FIW is a forum for exchanging ideas, research, and perspectives from around the world. The community-driven agenda covers the most pressing topics, helping to inform and advise global efforts to advance inclusive finance. Each year, the Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI) convenes FIW and invites partner organizations to showcase work, share ideas on what’s ahead, and engage with the community.

Financial Inclusion Week

Event Financial Inclusion Week - Accion 2024

The 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2025 will bring together leaders from government, business and academia, along with innovators and representatives from international organizations, media and civil society.

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Annual meeting of New Champions

WEF Annual Meeting of Champions

The 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80) will open on Tuesday, 10 September 2025, and the first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 24 September 2025.

UNGA 80

Now in its 7th year, it is the largest city-wide climate festival in Europe, attracting over 45,000 people annually.&nbsp;LCAW provides a brand and platform under which hundreds of stakeholders host their events, creating a large and vibrant programme of climate-focused activities.&nbsp;

London Climate Week

FIW is a forum for exchanging ideas, research, and perspectives worldwide. The community-driven agenda covers the most pressing topics, helping to inform and advise global efforts to advance inclusive finance. Each year, the Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI) convenes FIW and invites partner organizations to showcase work, share ideas on what’s ahead, and engage with the community.

2025 FIW Accion

The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and the Aspen Institute present the 2023 Global Inclusive Growth Summit. Alongside the World Bank Group-IMF Spring Meetings, the Summit will assemble a dynamic group of U.S. and global leaders for action-oriented discussions on national and international issues. In a turbulent economic, environmental, and human context, the Summit will enable private sector, social impact, and government leaders to partner in new ways on meaningful solutions and approaches.

2023 Global Inclusive Growth Summit

On Friday, November 22, 2024, data.org, Mastercard, and The Asian Institute for Digital Finance (AIDF), and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) will convene domain leaders across academia, industry, government, and NGOs to discuss innovative approaches and strategic opportunities for collaboration to meet this shared goal.

Asia Pacific Data Capacity Accelerator launch

Dataorg AP Data Capacity Accelerator

Hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, the Global Inclusive Growth Summit advances real solutions to today’s most pressing challenges through collaboration and candid conversation among entrepreneurs, innovators, policymakers, and emerging changemakers.

Global Inclusive Growth Summit 

Global Inclusive Growth Summit 2025

The Annual Meeting 2025 convenes global leaders to address key global and regional challenges. These include responding to geopolitical shocks, stimulating growth to improve living standards, and stewarding a just and inclusive energy transition.

Davos 2025

WEF Davos 2025

Join us in New York City during the UN General Assembly and New York Climate Week for Mastercard’s Digital Transformation Together gathering. We'll convene public, private and philanthropic leaders to explore and address the pressing challenges and opportunities shaping our world.We aim to foster meaningful progress toward a more resilient and inclusive digital future through insightful discussions and strategic dialogue.

Digital Transformation Together

Event - Digital Transformation Together

In its tenth year, the 2024 Fast Company Innovation Festival unfolds in venues throughout New York City, convening thousands of makers and innovators from across the globe—exceptional leaders and doers shaping the future—for four days of inspired conversation, purposeful networking, and meaningful takeaways.On Wednesday, September 18th, Ken Moore, Mastercard’s Chief Innovation Officer, will speak on a panel “How Employee Engagement Can Transform Company Culture—and the Bottom Line” alongside Bob Stiller, Founder of Keurig Green Mountain.

Fast Company Innovation Festival

Fast Company Innovation Festival 24

The Center for Inclusive Growth will be hosting the Annual UNGA Data Summit at the Mastercard NYC Tech Hub. Held alongside the UN General Assembly week, a diverse group of private, public, and social sector leaders and doers will convene to discuss the future of data for social impact and the most pressing issues facing our society today. Participants will hear from speakers and panelists and engage in breakout sessions to dive deeper into the topics they care about, including financial inclusion, climate resilience, AI, and more.&nbsp;

Impact Data Summit 2024

Event - Impact Data Summit 2024

Each summer, the Resnick Aspen Action Forum offers the opportunity to come together with high-integrity, action-oriented leaders to reflect, refresh and recommit to confronting some of society's greatest challenges.The Aspen Global Leadership Network community returns to Aspen, Colorado, July 23–26, 2024 for the Resnick Aspen Action Forum.

Aspen Resnick Action Forum

(Event) 7/23/24 - Aspen Resnick Action Forum

Accelerate: Data for Social Impact Conference will convene academic institutions, social impact organizations, philanthropy, and industry partners around the globe. This inaugural event will focus on the potential of leveraging data and AI to mitigate and adapt to climate change through an intersectional lens that spans public health, financial inclusion, and data privacy.

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Financial Inclusion Week

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