Cartier Women's Initiative
Mercedes Bidart is a Co-Founder and CEO of Quipu, a company dedicated to supporting informal entrepreneurs in Latin America, addressing the significant gap in access to formal loans within this sector. Currently, Mercedes serves as a Research Affiliate at MIT's Community Innovators Lab and is a Cartier Women's Initiative Fellow for 2024, focusing on empowering women impact entrepreneurs. Additionally, Mercedes holds a fellowship with The Global Good Fund and mentors at Vertical Labs LATAM, fostering community growth among entrepreneurs. Noteworthy recognitions include being named a Women Disruptor in Financial Services by iupana news in 2022 and participating in various fellowships, including SOCAP Global and Opportunity Collaboration. Formerly a professor of social entrepreneurship at Universidad del Norte, Mercedes has an academic background that includes a Master in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and training in strategic leadership from Harvard Business School.
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Cartier Women's Initiative
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The Cartier Women's Initiative is an annual international entrepreneurship program that aims to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs. Founded in 2006, the program is open to women-run and women-owned businesses from any country and sector that aim to have a strong and sustainable social and/or environmental impact. OUR VISION Our vision is a world in which every woman impact entrepreneur driving social change can achieve her full potential. OUR MISSION Our mission is to shine a light on women impact entrepreneurs and provide them with the necessary financial, social and human capital support to grow their business and build their leadership skills.