Female business leaders from across the world are gathering in California for a programme put together by the bank's wealth management arm.

BNP Paribas has gathered 30 female entrepreneurs from across Asia, Europe, the US and Middle East to take part in a programme held in Stanford Campus in Northern California.

The women are taking part in a week-long programme delivered by faculty members of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. They are attending the Women Entrepreneur Program run from 3 to 8 July by the French bank’s wealth management arm and the Women Initiative Foundation.

The courses will be delivered by experts on topics such as strategic leadership, negotiation, unlocking synergies and exploiting business opportunities. The basic aim of the programme is to help the participants acquire further management skills and learn to identify external growth opportunities.