IPA’s Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development (EPSD) Program, the Lab for Inclusive Fintech (LIFT), and the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at the University of California, Berkeley hosted a researcher gathering on October 7-8, 2024, at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. This invite-only event brought together leading researchers from around the world for two days of dynamic discussions on innovative research designs, early-stage results, and new papers on entrepreneurship and private sector development, with a special emphasis on digital financial services and financial technologies.