8th Annual Central Asian & Caucasus Microfinance Forum 2018 | Uniglobal Events | 6 September 2018 | InterContinental Almaty, Zheltoksan St 181, Almaty 050013, Kazakhstan

For the 8th consecutive year, we at Uniglobal are committed to continue with the tradition of bringing on board a unique network of experts and senior level speakers who will share their experiences & perspectives on current and future trends and challenges in microfinance despite the difficult economic climate and ongoing changes in regulation.

Event will equip development organizations, banks, specialized microfinance institutions, foundations, and responsible investment managers. The participants with the hot issues of transparency, regulations, transformation of MF industry, social reporting standards, investment, risk and asset management, and innovation from a different angle (senior top level speakers that will bring lessons learned in order to derive applicable solutions)

2018 Speakers

Dr. Markus Aschendorf
Head of Division/Financial System Development, KfW

Givi Javakhadze
Investment Officer, Triple Jump BV

Cristina Alvarez
Microfinance Investment Manager, Babyloan

Emir Boobekov
Head of Coordinating Unit of the National Fin Lit Program, National Bank of Kyrgyz Republic

Farida Abdulhafizova
Regional Manager for Central Asia, the Caucasus and Russia, MicroFinanza Rating

Natia Tsotsonava
Head of Division, First Division of Non-Banking Institutions Supervision, National Bank of Georgia

Alisher Akbaraliyev
Head, AMFI

Debbie Watkins
Managing Director, APMEA, Fern Software

Inna Mazur
Country Manager, Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation

Anatoliy Glukhov
Director, Amfok

Hans van Houwelingen
Chief Executive Officer, Actiam

Peter Johnson
Managing Partner, Developing World Markets

Tatyana Tyo
Associate Director and FI Business Leader for Kazakhstan and Mongolia, Ebrd

Rishat Mukhamedzhanov
Chief Operations Officer, The First MicroFinance Company

Chuck Olson
Chief Operating Officer, Frontera Capital Group

Besik Shengelia
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Georgian Microfinance Associaltion

Rusudan Kharabadze
Business Development Manager for Caucasus and Africa, Aspekt – Business Analysis and Global Solution

Nurgul Dzhunushalieva
Head of the Methodology of Supervision and Licensing of Non-Bank Financial and Credit Organizations Division at the Supervision of Non-Bank Financial and Credit Organizations Department, National Bank of Kazakhstan

Karlygash Rayhanova
Chairman of the Board, MFO “KMF

Natalia Barker
Project Manager, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

2018 Sponsors & Partners

GENERAL:
• Kmf

PARTNER:
• Fern Software
• Aspekt
• Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
• Crowdcredit

MEDIA:
• MicroCapital
• Cgap Microfinance Gateway
• Georgian Microfinance Association
• Association of Microfinance Organizations of Kazakhstan