HerVest to host an annual Value Up event to tackle the female skills gap

By: WE Staff | Wednesday, 10 May 2023

HerVest, a fintech business dedicated to achieving financial inclusion for women through a Gender Lens Investment (GLI) approach, will host a value-driven event with the goal of empowering women with financial, professional, and entrepreneurial capabilities in the ultra-digital era.

On May 20, 2023, the resource-focused event, titled "Unleash Your Potential," is scheduled to take place in The Shell Zenith Bank Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos.

Women-owned companies will have a roundtable at the Value Up event to get the resources and knowledge they require to improve their financial literacy and financial empowerment. The event will include panel talks and seminars on personal finance, financial planning, budgeting, career development, and entrepreneurship in addition to other significant issues.

The opportunity to quiz seasoned financial professionals, business executives, and entrepreneurs from the banking, finance, investment, and financial services sectors will be provided to participants.

In response to the announcement, Solape Akinpelu, the chief executive officer and co-founder of HerVest, stated, "We are incredibly pleased about this event and the influence it will have on the lives of the women who attend. We are aware that women typically face a variety of financial challenges when they run their enterprises or grow in their jobs. We want to provide women with a venue through which they can acquire the knowledge and resources they need to become more financially independent.

The event will include keynote speakers, panel discussions, and networking opportunities in addition to the workshops and breakout sessions. Speakers and experts that have already been confirmed for the event include, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Yemisi Edun; Managing Director, Meristem Brokers, Saheed Bahir; Founder, Geneza Brands, Omobolanle Banwo Osadolo; Chief Executive Officer, Awabah, Tunji Andrews; Founder, Money Africa, Tosin Olaseinde; Software Engineer, Microsoft Mixed Reality, Adora Nwodo; Chief Operating Officer, Flutterwave, Bode Abifarin; Managing Director, Vetiva Fund Managers, Oyelade Eigbe; Media and Communications Specialist, Koromone Koroye and Co-Founder, Ingressive for Good, Blessing Abeng. Others are Chief Executive Officer, Wealth Motley, Solafunmi Sosanya; Founder, The Richer Woman Inc, Omolola Oshikoya; Chief HRO, Sterling Bank, Temi Dalley; CFO/COO, TRACE Anglophone West Africa, Ego Obiegbunam; HR Specialist, Gbenga Totoyi; HR Thought Leader, Yemi Faseun; Lead Strategist and Managing Director, Digisplash, Damola Richard Salvador; Chief of Staff and Head of Strategy, BellaNaija, Mary Edoro; Lawyer and Music Business Executive, Foza Fawehinmi.

Attendance is open to any interested women who wish to learn more and enhance their professions. If you're interested, go to their website to register and attend. HerVest is an inclusive fintech platform that provides loans, primarily for rural women, target savings, impact investing, and credit finance to poor and excluded African women.

Through its platform, HerVest offers loans, impact investing, savings, and money transfers with the aim of improving the lives of women by enabling their access to and use of financial services in rural, urban, and peri-urban areas.

Through competitive rates on target savings and gender-specific financial literacy materials, HerVest, a community of over 30,000 women, assists its members in achieving financial wellness. On devices with internet access, HerVest may be downloaded.