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ICSB 2020 - Paris
The 65th ICSB World Congress from July 8 – 10, 2020 will convene a world-wide gathering of entrepreneurs and thought leaders in Paris, France.
In April 1900 Paris hosted the “Exposition Universelle”. Countries from around the world were invited by France to showcase their lifestyles. The Exposition aimed to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next. The “Exposition Universelle” of 1900 was a uniting and learning experience.
ICSB, with the inspiration of the 1900’s “Exposition Universelle” announces that next July 2020, Paris will host the ICSB 65th World Congress with the title of ” L’Exposition Universelle de l’Entrepreneurship.”
The ICSB’s 2020 Global Conference in Paris aims to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to call upon the world for another World Exposition similar to the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Time for entrepreneurship and SMEs to take the lead in ushering the world into peace, prosperity, and happiness.
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FinovateAsia Digital 2020
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In response to COVID-19 and the unpredictability of travel plans for the short term, FinovateAsia is going digital in 2020.
FinovateAsia Digital won't be like other digital events you’ve seen before. With 500+ global attendees and 100+ expert speakers, there's no better way to stay informed and find the next big advantage, before your competition does.
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Digitally meet a global audience of industry experts and discuss trends impacting Asian fintech through an immersive online platform. Create a personalized profile, send messages, arrange virtual meetings, and interact with speakers and fellow attendees in live chat Q&A and polls.
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Virtual Roundtable Series on COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts #15 - The Macro Picture for Small Business
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The incidence of COVID-19 cases varies from country to country. However, all businesses are comparatively affected by the risk of the pandemic and the containment measures taken by governments, which result in severely reduced or complete the closure of many business operations. While most large corporations seem to be able to handle the impacts of the crisis, SMEs lack the most needed resources and capital to cope with the disruption. Despite bearing the brunt of the economic impact of COVID-19, SMEs tend to get less help from government agencies.
On Thursday, July 2, 2020, at 8 a.m. EDT, senior executives from development institutions, think tanks, and a former government representative will analyze the macro picture and share their views on what it will take for the SME sector to recover under the current COVID-19 situation.
About COVID-19 Roundtable Series
In times of crisis, accurate and timely information is key. Sharing knowledge and practical experience are proven forms of investment that pave the path to success. With the purpose of helping our members build their own knowledge advantage, the SME Finance Forum facilitates activities and learning opportunities with the strategic approach of collecting and disseminating the best practices, while connecting SME finance experts and practitioners within our global network. Starting in late March, the Forum hosts weekly virtual roundtable sessions focusing on mitigation efforts used to cope with COVID-19, sharing those experiences in a continuous and real-time basis. Learn more>
What you will learn
• How is this shock different from previous shocks for the SMEs?
• Should we expect at least a decade for SMEs to recover?
• What support should SMEs expect from the governments and the financial sector?
Host & Moderator: Matthew Gamser, CEO, SME Finance Forum
About the Speakers
Jean Pierre Lacombe is the Director of IFC’s Global Macro, Market and Portfolio Research Department in Washington DC, providing to IFC’s management, operational departments and external clients with applied macroeconomics research, sector/country risk evaluations and strategic asset allocation recommendations on emerging markets and global industries. His team also conducts empirical and fundamental economic research to gain insight on long term trends affecting investments. In addition, his team works hand in hand with the Corporate Portfolio Department to provide a risk based approach to understanding portfolio trends, to quantify the impact of current and projected country/market developments on the portfolio as well as to build an asset allocation framework. Previously at IFC, he worked at Corporate Portfolio Management Department, and Central Equity Department as well as the Corporate Strategy Department. Prior to joining IFC, Jean Pierre spent 15 years in the private sector, working for Johnson & Johnson, Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital in New York, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo and London. During his investment banking career, he headed institutional and proprietary trading in foreign exchange, fixed income, equities and derivatives for Latin and Asian emerging markets. Jean Pierre has degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Operations Research from Cornell University and Finance from MIT.
Monica de Bolle is a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Since January 2017, she is adjunct lecturer and former director for Latin American studies and emerging markets at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. De Bolle was nonresident senior fellow at the Institute between March 2015 and January 2017. Named as "Honored Economist" in 2014 by the Order of Brazilian Economists for her contributions to the Brazilian policy debate, de Bolle focuses on macroeconomics, foreign exchange policy, monetary and fiscal policy, trade and inequality, financial regulation, and capital markets. De Bolle obtained her BA in economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and holds a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Prior to joining the Institute, De Bolle was professor of macroeconomics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, as well as managing partner of Galanto | MBB Consultants, a macroeconomics advisory firm. She was also a director of the Institute for Economic Policy Research (IEPE/Casa das Garças), a prestigious think tank based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and an economist at the International Monetary Fund. De Bolle has authored and coauthored a number of books on the global economy and Brazil's policy challenges, including How to Kill the Blue Butterfly: A Chronicle of the Dilma Era (2016), The State of the World Economy, Challenges and Responses: Essays in Honor of Pedro S. Malan (2014), The Future of Brazilian Manufacturing: The Deindustrialization Debate (2013), New Dilemmas in Economic Policy (2011), Financial Regulation Reform in the US: New Global Architecture and the Brazilian Regulatory Context (2009), and How to Respond to the Global Financial Crisis? Economic Policies for Brazil (2009). Her views on Brazil's economy and economic policy have been published widely by the international and Brazilian media. She contributes regularly to major Brazilian newspapers Exame, O Globo and O Estado de São Paulo.
Giuseppe Gramigna is an SME Consultant, and former U.S. SBA Chief Economist. Giuseppe’s work focuses on the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). He advises national, multilateral and non- profit entities on how to best assist SMEs. His area of expertise includes: (i) national SME policies, (ii) designing SME assistance programs, (iii) program benchmarking, performance and impact evaluations, (iv) portfolio credit risk monitoring and assessments, (v) portfolio and partner risk management. Giuseppe works with international organizations such as the World Bank, OECD, APEC, and the ASEAN. He severs on the scientific committees of several academic institutions and publications. He also serves on the advisory board of several non-profit entities that assist SMEs. At the U.S. Small Business Administration, Giuseppe serves as the Agency’s Chief Economist, where he advises the Agency on economic trends affecting small businesses, and leads research on economic impact evaluations and strategic planning. He served as the Chair of the interagency Subcommittee on Evaluating Business Technical Assistance Programs (E-BTAP), a group responsible for developing best practices for implementing economic impact evaluations within the U.S. Federal government. He also serves as the U.S. Permanent Delegate and Vice Chair to the OECD Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship. Before joining the U.S. Small Business Administration, Giuseppe headed the consulting firm, DASSI Corp. His other areas of interest include the construction industries, tourism, information services, and regional economic development. Giuseppe earned a BA in economics from The State University of New York at Purchase, and a graduate degree in economics from The New School For Social Research. His academic research focused on how changes in financial markets affect small business lending, and on labor migration during periods of economic transition. He later worked in the equity research department of a major investment bank, where he focused on natural resource industries. During 1996 to 2001 Giuseppe served as vice president and then president of the SUNY Purchase College Alumni Association., He also served as Alumni Representative to the Purchase College Council, a gubernatorial appointed oversight body.
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Virtual Roundtable Series on COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts #14 - Agri SMEs Weathering COVID-19
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COVID-19 affected both the real and financial sectors of the economy. SME finance is no exception. However, not all industries were affected equally. Agri SMEs, often designated as essential businesses, have experienced disruptions while accessing inputs and distributing their products due to COVID-19 associated lockdowns and social distancing measures. However, the demand for finance by Agri SMEs appears to be less affected compared to some other sectors. In the agricultural sector, even before the pandemic, farmers and small agribusinesses struggled to obtain the necessary funds they needed to run and maintain their businesses. Based on replies from the SME Finance Forum’s member survey, we are seeing that many financial institutions indicated a greater shift towards digital financial services to address social distancing and expediate delivery of financial services to their Agri SME clients. This means both, new digital financial products for clients and reliance on such technologies to improve internal processes.
On Thursday, June 25, 2020, at 8 a.m. EDT, panelists representing financial institutions from Africa, Europe, and Central Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa regions, will discuss the situation in financing agriculture, and SME agribusinesses during COVID-19, and what new approaches and products their institutions have been using to sustain lending to agriculture.
About COVID-19 Roundtable Series
In times of crisis, accurate and timely information is key. Sharing knowledge and practical experience are proven forms of investment that pave the path to success. With the purpose of helping our members build their own knowledge advantage, the SME Finance Forum facilitates activities and learning opportunities with the strategic approach of collecting and disseminating the best practices, while connecting SME finance experts and practitioners within our global network. Starting in late March, the Forum hosts weekly virtual roundtable sessions focusing on mitigation efforts used to cope with COVID-19, sharing those experiences in a continuous and real-time basis. Learn more>
What you will learn
The impact of COVID-19 on the demand for agriculture finance in the markets
How are the institutions addressing the impact of the pandemic?
The impact on the agriculture clients and agriculture portfolio
New financial products or approaches adopted
Use of new digital technologies
Host
Jessica Alfaro, Financial Specialist, SME Finance Forum
Moderator
Panos Varangis is currently the Head, Agricultural Finance, Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation, Global Practice at the World Bank Group. Prior to that Panos led IFC’s work in advising financial institutions to provide financial services to SMEs, agribusinesses, and farmers. Before joining IFC, Panos served as the Deputy CEO of the Agricultural Bank of Greece (2004-2009). From 1987 to 2004, he worked at the World Bank in various positions at the International Commodities Division, the International Trade Division, the Bank’s Research Department, and finally at the Agricultural and Rural Development Department where he oversaw a global program on commodity risk management. Panos holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University in New York.
About the speakers
Isaac Masusu is currently a Head of Agribusiness team of the NMB Bank PLC (NMB) in Tanzania. He has more than 21 years of experience in banking with 16 years in the Agribusiness finance arena, including interaction with several sectors within Food and Agriculture (F&A) value chains. Isaac started his career in 1999 as Credit Officer at Branch, and in 2003, he switched to the Corporate Department of the CRDB Bank PLC, second-largest bank as Senior Relationship Manager for Corporate Clients. In 2006 he was fully engaged in agribusiness finance in-charge until 2011 when he joined GroFin Fund Africa as Senior Investment Manager, Tanzania Office. In late 2012 he joined NMB PLC as a Commercial Manager, Agribusiness. He has spent a total of 10 years supporting the financial needs of the Food and Agribusiness industry in Tanzania from primary Agricultural production to food and beverages, developing a good understanding of this industry and its financial needs. He has an undergraduate degree and MBA from Mzumbe University, Dar Es Salaam Business School. He is a trained professional certified accountant and has pursued equity and venture finance training from Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Benjamin Njenga is the Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer at Apollo Agriculture, an innovative fin-tech company based in Nairobi. Benjamin is a visionary leader with a passion for agriculture, and an unwavering belief that technology can transform agriculture. By reducing the cost and complexity of lending to unbanked farmers, he is devoted to making agriculture productive and profitable for even the most remote of Africa’s 50M small-scale farmers. Benjamin Njenga holds an MBA from Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology and a BSc in Agribusiness Management (First Class Honors) from Egerton University. Benjamin is highly adept at mobilizing the talents of others to solve problems, which is evident in his hands-on leadership style, as well as his ability to manage a myriad of client and partner relationships. He co-founded Apollo Agriculture with the goal of delivering input finance and advice to smallholder farmers in a highly scalable way, using technology. By reducing the cost and complexity of lending to unbanked farmers, Apollo makes productive, profitable farming possible for even the most remote of Africa’s 50M small-scale farmers. As both a Co-founder and Director of Operations, Benjamin has been at the forefront of scaling the team since its inception, which has grown to include 40+ employees, 100+ call center employees, 150+ agro dealer retailer partners, and 300+ commission-based field agents. Prior to Apollo Agriculture, Benjamin worked for Acre Africa (former Kilimo Salama weather index insurance program) as the Deputy Managing Director and Commercial Director. He was instrumental in a team that designed and implemented a breakthrough micro-insurance product via mobile phone that facilitates rapid insurance payouts so farmers can replant in the same season following a period of drought.
David Gerbrands has been in charge of the Rabo Partnerships Advisory Services (Banking and Agri) as from his return to the Netherlands in 2013. From 2010 - 2013 he has lived in Maputo with his family where he took up the position of Chief Commercial Director at the Rabo Development participation in Mozambique, Banco Terra. In his current capacity, he and his team manage a portfolio of projects globally with a focus on food -, and financial systems transformation. His fields of expertise are business planning, cooperative governance, retail banking, SME banking, cooperative organizations, and a keen interest in digital platforms. He is Project Director Programs ranging from Myanmar and South Africa with the World Bank to Advisory activities in Uganda, Bolivia, Albania, and other countries. Over the past few years, a focus on Digitization of banks’ service offering in emerging economies and independent Platforms or ecosystems for the benefit of Agri Value Chains complement the list of advisory activities. Next to Advisory Services Rabo Partnerships is active as investor in leading banks through Arise in Africa and standalone in LATAM and Impact Finance solutions. David holds a master’s degree in International Political Economy from the University of Amsterdam and an executive MBA from Erasmus University of Rotterdam. He started at Rabobank in 1999 where he held various (management) positions in operations, securities services, International Dutch Desk Network (responsible for providing support to Rabo SMEs in Poland, Germany, France, Italy, US, Belgium, Spain, and the UK) and since 2007 took up the position of Senior Project manager at Rabo Development. He has managed numerous RIAS projects including multiyear Technical Assistance projects to partner banks in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe.
Onur Terzi is the Agricultural Banking Marketing and Business Development Senior Manager at TEB. Onur was born in 1979 in Izmir. In 2003, He graduated from Ege University in Agricultural Engineering and attended Agricultural economics graduate class. He started to work as a sales support and project coordinator in various companies based in İzmir. In 2007, he went to Italy for his doctoral studies and completed his Ph.D. course and returned to Turkey in 2008. While continuing to his doctorate, he started to work in DenizBank as Agriculture Regional Responsible in Western Anatolia Region. Throughout his tenure, he met with thousands of farmers in the west of Turkey and mediated the financing of hundreds of agricultural investments. In 2012, he transferred to the Turkish Economy Bank as Aegean Regional Sales Manager, and one year later he moved to the headquarters in Istanbul. For 3 years, he worked in the SME Banking marketing department to do marketing studies for agricultural banking. In 2016, he founded the agribusiness banking marketing department and he became the head of marketing, product management, and business development for agricultural banking. When he was working at TEB, he created the Agribusiness Big Data by the integration project with FRS (Farmer Registration System) system. In this respect, he took the lead in the use of data analytics and AI for agricultural financing. He developed a map-based performance and marketing tool called Agricon. He also actively played an active role in the design of the Tohum (seed) branches, which was opened privately by Agriculture, and became the father of these branches. He directed the restructuring project of the hunter team, which was established specifically for Agricultural Banking, and designed the team's digitization process. After digitizing agribusiness he worked for the digital transformation team for SME Banking in TEB. Onur is still trying to combine computer science with agriculture and finance.
Mariem Dkhil is the Sustainable Finance specialist at Crédit Agricole du Maroc, leading Moroccan bank in agriculture financing. Her duties encompass the implementation of a social and environmental management system within the bank, the development of new products and services for climate-smart agriculture, and the contribution to responsible agricultural supply chains. She is also committed to sharing the bank’s expertise with African financial institutions in order to improve smallholder farmers' financing and mobilize higher investment amounts for the adaptation of African agriculture. Previously, she contributed to the creation of GCAM’s subsidiary Tamwil El Fellah, a financing company for farmers excluded from traditional bank financing. Mariem is a graduate of AgroParisTech and holds a Master's degree in Rural Development Economics from the University of Montpellier (France).
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Virtual Roundtable Series on COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts #13 -LAC: New Digital Delivery Models for COVID-19
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In the last weeks, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has transformed into the highest COVID-19-affected region. Customer survey has shown that although banks are usually conduits to get government financial support to individuals and small businesses, it is not only money what SME businesses need to survive. Studies show that city transportation is certainly one of the most affected sectors since lockdowns were imposed globally. Conversely, due to these mobility restrictions, mobile banking and e-commerce volumes have surged. This is a simple example proving that there are opportunities to adapt and expand business models. Key players in the SME finance space have included digital financial services, non-financial services, and leveraged partnerships within their offering, finding creative ways to support customers, while surviving the pandemic.
On Thursday, June 18, 2020, at 8 a.m. EDT, leading innovators in financial services, e-commerce, and sharing economy will discuss recent actions taken to support their clients to cope with COVID 19 challenges, with the participation of senior executives from Didi (a mobile transportation platform across Asia, Latin America and Australia), Itau Unibanco Brazil (Latin America’s largest corporate & investment bank), Konfio (a fintech to help SMEs to access capital in Mexico), members Paypal (an open digital payments platform), and Spartan SME Finance (an alternative financier that focusses on SMEs).
About COVID-19 Roundtable Series
In times of crisis, accurate and timely information is key. Sharing knowledge and practical experience are proven forms of investment that pave the path to success. With the purpose of helping our members build their own knowledge advantage, the SME Finance Forum facilitates activities and learning opportunities with the strategic approach of collecting and disseminating the best practices, while connecting SME finance experts and practitioners within our global network. Starting in late March, the Forum hosts weekly virtual roundtable sessions focusing on mitigation efforts used to cope with COVID-19, sharing those experiences in a continuous and real-time basis. Learn more>
What you will learn
What financial and non-financial products are offered to existing clients using digital means?
How are they adjusting their operational model to the current situation? What are the opportunities & challenges in this process?
How does this circumstance relate to the trends in the region?
Host
Matthew Gamser, CEO, SME Finance Forum
Moderator
Jose Etchegoyen, Senior Global Banking on Women Specialist, IFC
About the speakers
Tony Qiu is the Chief Operating Officer at DiDi International Business Group. Tony joined DiDi in April 2015 to lead DiDi’s international investment efforts including key investments in Lyft, Grab, and Ola. Between 2016 and 2017, he led the Premier business. Tony took charge of DiDi’s Latin American businesses in early 2018 and became the CEO of 99 in April the same year. He was promoted to DiDi’ s Vice President in December 2018. In August 2019, he was appointed as the COO of DiDi International Business Group, overseeing DiDi’s internationalization development. Before joining DiDi, Tony worked at Bain Capital and Morgan Stanley. He graduated from New York University with a B.S. in finance in 2007.
Fernanda Boschi is the Sustainability Coordinator at Itaú Unibanco Brazil, and she coordinates the inclusion and entrepreneurship agenda. With 17 years of experience in business areas and leading projects in companies such as Hyperion and Oracle, Fernanda has dedicated the last 10 years of her career at Itaú, standing out for leading the bank's internationalization projects in Latin America. Since 2019 her mission is to expand the agenda of positive impact and sustainable development to the organization's core business. She has a degree in International Relations and a post-graduate degree in Negotiation at Fundação Getúlio Vargas.
Gregorio Tomassi is the Vicepresident of Finance & Strategy at Konfio. Gregorio has more than 25 years of combined experience in corporate finance, capital markets, investments, and strategy. Before joining Konfío, Gregorio was an equity analyst for Itaú BBA, achieving first-rate recognition in several years in the ranking for Latin America compiled by the Institutional Investors magazine; Previously, he was also a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, an investor relations officer at a telecommunications company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, an entrepreneur, and an investor in Private Equity. He is CFA® certified, has an MBA from IESA in Caracas, and a degree in Mathematics, cum laude, from the Simón Bolívar University in Caracas.
Adam Klappholz leads the Global Credit Expansion, Business Development, and Strategy team at PayPal. His team’s remit is to scale PayPal’s consumer and SMB lending products into new markets. Prior to joining PayPal’s Credit team, Adam spent two years on PayPal’s corporate strategy team. Before PayPal, Adam worked on the International Rescue Committee’s strategy team and spent three years at American Express in the Strategic Planning Group, and then Enterprise Growth Group. Adam frequently consults with startups, and has a passion for fintech in emerging markets. Adam graduated with an MBA from Columbia Business School, and a BA in Political Science from UC Berkeley.
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Kumaran Padayachee is the CEO of Spartan SME Finance (Pty) Ltd, an alternative financier that only focuses on SMEs. Spartan’s niche financing covers Growth Finance, Specialized Asset Finance and Bridging Finance. Kumaran has been funding SMEs for the past 23 years and has intimate understanding & expertise in SME financing. Kumaran is a co-panellist on both the popular Big Small Business Show and the SME Funding Show on Business Day TV. He has a B.Comm [Accounting] from Rhodes University, is a Certified Expert in SME Finance from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and did a 3-year Entrepreneurial Masters Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MIT].
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Virtual Roundtable Series on COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts #12 - Global Microfinance Networks Coping with COVID-19
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The COVID19 and economic lockdown have severely affected the livelihood of people and businesses across the world. Millions of MSMEs are closed, at least temporarily, causing job losses and income disruptions at an unprecedented scale. Among other things, the pandemic has sparked serious concerns over liquidity among financial institutions, particularly MFIs, which mostly serve micro and small businesses in the informal sectors. The crisis also highlights the need for the MFIs to revisit and reshape their strategies so to build resilience both for the survival and to better serve clients over the medium to long term.
On Thursday, June 11, 2020, at 8 a.m. EDT, senior executives from Advans Group (an international microfinance group active in developing countries), Access Microfinance Holding (a commercial microfinance investment and holding company), FINCA Impact Finance ( a global network of microfinance institutions and community-based banks), Baobab (a digital financial inclusion group in Africa and China), and Accion (a global nonprofit working in microfinance and fintech impact investing), will explain the challenges that microfinance institutions face at country-level, the impact on their clients, and the opportunities to stay afloat amidst the pandemic.
About COVID-19 Roundtable Series
In times of crisis, accurate and timely information is key. Sharing knowledge and practical experience are proven forms of investment that pave the path to success. With the purpose of helping our members build their own knowledge advantage, the SME Finance Forum facilitates activities and learning opportunities with the strategic approach of collecting and disseminating the best practices, while connecting SME finance experts and practitioners within our global network. Starting in late March, the Forum hosts weekly virtual roundtable sessions focusing on mitigation efforts used to cope with COVID-19, sharing those experiences in a continuous and real-time basis. Learn more>
What you will learn
• How are the institutions responding at country level?
• How do regulatory changes affect their operations?
• What are the impacts on the existing and new clients?
• The future of the microfinance model in general and how COVID-19 affected digitalization.
Host
• Matthew Gamser, CEO, SME Finance Forum
About the speakers
Steven Duchatelle is Chief Executive Officer of the Advans Group. Steven also acts as Chairman of the Board for Advans Cameroun and Advans Banque Congo, and sits on the Boards of Amret (Cambodia) and Advans Pakistan. Since 2004, Steven has primarily focused on the creation and development of the Advans network and the supervision of Advans greenfield institutions, he became Chief Investment Officer in 2006 then Chief Operations Officer in 2011 and deputy CEO, Operations, in June 2012. Since he joined Advans International in 2001, Steven has carried out numerous consulting assignments, mostly in Africa, on the following subjects in particular: technical audits of Microfinance Institutions, evaluation of programs and microfinance policies and feasibility studies for the creation of new institutions. Prior to joining Advans, Steven worked in audit and financial services in France and China.
Bernd Zattler is the CEO of Access Microfinance Holding AG, a joint stock company located in Berlin, Germany. In that position I am directly responsible for the investments of the Holding including oversight of network banks, human resource development including learning and development, internal audit, legal and partnerships. I am also a supervisory board member of five of our investees. At the end of 2019, the consolidated loan portfolio of AccessHolding corresponded to EUR 417 million and deposits amount to EUR 160 million. The Access Group employs more than 5,600 staff. AccessHolding is majority investor in seven small business banks and MFI’s and held a minority stake in another bank. Before engaging in development finance, I worked at the head office of Unilever Northern Europe. Furthermore, I did research on economic theory, political economy and currency systems. I lived and worked in Paris and Lima. I am fluent in German, English, French and Spanish
Andrée Simon is the President and Chief Executive Officer of FINCA Impact Finance (FIF), a global network of microfinance banks and institutions. FIF's network of 20 community-based banks offer responsible and affordable loan and saving products to more than two million people across the world, empowering low-income women and men to take control of their financial future. Previously, Andrée served as VP and COO, returning to FINCA after serving for several years as President and COO of Women for Women International, a humanitarian organization dedicated to financial, educational, and interpersonal support of women survivors of war, poverty and injustice. Prior to this, she was Deputy to the President & CEO of FINCA for more than seven years, where she was pivotal in redesigning the organization’s business model from donor-based non-profit to a for-profit operating structure. Andrée has significant experience in corporate strategy and she has held various business and advisory roles in other organizations, including the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Andrée has been a board member of Women Advancing Microfinance International and is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the FINCA Microfinance Holding Company. As the head a financial institution with more than 10,000 employees in 20 countries –including Tanzania, Uganda, Pakistan, Haiti, Afghanistan and more– Andrée spends half the year in these remote locations, learning from her customers on how they could best access financial products, whether it is as simple as a loan, and savings account or a mobile money application.
Victoria White is the Managing Director, Global Advisory Solutions, at Accion. She is a professional in financial inclusion with over twenty years of cross-regional and technical experience in developing markets. Since 2001, she has worked with Accion, a global non-profit committed to creating a financially inclusive world, with a pioneering legacy in microfinance and fintech impact investing. Victoria currently oversees Accion’s advisory services practice, supporting financial service providers in developing markets leverage new innovations in banking and technology to better serve their customers. She also serves as a board director for a number of these institutions. She has authored various publications in the microfinance field, including Transforming Microfinance Institutions: Providing Full Financial Services to the Poor and Institutional Metamorphosis: Transformation of Microfinance NGOs into Regulated Financial Institutions. Victoria was also an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) for 10 years in Washington, DC.
Guillaume Lesay is the Chief Risk Officer of Baobab Group. Guillaume is in charge of setting risk management policies and strategies to support the main operational and financial objectives of Baobab. His mission is to ensure Baobab executes its strategy and grows safely in all the geographies it operates. Baobab risk management framework extends from credit and macro economic challenges to operational, financial and strategic risks. He holds diplomas from Université Paris Dauphine and the Yale School of Management and has accumulated significant experience in operations and risk management of financial services throughout several global assignments (Indonesia, Brazil, USA, Singapore, Turkey) at Société Générale and GE Capital.
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