Standard Chartered Bank

Coffee & Registration

Chair’s Opening Remarks

V. Shankar, Group Head Origination & Client Coverage, Standard Chartered Bank

Exploring Asia Development Bank’s Investment Model & Activities Across The Region

With structural changes to ADB’s team enabling a bigger focus on microfinance, this is your opportunity to learn about the types of projects that ADB aims to invest in. You’ll also find out about ADB’s broader view on the challenges and opportunities across the region.

Investment Outlook for the Asian Market

Eric Duflos, Senior Microfinance Specialist, CGAP

Coffee & Morning Networking Break

Private Banking And Microfinance: Effective Strategies Of Promoting Microfinance To High Net Worth Individuals

Asia today leads on wealth creation with a higher number of Asian Individuals joining the HNI club every year. However, investments in the social sector in general and in the financial inclusion sector in particular has not kept pace with the developments in Europe and Americas. This session looks to learn from the experience of Banks and fund managers from the west as well as seek views from the Wealth Managers in Asia to promote Microfinance through the Private banking platform. You’ll evaluate the different instruments that private investors will consider and look at how to position your fund or institution for maximum response.

Panellists

Asad Mahmood, Managing Director Social Responsible Investments, Deutsche Bank
Jean-Philippe De Schrevel, CEO, BlueOrchard Investments Sarl
Jean-Pierre Klumpp, CEO, BlueOrchard Finance S.A.

Examining The Factors That Attract Investors To MIVs: Assessing The Risks & Opportunities That Are Driving The Growth of Microfinance

The startling growth of microfinance has resulted in over 100 microfinance funds, which have grown to attract over USD 6 billion of private and institutional wealth worldwide. They differ in structure, strategy, instruments, risk and return, but all target the same objective of reaching out to economically active poor. This key note examines the 2009 CGAP MIV Survey and assesses the risks and opportunities that have driven the growth of the microfinance fund industry.

Roland Dominicé, Executive Director, Symbiotics SA Information, Consulting & Services
Satoru Yamamoto,Deputy General Manager, Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.

Lunch

Regional Focus: Addressing Investment Opportunities and Regulatory Frameworks in Asia

There are a variety of approaches that the government and private sector have used to increase access to financial services in Asia. With the high volume of microfinance projects across so many countries, there is great diversity across the region. This session aims to explore the current market practices, models and investment opportunities in the region.

Moderator:

Jun Wang, World Bank EAP Division

Panellists:

Hout Leng Tong, Chairman, Cambodia Microfinance Network

Ron Bevacqua, Asia Regional Coordinator, PlaNet Finance

Margarete Biallas, Program Manager , IFC Advisory Services, Mekong Region

Ying Qian, Senior Financial Economist, Financial Sector and Industry Division, Asian Development Bank

Mix Market Update: Performance Analysis Of The Asian Market

Elizabeth Larson, Regional Manager for Asia, MIX Market

Assessing Private Equity Investment Opportunities In Microfinance

Access to Private Equity represents an emerging opportunity for the Asian microfinance sector, which has so far relied on foundations and commercial bank funding to drive market growth. With debate growing about how PE financing and business models could lead to MFIs focusing more on returns than their social objectives, you need to find out how the PE sector views the regional opportunity. Join this panel to learn about the expectations of leading PE firms and how you can target and attract PE funding. Don’t miss the opportunity to find out how PE deal structures may drive expansion in Asian microfinance.

Dr Holger Kern, Head of Financial Services and Private Equity South East Asia, Deloitte Consulting

Nilesh Mehta, Managing Partner – Asia, Aureos

Henk Nijland, Manager Micro & Small Enterprise Finance, Netherlands Development Finance Company – FMO

Ravi Narasimham, Caspian Advisors Pte Ltd (invited)

Capitalizing On The Transformative Power Of Technology To Drive Microfinance

For MFIs planning to grow and expand their reach, technology is the key enabler for improving back office systems and processes to make growth a real possibility. Wise selection and adoption of technology allows MFIs to free up resources while focusing on expansion. Better processes and reporting also lead to improved risk management: The end result is streamlined, sophisticated business able to attract and retain funding and achieve strong growth. Join the panel to learn about new advances in technology – find out how even small and medium-sized MFIs can benefit from upgraded systems and processes.

Moderator

Alexander Bloch, Associate Partner, Banking Center of Competency, IBM Global Business Services

Panellists

Lee Tenny, Senior Managing Consultant, IBM Global Business Services

Diego Concha, CEO, Prisma MFI

Godfrey Supka , Regional Manager, Asia, Fern Software

Evening Reception - 1740 - 1915

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