MICROFINANCE EVENT: “Investment and Innovation in Microfinance Europe 2011: Tackling Over-Indebtedness and Embracing Innovative Financial Products to Guarantee a Sustainable Industry” to be Held in London, United Kingdom, May 24-25, 2011

Event Name: Investment and Innovation in Microfinance Europe 2011: Tackling Over-Indebtedness and Embracing Innovative Financial Products to Guarantee a Sustainable Industry

Event Date: May 24 – May 25, 2011

Event Location: London, United Kingdom

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Costs, excluding VAT*:

  • For-Profit Organizations: Conference only GBP 1,599 (USD 2,599)
  • Nonprofit Organizations: Conference only GBP 1,099 (USD 1,786)
  • Add-on workshops are available for an extra fee

*10% discount available to MicroCapital readers indicating the Priority Code “MicroCapital”

Summary of Events: This conference will cover investment strategies in the context of the recent turmoil in Indian microfinance. Participants will be offered suggestions on how to strengthen regulation, deal with unfavorable media coverage and address foreign exchange risk.

Background on Organizer: Hanson Wade is an events services company based in London that hosts conferences and events intended to encourage growth in business.

Event Themes and Topics:

-Identifying the broader implications of the recent Indian “crisis” on the microfinance industry
-Highlighting the new investment models and products that investors like for 2011
-Spotlight on regulation: Addressing credit bureaus, hedging and deposit licenses
-Tackling over-indebtedness through clear regulation and new technology
-Examining the social impact of small and medium-sized enterprise lending on poor people

The Speakers:

-Andre Laude, Chief Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
-Ivo Tcarev, President, National Cooperative Union of Credit Cooperatives
-Jhale Hajiyeva, Executive Director, Azerbaijan Microfinance Association
-Marcel Hipszman, President, International Association for Social Investors (INAISE)
-Abdullaev Shuhrat, Deputy Director, Association of Microfinance Organizations of Tajikistan
-Zhanna Zhakupova, Executive Director, Asian Credit Fund
-Bernd Balkenhol, Director Social Finance, International Labor Organization (ILO)
-Burcu Guvenek Arasl?, Senior Development Finance Expert, Kelebek Sokak
-Loucine Hayes, Regional Housing Finance Manager, Habitat for Humanity International – Europe & Central Asia
-Dorine Putman-Devilee, Manager, Institutional Relations, ASN Bank

Event Website: http://microfinance-europe.com/

For more information, you may contact the Hanson Wade Company via e-mail: info@hansonwade.com or by phone: +44 (0) 20 3141 8700

Submit your event at: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events

By Jacqueline Foelster, Research Associate

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