MICROFINANCE EVENT: Banque Populaire and Burgundy School of Business Present Institutional and Technological Environment for Microfinance Conference, Jan 7-8, 2010, New Delhi

Event Name: Institutional and Technological Environment for Microfinance

Event Date: January 7-8, 2010

Event Location: New Delhi, India, India Habitat Center

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Who Should Attend?

This conference is aimed at researchers, both from academia and from the industry, who are looking to improve institutional and technological environmental factors which could increase outreach or reduce costs or both.

The hall is expected to seat 70. The remaining 45 seats are for non-participants, with priority given to those who undertake reviewing activities.

The following are tentative profiles of possible participants/ reviewers/ observers who have expressed interest in the conference.

Ms Britta Augsburg, Research Economist, The Institute for Fiscal Studies, UK
Dr. François-André Allaert, Professor, Burgundy School of Business, France
Dr. Arvind Ashta, Professor, Burgundy School of Business, France
Dr. Djamchid Assadi, Professor, Burgundy School of Business, France
Dr. Laurence Attuel-Mendes, Professor, Burgundy School of Business, France
Mr. Suhail Awan, Chief Technical Advisor-Microfinance at UNDP, Yemen
Dr. Francisco Diaz Bretones, Professor, University of Granada, Spain
Prof. Naveen Das, Director, Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India, India
Mr. Ahmad Nawaz, Research Economist, Pakistan institute of Development Economics, Pakistan
Dr Glòria Estapé-Dubreuil, Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Dr Venkataramana Gajjala, Associate Professor, Tiffin University, Ohio, USA
Prof. Rajat Gera, Associate Professor, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, India
Dr. Fredj Jawadi, Assistant Professor Amiens School of Management & EconomiX, France
Dr. Dilip Khankhoje, Professor, National Institute of Bank Management, India
Mr Krishna Nyapati, Managing Director, Microsense Software Pvt Ltd, India
Dr. Trond Randøy, Professor, University of Agder, Norway
Mr Prateek Shrivastava, Head of International Strategy, Monitise Group, UK
Dr Angela Sutan, Associate Professor and Head of Experimental Lab (LESSAC), Burgundy School of Business, France
Ms. Patricia Tyre, President, Pacific Global Investments LP, USA

Summary of Event:

The conference will discuss ways of improving institutional and technological environmental factors which could increase outreach or reduce costs in the microfinance sector [1].

Event Theme and Topics:

Institutional Aspects
- Regulatory aspects
- Social, cultural, ethical aspects
- Internal governance (top management, stakeholders, etc.)
Technology Aspects
- Shared information systems
- Online lending
- Mobile banking
- Other relevant techonologies and techniques [2]

Background on Organizer:

The Burgundy school of business was founded in 1899 and is located in Dijon, France and places great emphasis on entrepreneurial issues in a global context. For more information, please visit: http://www.bsbu.eu/ [3].

Background on Partner:

Banque Populaire is a French Group of cooperative banks. It is controlled by 18 regional banks, the CASDEN Banque Populaire and the Crédit Coopératif. Morocco-based Fondation Banque Populaire pour le Micro Crédit-FBPMC- was created as a non-profit association and approved in March 2000 by the Ministry of Economy and Finance to pursue the activity of microfinance and to support government efforts in the fight against poverty [4].

Important Dates:

1) Call for Papers

a. Acceptance by October 31, 2009

b. Early bird registration by November 30, 2009 (along with working paper if you want reviewer comments)

2) Registration: online registration for presenting and non-presenting participants coming soon, please check website regularly at: http://www.bsbu.eu/en/faculty_research/call_for_papers.asp

Online sponsoring:

If you want to support this conference, please contact Arvind Ashta (arvind.ashta@escdijon.eu). Sponsoring will permit you to place your name and logo on the conference web page as well as the brochure, and it will allow you the right to send one delegate also.

Location / Hotel information:

India Habitat Center (Magnolia Hall), New Delhi
LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI – 110003
Telephone: +91-11-24682001-24682005
Fax: +91-11-24682010
E-mail: info@indiahabitat.org

The Oberoi http://www.oberoihotels.com (five star, deluxe), New Delhi has offered, for this conference, a discounted rate of INR 10,000 plus taxes per room per night on single occupancy for the period 6th January to 9th January, 2010. This rate is for Deluxe rooms & includes breakfast. The rate offer is subject to availability.

Please contact the hotel, along with your registration number at the conference,

Mohit Prakash, Assistant Sales Manager
Oberoi Hotels and Resorts
Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg
New Delhi 110 003, India

Telephone: +91 11 2436 3030 Ext-1118
Direct: +91 11 24304118
Mobile: +91 9811630202
Facsimile: +91 11 2430 4083
email : mohit.prakash@oberoihotels.com

By: Diya Chopra, Research Associate

Bibliography:

[1] Burgundy School of Business

http://www.bsbu.eu/en/faculty_research/call_for_papers.asp

[2] Microfinance Focus

http://www.microfinancefocus.com/news/2009/09/09/imt-ghaziabad-and-burgundy-school-to-organise-microfinnace-conference/

[3] Burgundy School of Business

http://www.bsbu.eu/

[4] Microfinance Gateway

http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m/template.rc/1.11.47490/