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MICROFINANCE EVENT: Investment and Innovation in Microfinance Summit: Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, October 18 – 19, 2011

Event Name: Investment and Innovation in Microfinance Summit: Africa

Event Date: October 18 to October 19, 2011

Event Location: Hilton Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

See Our Comprehensive Event Calendar at: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events

Cost:
The fee to attend the two-day conference is USD 674 for representatives of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and USD 2,074 for others, plus 16 percent VAT.

Discounts are available for bookings made before August 26, for nonprofits and for teams of three or more people from the same organization. A 10-percent discount is available to MicroCapital readers indicating the priority code “MicroCapital”.

Summary of Event:
This conference seeks to address how to comply with regulations, strengthen governance, overcome operational challenges, increase funding, develop new products and adopt the latest technology.

Pre-Conference Workshops: 17 September 2011
• Workshop A: MFIs: Become a delivery channel for housing finance products for people with low incomes
• Workshop B: Choosing partners and adopting technologies to deliver access to energy

Conference Day 1: October 18, 2011
• Tackling over-indebtedness
• Policy, regulation and transformation
• Increasing funding, strengthening governance

Conference Day 2: October 19, 2011
• Risk management
• Increasing outreach

Background on Organizer: Hanson Wade is a business conference organizer based in London that hosts conferences around the world.

The speakers will include:
• Professor Njuguna Ndung’u, Governor, Central Bank of Kenya
• Konrad App, CEO, STIMA Systems, USA
• Kamal Budhabhatti, CEO, Craft Silicon, Kenya
• Erin Connor, Africa Country Director, Grameen Foundation, USA
• Felistas Coutinho, CEO, Tujijenge, Tanzania
• Roland Dominice, Managing Director, Symbiotics, Switzerland
• Stephen Dugbazah, General Manager, ID Ghana
• Jared Getenga, Project Manager, Kenya Credit Information Sharing Initiative, Kenya Bankers Association
• Jurgen Hammer, Chief Investment Officer, Grameen Credit- Agricole, France
• Noara Kebir, Managing Director, MicroEnergy International, Germany

Conference Documentation:
If you are unable to attend, you may purchase an electronic copy of the conference documentation by request to info@hansonwade.com or +44 (0) 203 141 8700

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

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

By Ashim Kar, Research Associate

Source and additional resources:

“Investment and Innovation in Microfinance Summit: Africa”, http://microfinance-africa.com/

MicroCapital.org story, April 12, 2011, “MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Hanson Wade Hosts Transformational Microfinance LATAM in Mexico City, Mexico, May 17 – May 19, 2011”, https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-event-hanson-wade-hosts-transformational-microfinance-latam-in-mexico-city-mexico-may-17-may-19-2011/

MicroCapital.org story, February 22, 2011, “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”, https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-%E2%80%9Cinvestment-and-innovation-in-microfinance-europe-2011-tackling-over-indebtedness-and-embracing-innovative-financial-products-to-guarantee-a-sustainable-industry%E2%80%9D/

MicroCapital.org story, October 29, 2010, “MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Hanson Wade Hosts Second Annual Investment and Innovation in Microfinance Asia 2011 Conference, Singapore, January 25-26, 2011”, https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-event-hanson-wade-hosts-second-annual-investment-and-innovation-in-microfinance-asia-2011-conference-singapore-january-25-26-2011/

MicroCapital.org story, August 30, 2010, “MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Hanson Wade Hosts Microfinancial Services World: Innovation In Microfinance Conference in Washington D.C., October 25 to 28”, https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-event-hanson-wade-hosts-microfinancial-services-world-innovation-in-microfinance-conference-in-washington-d-c-october-25-to-28/

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