2010 Africa-Middle East Regional Microcredit Summit
Audio Recordings
The Microcredit Summit Campaign has prepared audio recordings of all plenary sessions and workshops that, that took place April 7-10 in Nairobi, Kenya. A team of volunteers transcribed 20 sessions and we have prepared a report on the highlights from those sessions. Download the Summit report here.
Day 1
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His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya
Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain
Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima of The Netherlands
Her Excellency Vice President Dr. Isatou Njie Saidy of the Gambia
Ms. Lydia Koros, Chairperson, Association of Microfinance Institutions of Kenya (AMFI)
Mr. Sam Daley-Harris, Director, Microcredit Summit Campaign
Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Laureate and Managing Director of Grameen Bank
Breakthroughs in Using Micro-saving and Microcredit to Better End Poverty: A Vision for the Future of Microfinance in Africa and the Middle East (Plenary Session)
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Chair: Mr. Janamitra Devan, Vice President & Head of Network, Financial & Private Sector Development, World Bank-IFC, World Bank Group, USA
Panelist: Mr. Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson, BRAC, Bangladesh
Panelist: Ms. Ingrid Munro, Founder and Managing Trustee, Jamii Bora Bank, Kenya
A Deeper Look at Programs that Work with the Ultra-Poor, Including Youth and People with Disabilities (Workshop Session)
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Chair: Mr. Mohammed Khaled, Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Regional Representative, CGAP, Palestine
Panelist: Ms. Janet Bett, Manager, Tumaini Department, Jamii Bora Trust, Kenya
Panelist: Mr. Hamed Adil from UNDP/PPAP in Palestine
Panelist:Mr. Imran Matin, Deputy Executive Director International Programs, BRAC, Bangladesh
Innovations in Information Technology that Work for the Clients and for MFIs (Workshop Session)
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Chair: Mr. Kamal Budhabhatti, CEO, Craft Silicon, Kenya
Panelist: Mr. Eamon Scullin, CEO, Fern Software, UK
Panelist: Mr. George Conard, Executive Director, Technology for Microfinance, Grameen Foundation, USA
Panelist: Mr. Murray Gardiner, Manager, Microfinance & Community Banking, Temenos, UK
Panelist: Mr. Mohamed Rashid Kola, Consultant, IBM, South Africa
Transparency in Interest Rate Pricing and Other Efforts Toward Consumer Protection (Workshop Session)
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Chair: Mr. Chuck Waterfield, President & CEO, MFTransparency, USA
Panelist: Ms. Robin Ratcliffe, Director, The Smart Campaign, Center for Financial Inclusion, ACCION International, USA
Panelist: Mr. Fabian Kasi, CEO, FINCA Uganda Ltd, Uganda
Using Tools to Measure Movement Above the US$ 1 a Day Threshold Pt. 1 (Workshop Session)
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Chair: Ms. Camilla Nestor, Vice President, Microfinance, Grameen Foundation, USA
Day 2
Using Microfinance to Improve the Environment and Agriculture: Ensuring Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa and the Middle East (Plenary Session)
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Panelist: Prof. Elijah K. Biamah, Environmental and Water Systems Engineer and Chairman/Head of Department of Environmental & Biosystems Engineering, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Microcredit and Crop Agriculture: New Technologies and Other Innovations to Address Food Insecurity among the Poor (Workshop Session)
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Chair: Mr. Shadreck Mapfumo, Vice President, MicroEnsure, South Africa
Panelist: Mr. John Kihia, Country Director - Kenya, KickStart International, Kenya
Panelist: Mr. Michael Njuguna, Director Finance & Business Development, Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International (AHBFI), Kenya
Panelist: Ms. Helen Kithinji, General Manager, Faulu Kenya
Sustainable Environment: Using Microfinance and People's Own Initiatives to Propel Investment in Renewable Energy, Water and Sanitation (Workshop Session)
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Chair: Ms. Rose Wanjohi, CEO, Kenya ECLOF, Kenya
Panelist: Mr. Patrick Lumumba, East Africa Watercredit Program Officer, Water.org, Kenya
Panelist: Mr. Ziad Al Refai, Executive Director, Jordan Micro Credit Company ''Tamweelcom'', Jordan
Panelist: Mr. David Kuria, CEO, Ecotact Limited, Kenya
Panelist:Mr. Tamim Islam, Director of Development, Grameen Trust, Bangladesh
What Is Needed to Have Wholesale/Autonomous Microfinance Funds Work In Africa and the Middle East? (Workshop Session)
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Chair: Mr. Praful Patel, President, Centennial Africa and Middle East, USA
Panelist: Mr. Eric Ekué, Former Secretary-General of the Banking Supervision Commission (BCEAO), Senegal
Panelist: Dr. Quazi Mesbahuddin Ahmed, Managing Director, Palli KarmaSahayak Foundation (PKSF), Bangladesh
Panelist: Mr. David Ferrand, Director, Financial Sector Deepening (FSD Kenya), Kenya
Panelist: Ms. Marilou Uy, Sector Director, World Bank, US
Microfinance for the Urban Poor: Building Better Lives and Sustainable Urban Areas (Plenary Session)
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Chair: Mr. Robert Annibale, Global Director of Microfinance, Citi Microfinance, UK
Panelist: Ms. Liz Case, Chief Operations Consultant, UNHABITAT, Kenya
Panelist: Ms. Ingrid Munro, Managing Trustee, Jamii Bora Trust, Kenya
Panelist: Mr. Robert Ogunde, Master Trainer and National Coach, Street Kids International, Kenya
Microfinance for Livelihoods in Urban Slums (Workshop Session)
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Chair: Ms. Julia Assaad, General Manager, Grameen-Jameel PanArab Microfinance Ltd, United Arab Emirates
Panelist: Mr. Michael Assibu, Administrator and Human Resources Manager, ASA Ghana, Ghana
Panelist: Mr. Issa Ngwegwe, Credit Manager, FINCA Tanzania, Tanzania
Panelist: Mr. Robert Ogunde, Master Trainer - National Coach, Street Kids International, Kenya
Panelist: Ms. Susan Saiyorri, National Outreach Manager, Jamii Bora Kenya Ltd, Kenya
Microfinance and Urban Development: Slum Improvements and New Settlements (Workshop Session)
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Chair: Mr. Webby Mate, Executive Secretary, Association of Microfinance Institutions of Zambia (AMIZ), Zambia
Panelist: Ms. Liz Case, Chief Operations Consultant, UNHABITAT, Kenya
Panelist: Mr. Patrick Kelley, Director of International Housing Finance, Habitat for Humanity International, USA
Panelist: Mr. Ezekiel A. Esipisu, Regional Director East Africa and Middle East, Habitat for Humanity International, South Africa
Panelist: Mr. Bezant Chongo, Regional Microfinance Specialist, PlaNet Finance Southern Africa
What is the Cutting Edge in Managing and Measuring Social Performance? (Workshop Session)
Chair: Mr. Christian Loupeda, Director Imp-Act Consortium, Freedom from Hunger, USA
Panelist: Mr. Abebual Zerihun Demilew, Research Manager, BRAC, Uganda
Panelist: Ms. Refilwe Mokoena, Research & Development Manager, Small Enterprise Foundation (SEF), South Africa
Panelist: Ms. Ging Ledesma, Manager of Social Performance, Oikocredit, The Netherlands
Encouraging Microsavings: How Do We Make It Happen? (Workshop Session)
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Chair: Ms. Lauren Hendricks, Executive Director, Access Africa, CARE USA, Tanzania
Panelist: Ms. Judith Aguga Acon, Team Leader, Economic Rights and Livelihoods, CARE International in Uganda, Uganda
Panelist: Ms. Nyambura Koigi, Managing Director, Kenya Post Office Savings Bank, Kenya
Panelist: Prof. S.M. Huzzatul Islam Latifee, Managing Director, Grameen Trust, Bangladesh
Panelist: Chief Bisi Ogunleye, National Coordinator & Executive Director, Country Women's Association of Nigeria (COWAN), Nigeria
Panelist: Mr. Soumaïla Sogoba, Director Technical Unit, Saving for Change, Oxfam America, Mali
Obtaining Funds from New Financial Instruments and Mechanisms for Commercial and Emerging MFIs: From Funds to the Web (Workshop Session)
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Chair: Mr. Robert Annibale, Global Director of Microfinance, Citi Microfinance, UK
Panelist: Ms. Anne-Marie Chidzero, Chair, AfriCap Microfinance Investment Company, Mauritius
Panelist: Mr. Jean-Pierre Klumpp, CEO, BlueOrchard Finance S.A., Switzerland
Panelist: Ms. Lydia Koros, Chair of the Board, AMFI, Kenya
Panelist: Ms. Ayesha Wagle, Senior Vice-President, MicroCredit Enterprises, USA
Day 3
Using Microfinance as a Platform to Achieve Breakthroughs in Health and Well-Being for People in Africa and the Middle East (Plenary Session)
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Chair: Ms. Helene D. Gayle, President and CEO, CARE, USA
Panelist: Mr. Alex Counts, President, Grameen Foundation, USA
Panelist: Mr. Christopher Dunford, President, Freedom from Hunger, USA
Panelist:Ms. Lufuno Muvhango, Project Manager, Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE) Program, Small Enterprise Foundation (SEF), South Africa
Effective Micro-Insurance and Micro Health Insurance Programs to Reduce Vulnerability (Plenary Session)
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Chair: Mr. Richard Leftley, CEO, MicroEnsure, USA
Panelist: Mr. Yoseph Aseffa, Chief Technical Advisor, Microinsurance, International Labour Organization (ILO), Ethiopia
Panelist: Mr. Nelson Kuria, Managing Director, Co-operative Insurance Company of Kenya Limited (CIC), Kenya
Panelist:Ms. Jane Ngoiri, Promoter, Jamii Bora, Kenya
Why Integrating Microfinance, Health Education, and Other Forms of Health Protection Is Good for Your Clients and Good for Your MFI? (Workshop Session)
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Chair: Mr. Christopher Dunford, President, Freedom from Hunger, USA
Panelist: Dr. Mahamadi Cissé, Regional MAHP Manager-West Africa, Freedom from Hunger, Burkina Faso
Panelist: Dr. D.S.K. Rao, Regional Organiser for Asia-Pacific, Microcredit Summit Campaign, India
Panelist: Mr. Daouda Sawadogo, Director, Fédération des Caisses Populaires du Burkina (FCPB) Burkina Faso
Using Microfinance and other Social Businesses to Speed Up the End of Poverty (Plenary Session)
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Chair: Prof. Muhammad Yunus, Managing Director, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh
Panelist: Mr. Hans Reitz, Founder and Executive Director, Grameen Creative Lab, Germany
Panelist: Mr. Jean-Philippe de Schrevel, Founder & CEO, Bamboo Finance / BlueOrchard, Switzerland
Building on the Strength of Women in Africa and the Middle East: Innovations from the Region (Workshop Session)
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Chair: Dr. Jennifer N. Riria, CEO, Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT), Kenya
Panelist: Ms. Essma Ben Hamida, Executive Director, enda inter-arabe, Tunisia
Panelist: Ms. Aïda Mandiang, Regional Program Coordinator, Tostan, Senegal
Panelist: Ms. Mary Wangari Wamae, Director of Corporate Strategy & Company Secretary, Equity Bank, Kenya
Institutional Action Plan Presented (Plenary Session)
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Chair: Mr. Nasser Al-Kahtani, Executive Director, Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND), Saudi Arabia
Panelist: Mr. Godwin Ehigiamusoe, Executive Director, Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), Nigeria
Panelist: Mr. James Mwangi, Managing Director & CEO, Equity Bank, Kenya
Using Microfinance as a Tool for Building Peace (Plenary Session)
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Chair: Mr. Aeneas Chuma, UN Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator in Kenya, Resident Representative - United Nations Development Program, Kenya
Microfinance in Post Conflict and Post Disaster Situations (Workshop Session)
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Chair: Prof. Ndioro Ndiaye, President, Alliance for Migration, Leadership and Development (AMLD), Senegal
Panelist: Ms. Emily Guegbeh Peal, CEO, Foundation for Women, Liberia
Panelist: Mr. Tambwe wa Tambwe Musangelu, Executive Director, Diku Dilenga, DR Congo
Panelist: Mr. Najibullah Samim, CEO, Microfinance Agency for Development and Rehabilitation of Afghan Communities (MADRAC), Afghanistan
Panelist: Mr. Alex Pollock, Director of Microfinance Department, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), occupied Palestinian territory
Challenges to the Field and Solutions: Financial Crisis, Over-Indebtedness, Client Retention, and Mission Drift (Workshop Sessions)
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Chair and Panelist: Ms. Lydia Koros, Chairperson, Association of Microfinance Institutions of Kenya (AMFI), Kenya
Panelist: Ms. Anne-Marie Chidzero, Chair, AfriCap Microfinance Investment Company, Mauritius
Panelist: Mr. Youssef Fawaz, Executive Director, Al Majmoua, Lebanon
Panelist: Mr. Arnaud Ventura, Founder, and Group CEO, PlaNet Finance, France
Panelist: Mr. John de Wit, Founder and Managing Director, Small Enterprise Foundation (SEF), South Africa
Process of Designing and Implementing a National Strategy for Financial Inclusion: Challenges and Lessons Learned (Workshop Sessions)
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Chair: Mr. Makarimi Adechoubou, Head of the Regional Office for Southern and East Africa, Inclusive Finance Senior Technical Advisor, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), South Africa
Panelist: Ms. Angelique Kantengwa, Senior Director Financial Stability, National Bank of Rwanda, Rwanda
Panelist: Mr. Tafsir Amadou Mbaye, National Director Microfinance, Microfinance Direction Ministry, Senegal
Panelist: Dr. Fodé Ndiaye, Head of the Regional Office West and Central Africa, Inclusive Finance Senior Technical Advisor, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Senegal
