Event Name: Global Sustainable Finance Forum 2016
Event Dates: July 14-15, 2016
Event Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Category: Events
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Participation for Harmonious Development Workshop, July 15-16, 2016, Fortune Institute of International Business, Delhi, India
Event Name: Participation for Harmonious Development: 1st Annual International Microfinance Research Workshop 2016
Event Dates: July 15-16, 2016
Event Location: Fortune Institute of International Business, Delhi, India
SPECIAL REPORT: 7th European Microfinance Award: $112k for Education Funding
Christoph Pausch serves as Executive Secretary of the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP). The European Microfinance Award is jointly organised by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – Directorate for Development Cooperation, e-MFP and the Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg, with the support of the European Investment Bank. For more details, please visit http://www.european-microfinance-award.com.
MicroCapital: Why is education access the topic of this year’s Award?
Christoph Pausch: Education is the strongest predictor of economic
well-being, and it can also have a major impact on health, women’s empowerment and even population growth. Unfortunately,
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Second China-UK Microfinance and Rural Finance Conference, July 5-6, 2016, Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
Event Name: The Second Microfinance and Rural Finance Conference
Event Dates: July 5-6, 2016
Event Location: Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Sanabel Microfinance Network of Arab Countries’ 2016, November 1-2, Casablanca, Morocco
Event Name: Sanabel Microfinance Network of Arab Countries’ 2016 Conference
Event Dates: November 1-2, 2016
Event Location: Casablanca, Morocco
SPECIAL REPORT: June 1 is Deadline for $114k European Microfinance Award: “Microfinance and Access to Education”
June 1 is the deadline to apply for the seventh European Microfinance Award, which is themed “Microfinance and Access to Education” and includes the opportunity to win EUR 100,000 (approximately USD 114,000).
MICROFINANCE EVENT: “Act For Impact” Child and Youth Finance International Summit and Strategy Launch, June 28-29, 2016, Bucharest, Romania
Event Name: Act for Impact – Fourth Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI) Summit and Strategy Launch
Event Dates: June 28-29, 2016
Event Location: Bucharest, Romania
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Financial Inclusion Advocacy Centre, GHAMFIN Present International Investors Conference for Microfinance Institutions in the West-African Sub-region, NEW DATES September 6 – 8, 2016, Accra, Ghana
Event Name: International Investors Conference for Microfinance Institutions in the West-African Sub-region
Event Dates: September 6 – September 8, 2016 – NEW DATES
Event Location: Accra, Ghana
MICROFINANCE EVENT: BWTP, FDC, ADA, UNCDF, ADB to Co-host “Mekong Financial Inclusion Forum”, July 11-14, 2016, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Event Name: Mekong Financial Inclusion Forum
Event Dates: July 11-14, 2016
Event Location: Intercontinental Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
MICROFINANCE EVENT: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Presents “Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy” Conference, May 24-25, Manila, Philippines
Event Name: Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy
Event Dates: May 24-25, 2016
Event Location: Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters, Manila, Philippines
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), Luxembourg Fund Labelling Agency (LUXFLAG), European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP), Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) to Co-host “Impact Investing Conference,” May 12, 2016, Luxembourg
Event Name: Impact Investing Conference
Event Dates: May 12, 2016
Event Location: Namur Premises, Luxembourg-Hamm
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Penn Microfinance to Host 10th Annual Conference: Banking on Change; April 9, 2016; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Event Name: 10th Annual Penn Microfinance Conference: Banking on Change
Event Date: April 9, 2016; 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Event Location: University of Pennsylvania, Huntsman Hall; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Albanian Microfinance Association to Host 19th MFC Annual Conference; June 23 – 24, 2016; Tirana, Albania
Event Name: 19th MFC Annual Conference: Microfinance in the Cloud
Event Dates: June 23-24, 2016
Event Location: Tirana International Hotel & Conference Center; Tirana, Albania
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship; April 13-15, 2016; Oxford, United Kingdom
Event Name: The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship
Event Dates: April 13-15, 2016
Event Location: The University of Oxford’s Said Business School; Oxford, United Kingdom
MICROFINANCE EVENT: 4th Africa Financial Services Investment Conference (AFSIC); May 4-6, 2016; London, United Kingdom
Event Name: 4th Africa Financial Services Investment Conference (AFSIC)
Event Dates: May 4-6, 2016
Event Location: The Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel; London, United Kingdom
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Microinsurance Business Models for Africa; April 6-7, 2016; Diani, Kenya
Event Name: Microinsurance Learning Sessions: Microinsurance Business Models for Africa
Event Dates: April 6-7, 2016
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Making Cents International Presents Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit; September 28-30, 2016; Arlington, Virginia, USA
Event Name: Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit 2016
Event Date: September 28 – September 30, 2016
Event Location: Marriott Crystal Gateway, Arlington, Virginia, USA
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) 2016 Annual Meeting; May 30 – June 2, 2016; Marrakech, Morocco
Event Location: Mogador Palace Agdal, Marrakech, Morocco
Cost: The standard cost to attend this event is USD 225 per participant. Participants who register before March 17, 2016, may enjoy a discounted rate of USD 175.