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Workshop Session I - Monday, November 14 - 16:30-18:00h |
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| What Is the Problem: Getting an Empowering Regulatory Framework that Allows Taking and On-lending Deposits and Truly Works for MFIs, Their Clients and the End of Poverty | |
| Abstract | |
| Chair: | José Moises Martín Carretero, Department Head for Multilateral Cooperation, Spanish Agency for International Development Co-operation (AECID), Spain |
| Panelists: | Sergio Navajas, Senior Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, USA |
| Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President & CEO, Women's World Banking, USA - Presentation | |
| Wolday Amha, Director, AEMFI, Ethiopia - Presentation | |
| Matthew Titus, Executive Director, Sa-Dhan, India | |
| Why Managing for Social Performance is More Important than Just Measuring It, and How Can MFIs Best Use These Insights? | |
| Abstract | |
| Chair: | Arnaud Ventura, Co-Founder & Deputy Chairman, PlaNet Finance Group, Founder & CEO, MicroCred, France |
| Author: | Laura Foose, Coordinator, Social Performance Taskforce, USA |
| Panelists: | Christian Loupeda, Director, Imp-Act Consortium, Freedom from Hunger, USA |
| Martha Cuentas Anci, President, Consorcio de Organizaciones Privadas de Promoción al desarrollo de la Micro y pequeña Empresa (COPEME), Peru - Presentation | |
| Frances Sinha, Director, EDA Rural Systems, India | |
| A Deeper Look at Programs that Work with the Ultra-Poor: From Safety Net Programs to Other Innovations | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Aude de Montesquiou, Microfinance Analyst, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), France |
| Author: | Nathanael Goldberg(Author & Presenter), Policy Director & Arielle Salomon(Co-Author), Policy Associate, Innovations for Poverty Action, USA - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Gauthier Dieudonne, Director, CLM/ Ti-kredi Program, Fonkoze Financial Services, Haiti |
| Ingrid Munro, Chair, Jamii Bora Group, Kenya | |
| Santa Euceda, General Manager, ODEF Financiera, S.A., Honduras - Presentation | |
| Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh | |
| C.S. Ghosh, Chairman & Managing Director, Bandan India, India - Presentation | |
| Financial Literacy Programs that Work for the Clients and for the MFI | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Pamela Flaherty, President, Citi Foundation, USA - Presentation |
| Author: | Monique Cohen, President & Founder, Microfinance Opportunities, USA |
| Panelists: | María Matilde Olazábal, Director, Freedom from Hunger in México, Mexico |
| Syed Mohsin Ahmed, CEO, Pakistan Microfinance Network, Pakistan | |
| Alexandra Fiorillo, Chief Operating Officer, MicroFinance Transparency, USA | |
| Richard Leftley, President & CEO, MicroEnsure, United Kingdom | |
| DSK Rao, Asia Regional Organizer & Trainer, Microcredit Summit Campaign, India - Presentation | |
| Why Integrating Microfinance, Health Education, and Other Forms of Health Protection is Good for Your Clients and Good for Your MFI, and How Can You Incorporate It? | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Joy Marini, Director, Corporate Contributions, Johnson & Johnson, USA |
| Author: | Sheila Leatherman, Research Professor, Gillings School of Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Shameran Abed, Program Head for Microfinance, BRAC, Bangladesh - Presentation |
| Rosario Perez, CEO, Pro Mujer, Inc., USA - Presentation | |
| Mamadou Diallo, Regional Manager, West Africa, Freedom from Hunger, Mali | |
| Obtaining Funds from New Financial Instruments and Mechanisms for Commercial and Emerging MFIs: From Funds to the Web | |
| Workshop Paper on microfinance investment vehicles | |
| Abstract on the peer-to-peer lending model |
Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Makanda Kioko, Global Product Leader for Microfinance, Access to Finance Advisory, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Kenya |
| Authors: | Zina Sanyoura, Senior Investement Manager & Elvira Espejo, Investment Associate, BlueOrchard Investments SARL, Switzerland - Presentation |
| Tim Hassett, Vice-President of Microfinance, Kiva, USA - Presentation | |
| Panelists: | Anne-Marie Chidzero, CEO, AfriCap Microfinance Investment Company, Mauritius |
| Asad Mahmood, Managing Director, Global Social Investment Funds, Deutsche Bank, USA | |
| Alex Silva, Executive Director, OMTRIX, Costa Rica - Presentation | |
| Finding Solutions to the Currency Risk Challenge for MFIs, Investors and Donor Agencies | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Steven Funk, Chairman, Funk Holdings Ltd., Race4Change, USA |
| Author: | Brian Cox, President, MFX Solutions, USA |
| Panelists: | Pilar Ramirez, President, Confie Holding SL, Bolivia - Presentation |
| Robert Annibale, Global Director of Microfinance, Citi, USA | |
| Jürgen Hammer, Head of Investment Unit, Grameen Crédit Agricole Microfinance Foundation, France | |
| Ian Callaghan, Consultant, United Kingdom | |
| Examples of How Technology has Worked for the Clients and for MFIs, Especially for Those Living and Working in the Hardest to Reach Areas | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Alvaro Martin, Fundacion AFI, Spain |
| Author: | David Edelstein, Vice President, Technology Programs, & Camilla Nestor (Presenter), Vice President, Microfinance, Grameen Foundation, USA |
| Panelists: | Murray Gardiner, Director of Microfinance & Community Banking, Temenos, Canada |
| Daouda Sawadogo, Director General, Reseau des Caisses Populaires du Burkina, Burkina Faso | |
| Godfrey Supka, Global Business Development Manager, Fern Software, UAE | |
| Kamal Budhabhatti, CEO, Craft Silicon, Kenya | |
| Carol Caruso, Managing Director, Triple Jump Advisory Services, The Netherlands | |
| Product Innovations: New Offerings that Maximize Benefits to Clients, MFIs, and their Communities | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Robert P. Christen, President, Boulder Institute of Microfinance, USA |
| Authors: | Michael Hamp, Senior Rural Finance Adviser, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Italy |
| Carolina Laureti, Fellow, Center for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi), Belgium | |
| Panelists: | Graham Wright, Program Director, Microsave, India |
| Christopher Dunford, Senior Research Fellow, Freedom from Hunger, USA | |
| When Clients Grow Old: Microfinance Strategies and Products that Address the Needs of the Elderly | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Patricia Richter, Social Finance Program, International Labour Organization (ILO), Switzerland |
| Author: | John Hatch, Founder, FINCA International, USA |
| Panelists: | Caroline Van Dullemen, Director, World Granny, The Netherlands - Presentation |
| Reynold O. Walter, President, Regional Commission on Micropensions REDCAMIF & President of the Technical Committee on Micropension Projects in Central America, Guatemala | |
| Alex Dimaculangan, President - CARD MRI Insurance Agency, Inc., & General Manager - CARD Mutual Benefit Assn., Inc., Philippines - Presentation | |
| Jack Kupferman, Attorney, The NGO Committee on Ageing, USA - Presentation | |
| Building a Successful Business Model for Islamic Microfinance | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Ranya Abdel-Baki, Executive Director, Sanabel - The Microfinance Network of Arab Countries, Egypt |
| Author: | Mohammed Khaled, Regional representative for the Middle East and North Africa Region, CGAP, Saudi Arabia |
| Panelists: | Mohammed S. Al-Lai, CEO, Al-Amal Microfinance Bank, Yemen - Presentation |
| Farida Tariq, CEO, Centre for Women Cooperative Development (CWCD), Pakistan | |
| Mohamed Yasin, Executive Director, Tanzania ecoVolunteerism, Tanzania | |
| Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, Executive Director, Akhuwat, Pakistan | |
| Dr. Shafiq Dhanani, President Director & Founder, MBK Ventura, Indonesia - Presentation | |
| Md. Enamul Haque, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice-President, ASA/ASA International, Bangladesh - Presentation | |
| Why Invest in People? How to Develop Skilled and Committed MFI Staff in Order to Reach Strategic Objectives | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Graham Macmillan, Program Officer, Citi Foundation, USA |
| Author: | Peg Ross, Director, Grameen Foundation’s Human Capital Center, USA - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Md. Enamul Haque, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice-President, ASA/ASA International, Bangladesh |
| Eugenia Acosta, Director of Human Resources, Pro Mujer, Inc., USA | |
| James Semekadde, Dean, School of Business, Livingstone International University of Mbale, Uganda | |
| Samit Ghosh, Founder & CEO, Ujjivan, India - Presentation | |
| Luisa Brunori, Professor of Group Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy | |
| Transforming from NGO to Regulated MFI While Maintaining Your Commitment to Empowering the Poor: A Step-by-Step Process | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Vijayalakshmi Das, Managing Director, Ananya Finance for Inclusive Growth Pvt. Ltd., India |
| Author: | Felipe Portocarrero, Microfinance Specialist Consultant, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Peru - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Mercedes Canalda de Beras-Goico, Executive Vice-President, ADOPEM, Dominican Republic - Presentation |
| David Gibbons, Founder / Chairman, CASHPOR Micro Credit, India - Presentation | |
| Jennifer Riria, CEO, Kenya Women's Finance Trust, Kenya - Presentation | |
| Rupert Scofield, CEO, FINCA International, USA - Presentation | |
| What Makes a Wholesale/Autonomous Microfinance Fund Work, and How Can Funds of Top Quality Expand Around the World? | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Professor Mario La Torre, Full-time Professor, Università di Roma La Sapienza Facoltà di Economia, & Member, Italian National Committee for Microcredit, Italy |
| Author: | Qazi Azmat Isa, CEO, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), Pakistan |
| Panelist: | Katrin Fakiri, Managing Director, MISFA, Afghanistan |
| Fazlul Kader, Deputy Managing Director, Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation, (PKSF), Bangladesh | |
| H.E. Son Koun Thor, Chairman & CEO, Rural Development Bank, Cambodia | |
Industrialized Country Track Sessions Day I |
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| Changing the Mindset and Strengthening the Capacity of Financial Institutions, Governments, MFIs and Other Stakeholders for Carrying Out Microfinance Programs through Effective Partnerships | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair & Author: |
Maria Nowak, President, L'Association pour le droit à l'initiative économique (ADIE), France |
| Panelists: | Corrado Ferretti, President, Permicro, Italy |
| Jochen Bloss, Benchmark Manager, Deutsches Mikrofinanzinstitut, Germany | |
| Luc Haegemans, General Secretary, BNP Paribas Fortis, Belgium - Presentation | |
| Wendy Bauman, President & CVO, The Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), USA - Presentation | |
| Improving the Framework for Microcredit and Microenterprises: How Regulatory Changes Can Advance or Hinder the Microcredit and Microenterprise Industry. | |
| Workshop Paper | |
| Chair: | Maricruz LaCalle Calderón, Executive Director, Masters in Microfinance for Development Program, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain |
| Author: | Jason Adkins, Executive Director, Minnesota Catholic Conference, USA - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Stéphanie Kpenou, Advocacy Officer, L'Association pour le droit à l'initiative économique (ADIE), France - Presentation |
| Maria Doiciu, Senior Consultant on SMEs development & Microfinance, Eurom Consultancy & Studies, Romania - Presentation | |
| Mikhail Mamuta, President, Russian Microfinance Center, Moscow, Russia - Presentation - Presentation | |
| Daniel Sorosall, Executive Secretary, European Microfinance Network (EMN), Belgium | |
Workshop Session II - Tuesday, November 15 - 11:00 - 12:30h |
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| Women Are Useful to Microfinance: How Can We Make Microfinance More Useful to Women? | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President & CEO, Women's World Banking, USA |
| Author: | Linda Mayoux, Independent Consultant, United Kingdom - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Rogaya Hamza, LEAP Project Manager, Port Sudan for Small Enterprises Development (PASED), Sudan - Presentation |
| Shazreh Hussain, Gender Consultant, Pakistan Microfinance Network, Pakistan - Presentation | |
| Iris Lanao Flores, Executive Director, FINCA Peru, Peru | |
| Patricia Padilla, Executive Director, Asociación Alternativa Para el Desarrollo Integral de las Mujeres (ADIM), Nicaragua - Presentation | |
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What Have We Learned about the Most Effective Ways to Use Micro-Insurance to Reduce Vulnerability: Health, Life, Disaster and More |
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| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Marten Leijon, Executive Director, Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), USA |
| Author: | Richard Leftley, President & CEO, MicroEnsure, United Kingdom - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Craig Churchill, Social Finance Programme, International Labour Organization (ILO), Switzerland |
| Anne Hastings, CEO, Fonkoze Financial Services, Haiti | |
| Pompy Sridhar, Vice President - Programme, ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, India | |
| Thérèse Sandmark, Agricultural Microinsurance Officer, Grameen Crédit Acrigole Microfinance Foundation, France | |
| Is Transparency Enough: What Is Fair and Ethical When It Comes to Interest Rates in Microfinance? | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Elisabeth Rhyne, Managing Director, Center for Financial Inclusion at ACCION International, USA |
| Author: | Chuck Waterfield, CEO & President, MFTransparency, USA |
| Panelists: | Henry Oloo Oketch, Independent Consultant, Kenya |
| PN Vasudevan, Managing Director, Equitas, India - Presentation | |
| Carlos Danel, Co-Founder, Compartamos S.A.B. DE C.V., Mexico - Presentation | |
| What Can Branchless Banking Do to Advance the Field, and What Can It Not Do? From Mobile Banking to Point-of-Service | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | William Van Dyke, Citi Country Officer, Citi, Spain |
| Author: | Claire Alexandre, Senior Program Officer, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA |
| Panelists: | Olga Morawczynski, Mobile Financial Services Incubator Project Director, AppLab, Grameen Foundation, Uganda |
| Stephen Rasmussen, Manager Technology & Business Model Innovation, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), USA | |
| Abbas Sikander, Group Executive Director, Tameer Bank, Pakistan | |
| Microcredit and Crop Agriculture: New Technologies and Other Innovations to Address Food Insecurity Among the Poor | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | K.G. Karmakar, Managing Director, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) - Presentation |
| Author: | Calvin Miller, Senior Officer, Agribusiness and Finance, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), Italy - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Claudio González Vega, Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University, USA |
| Laura Viganò, Director of the Research Center on International Co-operation, Università di Bergamo, Italy - Presentation | |
| Stephanie Hanson, Director of Policy & Outreach, One Acre Fund, USA - Presentation | |
| How Have Micro-Franchises Improved Income Opportunities and the Lives of Community Members, and How Can MFIs Make Them Available to Their Clients | |
| Abstract | |
| Chair: | Antonio Garrigues, Chairman, Garrigues Abogados y Asesores Tributarios, Spain |
| Author: | Jason Fairbourne, CEO, Fairbourne Consulting, USA - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Malini Tolat, Program Manager, Solutions for the Poorest, Grameen Foundation, USA - Presentation |
| Elena Heredero, Senior Project Specialist, Multilateral Investment Fund of the Inter- American Development Bank, USA - Presentation | |
| Caroline Misan, Manager, Sales & Operations - Latin America, USA - Presentation | |
| Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh | |
| Sharing the Lessons Learned on Strengthening MFIs so that They Can Weather the Challenges of the Current and Future Financial Crises and Fluctuations in Food and Fuel Prices | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Anne-Marie Chidzero, CEO, AfriCap Microfinance Investment Company, Mauritius |
| Author: | Adrian Gonzalez, Lead Researcher, Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), USA |
| Panelists: | Carmen Velasco, Co-Founder & Director, Pro Mujer, Inc., Bolivia - Presentation |
| Udaia Kumar, Managing Director, SHARE Microfin Limited, India | |
| From Micro- to Small and Medium Enterprise: How Do You Grow with Your Clients, Especially the Women, or Allow Them to Graduate to Institutions that Can Meet Their Expanding Needs? | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Shari Berenbach, Director of Microenterprise Development, USAID, USA |
| Author: | Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director, Kashf Foundation, Pakistan - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Veronicah Namagembe, Managing Director, Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI), Uganda - Presentation |
| Vipin Sharma, Executive Director, ACCESS Development Services, India | |
| Maria Teresa Zapia, Chief Credit Officer, BlueOrchard Finance, S.A., Switzerland | |
| The Debate on Outreach and Impact of Microfinance: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Christopher Dunford, Senior Research Fellow, Freedom from Hunger, USA |
| Author: | David Gibbons, Founder & Chairman, CASHPOR Micro Credit, India - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Gloria Diaz Campoblanco, Director of CrediMUJER, Movimiento Manuela Ramos, Peru - Presentation |
| Aniceta Alip, Research Director, CARD MRI, Philippines | |
| Annie Duflo, Vice President, Research Director, Innovations for Poverty Action, USA - Presentation | |
| Kathleen Odell, Assistant Professor of Economics, Brennan School of Business, Dominican University, USA | |
| Microfinance as a Vehicle to Create a Platform for Ownership of Financial Institutions by the Poor | |
| Abstract | |
| Chair: | Henri Dommel, Director, FIPA Unit, UNCDF/UNDP, USA |
| Author: | Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director, Yunus Centre, Bangladesh |
| Panelists: | Isabel Cruz Hernandez, General Director, AMUCSS, Mexico |
| Chief Bisi Ogunleye, National Coordinator & Executive Director, Country Women´s Association of Nigeria (COWAN), Nigeria | |
| Jeff Ashe, Director of Community Finance, Oxfam America, USA | |
| Ranjitch Hattiarachchi, CEO, Asian Confederation of Credit Unions, Thailand - Presentation | |
| Empowering the Children of Microentrepreneurs with Primary and Secondary Education, College Scholarships and Loans, and Financial Services for Their Businesses | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Joanne Carter, CEO, RESULTS/RESULTS Educational Fund, USA |
| Author: | Professor H.I. Latifee, Managing Director, Grameen Trust, Bangladesh |
| Panelists: | Zasheem Ahmed, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Social Business, The Centre for Development (CfD) Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nurjahan Begum, Managing Director, Grameen Shikkha (Education), Bangladesh - Presentation | |
| Nick Cain, Regional Program Manager - Latin America + Africa, Vittana, USA - Presentation | |
| How Can Microfinance for Housing, Land and Infrastructure Catalyze Slum Improvements and New Settlements? | |
| Abtract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Robert Annibale, Global Director of Microfinance and Community Development, Citi, United Kingdom |
| Author: | Patrick Kelley, Director of International Housing Finance, Habitat for Humanity, USA - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Rose Molokoane, Chair, Federation of the Urban Poor (FEDUP), Coordinator, Slum Dwellers International, South Africa |
| Mohammed Munyanya, Architect, International Union of Architects, Kenya | |
| Elissa McCarter, Vice President, Office of Development Finance, CHF International, USA - Presentation | |
| Maria Sonia Vicenta Fadrigo, Regional Director, Homless People's Federation, Philippines | |
| How Can Microfinance Programs Help the Struggle Against Social Problems Such as Begging, Child Labor, Prostitution, Violence Against Women, Criminality, Gangs and Drug Addiction? | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Dr. Nandini Azad, Chairperson, Independent Commission for People’s Rights and Development (ICPRD), India |
| Author: | William Maddocks, SMDP Coordinator, Carsey Institute, University of New Hampshire, USA - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Tamim Islam, Director of Development, Grameen Trust, Bangladesh |
| Ingrid Munro, Chair, Jamii Bora Group, Kenya | |
| John de Wit, Managing Director, The Small Enterprise Foundation (SEF), South Africa | |
| Best Practices for National and Regional Microfinance Networks | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Jennifer Riria, CEO, Kenya Women's Finance Trust, & Chairperson, AMFI Kenya, Kenya - Presentation |
| Author: | Jenny Morgan, Director, Network Development Services, The SEEP Network, USA |
| Panelists: | Javier Vaca, Executive Director, Red Financiera Rural, Ecuador |
| Ranya Abdel-Baki, Executive Director, Sanabel - The Microfinance Network of Arab Countries, Egypt | |
| Juan José Lagos, President, REDCAMIF, Honduras | |
| Abdul Awal, Executive Director, Credit and Development Forum (CDF), Bangladesh | |
Industrialized Country Tracks Sessions Day II |
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| Combining Social and Financial Performance: A Paradox? | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: |
Aldo Moauro, Executive Director, MicroFinanza Rating, Italy |
| Author: | Cécile Lapenu, Director, & Florent Bédécarrats, Director of Research & Development, Comité d’Echanges de Réflexion et d’Information sur les Systèmes d’Epargne-crédit (CERISE), France - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Katarzyna Pawlak, Deputy Director, Microfinance Centre (MFC), Poland |
| Connie Evans, President & CEO, Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), USA | |
| Hugo Couderé, Managing Director, Alterfin, Belgium | |
| Innovative Practices for Industrialized Nations: One Stop Shopping, Standardized Credit Platforms, E-Money Systems, Reaching Poor Youth, the Excluded, and Most Vulnerable. | |
| Chair: | Mikhail Mamuta, President, Russian Microfinance Center, Russia - Presentation |
| Author: | Faisel Rahman, Managing Director, Fair Finance, United Kingdom - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Maria Cristina Negro, Director, Fondazione Giordano Dell’Amore (FGDA), Italy |
| Nazrul I. Chowdhury, Microfinance Consultant, Fundación Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), Spain - Presentation | |
| Janie Barrera, President & CEO, ACCION Texas-Louisiana, USA - Presentation | |
Workshops Session III - Wednesday, November 16 - 11:00 - 12:30h |
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| Initial Public Offerings (IPOs): The Field’s Salvation or Downfall? | |
| Workshop Paper | |
| Abstract on IPO's as the Field's Downfall |
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| Chair: | Larry Reed, Incoming Director, Microcredit Summit Campaign, USA |
| Authors: | Vikram Akula, Founder & CEO, SKS Microfinance, India |
| Sanjay Sinha, Managing Director, Micro-Credit Ratings International Limited (M-CRIL), India | |
| Panelists: | Anne-Marie Chidzero, CEO, AfriCap Microfinance Investment Company, Mauritius |
| Stephen Rasmussen, Manager Technology & Business Model Innovation, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), USA | |
| Carlos Danel, Co-Founder, Compartamos Banco, Mexico | |
| Chuck Waterfield, CEO & President, MFTransparency, USA | |
| Best Practices in Community Managed Savings Groups and Other Forms of Micro-Savings for Successfully and Sustainably Reaching the Very Poor | |
| Abstract on community managed savings groups - Workshop Paper | |
| Abstract on other forms of micro-savings - Workshop Paper | |
| Abstract on VSLA - Workshop Paper | |
| Chair: | Graham Wright, Program Director, Microsave, India |
| Authors: | Jeff Ashe, Director of Community Finance, Oxfam America, USA |
| Chris De Noose, Managing Director, World Savings Bank Institute, Belgium - Presentation | |
| Lauren Hendricks, Executive Director, Access Africa, CARE USA, Tanzania | |
| Panelists: | Djarot Kusumayakti, Managing Director, Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), Indonesia |
| What is the Low-Bar and What is the High-Bar on Client Protection? | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Davy Serge Azakpame, CEO, Africa Microfinance Network (AFMIN), Benin |
| Author: | Elisabeth Rhyne, Managing Director, Center for Financial Inclusion at ACCION International, USA |
| Panelists: | Essma Ben Hamida, Co-Founder & Executive Director, enda inter-arabe, Tunisia |
| Carolina Benavides, Social Assests Manager, Mibanco, Peru - Presentation | |
| Boubacar Diallo, Director MISION Africa Project, Catholic Relief Services, Benin | |
| Dolores Torres, President and CEO, CARD Bankt, Inc., Philippines - Presentation | |
| What is the Cutting Edge for Microfinance in Remote, Hard-to-Reach Areas? | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Author: | Anne Hastings, CEO, Fonkoze Financial Services, Haiti |
| Steven Werlin, Regional Director, Fonkoze, Haiti | |
| Panelists: | Daouda Sawadogo, Executive Director, Reseau des Caisses Populaires du Burkina, Burkina Faso |
| Harihar Dev Pant, Executive Director, Nirdhan Utthan Bank Ltd. (MFI), Nepal - Presentation | |
| Praseeda Kunam, President, Samhita Microfinance, India | |
| Breaking the Rules of Microfinance to Better End Poverty and Catalyze Its Transformational Dimension: Conversations with Industry Pioneers to Explore the Soul of Microfinance | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Sharon D'Onofrio, Executive Director, The SEEP Network, USA |
| Author: | Lynne Patterson, Co-Founder & Co-Director, Pro Mujer, Inc., USA |
| Panelists: | John Hatch, Founder, FINCA International, USA |
| Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh | |
| John de Wit, Managing Director, The Small Enterprise Foundation (SEF), South Africa | |
| Growing Potential: Microfinance-Plus Approaches to Cultivating the New Generation of Young Clients | |
| Abstract | Worskhop Paper |
| Chair: | Ousmane Thiongane, Chairman, Africa Microfinance Network (AFMIN), Benin |
| Author: | Lara Storm, Director, Youth-Inclusive Financial Services, Making Cents International, USA - Presentation |
| Panelists: | Jeroo Billimoria, Executive Director, Child and Youth Finance International, The Netherlands |
| David Mukaru, Head of Micro Credit & Youth Banking, Equity Bank - Kenya, Kenya | |
| Lisa Kuhn Fraioli, Vice President for Latin America, Freedom from Hunger, USA | |
| Learning from Real World Experiences: Lessons Learned in Using Microfinance in Post Conflict and Post Disaster Situations | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director, Kashf Foundation, Pakistan |
| Author: | Warner Woodworth, Professor of Social Entrepreneurship, Brigham Young University, USA |
| Panelists: | Carissa Page, Office of Microenterprise Development, USAID, USA - Presentation |
| Alex Silva, Executive Director, OMTRIX, Costa Rica - Presentation | |
| Reverend Tambwe wa Tambwe Musangelu, Executive Director, Diku Dilenga RD du Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo | |
| Remittances and Microfinance: Using Remittances for Productive Investments that Contribute to Sustainable Community Development | |
| Abstract | |
| Chair: | Katleen Felix, Project Director & Diaspora Coordinator, Fonkoze Financial Services, Canada |
| Author: | David Myhre, Consultant, Canada |
| Panelists: | Mariel Vincent A. Rapisura, President & CEO, Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc (SEDPI), Philippines |
| Hon. Soukeyna Ndiaye Ba, Executive Director, INAFI International, Senegal | |
| Maria Martinez Peria, Lead Economist, World Bank, USA | |
| Joaquin Mata, General Manager of Global Financial Services, Telefónica, Spain | |
| Felipe Valdés, CEO, Tiaxa, Chile | |
| How Can Microfinance Contribute to Restoring Dignity and Transforming Lives in Urban Slums? | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Dr. Aziz Akgül, Former Director for Diyarbakr, Parliament of the Grand National Assembly, Turkey |
| Author: | Rob Gailey, Director for International Development, Assoc. Prof. School of Business, Point Loma Nazarene University, USA - Presentation |
| Rebecca Harver, Spanish Major, Point Loma Nazarene University, USA | |
| Panelists: | Dr. Nandini Azad, Chairperson, Independent Commission for People’s Rights and Development (ICPRD), India |
| Ingrid Munro, Chair, Jamii Bora Group, Kenya | |
| Lutwama Muhammed, Operations Manager, ACTogether Uganda, Uganda - Presentation | |
| Sachi Shenoy, Executive Director, Upaya Social Ventures, USA - Presentation | |
| Where Is Microfinance Most Powerfully Linked with Sustainable Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Water and Sanitation to End Poverty and Mitigate Climate Change? | |
| Chair: | April Allerdice, CEO, MicroEnergy Credits, USA |
| Author: | Nicola Armacost, Managing Director & Co-Founder, ARC Finance, USA |
| Panelists: | Armando Gutierrez, General Director, PRESTANIC, Nicaragua |
| Joyce deMucci, Global Marketing & Business Development, Barefoot Power Ltd., Australia | |
| April Rinne, Director of WaterCredit, Water.org, USA - Presentation | |
| Tamim Islam, Director of Development, Grameen Trust, Bangladesh | |
| Microcredit and Job Creation | |
| Abstract | |
| Chair: | David Simms, Executive Chair, Opportunity International Network, USA |
| Author: | Bernd Balkenhol, Director of Social Finance Program, International Labour Organization (ILO), Switzerland |
| Panelists: | Pilar Ramirez, President, Confie Holding SL, Bolivia - Presentation |
| Jennifer Riria, CEO, Kenya Women's Finance Trust, Kenya - Presentation | |
| R.P.B. Thilakasiri, Director General, Samurdhi Authority, Sri Lanka - Presentation | |
| Process of Designing and Implementing a National Strategy for Financial Inclusion: Challenges and Lessons Learned | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Tilman Ehrbeck, CEO, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), USA |
| Author: | Beth Porter, Policy Advisor, Financial Inclusion, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), USA |
| Panelists: | Nasser Al-Khatani, Executive Director, AGFUND, Saudi Arabia |
| Betty Wilkinson, Principal Financial Sector Specialist, Public Management, Financial Sector and Regional Cooperation Division (EAPF), Asian Development Bank, Philippines | |
| Reynaldo Marconi, Executive Secretary, ASOFIN, Bolivia | |
| Motivating Your Board of Directors to Actively Promote and Deepen Your Social Mission | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Authors: | Aldo Moauro, Executive Director, Microfinanza Rating, Italy |
| Micol Guarneri, Director of SPM services, Microfinanza Srl, Italy | |
| Panelists: | Laura Foose, Director, Social Performance Task Force (SPTF), USA |
| Florent Bédécarrats, Coordinator of Research & Development, Comité d'Echange de Réflexion et d'Information sur les Systèmes d'Epargne-crédit (CERISE), France | |
| Shankar Man Shrestha, CEO, Rural Microfinance Development Centre Ltd. (RMDC), Nepal - Presentation | |
| Guillermo Scaledo, Deputy Director, Department of Loans & Investments, Oikocredit, Netherlands | |
| Discussion of Nationwide Surveys in India and Bangladesh on Client Movement Above the US$1.25 a Day Threshold and on Tools MFIs Are Using to Measure that Movement | |
| Chair: | DSK Rao, Asia Regional Organizer & Trainer, Microcredit Summit Campaign, India |
| Panelists: | Sajjad Zohir, Research Director, Economic Research Group, Bangladesh - Presentation |
| Shari Berenbach, Director of Microenterprise Development, USAID, USA | |
| Bappaditya Mukhopadhyay, Research Fellow, India Development Foundation, India | |
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| The Importance of Business Development Services for Microfinance Clients in Endustrialized Countries. | |
| Workshop Paper | |
| Chair & Author: | Connie Evans, President & CEO, Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), USA |
| Panelists: | Aaron Barbour, Head of Policy, Community Links, United Kingdom - Presentation |
| Wendy Bauman, President/CVO, The Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), USA - Presentation | |
| Janie Barrera, President & CEO, ACCION Texas-Louisiana, USA | |
| When Does a Well-Designed Group Methodology and When Does Well-Designed Individual Methodology Work Best to Strengthen Social and Financial Inclusion and What Are Those Designs? | |
| Abstract | Workshop Paper |
| Chair: | Olga García Frey, General Manager of Commerce, Instituto de Crédito Oficial, Spain |
| Authors: | Ana Mª Fuertes Eugenio, Director of the Interuniversity Institute for Local Development and the Master in Development Cooperation, Universidad Jaume I, Spain |
| Nazrul I. Chowdhury, Advisor, Fundación Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), Spain - Presentation | |
| Panelists: | Vasil Davaliev, Executive Director, Microcredit Foundation Horizonti, Macedonia |
| Lisa Servon, Dean & Associate Professor, Milano School for Management and Urban Policy - The New School, USA | |
| Maria Faddoul, Adie International Manager, L'Association pour le droit à l'initiative économique (ADIE), France | |
| Vidar Jorgensen, President, Grameen America, USA | |