This webinar is for Founders who are raising capital in the U.S.A. We will cover ESG, supply chain management, industry trends, labour shortages and hiring key talent. We will also discuss the impact of Covid on investor conversations. Our USA based panel lists, Jennifer Byrne, Founder/President Quesnay Inc. and Jennifer Tegan, Managing Director of New York Ventures, will provide insights from their experiences working with Founders to raise capital. This event supports the International Women's Day 2022 theme #BreakTheBias.

Introducing Jennifer Byrne: Jennifer is an entrepreneur, venture investor, advisor, mentor, speaker, podcaster, and former corporate executive. She currently runs "Female Founders in FinTech, InsurTech, & Mobility" global accelerator programs, an ecosystem of 500+ women-led startups, 500+ mentors, judges, & ambassadors. She has over 15 years of experience across financial services, insurance, mobility & telecom. As an executive in both Fortune 100 companies as well as start-ups, she has led strategy, business development, partnerships, investments, product and marketing launches, and developed and ran innovation programs and large scale events, with a proven record of driving revenue, results, and differentiation for her employers while building & supporting strong teams. Named to Innovate Finance Powerlist 2020, 2019, 2018

Introducing Jennifer Tegan (Managing Director of NY Ventures). Jennifer is Managing Director of New York Ventures (a division of Empire State Development) which is a $100 million investment fund allocated towards direct equity investments into promising Seed and Series A round start-ups in New York Ventures. Prior to joining Empire State Development Jennifer spent 18 years with Cayuga Venture Fund where she invested in and supported entrepreneurs in technology-based start-ups. Jennifer is also a member of the Board of Directors of Tompkins Financial Corporation and its affiliate bank, Tompkins Trust Company as well as serving the industry on the boards of the National Venture Capital Association and the Upstate Capital Association of New York.

Introducing your host: Trena Blair is Founder/CEO, FD Global Connections: We are Australia's scaleup specialist supporting businesses to scale into the USA. As a boutique strategic advisory group, we are fully committed to your success. We ensure you are prepared for global expansion and are connected with our expansive USA network - East Coast to West Coast. Accelerate your International Expansion with Minimum Fuss with FD Global Connections.

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