BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Singapore BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+08 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260922T042404Z - 2483@fwa DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20191018T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20191018T140000 CREATED:20260922T042404Z DESCRIPTION:Views from the Top: Creating a Sustainable Talent Pool in PE &\; VC | 18 October 2019\, 12-2 pm @ Capital Tower\nFWA would like to than k KKR for the sponsorship of the venue and buffet According to a survey by INSEAD\, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) together have an in creasingly important role in the economic development of emerging markets providing alternative funding opportunities for entrepreneurship developme nt\, start-ups and private sector growth. While the asset class is expandi ng\, women remain significantly under-represented on senior investment and management teams and the untapped potential of female-owned businesses is largely ignored. Firms that actively reach out to women can double their talent pool and diversify their skill sets. A new study into the extent an d impact of gender disparity in the PE/VC industry across emerging markets has found that: 7 percent of PE/VC capital is invested in female-led busi nesses 11 percent of senior investment professionals are women 15 percent of firms’ senior investment teams are gender-balanced – with between 3 0 percent to 70 percent female in leadership roles 20 percent of portfolio companies’ senior leadership teams There is a strong business case for addressing this gender disparity - the study indicated that funds managed by gender-balanced investment teams report significantly higher returns – 10 percent to 20 percent – than male-dominated funds. This disparity has more than an impact on the future of these industries than is acknowl edged. Without women at the table\, female founders struggle to access cap ital and funds and miss out on deal flows and expertise. Another study by Oliver Wyman says that women hold only 10 percent of all senior positions in private equity and venture capital firms globally\, and women-led enter prises collected less than 3 percent of global venture capital in 2017. Ac cording to this study\, only 15 percent of senior investment teams are gen der-balanced and nearly 70 percent are [...] DTSTAMP:20260922T042404Z LOCATION:Financial Women's Association (Singapore)\, 111 North Bridge Road\ ,\, #21-01 Peninsula Plaza\,\, Singapore 179098\, Singapore SUMMARY:Views from the Top: Creating a Sustainable Talent Pool in PE & VC | 18 October 2019\, 12-2 pm @ Capital Tower END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR