Asia Microfinance Forum 2010 Presentations

Financial Inclusion – Achieving Asia’s Potential 

Asia Microfinance Forum 2010: Day 2
14th October 2010

Plenary Session: Policy Making - Are We Getting The Framework Right?
- by: Mr. John D. Conroy, FDC Australia

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and Microfinance (by: Mr. Gerardo Butardo, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)

Financial Literacy - Who's Responsibility?
- by: Ms. Benita Sarah Mathew, ESAF India

Financial Education for Improved Performances (by: Ms. Valerie Breda, ILO Regional Office for Asia)

Savings and Inclusion
- Micro-Savings: Serving the Small Depositor (by: Mr. Syed Mohsin Ahmed, Pakistan Microfinance Network)
- Savings and Financial Inclusion at CARD Bank (by: Ms. Dolores M. Torres, CARD Bank)
- Savings for Disadvantaged Women (by: Ms. Syeda Obaida Haque, Shakti Foundation)

Investing in Asia: Opportunities, Challenges and Impact
- MIX Funding Structure Data Set at your Fingertips: 2009 (by: Ms. Liz Larson, Microfinance Information eXchange)
- Triple Jump (by: Mr. Michael Rabonza, Triple Jump)
- Attracting Investor Interest in Microfinance Institutions – The LOMC experience (by:Ravi Tissera, LOLC Micro Credit Limited)

Asia Microfinance Forum 2010: Day 3
15th October 2010

Client Protection: How do MFI's Mainstream Client Protection?
- Mainstreaming Client Protection (by: Ms. Leah Nedderman, Smart Campaign)
- BlueOrchard’s Policy Towards Client Protection (by: Mr. Matteo Marinelli, Blue Orchard)

Alternative Delivery Channels - Overcoming Geographic Exclusion
- A New Transformation Model: Harnessing the Potentials of OFWs through Entrepreneurship (by: Ms. Irma L. Cosico)
- The First MicrofinanceBank Ltd. - Pakistan Post (by: Ms. Ayesha Baig, First Microfinance Bank of Pakistan)

Financial Inclusion in the Mekong: Discussion of the BWTP Industry Assessments
- Financial Inclusion in Thailand (by: Ms. Tatsanee Setboonsarng, NawaChiOne Foundation)
- Microfinance Development in Cambodia (by: Mr. Chea Phalarin, Cambodia Microfinance Association)
- Lao PDR Update (by: Mr. Somphone Sisenglath, EMI)
- Microfinance Market in Vietnam (by: Mr. Nhan Phan Cu, Vietnam Bank for Social Policies)

Responsible Lending: A New Industry Benchmark?
- Responsible Lending at Equitas (by: Mr. PN Vasudevan, Equitas India)
- Responsible Lending: A New Industry Benchmark? (by: Mr. John D. Conroy, FDC Australia)

Youth Entrepreneurship - Diversifying Income Generation
- by: Mr. Chandula Abeywickrema, Hatton National Bank
- Understanding the Needs of Financial Services for Youth (by: Mr. Frans Purnama, Plan International, Indonesia)

Human Resources: The Role of Field Officers and a Robust HR Policy
- Building Loan Officer Capability: A Key Lever to Enable Organizational Growth and Customer Satisfaction (by: Dr. Vandana Nadig Nair, CoCoon)
- The Role of Field Officers and a Robust HR Policy (by: Ms. Jacqueline Lord, LOLC Group)
- The Role of Field Officers and a Robust HR Policy (by: Mr. Shankar Man Shrestha, Rural Microfinance Development Centre Ltd.)