On November 5, the Telegraph will be bringing together Britain's leading entrepreneurs, speakers and politcians at The Brewery in London for Women Mean Business Live 2019 - including Tina Brown, Samantha Cameron and Victoria Derbyshire. Here, we explain what it's all about and how you can get involved...

For the past 18 months, The Telegraph has been pushing to close the funding gap for female entrepreneurs in Britain. The Women Mean Business campaign has been supported by business leaders, MPs and academics concerned that a great opportunity for British economic advancement was being missed.

A great opportunity that could be worth an estimated £250bn to the UK economy if the barriers facing female founders were removed. Now that's worth fighting for.

Our award-winning campaign prompted the Government to commission an independent review into the issue and resulted in the groundbreaking Investing in Women Code - launched in March this year - which forces financial institutions that sign up to commit to distributing funding with gender balance in mind.

It's a important and positive step forward in levelling the playing field.

Along the way, we have been able to celebrate some of the most talented women in the UK - shining the spotlight on female MPs, campaigners, and female founders and their inspiring businesses.