European Microfinance Week 2017 – Revealing New Frontiers in Inclusive Finance
European Microfinance Week (EMW), taking place 29th November to 1st December and hosted by e-MFP, is one of the top events in the microfinance calendar and a unique meeting point for all professionals working in the inclusive finance sector worldwide. With an unparalleled program and prestigious speakers, it is widely recognised for its high-quality sessions and excellent networking opportunities. Last year’s event attracted close to 500 participants from 58 countries (check out the previous edition here).
As usual, the first day, 29th November, will be ‘Action Group’ Day, where our specialised working groups meet to build on their months of work by holding in-depth discussions and training on their focus topics such as inclusive green finance, digital innovations, SME finance, and rural finance.
This year, over 30th November and 1st December, we offer a fantastic line-up with three plenaries: “Housing Finance” (the topic of this year’s European Microfinance Award), “Women clients ≠ women empowerment: Beyond the numbers”, and “Microfinance: positioning ourselves for the next decade”. More than 80 organisations will feature in over 30 sessions covering a range of front line topics such as low-cost technology for financial services providers, responsible exits, reaching scale in inclusive green finance, rural youth and agriculture finance, social performance management & digital financial services, housing finance for the Bottom of the Pyramid, climate smart lending, regulation in Europe & local markets, asset financing & micro-leasing, sustainable financial education, scaling up African MFIs, and refugee finance. For the first time too, we’ll also feature a TED-style session on digital and customer-centric solutions.
Christoph Pausch, Executive Secretary of e-MFP, says: “European Microfinance Week continues to grow, evolve and diversify, reflecting the changes underway in the inclusive finance sector and the people and organisations that are making it happen. We look forward to gathering the leading experts from all around the globe to share their expertise and advance innovations in the sector”.
For more information and to register visit www.e-mfp.eu