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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Event Name: Africa Finance & Investment Forum 2009
Event Type: Conference
Event Description: Attendees for this conference will include leaders representing microfinance institutions (MFIs), development banks, commercial banks, governmental organizations, NGOs, and private firms. These representatives will have the opportunity to select sessions to attend and speakers to listen to, as well as network with other representatives. General themes running through the sessions will be “Capacity Building, Energy, Trade, Microfinance and Infrastructures.” Specific topics for this conference will include “Boosting African Economy through Entrepreneurship” and “The role of International Financial Institutions.” Speakers will include: Continue Reading »
Monday, November 16, 2009
Event Description: The Asia Microfinance Forum 2010 will address the issues vital to Asia’s microfinance industry as it emerges from the current economic crisis, including regulation, financing, investment readiness, transparency, consumer protection, and MFI transformation. This event will bring together leading microfinance practitioners, policymakers, financiers, academics and advocates from around the world to outline their visions and priorities, and explore new ideas, opportunities and partnerships. Continue Reading »
Monday, November 16, 2009
Event Title: MFTransparency Data Launch Call 1
Event Date:Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Event Time:10:00 PM – 11:30 PM EST (2:00 PM Sydney, 10:00 AM Jakarta and Dhaka, 8:30 AM New Delhi, 6:00 AM Nairobi) Continue Reading »
Monday, November 16, 2009
Event Name: 2009 SEEDFINANCE Micro No More Stakeholders Conference
Event Description: The Micro No More Stakeholders Conference is a forum to network form partnerships with development workers, support providers, and various stakeholders in the microfinance industry. There will be workshops and plenary briefings on topics such as “microfinance standards and regulations, mobile banking, microremittance, risk management, sustainable energy, housing microfinance, microinsurance, social performance and fair economic development.”
Event Date: November 26, 2009-November 27, 2009 Continue Reading »
Monday, November 16, 2009
Event Name: “Doing Good and Doing Well” – A Conference on Responsible Business
Event Description: This event provides an opportunity for students, professors and professionals to discuss careers that are both profitable and socially responsible. The topics include microfinance, social entrepreneurship, corporate citizenship, public-private partnerships, renewable energy and socially responsible investing. There will be various speakers, a Career Forum, interactive panels, networking events, and a Venture Seminar to “facilitate the investment process of worthwhile start-up companies.”
Event Date: February 26-27, 2010 Continue Reading »
Monday, November 16, 2009
Event Name: Milagrow World Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Conference 2009
Event Description: The World SME Conference will bring together will bring together SME shareholders from around the world, including Government bodies and SME Associations, to discuss challenges, policies, enhancing competitiveness, innovative financial products, IT solutions, management, marketing, and improvement of quality standards. The theme of the conference is entitled “My Way, My Vision : From Giant Ideas to Giant Corporations.” Workshops and panel discussions will be held with the stated purpose of taking businesses from “Grassroots to Global.”
Event Date/Time: December 16, 2009: 8:30 am – 5:35 pm, December 17, 2009: 8:30 am – 6:50 pm Continue Reading »
Friday, November 13, 2009
Event Name: 2009 Toronto Microfinance Conference
Event Description: The 2009 Toronto Microfinance Conference is meant for anyone who is interested in microfinance and wants to learn about initiatives and how they can get involved. Events include an information session called “Microfinance 101,” workshops on microfinance in Africa, Latin America, North Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and time set aside for networking. There will also be panel discussions with representatives from Panel Discussion with panelists from: Rotarian Action Group on Microcredit, Grameen Foundation, FINCA International, Access Community Capital, Federation for Women, and Scotiabank.
Event Date/Time: November 14, 2009: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Continue Reading »
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Event Name: Climate Change, Food Security and Resilience of Food and Agricultural Systems in Developing Countries: Mitigation and Adaptation Options
Event Date: November 25 – 27, 2010
Event Location: The University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Event Name: 6th Asian Conference on Healthcare and Health Insurance
Event Date: November 24 – 25, 2009
Event Location: The Orchard Hotel, Singapore
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Event Name: International Disaster and Risk Conference: “From Thoughts to Action”
Event Date: May 30 – June 3, 2010
Event Location: The Davos Congress Centre, Promenade 92 7270 Davos Platz, Davos, Switzerland
Event Website: http://www.idrcdavos2010.org/
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Monday, November 9, 2009
Event Name: “Payment in Emerging Countries” as part of CARTES & IDentification 2009
Event Location: Paris, Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition centre – France
Event Description: Conference
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Event Name: Responsible Regulation: Lessons and Innovations in Microfinance from the Developing World
Event Location: Via di Ripetta 231, Rome, 00186, Italy
Event Description: Conference Continue Reading »
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Event Name: Microfinance in the World Today: Opportunities, Challenges and Seeds of Hope
Event Description: Conference
Event Location: College Park, Maryland, United States Continue Reading »
Monday, October 26, 2009
Event Name: Microinsurance: A New Goal for Microfinance
Event Date: December 3-4, 2009
Event Location: Hotel El Panamá, Vasco Núñez de Balboa Convention Center, Panama City, Panama
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Friday, October 23, 2009
On October 20, 2009, Vikram Akula of SKS Microfinance in India, Elizabeth Littlefield of CGAP at The World Bank and Kurt Koenigsfest of BancoSol in Bolivia spoke during a panel discussion on how to instill consumer protection principles within the microfinance industry. Elisabeth Rhyne, managing director of the Center for Financial Inclusion at ACCION International, made introductory remarks and Robin Ratcliffe, Director of the SMART Campaign, moderated the discussion.[1] Continue Reading »
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Event Name: Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) APAC Conference & Expo, December 8-9, 2009, Manila, Philippines
Date: December 8-9, 2009
Type: Conference
Location: Manila, Philippines
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Friday, October 2, 2009
Event Name: Mobiles & Money India
Event Location: Trident Nariman Point, Mumbai
Event Description: This is a three-day event that discusses the developing mobile banking sector, growth in India’s financial services and telecommunication sectors, and the providing of access of financial services to poorer segments of the population. Continue Reading »
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Approaches to Local Development through Sustainable Innovation, June 10-11, 2010, Trento, Italy
Event Name: Approaches to Local Development through Sustainable Innovation
Date: June 10-11, 2010
Type: Conference
Location: Trento, Italy
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