Program

FIRST DAY: 21ST OF JANUARY

8:00 - 9:00am : Registration

9:00 - 11:00am: Opening Ceremony

Guest Speaker:

M. Bernard Kouchner, Minister, French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

Welcome and Introductory Remarks by the Sponsor Euroclear :

M. Pierre Francotte, CEO, Euroclear

Introduction of Keynote Speakers :

M. Jacques Attali, President, PlaNet Finance
M. Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice President, European Investment Bank

Opening Keynote : Microfinance, Set of Investment Opportunities for Investors:

Peter Johnson, Partner, Developing World Markets

Opening Session : Latest Microfinance Deals

Introduction / Moderator :

Arnaud Ventura, Vice President,
PlaNet Finance

Speakers :

Fouad Abdelmouni, Managing Director, Al Amana
Robert Annibale, Global Head of Microfi nance, Citigroup
Ian Callaghan, Managing Director & Head of Microfinance Unit, Morgan Stanley
Jack J. Lowe, CEO, Blue Orchard
Cyrille Parant, Microcredit Specialist, BNP Paribas

11:00 – 11:30am : Coffee Break

11:30am – 1:00pm : Microfinance: An Asset Management Opportunity?

Moderator :

Mathieu Klein, CEO, Darius Capital Partners

Speakers :

Kenneth Hay, Chairman, LuxFLAG
Bernard Herman, Former CEO, Dexia Asset Management
Michael Hokenson, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Minlam Asset Management LLC
Chikako Kuno, Director of the Group for Small Business, EBRD
André Laude, Head of Microfinance Investment, IFC

1:00 – 2:30pm : Lunch

2:30 – 4:00pm : Equity Investment & Microfinance

Moderator :

Shawn Murphy, Private Equity Director, Morgan Stanley

Speakers :

Dirk Brouwer, Managing Director, Catalyst Microfinance Investors
David Fitzherbert, Managing Partner, grassroots capital partners
Patrice Hoppenot, President, Investments and Partners
Patrik Huber, Head Research & Product Development, responsAbility
Marilou van Golstein Brouwers, Managing Director, Triodos Investment Mgmt B.V.

4:00 – 4:30pm: Coffee Break

4:30 – 6:00pm: Fixed Income Investment Opportunities

Moderator :

Fouad Abdelmouni, Managing Director, Al Amana

Speakers :

Gil Crawford, CEO, MicroVest
Pierre Valentin, Chief Investment Officer, Crédit Coopératif
Christian Novak, Executive Director, Microfinance Institutions Group-Debt Products, Morgan Stanley
Lloyd C. Stevens, Vice President, Deutsche Bank Microfinance Funds

SECOND DAY: 22ND OF JANUARY

9:00 – 10:30am: Investment in Microfinance: Valuation, Pricing and Strategies

Moderator :

Georges Desvaux, Director, McKinsey

Speakers :

Wagane Diouf, Managing Partner, AfriCap MicroVentures
Brad Swanson, Partner, Developing World Market
Vishal Mehta, General Manger, Lok Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd.
Hywel Rees-Jones, Director, Investments, CDC Group plc

10:30 – 11:00am: Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30pm: The Role of IFIs and Measuring Social Performance

Moderator :

Sébastien Duquet, Managing Director, PlaNet Finance

Speakers :

Cyrille Arnould, Head of Microfinance Investment, European Investment Bank
Els Boerhof, Manager for Micro and Small Enterprises, FMO
Aude Flogny-Catrisse, Head of Financial Sector and Private Sector Development, Groupe AFD
Jessie Greene, Investment Officer, Triple Jump
Ging Ledesma, Manager, Monitoring and Administration (Credit Operations), Oikocredit

12:30 – 13:30pm: Closing Ceremony: Round Table - Perspectives for the Sector

Moderator :

Elizabeth Littlefield, CEO, CGAP “Trends and Future of Microfinance Investment”

Speakers :

Marguerite S. Robinson, Independent Consultant
François Debiesse, Director, BNP Paribas - Private Bank
Sir Nigel Wicks, Chairman of the Board, Euroclear
Jacques Attali, President, PlaNet Finance

1:30 – 2:20pm: Lunch

2:30 – 4:00pm: Workshop 1: Innovation and Challenges in Microfinance Rating Institutions

Moderator :

Xavier Reille, Microfinance Specialist/Industry Team Leader, CGAP

Speakers :

Emmanuelle Javoy, Technical Director, Planet Rating
Aldo Moauro, Director, Microfinanza Rating
Andrea Quirk, Senior Director, Standard& Poor’s

2:30 – 4:00pm: Workshop 2: The Impact of Technology on Microfinance

Moderator :

Eliza Erikson, Head of Microfinance, Calvert Foundation

Speakers :

Tracey Pettengill Turner, CEO, MicroPlace
Carol Caruso, Senior Advisor, Kiva
Peer Stein, Head of Financial Infrastructure and Institution Building, IFC

2:30 – 4:00pm: Workshop 3: Investment Fund Strategies in a Competitive Market

Moderator :

Samuel Clause, Head of PIAM, PlaNet Finance

Speakers :

Mary Rose Brusewitz, Partner, Orrick
Mark Van Doesburgh, Managing Director, Triple Jump
Roland Dominice, Director, Symbiotics
Jack J. Lowe, CEO, Blue Orchard
Christian Speckhardt, Head Investment Management & Analysis, responsAbility

2:30 – 4:00pm: Workshop 4: Local Currency Hedging for Emerging Market

Moderator :

Arnaud Ventura, Vice President, PlaNet Finance

Speakers :

Bernadette Blom, Director, Corporate Connect
Bart Bos, Risk Manager, Cardano