MFC-EMN Annual Conference 2018 | European Investment Bank | 3 October 2018 | Euskalduna Conference Centre, Abandoibarra Etorb., 448011 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

The EIB Institute, together with the EIB and the EIF, is sponsoring the joint Microfinance Centre (MFC) and European Microfinance Network (EMN) Annual Conference : “Advancing our social mission through technology”, which will take place on 3-5 October in Bilbao, Spain.
During this two-day conference, an expected number of over 600 microfinance practitioners, mostly from Europe but also from Central Asia and the Caucasus, will explore how microfinance institutions can embrace and make the most of technology to provide amazing opportunities for entrepreneurs, start-ups and social entrepreneurs.

The 2018 MFC-EMN Annual Conference will be a dynamic platform for knowledge sharing between a large number of microfinance stakeholders, including:

• microfinance practitioners
• bankers - global and central
• researchers, experts, academics
• donors,
• guarantee-granting institutions
• investors,
• local government representatives
• policy makers
• European Commission
• World Bank
• European Investment Fund
• International Finance Corporation representatives
• NGOs
• Service providers
• media representatives.

2018 Speakers

Gulshat Akimzhanova
Deputy Chairperson of the Management Board, KMF

Tatjana Antić Drča
Communication Manager, AgroInvest Fond

Matthieu Barrier
Network Deputy Manager, Adie

Nicola Benaglio
Senior Research Officer, European Microfinance Network

Anya Berezhna
Head of Investment Pipeline, Symbiotics SA

Nicolas Blondeau
Manager, Inpulse

Ann Branch
Head of Unit, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion – European Commission

Paul Breen
Director of Business Finance, GC Business Finance

Stephen Deakin
Finance Director, BCRS Business Loans

Michael Diguet
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Yelloan

Guillermo Dorronsoro
Lecturer and Director for Northern Spain, Deusto Business School and Ibermática

Cristina Dumitrescu
Microfinance Investment Manager, European Investment Fund

Serhij Fuks
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, AMA Institute

Oliver Gajda
Executive Director, European Crowdfunding Network

Grzegorz Galusek
Executive Director, Microfinance Centre

Gabriele Giuglietti
Head of International Relations, Banca Etica

Adrien Gizon
Project Manager, Adie International

Elwin Groenevelt
Founder/Chief Executive Officer, Qredits

Salome Gvetadze
Research Officer, European Investment Fund

Cristian Jurma
General Manager, Vitas Romania

Paul Kalinauckas
Chief Executive, BCRS Business Loans

Joost Korte
Director-General in DG EMPL, European Commission

Vincent Lehner
Head of Markets, Symbiotics SA

Caroline Lentz
Deputy Director, European Microfinance Network

Andrea Limone
Chief Executive Officer, PerMicro

Alessandro Messina
Chief Executive Officer, Banca Popolare Etica scpa

Klaas Molenaar
Hybrid Entrepreneur, Consultant and Academic, The Hague University of Applied Science

José Moncada
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bolsa Social

Denis Moniotte
Co-Founder, Rubyx

Oleg Moraru
Chief Operating Officer, good.bee Credit IFN

Silke Müffelmann
EaSI TA Team Leader, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Oscar Muguerza
Head of Business Banking, Laboral Kutxa –Gaztenpresa

Nejira Nalić
Director, MI-Bospo

Kaiser H. Naseem
Head of Digital Banking Advisory Services, EMENA, International Finance Corporation

Jacob Ole Nestingen
Senior Officer, Finance in Motion

Florian Ott
Social Banking Development, Erste Group Bank AG

Iulia Pasa
Director, Supervision Department, U.N.C.A.R

Katarzyna Pawlak
Deputy Director, Microfinance Centre

Lucia Poletti
Assistant professor of Economics of Financial Intermediaries, University of Parma

Lucija Popovska
Board member/ Chief Operating Officer, Microfinance Centre/ Software Group

Jorge Ramírez
Executive Director, European Microfinance Network

Pedro Sasia
Chairman, Febea

Mackenzie Schnell
Senior Communications Manager, Oradian

Marianne Sulzer
Senior Officer, Technical Assistance Management, Finance in Motion GmbH

Peter Surek
Head of Social Banking Development, Erste Group Bank

Sachin S Vankalas
Director of Operations and Sustainability, Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency

Leah Wardle
Senior Specialist, SPTF & Smart Campaign

2018 Sponsors

CONFERENCE:
• European Union

GOLD:
• European Investment Bank
• European Investment Bank Institute
• European Investment Fund

SILVER:
• Bancaetica
• UniCredit
• Symbiotics
• International Finance Corporation

BRONZE:
• MicroBank
• Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
• Fundacion Montemadrid
• Inpulse
• ResponsAbility
• Galileo Network

MEDIA:
• CGAP Microfinance Gateway