Event Name: International Microfinance Conference on Africa
Event Date: September 2-3, 2009
Event Location: Johannesburg, South Africa, Investec Bank Auditorium
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Cost:
(Includes two-day conference attendance, materials, refreshment breaks, networking lunches and reception).
For South African Delegates:
Standard Rate: R 3800 (excl VAT) approx USD 490
For Non-government Organizations (NGOs): R 1900 (excl VAT) approx USD 245
For International Delegates:
Standard Rate: EUR 295
For NGOs: EUR 148
Discount Rates (ends August 14, 2009):
South African delegates: R 2900 (excl VAT) approx USD 360
International Delegates: EUR 225
Who Should Attend?
Microfinance practitioners, investors, consultants, researchers, academics, government personnel and technical/ financial partners who can share ideas promoting microfinance for growth and wealth-creation in Africa.
Summary of Event:
This conference aims to highlight recent microfinance growth and innovations in developed countries and their applications as a strategy for poverty eradication in Africa. In doing so, it aims to acknowledge the diversity of African microfinance and of the different approaches adopted in Africa.
Event Theme and Topics:
Day One:
The Global Financial Crisis and its Impact on Microfinance: An International View; Microfinance: A Global Perspective – Challenges and Opportunities; Microfinance in Africa: An Overview of Recent Developments – The Growth of Microfinance Institutions – both commercial and non-profit, Developments on the Regulatory Front, Development Trends and track record of MFIs; Developed Countries and African Microfinance – Real and perceived political risks, Technical and Capacity-building assistance to African MFI’s, Regulatory Risks, Creating risk and decreasing available liquidity, The Contribution of MFI’s in Developed Countries in Providing Vision and Skills, Questions about returns on investment and Transfers of Profit; Microfinance – The Grameen View; Regulation and Policy: Enabling Environment for Microfinance; Linking the Best Practice of Traditional and Modern Microfinance Approaches to Poverty Eradication; African Microfinance and Women; African NGO micro-funders and their International Financial Supporters.
Day Two:
International Institutional Investors in African Microfinance; African Commercial Microfinance Institutions (MFIs); Innovative Products for Grassroots Finance, such as Mobile Phones – Banking and Micro Insurance; New Financial Approaches to Serve the Rural Poor; Human Resource Implications of Microfinance; Microfinance Based on Shari-ah Law; Drivers of Change in the Microfinance Sector; Microfinance and Ethics; Microfinance Industry Network in Africa.
Background on Organizers:
Omega Investment Research is an international corporate advisory firm, assisting key decision-makers in corporations around the world with services including global conferencing and events, business intelligence, international business development and strategic financial consulting. It has offices in London and Cape Town, and partner representatives in various centers including Berlin, Sydney, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Associates and clients include KPMG, Ernst and Young, ABB and Coca Cola among others; for a complete list of the clients please click here.
Registration:
To register for the event, please download the relevant application form available here. Completed application forms can be forwarded to Omega Investment Research via Fax or Email.
Fax: +27 (0) 21 686 4361
Email: kamreyac@omegainvest.co.za
Additional queries can be routed to:
Kamreya Clark +27 (0)21 689 7881 or Email kamreyac@omegainvest.co.za
Submit Your Event: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
By Bharathi Ram, Research Assistant
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