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May
21
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Jakarta
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2024-05-20 20:00:00
2024-05-20 20:00:00
2024 Asia Grassroots Forum - Hosted by Member Amartha
We are partnering with our member Amartha to bring you the 2024 Asia Grassroots Forum which will be held on 21-22 May 2024 at the Park Hyatt in Jakarta, Indonesia.
As a 'Though Partner", the Forum is helping build the agenda and bring relevant speakers.
The event will focus on unleashing opportunities in the Southeast Asian grassroots economy through entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation.
The 2024 Forum is organized to harness the transformative power of grassroots empowerment initiatives. Recognizing the pivotal role of inclusive efforts in addressing microfinance access for women-led MSMEs. The event serves as a global platform for collaboration and shared learnings. By amplifying diverse voices, fostering cross-cultural exchanges, and inspiring innovative solutions, the conference aims to champion grassroots empowerment as a force for positive international change. It brings together individuals, organizations, and policymakers to collectively pave the way for a more empowered and resilient global community.
Audience
The gathering anticipates the physical presence of >200 participants, complemented by the virtual engagement of an additional 1,000 attentees.
Guests will comprise investors, financial regulators, financial industries, academics, ESG/Sustainable financiers, grassroots empowerment-focused startups, and other MSMEs finance thought leaders in Asia and Southeast Asia.
Agenda
The comprehensive agenda encompasses
MAY 21st
Six pivotal panel discussions:
Panel 1 - Driving Inclusive Growth in ASEAN Grassroots Economy
Panel 2 - Enabling Small Businesses to Power a Prosperous, Resilient Economy
Panel 3 - Creating Value by Scaling Impact
Panel 4 - How Access to Financial Services can Transform Women’s Lives
Panel 5 - Entrepreneurship Drives Economic Transformation in Emerging Markets
Panel 6 - The High Value of Base of the Pyramid Markets
Three strategic roundtable discussion:
Round 1 - How Can Southeast Asia Harness Innovation and Seize Its MSME Opportunities?
Round 2 - ASEAN is on the Cusp of Fulfilling Its Long-Held Promise?
Round 3 - How Digitization is Making ASEAN an Engine of Growth?
MAY 22nd
A-half-day field trip designed to foster connections with microentrepreneurs and key contributors to the grassroots economy.
If you are interested in joining online, please reach out to theforum@amartha.com
More About Amartha
Amartha is an Indonesian digital microfinance provider founded in 2010. To date, Amartha has disbursed more than 1,1 billion US Dollars (IDR 16 trillion) of working capital to support over 2.1 million women who operate micro businesses throughout 55,000 villages across Indonesia archipelago. Amartha is an IFC client, and a member of the SME Finance Forum since February 2022. MORE INFORMATION
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May
22
SME FINANCE FORUM
Annual Conference
London, United Kingdom
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2024-05-21 20:00:00
RFIx 24 Awards
22 May 2024
Hilton London Canary Wharf
The receivables finance industry continues to demonstrate growing resilience to the global economic slowdown as it is keeping up with much higher interest rates, enhanced risk, the costly endeavours of transitioning to a net zero economy and complex technological advances.
This year the RFIx Awards will honour industry leaders who were able to deliver strong financial performance while turning challenges into opportunities in an ever-evolving business environment. Join the 2024 RFIx Awards for an evening of celebration – 22 May 2024, Hilton London Canary Wharf.
The Awards are international in scale and entries are open to all companies involved in the receivables and payables finance ecosystem including banks, non-banks, fintechs, trade credit insurance providers, consultancies and legal advisors.
All winners will be announced at the Awards Gala Dinner on 22 May 2024 in London – an annual event not to be missed!
Qamar Saleem, SME Finance Forum Global Head, is one of the esteemed judges for the RFIx 24 Awards.
BCR Publishing is a Media Partner of The SME Finance Forum.
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May
29
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Marketplace
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2024-05-28 20:00:00
2024-05-28 20:00:00
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - AgTechs and Agroclimatic Assessment Tools
Each month we are running pitch sessions featuring leading small business lenders and SME growth facilitators who present their MSMEs offerings in a 7-minute pitch to an audience of potential financial institution clients and partners looking for impactful fintech solutions.
Through those sessions - run by the SME Finance Forum and powered by IFC - we foster collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies, development finance institutions and investors.
We have featured 130+ companies active in many different markets, attracted +2000 participants and generated many business leads, leading to investments, partnerships, and innovation advancement.
This upcoming Marketplace session, cheduled on Wednesday, May 29th from 8 am to 9 am EDT, will focus on AgTech offering agroclimatic assessment tools for various stakeholders in the agri-ecosystem.
The specific goal of the session is to show how financial service providers can leverage those prediction modeling tools to better mitigate risks and expand their agricultural portfolios.
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN?
You are missing a tool in your fintech stack to accelerate your digital transformation and want to discover new products.
You are looking to invest in impactful fintech companies that help SME grow.
You are in search of new clients and investors for your innovative financing solutions.
COMPANIES PITCHING
Agroclimatica
Agroclimatic platform that helps financial service provider identify and quantify the risks and opportunities associated with agricultural credits, insurance, and investments.
Yapu
YAPU is a German FinTech providing 1-stop off-the-shelf solutions for financial institutions to execute climate risk management as well as adaptation and nature finance. Core of its operating system is a multi-interface (App/Web/API) technological platform that can be integrated into existing processes and legacy IT systems with minimum effort.
BioSense
BioSense Institute is a European Centre of Excellence for application of IT in agriculture. It performs research and development in the field of agricultural IoT devices, robotics, satellite image processing and AI with the aim of securing sustainability, profitability and food security.
ADAPTA
ADAPTA empowers financial intermediaries to address climate risks in agriculture effectively. The company develops risk management models powered by AI and geospatial data that accurately assess climate and production risks in the agriculture sector. ADAPTA is pivotal in facilitating sustainable farming practices and ensuring global food security in the face of climate change. The company has operations in East Africa and plans to expand in North and Central America in 2025. ADAPTA was seeded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Satelligence
AgTech that empowers businesses to transition to a sustainable sourcing model, reduce scope 3 emissions, and simplify compliance with the EUDR, and other deforestation-free commitments. Satelligence does not look at physical climate risks, but monitors deforestation (at real time) in agri value chains (palm, livestock, soybeans, cocoa, coffee, etc).
SPEAKERS
German Vegarra - Founder and CEO - ADAPTA
German is the founder and CEO of ADAPTA Inc., a climate technology company developing risk management software for financial intermediaries to assess climate and production risks. ADAPTA also structures and provides blended climate finance solutions to commercial banks and Saccos focusing on agriculture. ADAPTA launched in 2022 with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
German was a successful intrapreneur at the World Bank’s IFC, creating some of the IFC’s best-known products: the Global Trade Liquidity (GTLP) was the only G20-endorsed facility to address the Global Financial crisis in 2008. GTLP propelled IFC’s platform approach to address subsequent crises. He also developed and launched the world’s first blended finance fund for agriculture, GAFSP. He splits his time between Washington, DC, and Nairobi, Kenya.
Oskar Marko - Assistant Director - BioSense
Oskar an AI expert highly interested in the application of data analytics in agriculture. He received his PhD in electrical engineering from University of Novi Sad (UNS), Serbia, but also spent the 3rd year of undergraduate studies at City University London, where he did my final BEng project in signal processing. He led BioSense's team that developed novel data-driven algorithms for yield prediction, smart seed selection and optimal seed distribution, which secured the 1st prize for BioSense at Syngenta Crop Challenge 2017 and the support from CGIAR for their application in Africa. He has also been actively involved in acquisition and management of Horizon 2020 projects such as Antares (€30M), Cybele (€14M), Flexigrobots (€8M) and a project with NASA, teaching AI-related courses at UNS, and collaboration with industry (World Bank / IFC, Generali, MK...). He received the prize for the best telecommunications / electrical engineering student in Serbia in 2013 and was voted one of the 30 most successful Serbian people below the age of 30 by Bizlife in 2018.
Christoph Jungfleisch - Founder and Managing Director - YAPU Solutions
Christoph is founder and Managing Director of YAPU Solutions, that provides the world’s first operating system for digital Resilience and Adaptation Finance. He has built a career around promoting scalable inclusive climate and nature finance. He held various positions in the area of SME, micro- and smallholder finance as well as advised financial institutions on climate finance strategies and operations.
MODERATOR
Panos Varangis - Principal Operations Officer - Financial Institutions Group at IFC
Panos Varangis is currently the Principal Operations Officer at the Financial Institutions Group, IFC where he leads the global work in agricultural finance. Prior to that Panos led IFC’s work in advising financial institutions to provide financial services to SMEs, agribusinesses, and farmers. Before joining IFC, Panos served as the Deputy CEO of the Agricultural Bank of Greece (2004-2009). From 1987 to 2004, he worked at the World Bank in various positions at the International Commodities Division, the International Trade Division, the Bank’s Research Department, and finally at the Agricultural and Rural Development Department where he oversaw a global program on commodity risk management. Panos holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University in New York.
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Jun
06
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Annual Conference
Warsaw, Poland
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AECM annual event
AECM is the European association of Guarantee Institutions: supporting SMEs in access to finance in Europe.
Dive into discussions on #Green and #Digital #Economy with top industry experts. Don't miss out on this opportunity to network and gain valuable insights. Save the date!
Hans Koning, Chief Industry Specialist Digital Finance, International Finance Corporation (IFC) delivers a Keynote speech on June 7.
AECM is a Industry Partner of The SME Finance Forum.
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Jun
25
SME FINANCE FORUM
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New Delhi
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2024-06-24 20:00:00
2024-06-24 20:00:00
Transformative AI Workshop for Financial Inclusion
WHY THIS WORKSHOP STANDS OUT: THIS WORKSHOP GOES BEYOND THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE, OFFERING A DEEP DIVE INTO THE PRACTICAL, REGULATORY, AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF AI IN FINANCIAL SERVICES. WITH REAL-LIFE CASE STUDIES AND INTERACTIVE EXERCISES, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EQUIPPED TO LEAD AI INITIATIVES THAT NOT ONLY ENHANCE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY BUT ALSO CHAMPION FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND ETHICAL PRACTICES. JOIN US TO BECOME A LEADER IN THE AI-DRIVEN FUTURE OF FINANCE.
Date: 25-27 June 2024
Place: New Delhi
Facilitators:
Ramesh Srivatsava Arunachalam
Gaurav Gupta
Early bird registration closes by 15 April 2024.
Kindly apply by sending registration email to: rameshsa2009@gmail.com or gauravgupta88@gmail.com
Visit https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/elevate-your-impact-exclusive-ai-workshop-financial-ramesh-xj6bc/ for more details
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Jun
26
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Marketplace
WEBINAR
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2024-06-25 20:00:00
2024-06-25 20:00:00
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - Digital Finance: Special focus on NEOBANKS
Each month we are running pitch sessions featuring leading small business lenders and SME growth facilitators who present their MSMEs offerings in a 7-minute pitch to an audience of potential financial institution clients and partners looking for impactful fintech solutions.
Through those sessions - run by the SME Finance Forum and powered by IFC - we foster collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies, development finance institutions and investors.
We have featured 130+ companies active in many different markets, attracted +2000 participants and generated many business leads, leading to investments, partnerships, and innovation advancement.
This upcoming Marketplace session, cheduled on Wednesday, June 26th from 8 am to 9 am EDT, will focus on NEOBANKS.
A neobank is a digital-first financial company that offers banking services like checking accounts and debit cards but does not have a physical location. The term neobank is often used interchangeably with fintech bank, challenger bank, or digital bank. Neobanks aim to streamline the banking process by delivering financial services in a customer-centric, digital-only format.
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN?
You are missing a tool in your fintech stack to accelerate your digital transformation and want to discover new products.
You are looking to invest in impactful fintech companies that help SME grow.
You are in search of new clients and investors for your innovative financing solutions.
WEBINAR
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17
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Communities of Practice
WEBINAR
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2024-07-16 20:00:00
2024-07-16 20:00:00
Digital and Embedded Finance Innovation Hub - [Solutions Clinic]
The transition from Communities of Practice to Innovation Hubs marks a shift from sharing best practices to actively fostering their adoption.
Key highlights include:
Evolution to Innovation Hubs: Moving beyond best practice sharing towards fostering innovation.
Focus on Adoption: Transitioning from webinars to Solutions Clinics to address specific challenges faced by members.
Collaborative Model: Involving not just IFC experts but also member institutions, partners, and experts from other MDBs.
Technology Integration: Introducing dynamic exchanges and curated content.
Pilot Programs: Launching pilot initiatives to experiment with new ideas and involve stakeholders in their design and execution.
Streamlined Roles: Rationalizing community roles to around key positions for better efficiency, collaboration, and inclusivity in innovation efforts.
During this Solutions Clinic, we will work on challenges submitted by participants in advance of the session. We will focus on one specific topic within the the top digital trends shaping the future of MSMEs in the digital era (Digital payments, E-commerce, E-invoicing, Digital SME business tools, Alternative data, Digital/Neo Banks).
This clinic is an exclusive member-only event, tailored to address challenges proposed by participants within the Forum.
If you have Digital and Embedded Finance Challenges that you want to work through at the solutions clinic, please send them to mchataing@ifc.org
WEBINAR
SME FINANCE FORUM
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Jul
24
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Marketplace
WEBINAR
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2024-07-23 20:00:00
2024-07-23 20:00:00
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - Focus on Supply Chain Finance
Each month we are running pitch sessions featuring leading small business lenders and SME growth facilitators who present their MSMEs offerings in a 7-minute pitch to an audience of potential financial institution clients and partners looking for impactful fintech solutions.
Through those sessions - run by the SME Finance Forum and powered by IFC - we foster collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies, development finance institutions and investors.
We have featured 130+ companies active in many different markets, attracted +2000 participants and generated many business leads, leading to investments, partnerships, and innovation advancement.
This upcoming Marketplace session, cheduled on Wednesday, July 24 from 8 am to 9 am EDT, will focus on Supply Chain Finance.
Discover the latest tools that support FSP with achieving scale and efficiency in SCF solutions and integrating sustainability and E&S solutions in Supply Chain Financing.
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN?
You are missing a tool in your fintech stack to accelerate your digital transformation and want to discover new products.
You are looking to invest in impactful fintech companies that help SME grow.
You are in search of new clients and investors for your innovative financing solutions.
WEBINAR
SME FINANCE FORUM
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Aug
14
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Marketplace
WEBINAR
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2024-08-13 20:00:00
2024-08-13 20:00:00
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - Women's Entrepreneurship Finance
Each month we are running pitch sessions featuring leading small business lenders and SME growth facilitators who present their MSMEs offerings in a 7-minute pitch to an audience of potential financial institution clients and partners looking for impactful fintech solutions.
Through those sessions - run by the SME Finance Forum and powered by IFC - we foster collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies, development finance institutions and investors.
We have featured 130+ companies active in many different markets, attracted +2000 participants and generated many business leads, leading to investments, partnerships, and innovation advancement.
This upcoming Marketplace session, cheduled on Wednesday, August 14th from 8 am to 9 am EDT, will focus on Women's Entrepreneurship Finance.
Focused on unique challenges and solutions for W-SMEs, this session will focus on innovative tools offering financial solutions for W-SMEs such as Product Design and Delivery, Business Development, Risk Management, and Alternative Data.
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN?
You are missing a tool in your fintech stack to accelerate your digital transformation and want to discover new products.
You are looking to invest in impactful fintech companies that help SME grow.
You are in search of new clients and investors for your innovative financing solutions.
WEBINAR
SME FINANCE FORUM
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