Event Name: Mobile Money APAC (Asia Pacific) Conference and Expo

Event Date: January 30 – February 2, 2012

Event Location: Singapore

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Cost: The standard conference fee is USD 2,299, with additional fees for an available pre-conference workshop and post-conference site visits. Discounts are available for bookings made before December 16 and for group bookings regardless of date.

Summary of Event:
This event will bring together representatives of mobile money transfer (MMT) stakeholders including mobile network operators (MNOs), banks, microfinance institutions (MFIs), mobile telephone networks (MTNs), mWallet developers and regulators. The event will focus on roundtables and question and answer sessions.

January 31, 2012:
• Mobile money as a driver for community development
• Cost-efficient and convenient mobile money services
• Emerging mobile payment platforms for corporate customers
• Developing mobile payment options for existing clients

February 1, 2012:
• Mobile money in the insurance market
• How to make mobile money work
• Securing more customers through government-to-person (G2P) Payments
• Contributions of mobile money to socio-economic development
• Mobile microfinance as a tool for financial inclusion and economic growth
• Incorporating social media

Background on Organizer: This event is hosted by Clarion Events, a British events company that has also operated conferences focusing on payments innovation, telecommunications, government and emerging technologies.

The Presenters will include:
Mun Ling Yeong, Vice President, Business Strategy & Product Management, StarHub, Singapore
Shailendra Prasad, M-Paisa Product Manager, Vodafone Fiji
Annie Smith, Head of Mobile Financial Services, Digicel, Fiji
Detlef Henkel, Regional Head of Product Management, Deutsche Bank, Singapore
Estelle van Niekerk, Mobile Financial Services Specialist, Etisalat Afghanistan
Kim Eunseok; Deputy Director, Finance Convergence Division; Korea Telecom
Rocky Scopelliti; National General Manager, Industry Development; Telstra; Australia
Faizal Adiputra, Head of Value Added Services, Bakrie Telecom, Indonesia
Donny Prasetya, Associate Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation, Indonesia
Rashedul Hossain; General Manager & Head of Business Development, Financial Services; Grameenphone; Bangladesh
Pankaj Jain; Payments Manager, Commercial Marketing; du; United Arab Emirates
Paolo Baltao, President, G-Xchange, Philippines
Mitch Gomez, President & CEO, GM Bank, Philippines
Vince Kadar, CEO, Telepin Software, Canada
John Conlon; Director of Global Innovations, Mobile; BarclayCard; United Kingdom
Jeff Nicholas, Head of Innovations & Mobile Development, Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore
Bin Zhang, General Manager, Union Mobile Pay, China

Event Website: http://www.mobile-money-transfer.com/apac

For additional information, you may contact Sonum Puri via sonum.puri@clarionevents.com or Steven Clarke via steven.clarke@clarionevents.com. Alternatively, you may telephone +44 (0) 20 7370 8623 or +44 (0) 20 7370 8478.

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

By Ashim Kar, Research Associate

Source and additional resources:

Mobile-money-transfer.com, “Mobile Money APAC Conference and Expo, 30 January – 2 February, 2012, Singapore”, http://www.mobile-money-transfer.com/apac

MicroCapital.org story, August 13, 2011: “MICROFINANCE EVENT: Mobile Money Southern Asia Conference and Expo, Mumbai, India, September 26 – September 29, 2011”, http://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-mobile-money-southern-asia-conference-and-expo-mumbai-india-september-26-september-29-2011-2/

MicroCapital.org story, September 13, 2011, “MICROFINANCE EVENT: Mobile Money Global Summit and Expo, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 31 – November 3, 2011”, http://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-mobile-money-global-summit-and-expo-dubai-united-arab-emirates-october-31-november-3-2011/

MicroCapital.org story, November 3, 2010: “MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Mobile Money Transfer Asia Pacific Conference and Expo, Manila, Philippines, January 17-20, 2011”, http://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-event-mobile-money-transfer-asia-pacific-conference-and-expo-manila-philippines-january-17-20-2011/

MicroCapital.org story, March 29, 2010: “MICROFINANCE EVENT: Mobile Money Transfer Africa Conference and Expo to be hosted May 4 – May 7, 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya”, http://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-mobile-money-transfer-africa-conference-and-expo-to-be-hosted-may-4-may-7-2010-in-nairobi-kenya/

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