The FTAHK Panel Pledge: Gender Balance

The Panel Pledge: Gender Balance

The Fintech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK) is committed to ensuring an inclusive representation in public and professional forums that cover FinTech.

-We pledge to increase the visibility and contribution of women in FTAHK events and FTAHK-supported public events and forums. 
-This Pledge is part of the duties of FTAHK board members and committee co-chairs. 
-For any FTAHK panel, an inclusive gender representation is mandatory. Co-chairs need to be aware of this rule and design their activities around it.
-For an event in which FTAHK is asked to serve as a supporting organization (if it includes the FTAHK logo, or is marketed to our members), or in which a board member is participating in their capacity as such to participate as a panelist, the FTAHK Executive Team or the board member must:

• Inform the organizer of our Pledge before agreeing to support the event
• Provide a deadline, pre-event, by which the organizer must meet reasonable gender representation on the official panel agenda
• Support the organizer with panelist recommendations, but note the onus to meet the Pledge rests with the organizer
• Inform the organizer that if the panel fails to meet the Pledge, FTAHK reserves the right to withdraw our formal support (logo, marketing) from the event