MICROFINANCE EVENT: Global Microfinance India Summit 2010, November 15-16, 2010 in New Delhi, India, Organized by ACCESS Development Services

Event Name: Global Microfinance India Summit 2010

Event Date: November 15 to November 16, 2010

Event Location: New Delhi, India, Hotel Ashok

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Cost:

Indian Organizations: INR 8,500 (USD 176)
ACCESS Microfinance Alliance Members: INR 7,000 (USD 145)
International Organizations: USD 620
Indian students: INR 7,000 (USD 145)
International students: USD 530

Summary of Event:

The Global Microfinance India Summit, an international conference on Indian microfinance, serves as a platform for promoting and sharing experiences of the Indian microfinance sector with the global community. Now in its seventh year, the summit brings together microfinance policy makers, practitioners, academicians and researchers to share their experiences thereby facilitating a better understanding of international trends and best practices within the sector.

Event Theme and Topics:

The theme for this year’s summit is “Mission of Microfinance – Need to reflect and Reform.” Summit sessions will focus on current trends and a wide variety of issues including sustainability, transparency, social performance, commercialization of the sector and client protection. In addition, the “Microfinance India- State of the Sector Report 2010” will also be released during the summit.

Background on Organizers:

ACCESS Development Services, which is based in India, is “a not-for-profit organization that offers consulting services to microfinance institutions (MFIs) through various means.” It offers capacity building and technical services on topics such as operational organization, portfolio management, and financial management. It also works to facilitate funding to 130 member MFIs through the ACCESS Microfinance Alliance (AmFA). Lastly, it organizes the Microfinance India Summit annually in order to provide “the microfinance community the opportunity to meet and learn from each other, participate in discussions and debates on key issues and be exposed to the international experiences and innovations.” ACCESS Development Services was founded in 2006.

Registration:

Registration is open and there is an early bird discount for registering before August 31, 2010. To register, fill out the registration form and send it along with a check to below address

Yeshu Bansal
ACCESS Development Services
First Floor
28, Hauz Khas Village
New Delhi -110016

The registration form may be found at http://www.microfinanceindia.org/annual-microfinance-india-summit-2010.php

About the Presenters: The list of presenters and the full program of the summit are not yet available.

For additional information, contact:

Yeshu Bansal
ACCESS Development Services
28, Hauz Khas Village
New Delhi 110016
Tel: +91 11 26510915
Mob: + 91 99997 97437
E-mail: microfinanceindia@accessdev.org

Submit Your Event: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events

Sources and Additional Resources:

Microfinance India: “Global Microfinance India Summit 2010”: http://www.microfinanceindia.org/annual-microfinance-india-summit-2010.php

MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Microfinance India Summit 2009, October 26-28, 2009 in New Delhi, India, Organized by ACCESS Development Services, July 27, 2010: https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-event-microfinance-india-summit-2009-october-26-28-2009-in-new-delhi-india-organized-by-access-development-services/

MicroCapital Universe Profile: ACCESS Development Services: https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=ACCESS+Development+Services

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