Shifting Power
Shaping Systems
Advancing Inclusion

Bridgforte Dialogues

The Bridgforte Dialogues are a global forum curating unusual conversations that challenge orthodoxies, disrupt persistent inequalities, and reimagine financial and governance systems.

Convened on the sidelines of major global moments, the Dialogues bring together policymakers, innovators, philanthropists, and private sector leaders to forge bold solutions for inclusive and resilient economies.

"Africa is not just the frontier of solutions -
we are co-architects of global progress."

Why We Exist

Over the past two decades, financial inclusion has expanded dramatically across the Global South, with Africa at the forefront. Digital financial services, mobile money, and other innovations have brought millions into the formal economy.

Yet 2025 marks a strategic inflection point. New technologies hold immense potential to accelerate inclusion, but they emerge against a backdrop of shifting political and economic realities.

This rupture creates space to replace the band-aid of aid with durable, self-sustaining systems. What is required is not incremental reform, but a bold re-engineering of the very systems that shape finance, economies, and societies.

What We Believe

Inclusion is Infrastructure: Systems that exclude are systems that fail.
Ecosystems Beat Empires: The future belongs to those who build for many.
Narrative is Power: Who tells the story matters as much as the story itself.
Leadership is Catalytic: It's about enabling others, not just oneself.
Joy is Serious Strategy: We work with warmth, clarity, and purpose.

How We Work

We offer a platform of interconnected vehicles that empower diverse actors to build, connect, and lead.

Capital

We design and support inclusive capital structures that back underrepresented leaders and solutions.

Policy Governance

We convene reformers and regulators to build enabling environments for innovation and inclusion.

Leadership Development

We run flagship courses and fellowships for leaders in high-visibility roles or underserved fields

Philanthropy & Legacy

We activate giving for systems-level change and build new philanthropic pathways.

Media & Storytelling

We shape narrative infrastructure - stories, ideas, and platforms that shift the conversation.

Common Tools

A shared repository of resources, templates, datasets, and frameworks to fuel ecosystem building.

Financial Inclusion towards 2035: