Gender Lens Investing Webinar: Practical Application for Australian Portfolios

Brightlight, in partnership with Australians Investing in Women (AIIW), invite you to an educational webinar on the practical application of gender lens investing for Australian portfolios. This session is designed for investors, foundations, family offices, and advisers seeking investable pathways for integrating a gender lens across asset classes.

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What We'll Cover

How investors can access gender lens strategies in practice
Pathways across different asset classes and geographies
Where capital is currently flowing — and why
Where managers see the most compelling opportunities emerging
How investors should approach due diligence, governance, and gender-related reporting metrics

Meet Our Speakers

Cathy Scalzo

Chair — Australians Investing in Women

Cathy is CEO of the Scalzo Family Office and Trustee of the Grace & Emilio Foundation. Cathy and her family care deeply about gender equality and apply a gender lens to their social investments. Cathy was previously General Counsel of Scalzo Foods and serves on a number of Boards. Cathy brings extensive GLI investment expertise.

Sandy Carvajal

Director — Impact, Brightlight

Sandy leads impact strategy, measurement and management including gender lens investing integration at Brightlight. She previously pioneered impact investing and blended finance initiatives across emerging markets with World Vision Australia and Good Return.

Jennifer Buckley

Founder & Managing Director — Sweef Capital

Jennifer founded Sweef Capital in 2021, bringing over 20 years of private equity experience focused on women's economic empowerment. She previously led the Women's Opportunity Fund at SEAF and worked at Goldman Sachs and GE Capital.

Daniel Goldfarb

Executive Chairman and Co-Founder — Lendable

Daniel co-founded Lendable after being a partner at Greenstart, a venture capital firm focused on data, finance and energy. He is currently Executive Chairman of Lendable, which aims to leverage data generated by digital financial services, so they can broaden and deepen financial inclusion and sustainable finance in emerging markets for women and underserved clients.

Will Richardson

Managing Partner — Giant Leap

Will is Managing Partner at Giant Leap, a venture capital firm investing in founders solving global challenges across Climate, People and Health. With nearly 20 years in venture capital and private equity, Giant Leap has backed 36+ companies including Who Gives a Crap and Amber Electric.