Venue
The Grand Hyatt São Paulo
The Grand Hyatt São Paulo, Av. das Nações Unidas, 13301 - Itaim Bibi, São Paulo - SP, 04578-000, Brazil

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Event Date Mon Sep 16 -03 - Thu Sep 19 -03 (8 months ago)
In your timezone (EDT): Sun Sep 15 11:00pm - Wed Sep 18 11:00pm
Location The Grand Hyatt São Paulo
Av. das Nações Unidas, 13301 - Itaim Bibi, São Paulo - SP, 04578-000, Brazil
Region Americas
Details

This forum is the largest, most geographically diverse and cutting-edge gathering on SME finance, which brings together experienced global leaders to facilitate the exchange of insights, promote best practices, and chart the future trajectory. Since 2015, its forward-thinking agenda, tackling topics such as sustainable finance and fintech partnership, has attracted C-level industry leaders, leading policymakers, and regulators from around the world. 

will bring together executives from leading financial institutions, fintechs, development banks, and other SME experts for discussions around AI’s transformative role in accelerating digital and sustainable trends in SME finance. It will feature a series of thought-provoking speakers and interactive panels that will explore the digital and sustainable transitions taking place in the SME finance sector. Discussions will focus on the growth of AI as a tool for SMEs to move toward sustainability goals and address financial inclusion challenges. The program will visit local SME innovators and hear fintech leaders pitch their cutting-edge technologies. It will also include the Global SME Finance Awards Ceremony and many networking opportunities.

With participants coming from across the globe, this conference promises to be an excellent opportunity to make partnerships, learn from peers, and elevate your business game.

It is hosted by the SME Finance Forum, a network of over 300 leading banks, non-banking financial institutions, fintechs and development banks, created by the G20 in 2012 and managed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.

It is also organized in partnership with the Brazilian G20 Presidency, the Brazilian Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Microenterprise and Small Business (MEMP), with support from Brazil Development Bank (BNDES) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Speakers

2024 Speakers

Adel Meer
Global Sector Manager, Financial Inclusion, IFC

Aida Ngom
Director, Private Sector Development, African Development Bank

Alexander G. Sotiriou
Senior Financial Sector Specialist, CGAP

Alexandre Magnani
CEO, Pagbank

Alexa Foglia
SME VP, Banco Atlántida

Alfonso Garcia Mora
Vice President Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Andi Pereira
CEO, Kapitale

Aria Widyanto
Chief Risk and Sustainability Officer, Amartha

Asif Riaz
Group Chief Consumer Banking, The Bank of Punjab

Ayodele Olojede
Divisional Head, Retail and SME, Wema Bank, Nigeria

Ayotunde Aladejana
Head of Global Partnerships, 54 Collective VC

Bahaa Khashogji
Head of MSME, BSF

Bonaventure Okhaimo
COO, Development Bank of Nigeria

Carissa Reiniger
CEO, Silver Lining Ltd, USA

Carlos Leiria Pinto
Advisor to Vice-President Latam & Europe, IFC

Chioma K Ogwo
Head, Emerging Businesses, Access Bank

Diane Connelly
Global Research Leader | Banking, IBM

Diego Flaiban
Director Jefe de la División de Sector Financiero (a.i.), IDB Invest

Dr Charosporn Chalermtiarana
Senior Government Affairs Advisor, Ant International, Ant Group
Dr Duoguang Bei
Secretary General of IFCII, President of CAFI, Chinese Academy of Financial Inclusion

Dr Giovanni Beviláqua
Coordinator of Credit Access and Investment, SEBRAE

Dr Jane Prokop
EVP and Global Head of Small and Medium Enterprises, Mastercard

Dr Jorge Guillermo Solis Espinoza
President, Board of Caja Huancayo

Dr Luciano Lanz
Head of SMEs’ Credit Guarantees, BNDES

Dr Lucia Cusmano
Head of SME and Entrepreneurship Division, OECD

Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari
Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana

Dr Vincent Zheng
Deputy General Manager, WeBank

Eamon Scullin
Founder & President, Fern Software

Ella De Blois
Regional Managing Director for Latin America, DFC

Eugenia Vargas
Regional Industry Manager, Financial Institutions Group, IFC

Faith Goodman
Chief Executive Officer, Goodman Sustainability Group Inc.

Femi Akinrebiyo
Global Manufacturing and Trade Supplier Finance, IFC

Fernando Fontes
CEO, CERC SA

Francisco Avendano
Global Lead - Climate Finance, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

François Martins
Director of Government Relations, Mercado Libre

Gabriel Aidar
Deputy Managing Director of Planning and Economic Research, BNDES

Galina Klimenko
Principal Investment Officer, IFC

George Ogbonnaya
Divisional Head, Business Banking, First City Monument Bank

Georg Weiers
Principal Advisor, EIB

German Vegarra
Founder & CEO, ADAPTA Inc.

Ghada Teima
Principal Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Guy Selbherr
President, AECM

Héctor de la Garza
CEO, eFactor Network

Helena de la Torre
Regional Industry Manager, IFC

Helena Dill
Specialist – Sustainable and Climate Finance, IFC

Homam Hashem
CEO, Kafalah SME loan Guarantee Program

Hourn Thy
Head of Operations, SME Finance Forum

Isaac Masusu
Head of Agribusiness, Advisory Services, NMB Bank PLC

Jamie Fergusson
Global Director, Climate, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Jan Smith Ramos
Founding Partner, KoreFusion

Jean-Pierre Di Bartolomeo
Executive Committee Member, Wallonie Entreprendre SA

Jimena Sotelo
Head, PAGA Initiative & Lead, TradeTech Initiative, World Economic Forum

João Tosin
CEO & Co-Founder, Celero

John Martin Wilson
Senior Operations Officer, IFC

Joon Young Park
Head of Blended Finance, IFC

Jorge Vargas Neto
Founder, Bhub

Jorquedean de Castro
Head of the Business Owners Program for Women Entrepreneurs, SICREDI

José Pugas
Partner and Head of Sustainability, JGP

Juliana Amoroso
Director, Visa

Juliana Karam
MC, Juliana Karam

Kaikham Onedamdy
Program Manager, IFC Green Bond Technical Assistance Program (GB-TAP), IFC

Karen Kastner
Secretary General, The Montreal Group

Karla Espinoza - Speakers
Program Assistant, SME Finance Forum

Kerry English - Speakers
Global Head of Visa Commercial Solutions Marketing. Visa

Ketan Gaikwad
Managing Director and CEO, Receivables Exchange Of India Limited

Leila Search
Lead, Latin America FinTech Investments, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Liudmyla Tymoshenko
CEO, AgriAnalytica

Lívia Menezes Pagotto
Executive Secretariat, Uma Concertação pela Amazônia

Luciana Campos
Head of Institutional Relations, Itaú Unibanco

Luis Mansur
Head of the Department for Financial Citizenship Promotion, Central Bank of Brazil

Luiza Helena Trajano
Presidente do Conselho de Administração, Magazine Luiza

Magda Calegari
Financial Services Specialist, SEBRAE

Makiko Toyoda
Global Head, Global Supply Chain Finance Program, IFC

Manuel Reyes Retana
Director, South America, IFC

Manu Rajan
Division CEO, Wing

Marcela Pinori
Executive Director of Commercial Solutions in Brazil, Visa

Marcelo Porteiro
Deputy Managing Director of Digital, BNDES

Marcus Chenevix Trench
Memberships Lead, SME Finance Forum

Maria Fernanda Coelho
Director, BNDES

María Isabel Mejía
Affiliate, Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University

Marie Sarah Chataing
Communications and Partnerships lead, SME Finance Forum

Mario Cali’
Senior Manager Data Science and Responsible AI, Intesa Sanpaolo

Marisela Alvarenga
Directora General de Negocios (a.i.), IDB Invest

Martha de Sá
Founder & CEO, Violet

Martin Hommes
Economist & Financial Sector Specialist, IFC

Matthew Saal
Digital Specialist, IFC

Mauricio Quintella
Chief Business Officer, Traive

Megan Rapp
Managing Director, Office of Small Business and Financial Services, DFC

Melis Özdeğirmenci
Senior Vice President of SME Marketing, Akbank T.A.Ş.

Mert Dedebas
Director of MENA Regional Office, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

Minerva Kotei
Awards and Gender Lead, SME Finance Forum

Modise Motloba
Group CEO, Tysys Capital Group

Molly Burns
Strategic Partnerships Manager, Women’s World Banking

Mumbi Maina: Senior Access to Finance Officer, International Trade Centre
And the second line

Nathalie Akon Gabala
Global Director of Gender & Economic Inclusion, IFC

Ömer Ozcelik
SME Banking VP, Akbank

Pallavi Shrivastava
Co-Founder, Progcap

Paolo Sironi
IBM Global Research Leader, Banking and Financial Markets, IBM

Patrick Reily
Co-Founder, Uplinq

Pat Patel
Executive Director, Elevandi

Paula Pelaez
Directora Responsable para PYMEs, IDB Invest

Paulo Ionescu
CFO, CERC SA

Pedro Fernandes
Partner, McKinsey & Company

Polepole Kayumba
Microbanking and Partnerships, Equity Bank Rwanda

Prashant Muddu
Founder & CEO, Jocata

Prateek Shrivastava
Co-Founder and COO, EMpact

Qamar Saleem
Global Head, SME Finance Forum

Rajeev Chalisgaonkar
Head of Business Banking and NeoBiz, Mashreq Bank

Regzedmaa Bayar
Manager, SME Banking Department, Khan Bank

Rennie Kariuki
Senior Underwriter in-charge of Kenya, Ethiopia, Japanese Desk and SME Champion, ATIDI

Rigo Van den Broeck
EVP Cybersecurity Product Innovation, Mastercard

Rogério Stallone
Senior Partner, BTG Pactual

Sandy Kemper
Founder & Chairman, C2FO

Saurav Bhattacharyya
Chief Executive Officer, Proxtera Pte Ltd

Shanker Ramamurthy
IBM Global Managing Partner for Banking and Financial Markets, IBM

Sherif Lokman
Sub Governor, Central Bank of Egypt

Shrikant Patil
CEO and Managing Director, DigiAlly

Shri Anindy Sunder Paul
Chief General Manager (SME & SCF), SBI

Sopnendu Mohanty
Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore & Chair of the Board of Directors, Elevandi

Stella Fraiha
Head of the Corporate Segment, SICREDI

Suzy Ferreira
Founder & CEO, Dinie

Syed Momen
Deputy Managing Director & Head of SME Banking, BRAC Bank

Valdir Oliveira
Manager, SEBRAE

Valeria Vahorovska
CEO & Founder, Fondy

Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Founder & CEO, Paytm

Vinicius Ahmar
Bioeconomy Manager, Instituto Arapyaú

Vinicius Carrasco
Chief Economist & Regulatory Affairs Officer, Stone

Vittorio Di Bello
Director, Financial Institutions Group, IFC

Wendy Delmar
CEO, Caribbean Association of Banks Inc

Weniston Abreu
Deputy Manager of the Capitalization and Financial Services Unit, SEBRAE

William Rospendowski
Department Manager, Finep

Yaa Boakye
Lead, Innovation and Mobilization, Financial Inclusion, IFC

Yang Li (Epstein)
Sustainable Finance Market Specialist | GB-TAP, IFC

Yuliya Vorchak
Head of Risk Management, Ukrgasbank

Zhaoqi Zhang
Head of Ecosystem & Partnerships, Gprnt

Sponsors & Partners

2024 Partners and Sponsors

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
• Central Bank of Brazil under the Brazilian G20 Presidency
• Brazilian Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Microenterprise and Small Business

DIAMOND SPONSORS:
• BNDES

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• IDB Invest
• GB-TAP

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Mastercard
• VISA
• SEBRAE

SILVER SPONSORS:
• FEBRABAN
• The Montreal Group

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Ant Group
• Uplinq