2010 Program at a Glance
April 6, 2010 - Pre-Summit
All-day Field Visits (including lunch)
April 7, 2010 - Day 1
9:30 - 12:30 Opening Ceremony
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Plenary Session
Breakthroughs in Using Micro-saving and Microcredit to Better End Poverty: A
Vision for the Future of Microfinance in Africa and the Middle East
15:30 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 17:30 Workshop Sessions
1. A Deeper Look at Programs that Work with the Ultra-Poor, Including Youth and
People with Disabilities
2. Innovations in Information Technology that Work for the Clients and for MFIs
3. What is a Regulatory Environment that Truly Works for MFIs, Their Clients, and the
End of Poverty
4. Transparency in Interest Rate Pricing and Other Efforts Toward Consumer
Protection
5. Using Tools to Measure Movement Above the US$ 1 a Day Threshold
17:30 - 17:45 Break
17:45 - 18:45 Associated Sessions
April 8, 2010 - Day 2
9:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session
Using Microfinance to Improve the Environment and Agriculture: Ensuring
Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa and the Middle East
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:15 Workshop Sessions
1. What is the Cutting Edge for Microfinance in Rural Areas and Arid and Semi-Arid
Land
2. Microcredit and Crop Agriculture: New Technologies and Other Innovations to
Address Food Insecurity Among the Poor
3. Sustainable Environment: Using Microfinance and People's Own Initiatives to
Propel Investment in Renewable Energy, Water and Sanitation
4. What Is Needed to Have Wholesale/Autonomous Microfinance Funds Work In
Africa and the Middle East?
5. Mobile Banking: What is the Cutting Edge?
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:15 Plenary Session
Microfinance for the Urban Poor: Building Better Lives and Sustainable Urban Areas
15:15 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 17:00 Workshops Sessions
1. Microfinance for Livelihoods in Urban Slums
2. Microfinance and Urban Development: Slum Improvements and New Settlements
3. What is the Cutting Edge in Managing and Measuring Social Performance?
4. Encouraging Microsavings: How Do We Make It Happen?
5. Reaching new Investors for Commercial and Emerging MFIs: from Funds to the
Web
17:00-17:15 Break
17:15-18:15 Associated Sessions
April 9, 2010 - Day 3
9:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session
Using Microfinance as a Platform to Achieve Breakthroughs in Health and Well-
Being for People in Africa and the Middle East
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:15 Workshops Sessions
1. Effective Micro-Insurance and Micro Health Insurance Programs to Reduce
Vulnerability
2. Why Integrating Microfinance, Health Education, and Other Forms of Health
Protection Is Good for Your Clients and Good for Your MFI?
3. Successes in Inclusion of People Affected with HIV and AIDS: How to Make Sure
that No One is Left Out
4. Using Microfinance and other Social Businesses to Speed Up the End of Poverty
5. Building on the Strength of Women in Africa and the Middle East: Innovations from
the Region
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:15 Plenary Session
Institutional Action Plan Presented
15:15 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 17:00 Plenary Session
Using Microfinance as a Tool for Building Peace
17:00 - 17:15 Break
17:15 - 18:45 Workshops Sessions
1. Microfinance in Post Conflict and Post Disaster Situations
2. Creating Sustainable Livelihoods for Youth to Prevent Destructive Behaviors
3. How Can Microfinance be Used to Break Down Ethnic and Religious Barriers
4. Best practices for National and Regional Microfinance Networks
5. Process of Designing and Implementing a National Strategy for Financial Inclusion:
Challenges and Lessons Learned
18:45 - 19:00 Break
19:00 - 20:00 Associated Sessions
April 10, 2010 - Day 4
9:00 - 17:00 Field Visits (including lunch)
9:00 - 12:00 Day-Long Courses (including lunch)
1. Learning to Cost-Effectively Assess and Manage Social Performance
2. Learning to Plan for Institutional Financial Self-Sufficiency While Reaching the
Poorest Families
3. Learning to Reach the Urban and Rural Ultra-Poor with Microfinance
4. Obtaining Funds from New Financial Instruments and Hedging Currency Risk -
Products and Tools for Practitioners
5. Establishing an Appropriate Legal and Regulatory Environment for Microfinance
Institutions - A Session for Policy Makers and Practitioners
6. Learning to Sustainably Integrate Microfinance with Health Education and to
Provide Micro-Health Insurance
7. Cutting Edge Management Information Systems (MIS)
8. Entering the Field: Learning the Basics of Starting a Microfinance Program
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 16:00 Day-Long Courses
19:30 - 22:00 Closing Ceremony & Dinner
April 11, 2010 - Post Summit
9:00 - 17:00 Field Visits (including lunch)
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