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event is dedicated to fostering relationships among social entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders and funders via “conversations for change, capacity-building clinics, mealtime salons, affinity circles and impromptu working groups.” Delegates may also present
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MICROFINANCE EVENT: Impact Investing World Forum; September 23-24, 2021; London, UK, with Virtual Option
The Impact Investing World Forum (IIWF) is focused on investments that are in line with concerns such as environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The event will feature speakers from
MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP-UP: “Deploying Blended Finance to Mobilize Investment at Scale in Food and Agriculture;” by Bettina Prato et al; Published by SAFIN, Convergence
The authors of this paper discuss the “financing landscape” of the food and agriculture sector and argue in favor of increasing the deployment of blended finance, “the use of catalytic capital from public or philanthropic sources to increase private sector investment.” A report from the 2019 UN Conference on Trade and Development estimates that the private sector could fund
SPECIAL REPORT: Working with Central Banks to Extend Microfinance to Forcibly Displaced Persons (FDPs)
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Thursday’s European Microfinance Week session on serving forcibly displaced persons (FDPs), Mariam Jemila Zahari of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), a Malaysia-based network of financial regulators from 90 countries, described her organization’s work in Afghanistan, Mauritania and Rwanda. The Central Bank of Mauritania, for example, used AFI’s peer-learning model to
MICROFINANCE EVENT: MEDA Innovate Learning Event; March 17, 2020; Ottawa, Canada – CANCELED
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.
Presenters at this event will share testimony on “designing, testing, and scaling non-traditional finance solutions and agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers.” Other topics will include
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Sankalp Africa Summit; February 27 – 28, 2020; Nairobi, Kenya
The aim for the seventh Sankalp Africa Summit is to “discuss, define, and drive forward the critical levers of entrepreneurial success for the Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by 2030 in Africa.” The summit will focus on challenges,
MICROFINANCE EVENT: International Association of Investors in the Social Economy (INAISE) Conference; November 28 – 30, 2019; Agadir, Morocco
Themed “Social and solidarity finance as a vector of economic transformation in the 21st century” this event will open with a discussion of the impact of the social and solidarity economy on achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Global SME Finance Forum: The Convergence of the Real and Financial Sectors in SME Finance; October 7 – 9, 2019; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
The Global SME Finance Forum offers opportunities to learn about how the “real sector,” including technology companies and consumer product distributors, have been participating in the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The forum will also cover how traditional financial institutions are responding to this increased competition within SME finance, which the organizers deem vital to the “economic and social development of emerging markets.”
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Subsistence Marketplaces Conference; June 22 – 24, 2018; Champaign, Illinois, USA
Summary of Event: This event will address the evolution of markets in subsistence communities in developing countries from both an economic and academic perspective. Topics are to include: Sustainable Business and Consumption from the Bottom Up; Institutional and Organizational Dimensions of Enterprises and Public Partnerships; Survival, Subsistence, and Transformative Entrepreneurship; Curricular Innovations; Transformative Consumer Research in Subsistence Marketplaces; Lessons from Practice in Subsistence Marketplaces; and
MICROFINANCE EVENT: 8th Global Housing Summit: “Breaking the Mold – New Ideas for Financing Affordable Housing”; May 29 – June 1, 2018; Washington, DC, USA
Event Summary: This event will review how technology, government policies and other factors are affecting the financing of housing for people with low incomes. The program on May 29 includes a visit to the World Bank’s headquarters and pre-conference sessions such as the
MICROFINANCE EVENT: 5th Sankalp Africa Summit; March 1 – 2, 2018; Nairobi, Kenya
Event Name: 5th Sankalp Africa Summit 2018
Event Date: March 1 – 2, 2018
Event Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Summary of Event: This conference focuses on harnessing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to create growth in Africa. Sample session topics include “Driving the Sustainable Development Agenda:
MICROFINANCE EVENT: 9th Sankalp Global Summit; December 7 – 8, 2017; Mumbai, India
Event Name: Ninth Sankalp Global Summit 2017
Event Date: December 7 – December 8, 2017
Event Location: JW Marriott Hotel; Mumbai, India
Summary of Event: The foci of this summit are social enterprise, impact investing and “inclusive development” worldwide. The event will also explore the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year’s agenda has not been released, but previous iterations of the conference included sessions on topics such as financing small and medium-sized enterprises and opportunities in agriculture.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development 2017; June 15-16, 2017; New York, United States
Event Name: The Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development 2017
Event Date: June 15 – 16, 2017
Event Location: United Nations Headquarters, New York, New York, United States
Summary of Event: This two-day event will address ways to achieve the United Nations Goals for Sustainable Development through discussions of global governance, migrant investment
MICROFINANCE EVENT: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) Present Impact Investment for Development Summit 2017; March 21-23; Yerevan, Armenia
Event Name: Impact Investment for Development Summit 2017
Event Date: March 21-23, 2017
Event Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Conference Organizers: The conference is jointly organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD). TEDxYerevan, Impact Hub Yerevan, European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA), Impact Alpha and @lliance serve as organizing partners.
Summary of Event: This summit will cover “sustainable” development financing methods with the goal of
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Impact Investing Conference: Addressing Climate Change and Social Development; April 26, 2017; Kirchberg, Luxembourg
Event Name: Impact Investing Conference
Event Date: April 26, 2017
Event Location: Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, Kirchberg, Luxembourg
Event Organizers: Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) will organize the event in partnership with Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency (LuxFLAG), European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) and Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
Cost: The fee to attend is EUR 400 (USD 427) with a discount of EUR 50 (USD 53) available for members of ALFI, LuxFLAG, e-MFP and GIIN. Additional discounts of EUR 100 (USD 107) and EUR 50 (USD 53) are offered to those registering by March 17 and April 13, respectively.
Summary: This conference will focus on issues including how impact investing supports climate change mitigation and adaptation measures, the role impact investing is playing in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and the growth of impact investing in general.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) Investor Forum, December 7-8, 2016, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Event Name: Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) Investor Forum 2016
Event Date: December 7 – December 8, 2016
Event Location: NH Collection Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Dam 9 1012 JS, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
SPECIAL REPORT: Rural Outreach and Innovation Action Group of the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP)
Marina Kortenbusch, who serves as the Head of the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP’s) Rural Outreach and Innovation (ROI) Action Group, is the Managing Partner of Switzerland’s Business and Finance Consulting. Josien Sluijs is an e-MFP board member and Director of the Netherlands’ Platform for Inclusive Finance, which is also a member of the ROI Action Group.
MicroCapital: Why is it important to serve rural markets?
Marina Kortenbusch: In most emerging economies, the rural sector employs a large share of the working population. Developing rural markets is an effective way to boost prosperity by increasing the incomes of individuals whilst also contributing to food security, reducing environmental impact and increasing exports.
MC: What are some key differences between rural and urban markets?
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Global Sustainable Finance Forum, July 14-15, 2016, Karlsruhe, Germany
Event Name: Global Sustainable Finance Forum 2016
Event Dates: July 14-15, 2016
Event Location: Karlsruhe, Germany