Speakers

Catherine Wright is a Director in the Corporate Finance team at HSBC Innovation Banking, where she leads the UK Corporate Consumer Internet, Deep Tech & 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. 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.