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LAEBA Research Conference Microfinance in Latin America and Asia

Monday, 4 October 2004

8:30 - 9:00	Registration
9:00 - 9:30	Toshio Kobayashi, Representative, IDB Office in Japan Introduction to LAEBA John Weiss, Director of Research, ADBI Introduction to Research Conference
Session 1: Experiences with Microfinance in Asia and Latin America Chair: John Weiss, Director of Research, ADBI
9:30 - 11:00	Speakers: Nimal A. Fernando, Lead Rural Finance Specialist, ADB "The Changing Face of Microfinance in Asia" Alvaro Ramirez, Chief of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Division, IDB "The Latin American Experience" Paper: The Microfinance Experience in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF 262KB \| 20 pages]
11:00 - 11:15	Break
Session 2: Poverty Impact of Microfinance in Asia and Latin America Chair: Toshio Kobayashi, Representative, IDB Office in Japan
11:15 - 12:30	Speakers: John Weiss, Director of Research, ADBI Heather Montgomery, Research Fellow, ADBI Paper: Great Expectations: Poverty Reduction and Microfinance in Asia and Latin America [ PDF 265.8KB \| 36 pages ].
12:00 - 12:30	Discussion
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
Session 3: Financing of Microfinance Chair: Heather Montgomery, Research Fellow, ADBI
14:00 - 15:00	Speakers: Claudia Suaznabar, Microfinance Consultant, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Division, IDB "Financing of Microfinance in Latin America" Brahmanand Hegde, Rural & Micro Assets Group, ICICI Bank Ltd (India) "Case Study on Financing of Microfinance in Asia: The Experience of ICICI Bank"
15:00 - 15:30	Discussion
15:30 - 15:45	Break
15:45 - 16:30	Speaker: Sanjay Sinha, Managing Director, Micro-Credit Ratings International Ltd (India) "The Role of Ratings in Financing of Microfinance"
16:30 - 17:00	Discussion
17:00 - 18:00	Reception

CBT Workshop: Modalities of Microfinance Delivery in Asia

Tuesday, 5 October 2004

9:00 - 9:15	Introduction to CBT Workshop Raymond Renfro, Director of Capacity Building and Training, ADBI Discussion of Modalities of Microfinance Overview of Workshop Opening Remarks [PDF 13.2KB \| 1 page]
Session 1: The Role of Private Commercial Banks in Microfinance
9:15 - 10:15	Speakers: Alvaro Ramirez, Chief of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Division, IDB Harriet Wilkinson, Microfinance Specialist, ADB
10:15 - 10:45	Discussion
10:45 - 11:00	Break
Session 2: Scaling Up Delivery of Financial Services to the Poor Chair: Nimal A. Fernando, Lead Rural Finance Specialist, ADB
11:00 - 12:00	Speakers: Md. Shafiqual Haque Choudhury, Member Secretary ASA (Bangladesh) Jaime Aristotle Alip, CEO, CARD Rural Bank (Philippines)
12:00 - 12:30	Discussion
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
Session 3: Providing Financial Services Through Credit Unions Chair: Nimal A. Fernando, Lead Rural Finance Specialist, ADB
14:00 - 15:00	Speakers: Roger Moyes, Rural Financial Markets Specialist, ADB John Whittle, Principal Project Economist, ADB
15:00 - 15:30	Discussion
15:30 - 15:45	Break
Session 4: The Role of Apex Institutions in Microfinance Delivery Chair: Raymond Renfro, Director of Capacity Building and Training, ADBI
15:45 - 16:45	Speaker: Claudia Suaznabar, Microfinance Consultant, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Division, IDB Panel of Participants: Edgar V. Generoso, VP for Treasury Group, PCFC (Philippines) Hasan Khaled, Assistant General Manager, PKSF (Bangladesh) Shankar Man Shrestha, CEO, RMDC (Nepal)
16:45 - 17:15	Discussion

CBT Workshop: Modalities of Microfinance Delivery in Asia: The NGO Approach

Chair: Nimal Fernando, Lead Rural Finance Specialist, ADB

Wednesday, 6 October 2004

Session 1: The NGO Approach in Bangladesh
9:00 - 9:30	Speaker: Mayumi Ozaki, Rural Finance and Microfinance Specialist, ADB
9:30 - 10:00	Discussion
Session 2: The NGO Approach in Nepal
10:00 - 10:30	Speaker: Van Cuong Vo, Economist, ADB
10:30 - 11:00	Discussion
11:00 - 11:15	Break
Session 3: The Credit Union Approach in the Kyrgyz Republic
11:15 - 11:45	Speaker: Roger Moyes, Rural Financial Markets Specialist, ADB
11:45 - 12:15	Discussion
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
Group Work for Friday's Session on Views from Participants
14:00 - 17:00	The NGO Approach, The Banking Approach, The Credit Union Approach

CBT Workshop: Modalities of Microfinance Delivery in Asia: The Banking Approach

Chair: Raymond Renfro, Director of Capacity Building and Training, ADBI

Thursday, 7 October 2004

Session 1: The Banking Approach in Indonesia
9:00 - 9:30	Speaker: Paolo Spantigati, Project Economist, ADB
9:30 - 10:00	Discussion
Session 2: The Banking Approach in Pakistan
10:00 - 10:30	Speaker: Ashok Sharma, Principal Financial Specialist, ADB
10:30 - 11:00	Discussion
11:00 - 11:15	Break
Session 3: The Banking Approach in the Pacific: Examples from Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea
11:15 - 12:00	Speakers: Andrea Iffland, Senior Economist, ADB Anthony Dela Cruz, consultant, Bank Manager MicroBank Kunhamboo Kannan, Principal Country Programs Specialist, ADB Eugenio Demigillo, Project Advisor, Microfinance Development Project, Timor Leste
12:00 - 12:30	Discussion
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
Group Work for Friday's Session on Views from Participants
14:00 - 17:00	The NGO Approach, The Banking Approach, The Credit Union Approach

CBT Workshop: Modalities of Microfinance Delivery in Asia: Views from Participants

Friday, 8 October 2004

Session 1: Views from Participants - The NGO Approach Chair: Nimal A. Fernando, Lead Rural Finance Specialist, ADB
9:00 - 10:00	Participants: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Philippines
10:00 - 10:30	Discussion
10:30 - 10:45	Break
Session 2: Views from Participants - The Banking Approach Chair: Paolo Spantigati, Project Economist, ADB
10:45 - 12:00	Participants: Timor Leste, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Papua New Guinea
12:00 - 12:30	Discussion
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
Session3: Views from Participants - The Credit Union Approach Chairs: Roger Moyes, Rural Financial Markets Specialist, ADB John Whittle, Principal Project Economist, ADB
14:00 - 14:45	Participants: Kyrgyz Republic
14:45 - 15:15	Discussion
15:15 - 15:30	Break
16:00 - 17:00	Wrap-Up Session and Closing Ceremony Closing Remarks [PDF 71KB \| 2 pages] by Raymond Renfro, Director CBT, ADBI



	Event Details
	Contact: Heather Montgomery Venue: Manila, Philippines Start date: 4 October 2004 End Date: 8 October 2004
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