As a founding member of @2X Global, BII has helped drive over $3.5bn in 2X-qualified investments since 2018.
In this video, CEO Leslie Maasdorp reflects on the 2X Challenge' progress and why investing in women remains central to delivering impact.

As a founding member of @2X Global, BII has helped drive over $3.5bn in 2X-qualified investments since 2018.
In this video, CEO Leslie Maasdorp reflects on the 2X Challenge' progress and why investing in women remains central to delivering impact.
Three partnerships, signed on stage this morning, each grounding the Summit theme in a different region.
Caribbean GEMS toolbox, Minderoo core funding, and Proparco support for 2X Ignite Africa Facility.
The 2X Global Summit opens in Montréal.
CEO Jessica Espinoza: "We are not a moment. We are a movement." Like salmon moving upstream, our community is united in purpose.
👉 "When enough of us move together, we become the current."
Canada opens Day 2 at the 2X Global Summit.
Patricia Peña welcomes the 2X community to Montréal and honours First Nations traditions. She challenged attendees: build one new partnership, remove one barrier, and make capital work better for women.
Welcome to the 2X Global community, NIRAS.
With 50 years in international development and a strong gender-smart investing focus, NIRAS works across 30+ countries to advance fund management, finance, private sector growth, and human rights.
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How do institutions make gender lens investing last through leadership changes? Hear insights from 2X Global, BII, CdP, and BDC at the 2X Global Summit.
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Where does capital flow—and where does it stall—across the agri value chain? At 2X Global Summit, experts unpack what’s investable now and how blended finance can build resilience.
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Canada leads in gender lens investing—but what really works, and what doesn’t?
Hear lessons and gaps from experts at the 2X Global Summit, 15–17 Sept in Montréal.
Who gets left out when AI is shaped by urban, male voices? At the 2X Global Summit in Montréal, we’ll explore how voice-enabled fintech and AI can be more inclusive.
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Together with the 2X community, we're helping advance gender-smart capital and close the global gender financing gap.
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