Speakers

Catherine Wright is a Director in the Corporate Finance team at HSBC Innovation Banking, where she leads the UK Corporate Consumer Internet, Frontier Technology & Climate Tech sectors. Catherine is responsible for the origination & execution of innovative debt funding for both listed and private mid-market transactions in the Technology ecosystem. She joined HSBC Innovation Banking in 2021 from Bank of Ireland, Corporate and Markets where she previously managed a portfolio of FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and AIM listed Technology businesses. She is Co-Chair & Founding Member of HSBC Innovation Bank’s EMEA Gender ERG, engaging and leading UK colleagues to advance the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion agenda. Catherine is a Keynote Speaker, Accredited Coach and Founder of the Women in Business Society. She was named #1 Top Future Female Leader in 2024 by Yahoo Finance, Youtube and Involve and named winner of the Great British Businesswoman Awards - Banking & Finance Businesswoman of the Year 2024. Catherine was also recognised as a Top 10 Rising Star for Banking and Finance WeAreTheCity’s 2023 Awards, WATC TechWomen100 winner in 2022 and featured in the Top 200 Most Influential Women in Tech 2024 & 2023 by Computer Weekly.