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MICROFINANCE EVENT: “Payment in Emerging Countries” at CARTES & IDentification 2009, November 17, 2009, Paris, Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition centre – France

Event Name: “Payment in Emerging Countries” as part of CARTES & IDentification 2009

Event Location: Paris, Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition centre – France

Event Description: Conference

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Cost:

To become a Congress Delegate:

  • Full experience pass (3 days) = € 1 690
  • Silver Pass (2 days)= € 1 690
  • Unique Pass (1 day)= € 790

There are various discounts for 2008 delegates, for delegates whose company is based in Russian Federation, for the CARTES & IDentification 2009 exhibitors, and for CARTES & IDentification VIP badge holders that can be viewed at this website: http://www.cartes.com/ExposiumCms/do/exhibition/CARTES+ID+UK/Congress/Registration/siteId_310309/pageId_926039

To be a Visitor:

Pre-registration:
o    Free with a CARTES & IDentification 2009 invitation card or a pre-registration code for free (code appearing in our press ads, on invitation cards sent by exhibitors etc)
o    Reduced price of € 30 instead of € 50 incl taxes (code appearing in our e-newsletters, banners etc)

Entry on site (non pre-registered visitors):
o    Free with a CARTES & IDentification 2009 invitation card
o    € 70 incl. taxes on show, valid for the 3 days.
Visit for more information: http://www.cartes.com/ExposiumCms/do/exhibition/CARTES+ID+UK/To+Visit/Registration/siteId_310309/pageId_926025

Exhibitors:
o    There are discounts available for exhibitors. For access to exhibitor registration, visit this site: http://www.cartes.com/ExposiumCms/do/exhibition/CARTES+ID+UK/To+Exhibit/Exhibitor+registration/siteId_310309/pageId_926010
o    To benefit from a CGAP discount, mark the box «Discounts as VIP» and enter the Promotional code number DIV131109. Valid from October 1 – November 19, 2009 on every Congress Pass.

Summary of Event: This event contains a variety of conferences that focus on the latest smart technologies and digital securities, as well was on the “unbanked people in emerging markets.” There will be 450 exhibitors presenting their innovations, such as card manufacturing machines, full digital security systems, authentication, and payments & mobility solutions.

Background on Organizer: COMEXPOSIUM is a group that is an alliance between Comexpo and Exposium that organizes numerous trade fairs and events for business clients.  For more information visit: http://comexposium.com

Event Themes and Discussion Topics:

  • Health insurance scheme in India;
  • Enabling emerging economies: Bringing payments and money transfer to the unbanked;
  • System that undergirds the popular M-PESA service in Kenya;
  • Perspective on how “digital identity” could change the payments space for lower income people in developing markets;
  • Empowering India’s poor with smart card technology to facilitate inclusive growth;
  • Successful mobile banking services such as GCash;
  • Using chip cards, cell phones and disconnected readers to deploy secure, low-cost, mobile payment terminals;
  • Leveraging Celcom Malaysia’s mobile money services for a groupdwide rollout – a case study on Axiata Group;
  • Mobile phone-based cash-services with Match-on-Card security;
  • Will the interoperable ecosystem approach make mobile money more sustainable?

Who Is Invited to Attend: Delegates from companies can register for the complete “Congress Pass,” which will provide them access to all events. Others can register for “visitor passes” on behalf of their respective companies.

Featured Speakers:

  • Stephen F. Rasmussen, Manager, Technology Program, CGAP
  • Dick Clark, Principal Consultant, Consult Hyperion, UK
  • Daniel F. Nunes de Olveira, Business Development Director, Smartcon, Brazil
  • Jorge Krug, Chief IT Security Executive, Banrisul, Brazil
  • Piyush Khaitan, Founder, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Venture Infotek Global Private, India
  • Kelly Alpert, Head, Money Transfer, Visa Inc., USA
  • Mujahid Ahsan, Asst. Vice President – Technical, FINO, India
  • Steven Baker, Managing Consultant, Sagentia, UK
  • Gregg Marshall,Vice President – Sales, Utiba, Singapore
  • Prateek Shrivastava, Director – Emerging Markets, Monitise, UK
  • Eckhard Ortwein, Area Vice President mCommerce, Sybase 365, Germany
  • Ola Randerz, Market Segment Manager National ID, Precise Biometrics, Sweden

Important Dates: Register by November 17, 2009

Online Registration:

  • Exhibitor Registration: http://www.cartes.com/ExposiumCms/do/exhibition/CARTES+ID+UK/To+Exhibit/Exhibitor+registration/siteId_310159/pageId_923042
  • Visitor Registration: http://www.cartes.com/ExposiumCms/do/exhibition/CARTES+ID+UK/To+Visit/Registration/siteId_310159/pageId_923057

For additional information, please contact:
o    Jim Rosenberg
o    jrosenberg@worldbank.org

Event Type: Conference
Event Date Start: November 17, 2009 at 9:30 am
Event Date End: November 17, 2009 at 5:3 0 pm
City/Town: Paris, France
Sponsored By: COMEXPOSIUM

By Radhika Chandrasekhar, Research Assistant

Bibliography:

[1]Cartes & Identification 2009. Event Website. http://www.cartes.com/ExposiumCms/do/exhibition/CARTES+ID+UK/Congress/Programme/siteId_309405/pageId_916340

[2] Cartes & Identification. http://www.cartes.com/ExposiumCms/do/admin/visu?reqCode=accueil&siteId=464002

[3] COMEXPOSIUM. http://www.comexposium.com/en/our-group/our-group/

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