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
For additional information, please contact:
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7067 1831
Email: mmt@clarionevents.com
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