MONTREAL, June 16, 2020 /CNW/ - Today, The Scotiabank Women
Initiative™ announced its involvement in the Montreal edition of WiSE24, Women's
International Showcase of Entrepreneurs, in collaboration with
Scotiabank, Roynat Capital and Jarislowsky, Fraser Limited. Taking
place on Thursday, June 18, 2020, the global event themed
Rise Locally, Empower Globally, will feature pitches from
early-stage, women-led ventures in 13 cities around the world,
including San Francisco, New York, Taipei, Tokyo, Seoul,
São Paulo, Ukraine, and
Montreal – the only Canadian city
to participate.
The top pitches from the Montreal startups will be livestreamed
globally on June 18, from 1 –
2 p.m. ET.
"Scotiabank and Women's Startup Lab have a natural
affiliation, as the mission of The Scotiabank Women
Initiative is to help take women-led businesses to the next
level, through Access to Capital, Mentorship, and Education," says
Maria Mangiocavallo, Vice President
of Commercial Banking, Scotiabank, and Advisory Board Member of The
Scotiabank Women Initiative. "Organizations like ours serve as
a catalyst to accelerating and promoting the innovative work of
women entrepreneurs, a necessary force in the growth and prosperity
of future economies."
WiSE24 invites technology and innovation leaders, both domestic
and international, to look beyond borders for new markets, talent
and investment opportunities. In addition to financial tech,
biotech, consumer tech and social impact businesses, this year's
event will feature start-ups working on innovative solutions to the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition, an all women jury of partners and professionals
from Scotiabank, Roynat Capital and Jarislowsky, Fraser
Limited, will present the strongest Montreal pitch with a cash prize.
"Jarislowsky Fraser is pleased to support this outstanding
initiative that provides Canadian female entrepreneurs a platform
to showcase their talent and businesses on a global scale," says
Caroline Bell-Ritchie, Managing
Director, Global Private Wealth Management, Jarislowsky, Fraser
Limited. "I am inspired by their passion and ingenuity in turning
their innovative ideas into startup companies, some of which may
become the industry leaders of tomorrow."
WiSE24 will be webcast live over a 24-hour period, beginning
June 18 in Brazil and
ending on June 19 in Asia. To
register for the event or to learn more, please
visit www.womenstartuplab.com/wise24.
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our
purpose: "for every future," we help our customers, their
families and their communities achieve success through a broad
range of advice, products and services, including personal and
commercial banking, wealth management and private banking,
corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team
of approximately 97,000 employees and assets of over $1.2 trillion (as at April
30, 2020), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS). For more
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About The Scotiabank Women Initiative
The Scotiabank Women Initiative is a comprehensive program
to help advance women-owned and women-led businesses across
Canada through three key pillars:
Access to Capital, Mentorship and Education. Since launching in
December 2018, The Scotiabank Women
Initiative has achieved several notable milestones. In September 2019, the Bank committed to deploy
three billion dollars in capital to women-led businesses
in its first three years. The program has engaged more than 1,500
women through our Boot Camps and group mentorship
sessions across Canada. We formed
The Scotiabank Women Initiative Advisory Board of Scotiabank
executives, who provide expertise to help women grow their
businesses through facilitated small group mentorship sessions and
we developed an online Knowledge Centre for self-directed
learning. For more information on The Scotiabank Women Initiative™,
visit scotiabankwomeninitiative.com.
About Jarislowsky, Fraser Limited
Founded in 1955 as a research boutique, Jarislowsky Fraser today
manages the portfolios of pension funds, foundations and
endowments, Indigenous Peoples, corporations and individuals in
Canada, the United States and internationally. Its
investment philosophy is built on a foundation of time-tested
conservative principles and more than 60 years of fundamental
research. Jarislowsky Fraser's history and culture are rooted in
investment stewardship, which is expressed through an adherence to
high-quality investing, a long-term investment horizon and the
advancement of good governance and sustainable investing.
SOURCE Scotiabank