Join us for the Digital Economy is Now – Global Community Forum, brought to you by Connected Women and Facebook SheMeansBusiness!

Be part of the conversation on powering the potential of women MSMEs in the Digital Economy.

Date: October 20, 2021
Time: 5:00pm PH/SG

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We’ve invited community and corporate leaders, and women MSMEs from the Connected Women global community to share their insights and personal stories of how they found business and career opportunities in the digital economy.

The panel discussions will be centered on the following topics:

Panel 1: Supporting women-led MSMEs in the Digital Economy: Value, challenges, and opportunities
Panel 2: Challenges and opportunities for women MSMEs in the digital economy

Here’s the list of our confirmed speakers and panelists:

• Usec. Rafaelita Aldaba, Competitiveness and Innovation Group, DTI
• Chair Sandy Montano, Philippine Commission on Women
• Jonar Dorado, COO of RAFI Microfinance
• Klarissa Mai (Kim) Lasala, Impact and Finance Officer at ARK – Advancement for Rural Kids
• Sylvia O. Paraguya, Chief Executive Officer of NATCCO
• Nida Jaffary, Co-founder of Nashtay Walay (CW Pakistan)
• Eunice Joy Gambalan, Founder of House of J (CW Philippines)
• Ayesha Kohli, Founder of Modern Heritage Fashion Brand Ayesha (CW Singapore)
• Atty. Monalisa Dimalanta, President and CEO of UNAWA Asia 
• Andrea Mapa, Country Marketing Manager of Facebook Philippines and Vietnam

We look forward to welcoming you to our event!
Note: This online forum will be conducted in English.

This session is brought to you by:

Connected Women
The leading community in the Philippines for women’s empowerment in the digital economy. Creating opportunities for women through entrepreneurship, freelancing and remote work.

Facebook SheMeansBusiness
Supporting women-owned enterprises to enter the digital economy, through skills training and business inspiration. Globally, #SheMeansBusiness and its strong network of community partners have trained one million women across 38 markets.

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