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ADB Microfinance Week

ADB Headquarters, 14-18 March 2005


Agenda, Papers, and Presentations
Monday, 14 March 2005
8.30 – 9.20 Registration
 
9.25 – 9.30 Opening Session

Introduction of the Session,
Mr. Bindu N. Lohani,
Director General,
Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
 
9.30 – 9.35 Welcome remarks

Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda,
President, ADB
 
9.35 – 9.45 Opening remarks

Mr. G.H.P.B. van der Linden,
Vice President (Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development), ADB
 
9.45 – 11.15 Keynote Speeches
 
11.15 – 11.30 Coffee Break
 
11.30 – 12.00 Delivering Inclusive Microfinance with a Poverty Focus: Experiences of Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) [ PDF: 77kb | 19 pages]

Mr. Imran Matin,
Director,
Research and Evaluation Division, BRAC
 
12.00 – 12.30 Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP): An Introduction [ PDF: 446kb | 17 pages]

Mr. Richard Rosenberg,
Senior Advisor, CGAP
 
12.30 – 1.45 Lunch at Executive Dining Room, ADB
 
2.00 – 2.40 Plenary Session 1: What Do Central Banks Do To Promote Microfinance?

What Do Central Banks Do To Promote Microfinance? [ PDF: 812kb | 31 pages]

Mr. O. Chuluunbat,
Governor,
Bank of Mongolia
 
2.40 – 3.20 What Does The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Do To Promote Microfinance? [ PDF: 216kb | 36 pages]

Mr. Antonino Alindogan, Jr.
Monetary Board Member,
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
 
3.20 – 3.40 Coffee Break
 
3.40 – 4.00 Discussant:

Mr. Gilbert Llanto,
Vice President,
Philippine Institute of Development Studies
 
4.00 – 4.30 Open discussions
 
4.30 – 5.00 Plenary Session 2: Why is Financial Exclusion Widespread?


Building Inclusive Financial Sectors: Why Are So Many Bankable Clients Unbanked? [ PDF: 355kb | 12 pages]

Mr. Peter Kooi,
Director, Microfinance Unit,
United Nations Capital Development Fund,
New York
 
6.00 – 7.30 Reception at Executive Dining Room, ADB;

Hosted by Mr. G.H.P.B. van der Linden,
Vice-President (Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development), ADB
Tuesday, 15 March 2005
8.30 – 9.00 Plenary Session 3: Transition to Private Sector Sources and Institutions

Role of Social Investors in Microfinance Development [ PDF: 293kb | 16 pages]

Mr. Davis Golding,
Chief Investment Officer,
Shorecap International
 
09.00 - 09.30 Approaches and Operations of Blue Orchard Finance in Asia [ PDF: 89kb | 22 pages]

Mr. Jean-Philippe de Schrevel,
Manager,
Blue Orchard Finance
 
9.30 – 9.45 Discussant:

Mr. Marc de Sousa-Shields,
Microfinance Investment Analyst
 
9.45 – 10.15 Open Discussion
 
10.15 – 10.30 Coffee Break
 
10.30 – 12.15 Can Private Sector Commercial Banks Play a Significant Role in Microfinance?
 
12.15 – 12.45 Discussion
 
12.45 – 2.00 Lunch at Executive Dining Room, ADB
 
2.00 – 2.30 Plenary Session 4: Microfinance, Alternative Financial Institutions, and New Services

Alternative Financial Institutions: Implications for the Future of Microfinance

Mr. Richard Rosenberg,
Senior Advisor, CGAP
 
2.30 – 3.00 Credit Unions: How Do They Deepen Outreach to the Poor? [ PDF: 1,266kb | 26 pages]

Mr. David Richardson,
Senior Manager,
Technical Development, World Council of Credit Unions
 
3.00 – 3.30 Discussion
 
3.30 – 3.45 Coffee Break
 
3.45 – 4.15 Khan Bank of Mongolia: Reforms and Results [ PDF: 45kb | 20 pages]

Mr. Peter Morrow,
Chief Executive Officer,
Khan Bank (formerly the Agricultural Bank), Mongolia
 
4.15 – 4.45 Current Status and Issues in Microinsurance Services in Asia [ PDF: 227kb | 23 pages]

Mr. Jim Roth,
Chief Technical Advisor,
Social Finance Program, International Labour Organization, Geneva
 
4.45 – 5.15 Discussion
 
5.15 – 5.30 Concluding Remarks

Mr. Bindu N. Lohani, Director General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB

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