MICROFINANCE EVENT: Mobile Money Transfer Africa Conference and Expo to be hosted May 4 - May 7, 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya

Event Name: Mobile Money Transfer Africa

Event Date: May 4 – May 7, 2010

Event Location: Nairobi, Kenya

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

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Cost: Prices range from USD 1799 to USD 3397 depending on which parts of the event participants wish to attend. Group discounts are available.

Summary of Event: The event is comprised of a one-day pre-conference workshop, a two-day conference and one-day of site visits to the local offices of M-PESA, a mobile-phone based money transfer service, and Grameen Foundation, an international organization that provides support to microfinance institutions.

Background on Organizer:

Backed by Clarion Events, a British events company with annual turnover of over £150m, the team behind the mobile money transfer events at Clarion Events has over 80 years of experience of hosting strategic conferences focusing on payments innovation, telecommunications, government and emerging technologies.

Event Themes and Discussion Topics:

The pre-conference workshop will teach participants how to plan, pilot, launch and maintain a mobile money transfer program.

The conference will cover topics such as international mobile money transfers, regional differences in mobile money, and how mobile money benefits microfinance clients.

Who Is Invited to Attend:

Representatives from mobile networks, banks, microfinance institutions, money transfer networks and exchange houses, third party operators, regulators, governments and NGOs.

About the Presenters:

Michael Joseph, CEO, Safaricom

Chris Gabriel, CEO, Zain

George Held, One Network Programme Director, Zain

Bruno Akpaka, General Manager, Mobile Money, MTN Ghana

Richard Mwami, Head Public Access and Mobile Money, MTN Uganda

Nicolas Levi, Orange Money Director, Orange Money

Zouhair Khaliq, CEO, Orascom International Investment Holdings

Jacques Voogt, Head of Department: Financial Services, Vodacom Tanzania

Kevin Kihara, Relationship Manager, Family Bank

For information on additional speakers, please see the conference’s webpage: http://www.mobile-money-transfer.com/africa/speakers

Online Registration: http://www.mobile-money-transfer.com/africa/register/step1