| Preleminary Agenda |
| Wednesday, 18th November 2015 | |||
| 10:00 - 13:00 |
| Advanced SPI4 training | |
| 10:00 - 13:00 |
| University Meets Microfinance Action Group | |
| 10:00 - 18:30 |
| Investment Officers training: How to assess the MIS during a Due Diligence process? | |
| 11:00 - 13:00 |
| Microfinance and Environment Action Group (by invitation only) | |
| 11:00 - 13:00 |
| MIMOSA project (by invitation only) | |
| 11:00 - 13:00 |
| Youth Financial Inclusion Action Group (by invitation only) | |
| 12:00 - 13:30 |
| e-MFP Board meeting (by invitation only) | |
| 14:00 - 16:00 |
| Digital Innovations Action Group open session | |
| 14:00 - 16:00 |
| Research Action Group (by invitation only) | |
| 14:00 - 17:00 |
| e-MFP - CGAP workshop (by invitation only). "Beyond institution building – A new role for donors and DFIs in financial inclusion?” | |
| 14:00 - 17:00 |
| SPTF - e-MFP Outcomes Action Group (by invitation only) | |
| 14:00 - 17:00 |
| Training on environmental management and green products for MFIs | |
| 14:30 - 16:00 |
| General introduction on SPI4 | |
| 15:00 - 17:00 |
| Rural Outreach and Innovation Action Group | |
| 16:00 - 17:00 |
| Digital Innovations Action Group (closed session, by invitation only) | |
| 17:00 - 18:30 |
| e-MFP General Meeting of Members followed by UMM Award Ceremony | |
| 17:00 - 18:30 |
| Networking opportunity in the Agora | |
| 18:30 - 20:30 |
| Cocktail reception | |
| Thursday, 19th November 2015 | |||
| 09:00 - 10:30 |
| Assessing limits: towards sustainable growth in microfinance Moderator: Bob Summers, MicroCapital Tanmay Chetan, Agora Microfinance Isabelle Guérin, IRD-Cessma Daniel Rozas, MIMOSA project / e-MFP Klaus Tischhauser, responsAbility Investments AG | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
| Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Assessing impact in microfinance: new perspectives Moderator: Maha Keramane, BNP Paribas Laura Foose, SPTF Robin Gravesteijn, Oikocredit Lucia Spaggiari, MicroFinanza Rating | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Bringing financial services to underserved markets Moderator: Bart De Bruyne, Independent consultant Henry Dommel, UNCDF Francis Vazheparambil, Standard Microfinance Bank Limited (Nigeria) Kaspar Wansleben, LMDF | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Does financial inclusion foster financial stability? Moderator: Piotr Korynski, Microfinance Centre (MFC) Olivier Jérusalmy, European Financial Inclusion Network (EFIN) Timothy Lyman, CGAP Adalbert Winkler, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Microfinance response to the refugee crisis Moderator: Edvardas Bumsteinas, EIB Alia Farhat, Al Majmoua (Lebanon) Jasmina Glisovic, Council of Europe Development Bank Resi Janssen, Cordaid Silke Mueffelmann, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
| The role of apexes in financial inclusion Cécile Lapenu, CERISE Dominique Lesaffre, SIDI Alan Moore, ILCUF / e-MFP | |
| 11:00 - 13:00 |
| Microfinance for investors: an introduction (In collaboration with ALFI) Moderator: Laura Hemrika, Credit Suisse / e-MFP Bernd Balkenhol, Université de Genève Roland Dominicé, Symbiotics Pierre van Hedel, Rabobank Foundation / e-MFP Alex Silva, Calmeadow Dolores Torres, CARD Bank (Philippines) | |
| 12:30 - 14:00 |
| Networking Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 |
| Financial services to increase resilience to natural disasters Moderator: Hannah Siedek, EIB Annalisa Bianchessi, Microinsurance Network James Kurz, Mercy Corps Stewart McCulloch, VisionFund International | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 |
| How MIVs can stay relevant in maturing markets Moderator: Sachin S Vankalas, LuxFLAG Christophe Bochatay, Triple Jump Loïc De Cannière, INCOFIN Brad Swanson, Developing World Markets Maria Teresa Zappia, BlueOrchard | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 |
| Managing social performance: SPI4-ALINUS Moderator: Jürgen Hammer, Grameen Crédit Agricole Microfinance Foundation / SPTF Samir Barghouthi, ACAD (Palestine) Micol Guarneri, Independent consultant Cécile Lapenu, CERISE | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 |
| Towards the implementation of sustainable forward-looking risk management: challenges and lessons learned Moderator: Kevin Fryatt, Risk management Initiative in Microfinance (RIM) Florian Grohs, Oikocredit Charles Isingoma, Hofokam (Uganda) Ligia Castro Monge, Independent Microfinance Expert | |
| 15:30 - 15:45 |
| Coffee Break | |
| 15:45 - 17:15 |
| Convenient products for inconvenient times: the role of financial services in conflict situations Moderator: David Bartocha, GIZ Marloes Huis, University of Groningen Sitara Merchant, Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance Thomas Rahn, GIZ Jordan | |
| 15:45 - 17:15 |
| Facilitating access to utility services through digital finance in emerging markets Moderator: Marie-Sophie Tar, PHB Development Michel Hanouch, CGAP Helene Smertnik, GSMA Paul Mugambi, Kytabu (Kenya) | |
| 15:45 - 17:15 |
| Following a (social) standard: compliance, codes of conduct, and more Moderator: Christian Hertz, Linklaters Craig Churchill, ILO Karl Dayson, Salford University Beatrice Githinji, Chase Bank (Kenya) | |
| 15:45 - 17:15 |
| Risk management products for smallholder farmers and herders in the face of disaster (e-MFP University Meets Microfinance Action Group) Moderator: Arvind Ashta, ESC Dijon Veronika Bertram-Hümmer, DIW Berlin & Leibniz University Hannover Anaar Kara, Planet Guarantee Maria Livia de Rubeis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan | |
| 15:45 - 17:15 |
| Successes and failures in MIV governance: the case of Africap Moderator: Georgina Vázquez, Calmeadow Hany Assaad, Avanz Capital Paul DiLeo, Grassroots Capital Emile Groot, Independent consultant Ira Liebermann, Lipam International Alex Silva, Calmeadow | |
| 17:15 - 18:00 |
| Bus transfer to the European Investment Bank | |
| 18:00 - 20:00 |
| 6th European Microfinance Award Ceremony (at the European Investment Bank) followed by cocktail reception | |
| Friday, 20th November 2015 | |||
| 09:00 - 10:30 |
| Sustainable Development Goals and financial inclusion Moderator: James Militzer, NextBillion Susy Cheston, Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion Martine Schommer, Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs / e-MFP Ulanbek Termechikov, Kompanion Financial Group (Kyrgyzstan) | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
| Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Financial diaries & digital finance - insights & innovation Moderator: Michel Hanouch, CGAP Wolfgang Bücker, GIZ Richard Leftley, MicroEnsure Julie Zollmann, Kenya Financial Diaries | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Green Microfinance in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC): translating successes abroad Moderator: Davide Forcella, CERMi - Projecto CAMBio Lukas Kahlen, MicroEnergy International GmbH Irene Loder, FS-UNEP Arantza Loza, Inter-American Development Bank | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Implementing innovation in inclusive finance: the network approach Moderator: Benjamin Mackay, ADA Syed Mohsin Ahmed, Pakistan Microfinance Network (PMN) Jack Burga, COPEME Allan Robert, MCPI | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
| MFIs and agricultural credit and insurance: does it have to be an unhappy marriage? Moderator: Philippe Guichandut, Grameen Crédit Agricole Microfinance Foundation Paul Castle, Fondation Syngenta Issouf Sore, Réseau des Caisses Populaires du Burkina (RCPB) | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
| More inclusive finance for youth: scalable and sustainable delivery models for financial and non-financial services Moderator: Jared Penner, CYFI Ata Cisse, UNCDF Aymeric Fuseau, Positive Planet Katia Gomez, ADOPEM (Dominican Republic) | |
| 12:30 - 14:00 |
| Networking Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 |
| A focus on farmers: solutions for bundling finance and training to meet smallholder needs Moderator: Michaël de Groot, Rabobank Foundation Gabriella Crescini, Swisscontact Jorge Crespo-Velasco, Fundación Sembrar Mike Warmington, One Acre Fund | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 |
| Clean cooking options to decrease mortality and mitigate climate change and air pollution Moderator: Yekbun Gurgoz, CCAC Noah Elbot, XacBank (Mongolia) Caroline Ochieng, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Thomas Thivillon, Entrepreneurs du Monde | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 |
| Collaborative efforts driving sustainable development Moderator: Jenny Nasr, Microinsurance Network / InFiNe.lu Jorge Ramirez, European Microfinance Network (EMN) Josien Sluijs, NpM Platform for Inclusive Finance / e-MFP Sahar Tieby, Sanabel | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 |
| Implementing digital financial services (DFS) to empower the poor - success stories Moderator: Philippe Breul, PHB Development Fatoumata Camara, WSBI Bram Peters, FINCA Andrew Tushabe, UOB (Rwanda) | |
| 15:30 - 16:10 |
| Where do we go from here: the future of microfinance Marc Labie, UMONS Blaine Stephens, MIX | |
| 16:10 - 16:15 |
| Closing remarks: Anne Contreras, e-MFP Chair | |
| 16:15 - 17:00 |
| Closing Drink | |
