City minister Bim Afolami holds roundtable in Downing Street with the City’s top female finance gurus

City minister Bim Afolami will hold a roundtable in Downing Street today with a group of the City’s top female finance gurus ahead of International Women’s Day on Friday. 

Pictured: CEO Emma Sinclair MBE and City minister Bim Afolami outside Downing Street

What’s on: Likely topics on the menu will be what can be done to tackle the barriers women face in business and investing, how the government and City can encourage more female entrepreneurs and investors, and potential areas of support. Some members were also integral in discussions around Angel Investors reforms, which were announced by the Treasury earlier this week. 

Attendees include…Grace Beverley, founder of TALA, Erika Brodnock MBE, Carol Knight and Faith Reynolds of TISA, Emma Sinclair of Enterprise Alumni, Martha Dalton of Lodestone, Emma Wright of Harbottle and Lewis law firm and cofounder of InvestHER, Lavinia Osbourne, Anna Brading of Mentora Money, and Jenny Tooth of UK Business Angels.

Full article on Politico:  https://www.politico.eu/article/big-banks-vs-little-banks-in-the-battle-of-who-pays-for-failure/