunga-Disu, Founder at Guinea Pig
10:30 AM – Break
10:40 AM – Workshop: How to grow your business with blockchain and decentralization.
By Brenda Hidalgo Geldres, VP of Growth at HISPAX, Systems Engineer and MBA from INCAE Business School
11:10 AM – Pitch Session: Women Entrepreneurs Present Their Projects / Open Call by Heroikka
* Jasmine Pham, Co-founder at OnChange.ai
* Maria Lence, CEO & Founder of For Women’s Health
* Kathleen Ratnasingam, Founder & Director of Gulf Rescue Foundation
* Geet, Founder and CEO at Next Nebula
11:30 AM – Panel: The Power of Networks – How Women in Banking Drives Change
Mod: Sofia Labastida, Co-Leader of Communications at Women in Banking
* Cristina Llanas Pina, Head of Employee Experience and Diversity at Banco Sabadell
* Arancha Palanca, Strategy & Operations Lead | WIB Governance Chapter Lead & Co-Funder
* Laura Blanco, Global head of Sustainability Strategy at the Wealth Management and Insurance Division of Santander
12:00 PM – Networking Party (check starting time in your local time zone)
MC: Miyuki Kasahara, Business & Social Impact Strategist
* Judith Goldkrand, Vistage Chair, Vistage Worldwide; WBC Board Director, Women’s Capital Summit Chair
* Gwen K. Young, CEO at Women Business Collaborative
Time Shown in Pacific Standard Time (PST)