Day 1

Welcome note from Prof Adam Habib, Director, SOAS University of London

Welcome Address by Md. Abdul Awal, Chairperson – South Asia MicroEntrepreneurs Network (SAMN)

Address by Ms. Ase Bergstedt,Chairperson – Financial Inclusion Forum UK

Professor Christine Oughton,Professor of Management Economics, SOAS University of London

Lecture followed by Q & A

Session Chair: Mr. Luis Anton,, Senior Financial Sector Specialist – The World Bank

Panellists:

Mr. Pranav Prashad, Technical Expert- Social Finance and Impact Insurance – International Labour Organization (ILO)

Mr. M Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Executive Director, COAST Foundation – Bangladesh

Mr. Udaya Kumar Hebbar, Managing Director & CEO – CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.

Ms. Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director – Kashf Foundation – Pakistan

Session Chair: Ms. Swati Sawhney, Senior Financial Sector Specialist – CGAP

Panellists:, Chairperson – Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN)

Mr. Arinjoy Dhar, Senior Director, BRAC Microfinance – BRAC Bangladesh

Mr. Vivek Tiwari, Managing Director & CEO – Satya MicroCapital Ltd. – India

Mr. Sadaf Sayeed, CEO – Muthoot Microfin Limited – India

Dr. Rashid Bajwa, CEO – National Rural Support Programme (NRSP)

Mr. Vinura Jayanaka, Strategist – Future Life Investments Ltd – Sri Lanka

Focus Session 1:
Evolving Microfinance Landscapes – Future of Group Lending

Session Chair:Dr. Mohammed Kroessin, Non-Executive Director, Financial Inclusion Forum

Panellists:

Mr. Advin Banurjee, Executive Director – Pidim Foundation – Bangladesh
Mr. Dibyajyoti Pattnaik, Director – Annapurna Finance Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Venkatesh N, Managing Director, IIFL Samasta Finance Ltd.

Focus Session 2: Responsible Finance, Interest Rates & Consumer Protection in the Context of Digitisation, Evolving Risks

Session Chair: Ms. Jayshree Venkatesan, Senior Director, Consumer Protection & Responsible Finance – Center for Financial (CFI)

Panellists:

Mr. Shankar Arora, Social Finance Risk Head – CITI

Md. Emranul Huq Chowdhury, Founder & Principal Adviser, ANTAR Society for Development – Bangladesh

Mr. H P Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, Satin Creditcare Network Ltd.

Syed Kabeer Naqvi, CEO & President – Ubank – Pakistan

Session Chair: Mr. Yasir Ashfaq, CEO – Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company (PMIC) – Pakistan

Panellists:

Dr. Nomita Halder ndc, Managing Director – Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) – Bangladesh

Dr. Alok Misra, CEO & Director – Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) – India

Mr. Vivek Tiwari,Managing Director & CEO – Satya MicroCapital Ltd. – India

Dr. Amjad Saqib, Executive Director – Akhuwat – Pakistan