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Welcome Address by Md. Abdul Awal, Chairperson – South Asia MicroEntrepreneurs Network (SAMN)
Address by Mr. Paul Blyth, Chairperson – Financial Inclusion Forum UK
Address by Lead Global Sponsor
Address by FCDO/British International Investment (BII)
Representative from SOAS*
Lecture style presentation by leading expert/academic (SOAS, ODI – TBC)
followed by Q & A
Ms. Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director – Kashf Foundation*
Mr. Udaya Kumar, Managing Director & CEO – CreditAccess
(Panel discussion with reps from regulators, bi-lateral/multi-lateral donors,
UN agencies, policy / think-tanks, practitioners)
Mr. Devesh Sachdev, Chairperson – Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN)
Dr. Rashid Bajwa, CEO -National Rural Support Programme*
(Panel discussion with reps from regulators, bi-lateral/multi-lateral donors,
UN agencies, policy / think-tanks, practitioners TBC)
Focus Session 1:
Evolving Microfinance Landscapes – Future of Group Lending
(World Bank, Care Intl’
TBC)
Mr. Amir Khan, CEO & President – HBL Microfinance Bank*
Focus Session 2: Rebuilding the Afghan
Microfinance Sector
(UNDP, TBC)
Dr. Amjad Saqib, Executive Director – Akhuwat*
Focus Session 3:
Responsible Finance, Interest Rates & Consumer Protection in the Context of Digitisation, Evolving Risks
(CFI Intl’ – TBC)
Syed Kabeer Naqvi, CEO & President – Ubank
Mr. Sadaf Sayeed, CEO – Muthoot Finance
Dr. Alok Misra, CEO & Director – Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN)
Mr. Yasir Ashfaq, CEO – Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company*
(Panel discussion with reps from regulators, bi-lateral/multi-lateral donors,
UN agencies, policy / think-tanks, practitioners)
The South Asia Micro-Entrepreneurs Network (SAMN) is a regional network aiming at enhancing capacity, financing and regional dialogue in the microfinance sector of South Asia. SAMN governance is composed of leading Apex Institutions from the countries of the region along with the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED). SAMN also partners with MFIs, Investors, Banks and other key microfinance stakeholders to fulfil its objectives.