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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 |
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).
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
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