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In line with the 2024 International Women's Day Theme #InspireInclusion, we are excited to be hosting a panel discussion on Economic Equality: Promoting Financial Inclusion for Women. 

Attend this session to learn about the intersectionality of Financial Inclusion and Gender Equality from an Asian perspective, where our panel of experts will explore current challenges in Asia, successful initiatives, policy recommendations and leveraging technology for financial empowerment.

Panelists:
Eleanor Coleman Managing Partner of the Financial Empowerment Group
Sisi Liu Director, Hong Kong Federation of Women’s Centres Limited
Tynna Mendoza Director of Programmes, Enrich HK


Thank you DLA Piper Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor of this event.  

Limited in-person seats are available so please indicate your availability if you are interested in attending in person. If you would like to register directly on zoom, please follow this link.

Get in touch with Chris Mack if you have any questions.

 

 

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Event Speakers

Eleanor Coleman

Managing Partner, The Financial Empowerment Group

Eleanor Coleman is the Founder of The Financial Empowerment Group. She aims to help women and the LGBT+ community to understand and master their finances through planning, education and action. Drawing on her 18 years of experience working for international banks in Hong Kong, Eleanor delivers regular seminars and workshops including the popular series "A Man is Not a Plan". She uses her expertise to help people define and achieve their dreams, take control of their finances and realise true financial freedom.

Sisi Liu Pui-Shan

Director, Hong Kong Federation of Women’s Centres Limited

Sisi Liu has devoted years of work to promoting the rights and interest of disadvantaged women in Hong Kong. Under her directorship, the Hong Kong Federation of Women's Centres has expanded from an NGO of 15 staff members to now more than 100 and linked services with policy advocacy to address the challenges facing carers, single mothers and other grassroots women.

Sisi is currently a member of the Advisory Group for Carer Policy and Service Development of The Hong Kong Council of Social Service, member of the Advisory Board for Master of Social Sciences in Comparative Social Policy (International) of Lingnan University and an Executive Committee member of the Gender Research Centre of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Tynna Mendoza

Director of Programmes, Enrich HK

Tynna is the Director of Programmes at Enrich, an NGO that educates and empowers migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong through financial education and personal development. Born and raised in the Philippines, she has also experienced having parents who had to be migrant workers. Influenced by them, she also immersed in volunteering with communities for the youth, urban poor and women.

Prior to coming to Hong Kong, Tynna worked with the Human Rights Commission of the Philippines which helped shape her interest in women’s empowerment and was the platform that helped her embark on a development career. Keen on complementing experience with deeper knowledge, Tynna secured a master’s degree in Women and Development Studies from the University of the Philippines in Diliman. Having worked in organisations at grassroots and national levels, her most meaningful role is mother and role model to a young daughter and partner to a spouse who shares, among many things, a daily and sustaining commitment to service, family and music.