Redefining Finance: Equity, Access, Inclusion

08/10/2025
15:40 - 16:10
Conference Hall A: Session Room 4 , Onsite
Session with interpretation

Why attend

Engage in powerful conversations on reshaping finance to be equitable, accessible, and inclusive for Indigenous Peoples. Hear bold ideas, explore pathways to direct financial access, and share your own stories in an interactive dialogue that connects lived realities with transformative financial solutions.

Session Description

This TED-style session will deliver fresh conversations on how finance can become more equitable, accessible, and inclusive for Indigenous Peoples and their communities. Through a series of short, impactful talks, speakers will challenge traditional models and highlight pathways that improve direct access to financial resources for Indigenous Peoples, setting the tone for a broader agenda of fairness and accountability in financial systems. The session will conclude by inviting audience members to share their own experiences and stories, creating a space for dialogue that connects lived realities with new approaches to financial inclusion.

Speaker

Speaker Tunga RAI

Director of the Climate Change Program, Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN)

Speaker Claudia SOARES MARTINS

Secretary Director, Podáali

Moderator

Speaker Anita TZEC

Senior Program Manager on Indigenous Peoples & Con, IUCN Secretariat