18TH ANNUAL GLOBAL MICROFINANCE FORUM
16-17 March 2023
Prague, Czech Republic
Key Note Presentations
1:1 Meetings
Panel Discussions
Round Table Conversations
Summary
The current post-pandemic economic environment has significantly changed the microfinance sector: MFIs’ operations, portfolio, and liquidity, as well as ways of cooperation and information exchange with the other microfinance stakeholders. Many financial markets see the changing value of the local currencies, prices for goods and services, and costs of hedging, and decreasing opportunities of attracting the new investments. In addition, a slowdown in the real economy makes the clients of MFIs even more vulnerable, hence it requires the respective transformation of existing systems, policies, and approaches.
Uniglobal’s 18th Annual Global Microfinance Forum will cover a range of topics that make this forum appealing to MFIs, investors, and other industry players from all over the world. It will bring on board a solid network of professionals and senior-level experts who will share their experiences and views on the current sector challenges and opportunities, as well as expectations and predictions about future trends in microfinance. During multiple sessions, the participants will discuss how MFIs adapt to and run in the new reality, current complications for microclients, the specificity of moratoriums on debt repayments, the rising importance of digital transformation and many other important topics.
Topics
- Creating affordable and sustainable funding
- The breakthrough of financial inclusion in the post-pandemic world
- More on energy efficiency projects
- Post-covid risk management
- Looking through the lens of big data analytics
- Applying ESG strategies to microfinance
- Journey in rural and small urban microfinance Romania
- People in the microfinance
- Digitization opportunities
- Disaster risk reduction in agriculture microfinance
- Green inclusive finance
- Scaling up agriculture microfinance
- The rising role of client protection
- Digitalization trends and technology
Speakers
Ashwin Mahabaleswara
Director, Private Equity
DWM Asset Management
USA
Denitsa Berkhoff
Head of Microfinance
European Investment Bank
Luxembourg
Brian Kuwik
SVP and Chief Regional Officer, Africa
Accion
USA
Philippe Guichandut
Head of Technical Assistance and Partnerships
Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation
Luxembourg
Stephanie Garcia Van Gool
Director of Impact Assessment
BBVA Microfinance Foundation
Spain
Abibata Shanni Mahama
CEO
Microfinance and Small Loans Centre – MASLOC
Ghana
Jurgen Hammer
Managing Director
SPTF Europe
SPTF Europe
Lilit Davoyan
Director, New Product Delivery
EBRD
UK
Freek Kortekaas
Investment Solutions Manager
Triple Jump
the Netherlands
Milena Loayza
Manager Financial Institutions
Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries SA/NV – BIO
Belgium
Phal Vandy
Secretary General
Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA)
Cambodia
Meike Reils
Portfolio Manager / Equity Investments and Funds / Europe & MENA
KfW Bankengruppe
Germany
Shahzad Iqbal
Chief Financial Officer
Kashf Foundation
Pakistan
Nicolas Ullmo
Deputy CEO
BASIKON
France
Florian Ott
Social Banking Development Manager
Erste Group Bank AG
Austria
Johannes Buschmeier
Managing Director/CEO
AFC
Germany
Dr. Andrij Fetsun
Founder & CEO
Agents for Impact
Germany
Ganhuyag Chuluun
CEO
Ard Financial Group
Mongolia
Tatia Jajanashvili
CFO
MBC
Georgia
Raluca Andreica
General Manager
Patria Credit
Romania
Durgeshwar Mishra
Executive Director & CEO
Subhlakshmi Finance,
India
Ghazanfar Azzam
President & CEO
Mobilink Microfinance Bank
Pakistan
Anshul Jindal
Head of Investments
Lendahand
the Netherlands
Theo Brouwers
Director Impact Investing
ACTIAM
The Netherlands
Ran Shribman
Global Business Development Director
Paretix
Israel
David Walker
Director and CEO
Hayman Microfinance
Myanmar
Ralf Burmeister
Head of Portfolio Management FS Impact Finance
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
Germany
Registered Companies Include
Video
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- MFIS
- INVESTORS
- NGOS
- MIVS
- BANKS
- FINTECH COMPANIES
- PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS
- CREDIT GUARANTEE FUNDS
- SOFTWARE COMPANIES
- SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- CONSULTANCY COMPANIES
JOB TITLES:
- Managing Director / Director
- CEO, CFO
- VP, Head of Business Development
- Fund Manager
- Head of Microfinance
- Investment Officer / Manager / Specialist
- Head of Social Responsibility Programs
- Head Social Enterprises and Microfinance
- Head / Director of Financial Institutions
- Head of Microbanking – Microinsurance programs
- Head / Manager of Impact Finance / Impact Assessment
- Microfinance Technology Provider
- Head of Investments
- Director / Manager of Emerging Markets etc.
WHAT ATTENDEES SAY ABOUT OUR FINTECH EVENTS
“Benefited from all the sessions. Good exposure particularly on the new developments in microfinance” – Manager, Central Bank of Malaysia, Malaysia
“It was my pleasure. Congratulations for a very professionally run event and very informative. I would be happy to participate again” – General Manager, Alterfin, Belgium
“It was a great and very fruitful event for us where we had the opportunity to network and expose our brand.We are looking forward to attend the next edition!We would like to warmly thank you for the support and the great organization” – Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany
“I am pleased to have added value to the conference. There were interesting presentations, conversations and I had the opportunity to make some promising contacts. Thank you for organizing the conference and giving Swisscontact the opportunity to be part of it”. – Regional Director – Central, East and Southern Africa Program, Swisscontact, Kenya
“It has been a pleasure and I really hope to keep this nice cooperation in the future” – Founder & Chairman, Mikro Kapital, Luxembourg
“The overall experience is amazing” – CEO, Bosak Microfinance Bank Limited, Nigeria
“Thank you so much! I could not have asked for a more cooperative team than yours. I hope we continue our association in the future! It was a pleasure to speak to your audience” – Head of Business Development & External Relations, Community Support Concern, Pakistan
“Very interactive and interesting” – Manager, Doverie Finance, Bulgaria
Where and When?
16-17 March 2023
