MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: SEEP Network to Hold Annual Conference: Building Resilience through Market Systems; October 21-23, 2019; Arlington, Virginia, USA

The SEEP Annual Conference convenes hundreds of global development professionals who are working to create markets and financial systems that are more inclusive. The 2019 event, which is themed “Building Resilience through Market Systems,” will highlight proven and experimental strategies to harness markets for helping people, enterprises and communities avoid the “shock-stress-shock” cycle. Peer-learning sessions will address strategies within the following technical tracks: (1) Fostering Resilience through Financial Inclusion; (2) Leveraging Markets for Resilience in Fragile Environments; (3) Gender Equality as a Resilience Strategy; and (4) Data and Resilience. Other sessions will include practical trainings, plenaries on global trends, and an Innovation Challenge that will highlight experimental approaches.

Background on Organizers: Formerly known as the Small Enterprise Education and Promotion Network, the SEEP Network is a US-based nonprofit that supports strategies to provide better opportunities for vulnerable populations – especially women and communities impacted by disasters – to participate in markets to improve their lives. The organization’s thematic areas are: agriculture and food security, resilient markets, “responsible” finance, savings groups, and women’s economic empowerment. SEEP’s 100 members work in 150 countries. Its budget for 2017 was USD 3.1 million.

Cost: The registration fee is USD 1,100, with a rate of USD 840 available to SEEP members.

Event website: https://seepannualconference.org

Event location: Crystal Gateway Marriott; Arlington, Virginia, USA

For more information, you may email the event organizers at annualconference[at]seepnetwork.org or call +1 202 534 1400.

By Anna Gravois, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources

2019 SEEP Conference Website
https://seepannualconference.org

SEEP Network homepage
https://seepnetwork.org/

SEEP Network’s thematic areas
https://seepnetwork.org/Thematic-Areas

2019 SEEP Conference technical tracks
https://seepannualconference.org/Theme-Technical-Tracks

MicroCapital listing on the 2018 SEEP Annual Conference
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-seep-annual-conference-collaboration-for-impact-october-1-3-2018-arlington-virginia-usa/

MicroCapital event listings
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