18th Annual Global Microfinance Forum 2023 | UniGlobal | 15 March 2023 | Hotel Don Giovanni Prague, Vinohradská 2733/157a, 130 00 Praha 3-Žižkov, Czechia

The current post-pandemic economic environment has significantly changed the microfinance sector: MFIs’ operations, portfolio, and liquidity, as well as ways of cooperation and information exchange with the other microfinance stakeholders. Many financial markets see the changing value of the local currencies, prices for goods and services, and costs of hedging, and decreasing opportunities of attracting the new investments. In addition, a slowdown in the real economy makes the clients of MFIs even more vulnerable, hence it requires the respective transformation of existing systems, policies, and approaches.

This Forum will cover a range of topics that make this forum appealing to MFIs, investors, and other industry players from all over the world. It will bring on board a solid network of professionals and senior-level experts who will share their experiences and views on the current sector challenges and opportunities, as well as expectations and predictions about future trends in microfinance. During multiple sessions, the participants will discuss how MFIs adapt to and run in the new reality, current complications for microclients, the specificity of moratoriums on debt repayments, the rising importance of digital transformation and many other important topics.

2023 Speakers

Lilit Davoyan
Director, New Product Delivery, EBRD

Denitsa Berkhoff
Head of Microfinance, European Investment Bank

Brian Kuwik
SVP and Chief Regional Officer, Africa, Accion

Philippe Guichandut
Head of Technical Assistance and Partnerships, Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation

Stephanie Garcia Van Gool
Director of Impact Assessment, BBVA Microfinance Foundation

Freek Kortekaas
Investment Solutions Manager, Triple Jump

Jurgen Hammer
Managing Director, SPTF Europe

Ashwin Mahabaleswara
Director, Private Equity, DWM Asset Management

Abibata Mahama Zakariah
CEO, Microfinance and Small Loans Centre – MASLOC

Florian Ott
Social Banking Development Manager, Erste Group Bank AG

Meike Reils
Portfolio Manager / Equity Investments and Funds / Europe & MENA, KfW Bankengruppe

Theo Brouwers
Director Impact Investing, ACTIAM

Milena Loayza
Manager Financial Institutions, Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries SA/NV – BIO, Belgium

Shahzad Iqbal
Chief Financial Officer, Kashf Foundation

Nicolas Ullmo
Deputy CEO, BASIKON, France

Johannes Buschmeier
Managing Director/CEO, AFC

Dr. Andrij Fetsun
Founder & CEO, Agents for Impact

Ganhuyag Chuluun
CEO, Ard Financial Group

Tatia Jajanashvili
CFO, MBC

Raluca Andreica
General Manager, Patria Credit

Durgeshwar Mishra
Executive Director & CEO, Subhlakshmi Finance

Ghazanfar Azzam
President & CEO, Mobilink Microfinance Bank

Anshul Jindal
Head of Investments, Lendahand

Andrea Beiter
Consultant, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

Ghazanfar Azzam
President & CEO, Mobilink Microfinance Bank

Anshul Jindal
Head of Investments, Lendahand

Andrea Beiter
Consultant, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

Naranbat Battulga
Founder and Chairman, Sendly NBFI LLC

Ran Shribman
Global Business Development Director, Paretix

Phal Vandy
Secretary General, Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA)

2023 Sponsors

• ARD Financial Group
• Basikon
• Lendahand
• FinDev
• Frankfurt School
• Paretix
• Agents for Impact