Thursday, May 31, 2007
| 10:00 – 10:45 Opening in the National Palace of Culture |
John Beyrle (Ambassador, USA Embassy, Bulgaria)
Neil Buhne (Resident Representative, UNDP, Bulgaria)
Caroline Tsilikounas (Chair, MFC Board)
Georgi Breskovski (Microfond EAD)
| 10:45 – 12:00 Plenary Session: 10 Years of Bridging the Market Gap |
Caroline Tsilikounas (Chair, MFC Board)
Rosalind Copisarow (CEO, International Development Enterprises, USA)
Maria Nowak (Director, MFC Board; and President, ADIE, France)
Ken Vander Weele (President, Opportunity Transformation Investments, USA)
Sofia Princess Hotel
| 14:30 - 16:00 Workshop Session 1 |
Roadmap for MFIs to Attract Equity Investment
Deborah Drake (ACCION, USA)
Bill Harrington (MEDA, Canada): ENG, RUS, BOS; ENG (Word doc), RUS (Word doc)
How Your MFI Can Get Involved in Financial Education?
Michal Matul (MFC, Poland): ENG, RUS
Seida Saric (Zene za Zene, Bosnia and Herzegovina): ENG
Guy Dionne (UNDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina): ENG, RUS
New Developments in Legal and Regulatory Frameworks – Opportunity or Obstacle for Microfinance Sector Development
Aida Soko (European Fund for Southeast Europe - Bankakademie International, Bosnia and
Herzegovina)
Keith Flintham (Opportunity International, UK)
Kate Lauer (CGAP, USA): ENG
Blerta Qerimi (AMIK, Kosovo): ENG
Neil Cuthbert (World Vision MEER-MFI, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Diagnosing Social Performance Management Systems Through a Quality Audit
Agata Szostek (MFC, Poland): ENG
Ana Dragic (Agroinvest, Serbia and Montenegro)
Aldo Moauro (Microfinanza Rating, Italy)
| 16:30 – 17:00 CGAP Transparency Awards |
| 17:00 – 17:30 MFC Innovation Awards and Launch of the Investor’s Fair |
| 17:30 – 18:30 Investor’s Fair – Part II |
Presentation ENG
| 18:00 – 20:00 Women Advancing Microfinance Meeting |
Friday, June 1, 2007
9:00 – 10:30 Plenary Session: Macroinvest in Microfinance – Why the Global Banks Are Taking a Closer Look? |
James Bunch (Omidyar Network, USA)
Marjolein Dubbers (ING Microfinance Support, Netherlands)
Michaël de Groot (Rabobank, Netherlands)
Khalid Sheikh (Multilateral Agencies and NGO Affairs, ABN-Amro, Netherlands)
Asad Mahmood (Community Development Group, Deutsche Bank Microcredit Development Fund, USA)
Bernd Altendorfer (Erste Bank, Austria)
Joby Chathely Ouseph (Global Principal Investments & Trading Group, ICICI Bank Ltd, India)
11:00 – 12:30 Workshop Session 2 |
Strategic Management for Improved Double Bottom Line Results
Volodymyr Tounytsky: ENG, RUS, BOS
Seida Saric (Zene za Zene, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Mariam Yesayan (Aregak, Armenia)
Senad Sinanovic (Partner, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
The Why’s and How’s of Savings Mobilization: Practical Issues for MFIs, Including Transformers
Jasmina Glisovic-Meziere (CGAP, France): ENG, RUS
Gulnara Shamshieva (Bai Tushum, Kyrgyzstan): ENG, RUS
Technology and Microfinance: Where Do MFIs Fit in the New Branchless Banking Models
Timothy Lyman (CGAP, USA): ENG
Mikhail Mamuta (Russian Microfinance Centre, Russian Federation): ENG
William J. Schoch (Visa International, USA)
Does Development of Inclusive Financial Systems Stand in European Union
Grzegorz Galusek (MFC, Poland): ENG
Bernie Morgan (cdfa, UK)
Philippe Guichandut (EMN, France)
Justyna Pytkowska (MFC, Poland)
Agata Szostek (MFC, Poland)
12:45 – 13:45 Fringe Meetings |
Credit Scoring Impact – Leveraging Technology and Analytics to Better Serve Micro Clients
Alan Martinez (ShoreBank International Ltd.)
Behind the Wheel of Microfinance Associations – Who is Driving?
Paul Hamlin (ACDI/VOCA)
Jhale Hajiyeva (Azerbaijan Micro-finance Association, Azerbaijan)
Elnura Mametova (CAMFA)
Edi Sian (MicroVest Capital Management, USA )
The Microfinance Management Institute: Advancing Management Capacity in Microfinance
Natasa Goronja (The MFMI)
14:45 – 16:15 Workshop Session 3 |
NGO MFI Transformations and Their Ownership-Related Issues
Kate Lauer (CGAP, USA)
Els Boerhof (FMO, the Netherlands)
Deborah Drake (ACCION, USA)
Nelleke Veenstra (Triodos Bank, the Netherlands): ENG, RUS, BOS
Zhanna Zhakupova (Asian Credit Fund, Kazachstan): ENG, RUS, BOS
Managing a Menu of Financial Services
Craig Churchill (ILO, Switzerland): ENG, RUS
Ganhuyag Ch. Hutagt (XAC Bank, Mongolia): ENG, RUS
Snezanna Andova (“Moznosti” Savings House, Macedonia): ENG, RUS
Levan Lebanidze (Constanta Foundation, Georgia): ENG, RUS
Product Costing to Improve Efficiency
Christian Ruehmer (Perfect Point Partners, USA): ENG
Mauricio Moron Benitez (Perfect Point Partners, USA)
The Women’s Market Segment – Why Banks and MFIs Are Taking a Closer Look
Mayada El-Zoghbi (Banyan Global, USA): ENG
Mariam Yesayan (Aregak, Armenia): ENG
Kenan Crnkic (MFC Board; Prizma, Bosnia and Herzegovina
16:45 – 17:45 MFC Membership Meeting |
Saturday, June 2, 2007
9:30 – 11:00 Workshop Session 4 |
Rural Microfinance as a Component of Micro-Enterprise Development
Rosalind Copisarow (International Development Enterprises, USA)
Current State and Future Prospects of Microfinance in Central Asia
Olga Tomilova (Central Asia Microfinance Center, MFC and CGAP,Kazakhstan): ENG, RUS
Rakhat Uraimova (MFC, Poland)
Oksana Pak (EBRD, UK): ENG, RUS
Scott Gaul (the MIX, USA): ENG, RUS
Establishing and Maintaining Mutually Beneficial Relationships with Investors
Bill Harrington (MEDA, Canada)
Gulnara Shamshieva, (Bai Tushum, Kyrgyzstan)
Braco Erceg (Mikrofin, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Sanavbar Sharipova (IMON, Tajikistan)
Sandra Mai Hamilton (BlueOrchard Finances, Switzerland)
Florian Grohs (Oikocredit, Netherlands)
Gil Crawford (MicroVest Capital Management, USA)
Technology Innovations in Financial Services for the Poor
William J. Schoch (Visa International, USA): ENG
11:30 – 13:00 Plenary Session: Financial Inclusion 2015. Scenarios for the Future of Microfinance in ECA. |
Timothy Lyman (CGAP, USA): ENG, RUS
Jhale Hajiyeva (Azerbaijan Micro-finance Association, Azerbaijan)
Kenan Crnkic (MFC Board; Prizma, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ganhuyag Ch. Hutagt (XAC Bank, Mongolia)
Jean-Philippe de Schrevel (BlueOrchard, Switzerland)
13:00 - 13:15 Conference Closure |
Grzegorz Galusek (MFC, Poland)