Past Event Highlights
If you missed any of FWSF’s women-in-finance events in San Francisco or the East Bay, click on the links below for event highlights.
Our signature events include the FWSF Financial Woman or the Year luncheon and scholarship awards ceremony.
To get more involved, see our list of upcoming events.
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How Can We Securely Connect with our World and Securely Connect the World to our Business?
Jennie Duong introduced the panel discussion, noting that the number of enterprise-level cyber-attacks on a global basis has risen exponentially in the past year; recent estimates put these numbers at more than 500 million worldwide. The sophistication of the attacks is very high and the techniques used are quite varied across email, social media, text, and websites.
Read moreHighlights From Economic Trends and Outlook Event
"An unfamiliar twilight" is how Dr. Scott Anderson characterized our current economy in his sobering and broad-ranging presentation at The City Club on January 26, 2023. We can all feel the recent shift in the Bay Area economy with significant layoffs in Tech, declining home prices and inflating prices at the grocery store. Are these eggs made of gold?!?
Read moreWhat is the Outlook for 2023 Real Estate: More of the Same or Something New?
On Thursday, October 13, 2022, Financial Women of San Francisco (FWSF) partnered with Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) - East Bay, St. Mary's College of California School of Economics and Business Administration (SEBA), and the SEBA Finance and Economics Clubs to host a timely discussion with a panel of real estate experts on the outlook for U.S. real estate, with a focus on the San Francisco Bay Area in 2023.
Read moreFWSF Partners with Rock The Street to Promote Financial Literacy
In partnership with Rock The Street, Wall Street (RTS), in the fall of 2022 FWSF volunteers taught high school students about finance and investments, including budgeting, investments and the stock market, at Woodside High School, Woodside, CA. In the winter/spring semester of 2023 FWSF volunteers will be providing mentorship to students on various topics depending upon their grade level: resume writing, use of LinkedIn, interviewing, looking for college scholarships, etc. The aim is to personalize topics based on the needs of the student.
Read more2022 Event Highlights
Concerns about the new COVID variant at the beginning of the year compelled us to delay or cancel events, including one of our signature events, the 2022 Economic Outlook and Trends. Activity picked up commencing with the March International Women’s Day celebration, and we have been able to offer an increasing number of in-person programs as the year progressed.
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