Asia Microfinance Forum 2008


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    Concurrent Panel Sessions - Friday 29 August

    Group Name Moderator Speakers
    A Policy, Perception and Perspective: Microfinance Networks and Advocacy
    (123KB)    		 Mr Eduardo Jimenez,
    Microfinance Consultant, Central Bank of the Philippines    		 Ms Vijayalakshmi Das,
    CEO, FWWB, India

    Mr Wolday Amha,
    Executive Director, AEMFI, Ethiopia

    Mrs Le Lan,
    Lead of Advocacy Taskforce ,VMFWG, Vietnam
    B Microfinance and Technology - Banking the Unbanked
    (1.33 MB)    		 Mr Lasantha Mendis,
    Director, Lak Jaya Ltd, Sri Lanka    		 Ms Pia Roman,
    Head, Inclusive Finance Advocacy, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Phillipines

    Mr Ryk Ramos,
    E-Commerce Director, B2Bpricenow.com Inc, Philippines

    Mr Fadri Effendy,
    Business Development Manager, MICRA, Indonesia
    C Energy lending - Access to Modern and Renewable Energy
    (2.57 MB)    		 Ms Nicola Armacost,
    Founder, ARC Finance, USA    		 Ms Kathleen Robbins,
    Director, Clean Energy, Green Microfinance, USA

    Mr Prem Subedi,
    Microfinance Specialist, Winrock, Nepal

    Mr Emil Anthony,
    Deputy Managing Director, SEEDS, Sri Lanka

    Ms Sally Burns,
    Managing Director, Sigma Global, Australia
    D Microfinance Regulations - New Policy Options
    (309 KB)    		 Dr John Conroy,
    Special Consultant, The Foundation for Development Cooperation, Australia    		 Mrs Rose Cooray,
    Assistant Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

    Mr Abdul Awal,
    Director, Credit and Development Forum, Bangladesh

    Ms Savita Shankar,
    Researcher, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    A Credit Bureaus and Microfinance
    (1.65 MB)    		 Ms Kelly Hattel, Microfinance Consultant, USA Mr Miguel Llenas,
    Credit Bureau Advisor, USA

    Mr Moazzam Iqbal,
    Network Coordinator, Pakistan Microfinance Network, Pakistan

    Ms Margarete Biallas,
    Program Manager, Access to Finance, International Finance Corporation, Vietnam
    B Sustainable Development in Rural Communities
    (2.77 MB)    		 Ms Paula Bennett,
    Director, Corporate Citizenship, Citi Asia Pacific    		 Mr Sohel Mahmud Sagar,
    Executive Vice President, ASA, Bangladesh

    Mr Kunto Binawan,
    Associate, PT Starling Asia, Indonesia

    Ms Le Thi Hao,
    Community Development Expert, UEPP, Vietnam