UK Annual Dinner 2024

 Event Details: 

Date: Thursday, 14 November 
Venue: V&A Museum 
Attendees: 400+ leading finance professionals from 100+ top financial institutions. Including Board members, Leadership Council, Underwriters, Corporate Partners (Goldman Sachs, Citi, JP Morgan), and other key figures from the EMpower network.
Event Significance: The UK Annual Dinner is EMpower's largest fundraising event across five regions (UK, US, India, HK, and SG). Last year, it raised £1.83 million from 350 guests. This year's event is expected to attract 378 guests.
Speakers: Kunal Shah (Board co-chair), Cynthia Steele, Byomkesh Mishra (Medha representative), Parvoleta Shtereva (UK Board Director) and Swatee Deepak (Board co-chair)
Corporate Sponsors: Deutsche Bank, Tradeweb, Barclays, Amundi
Grantee Partner: Medha prepares young people for life after school by providing 21st-century skills training, career counseling, workplace exposure, and ongoing job placement and alumni support to students at their existing educational institutions. Since 2011, Medha has worked with over 8,000 students across 60 educational institutions, placed them into internships and full-time jobs with 500 leading employers, and built public-private partnerships with various departments within the Governments of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, and Meghalaya. Medha has received numerous awards and recognition for its work, including the Echoing Green Global Fellowship, the Dasra Girl Power Award, and the Sitaram Rao Livelihoods Asia Award.