Asia Microfinance Forum 2008


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    Plenary Sessions - Friday 29 August

    Plenary Name Moderator Speakers
    5 Microfinance and Technology
    (1.77 MB)    		 Ms Nina Nayar,
    Microfinance Consultant and BWTP Network Consultant, India    		 Mr Omar Andaya,
    President, Green Bank, The Philippines

    Mr Alberto Jimenez,
    Global Business Advisor FSS, IBM Global Services, USA

    Mr Abu Saleh Mohammad Musa,
    Chief Investment Officer, Microenterprise Development Fund, Anukul Foundation, Bangladesh

    Mr Chandula Abeywickrema,
    Chairman, Banking With The Poor Network, and Deputy General Manager, Hatton National Bank, Sri Lanka
    6 Microfinance and Environmental Sustainable Development
    (5.94 MB)    		 Mr Bastiaan Teune,
    Advisor, Biogas/Renewable Energy, SNV, Vietnam    		 Mr Minh Cuong Le Quan,
    Manager, Climate Change Unit, Renewable Energy, Environment and Solidarity Group (GERES), Cambodia

    Mr Gil Dennis Raposa,
    Managing Partner, Integrated Conservation Solutions Asia Co. Ltd., Philippines

    Ms Nicola Armacost,
    Founder, ARC Finance, USA

    Mr Jack Sim,
    Founder and Director, World Toilet Organisation, Singapore
    7 Vietnam’s Microfinance Industry - Opportunities and Challenges Mr Noritaka Akamatsu,
    Lead Financial Economist, World Bank, Vietnam    		 Mr Truong Ngoc Anh,
    Deputy Director, State Bank of Vietnam, Vietnam

    Mr Le Hong Phong,
    Deputy Director-General, Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, Vietnam

    Mrs Duong Thi Ngoc Linh,
    President, VMFWG, Deputy Director of TYM Fund, Vietnam

    Mr Nguyen T Binh,
    Financial Specialist, ADB, Philippines
    8 The Future of Microfinance in Asia: Assessing the Outlook Mr Craig Wilson,
    Executive Director, The Foundation for Development Cooperation    		 Mr Chandula Abeywickrema,
    Chairman, Banking With the Poor Network and Deputy General Manager, Hatton National Bank, Sri Lanka

    Mr Blaine Stephens,
    Chief Operating Officer and Director of Analysis, MIX Market, USA

    Ms Syeda Obaida Haque,
    Program Director, Shakti Foundation, Bangladesh

    Mr Ron Bevacqua,
    Director, PlaNet Finance’s Asia Technical Hub, Japan

    Dr John Conroy,
    Special Consultant, The Foundation for Development Cooperation, Australia