Empowering diversity in financial leadership: Policies, tools and strategies
It is projected to take 140 years to have an equal number of women and men at the helm of central banks and major financial institutions. With gender diversity being essential to ensuring strong investment returns and risk management, the leadership roles women hold are critical in catalysing an inclusive culture and realising the economic benefits of gender balance.
At the International Monetary Fund spring meetings, OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute and Franklin Templeton are hosting a roundtable to discuss the role of central banks and policy-makers in driving diversity and inclusion within financial institutions.
The discussion will build on OMFIF’s 2024 edition of the Gender Balance Index, sponsored by Franklin Templeton. The report examines current policies and standards as well as new strategies and measures being implemented to promote inclusivity, equal opportunities and steer women into leadership positions.
Speakers
Regina Curry
Chief Diversity Officer
Franklin Templeton
Regina Curry
Chief Diversity Officer
Franklin Templeton
Anca Dragu
Governor
National Bank of Moldova
Anca Dragu
Governor
National Bank of Moldova
Irene Espinosa Cantellano
Deputy Governor
Banco de México
Irene Espinosa Cantellano
Deputy Governor
Banco de México
Jenny Johnson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Franklin Templeton
Jenny Johnson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Franklin Templeton
Emma McGarthy
Head of the Sustainable Policy Institute
OMFIF
Emma McGarthy
Head of the Sustainable Policy Institute
OMFIF
Emma McGarthy is head of the Sustainable Policy Institute at OMFIF. She is responsible for researching trends, developing relationships and programming meetings for the Sustainable Policy Institute. Prior to joining OMFIF, McGarthy worked as a conference producer, developing and running international conferences in the tech, legal and finance sectors, leading on content, research and building key industry relationships.
John Orchard
Chief Executive Officer
OMFIF
John Orchard
Chief Executive Officer
OMFIF
John Orchard is chief executive officer of OMFIF. He has expanded OMFIF’s activities as he steered it through Covid-19, setting up key forums on digital money, sustainability and public debt, alongside OMFIF’s longstanding work on monetary policy and policy-makers. He chairs OMFIF’s executive committee and is a member of the OMFIF board. Up to November 2019, he was a member of Euromoney’s management board, having started with the London stock market-quoted global information business in 1994.
Nikhil Sanghani
Managing Director, Economic and Monetary Policy Institute
OMFIF
Nikhil Sanghani
Managing Director, Economic and Monetary Policy Institute
OMFIF
Nikhil is Managing Director, Economic and Monetary Policy Institute at OMFIF. He is responsible for the team’s events that convene leading public sector officials on topics such as monetary policy, emerging market development, global public investment, public finances, capital market development and sustainable finance. Nikhil also leads OMFIF’s economic research and content, including global surveys of central banks, regulators and market participants. Previously, he was an emerging markets economist at Capital Economics, where he led the coverage of Latin America.
Matthew Williams
Head of Institutional EMEA
Franklin Templeton
Matthew Williams
Head of Institutional EMEA
Franklin Templeton
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