SouthAsia Enterprise Development Facility - Special Event >> Bridging the Gap Between Micro and SME Finance >> Agenda

Program Schedule

Sunday, 27th November 2005

Morning

Arrival of all the speakers & participants to Dhaka Sheraton

Afternoon

2:00 - 3:30 pm
Visit to Grameen Bank with discussion with Professor Yunus (Optional- By Prior Reservation)

4:00 - 5:30 pm
Visit to BRAC and MELA Program (Optional- By Prior Reservation)

Day 1, Monday, 28th November 2005

Morning

8:45 - 9:30 am- Registration

9:30 - 10:45 am
Opening Keynote Address

√	Welcome notes SEDF: Gilles Galludec, Program Manager, Anil Sinha, General Manager
√	Moderator introduction: Emmanuel Daniel, CEO, The Asian Banker Singapore
√	Opening Message: Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Governor, Bangladesh Bank
√	Lawrence Carter, Director, IFC Washington, Small and Medium Enterprise

Special Keynote Address:
Professor M. Yunus, Founder and Managing Director, Grameen Bank Bangladesh

10:45 - 11:00 am - Q & A

11:00 - 11:15 am - Tea Break

11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Session 1: Market & Market Needs
Dialogue speakers and panelists:

√	Sanjiv Bhasin, Managing Director, RaboBank India
√	Rajesh Mirchandani, Managing Director, Dun and Bradstreet Ltd. Dubai
√	Peter Stockman & Rahim Inoussa, PA Consulting New York, USA
√	Panelist: Mostaq Ahmmed, Director Training, PlaNet Finance, Paris

•	Size and features of the Microenterprise and SME segments - commonalities and differences; deepening the knowledge
•	Challenges and Opportunities of both market segments
•	Addressing financial and non financial needs of the new entrepreneurs

12:30 - 12:45 pm - Q&A

12:45 - 1:30 pm - Lunch Break

1:30 - 2:30 pm
Session 2: Strategies to build the bridge
Dialogue speakers and panelists:

√	Suvalaxmi Chakraborty , Sr GM & Head of Microfinance Division, ICICI Bank
√	Bodo Lieberam, CEO MicroCred Mexico
√	Prof Xilong Pan, Professor, China Finance Research Center
√	Panelist: Maneesha Chadha, ABN AMRO India

•	Down-scaling through exploring and valuing the supply and client chain
•	Up-scaling to accompany Microfinance Graduates
•	Role of international banks and NGOs in building the communities and future business opportunities

2:30 - 2:45 pm - Q&A

2:45 - 4:15 pm
Session 3: The Institutional Perspective
Dialogue speakers and panelists:

√	Muhammad A. (Rumee) Ali, Deputy Governor, CRGM & Corporate Gov., Bangladesh Bank
√	Robert A. Annibale, Global Director, Citigroup Microfinance Group, Citigroup, New York
√	P. Satish, General Manager, NABARD India
√	Amro Abouesh, M/SME Advisor to the President, Banque Du Caire Egypt
√	Panelist: Syed M. Hashemi, Sr. Private Sector Development Specialist, World Bank CGAP

•	Integration of Micro, Small and Medium Finance in an unique structure
•	The Partnership model
•	The Bank- Linkage models

4:15 - 4:30 pm - Q&A

4:30 - 4:45 pm - Tea Break

4:45 - 5:45 pm
Session 4: Necessary Steps to Managing the Change
Dialogue speakers and facilitator:

√	Maria Flordelis F. Aguenza, President and COO Planters Development Bank The Philippines
√	Nihal Welikala , CEO, National Development Bank Sri Lanka
√	M. Ehsanul Haque, Managing Director, BRAC Bank Bangladesh
√	Facilitator: Wang Jun, Senior Financial Sector Specialist , World Bank Beijing, China

•	The Financial Institution's Perspective: Assisting Micro-enterprises to become SMEs

5:45 - 6:00 pm - Q&A

6:00 - 6:30 pm
Closing Keynote Address

√	Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed, Managing Director, PKSF Bangladesh, and Former Governor of Bangladesh Bank

Day 2: Tuesday November 29, 2005

8:30 - 9:00 am - Registration

Morning: Split into 2 Sessions from 10:30 am

9:00 - 9:30 am
Session 5:
“Women entrepreneurship and the transition from Micro to SME Finance"
Keynote Address:

√	Zarine Aziz, President, The First Women Bank of Pakistan

Dialogue speakers:

	Reality Showcase:
•	PKSF Partnership Model Success Stories:
√	Shamima Khatun, Women Entrepreneur
√	Podokkhep: PKSF Partner Organization – Iqbal Ahmed, Executive Director

•	Global Microentrepreneurship Awards (GMA) by Citigroup Foundation & UNCDF (short video)

•	BRAC Bank SME Success Story
√	Women Entrepreneur's Story
√	Farzana Chowdhury, Acting Head of SME Dept, BRAC Bank

√	Panelist : Mosharraf Hossain Khan, Deputy Managing Director, PKSF

10:00 - 10:15 am - Q&A
10:15 - 10:30 am - Tea break

10:30 -11:30 am
Session 6: In Plenary Hall
Distribution Channels and Products to service both segments

Dialogue speakers and facilitator:

√	Edgardo Marilim, Board Member & Head of Micro and SME Finance, Card Bank The Philippines
√	Ravi Dias, Sr. Deputy General Manager, Commercial Bank of Ceylon
√	Randal Petersen, Sr. Operations Manager, IFC PEP Russia
√	Panelist: Charles de Maleville , Senior Banking Expert, PlaNet Finance, Paris

•	Market Players & Methodologies: Presentation of Best Practices
•	Products and services to reach both segments
•	Capacity building & Financing: a comprehensive package
•	Micro Leasing: a solution to both Micro and SME clients

11:30 - 11:45 am: Q&A

11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Session 8:
Solutions, Instruments and Technology to improve Operations
Dialogue speakers and panelists:

√	Ary Naim, IFC Washington, Financial Infrastructure & Institution Building,
√	Roopa Kudva, Executive Director, CRISIL India
√	Chandula Abeywickrema, DGM, Hatton National Bank, Sri Lanka
√	Panelist: Anis A. Khan, Managing Director, IDLC Bangladesh

•	Credit Bureaus and Technology: Pillars of the bridge in Credit Risk Management
•	Screening and managing Credit Risk in Micro and SME Finance
•	Mobile banking
•	Electronic payments through debit and credit cards

1:00 - 1:15 pm - Q&A

10:45 - 12:15 am
Session 7:
Necessary steps to transition to the next level (To be conducted in Bengali)

•	PKSF Partnership Model Success Stories:
√	Rabeya Khatun , Women Entrepreneur
√	Iqbal Ahmed, Podokkhep, PKSF Partner Organization

•	BRAC Bank SME Success Story
√	SME Entrepreneur's Stories
√	BRAC Credit Officer – The bank's perspective

√	Panelist: Mosharraf Hossain Khan, Deputy Managing Director, PKSF

12:15 - 1:00 pm - Q&A

1:15 - 2:00 pm - Lunch Break

Afternoon

2:00 - 3:15 pm
Session 9: Pillars of conducive regulatory environment for non traditional sectors
Dialogue speakers and panelists:

√	Ali Samad Khan, President OpRisk Advisory USA
√	Eduardo Jimenez, Consultant on Microfinance, Central Bank The Philippines
√	Lila Ahmed, Joint Director, Microcredit Research & Reference Unit, Bangladesh Bank
√	Panelists: Stephen F. Rasmussen, Lead Specialist, The World Bank

•	General Governance and Role of the regulators (Central Banks)
•	Challenges faced with Micro and SME governance

3:15 - 3:30 pm - Q&A

3:30 - 4:00 pm - Tea Break

4:00- 5:00 pm
Closing Ceremony

4:00 pm
Keynote Address

√	Jacques Attali, President PlaNet Finance, President of Supervisory Board MicroCred, Founder and First President of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (ERBD)

4:00- 5:00 pm
√	Iyad Malas, IFC Regional Director

4:45 - 5:15 pm
Thank you & Summary of the Conference, E. Daniel, CEO, The Asian Banker, A. Sinha , General Manager SEDF and G. Galludec Program Manager SEDF Financial Market