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Programme Schedule with confirmed panelists)
2004
Asia Pacific Region Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils (APRMS)
16-19 February 2004
Hotel Sheraton, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Till today 05 February
2004 we have received confirmation from the persons listed below,
who will participate at the forthcoming APRMS.This list is growing
and new names are added almost daily.
Pre-Meeting Field Visits on 14 and 15
February, 2004 to Grameen Bank and Partner Organizations of PKSF
(BRAC, ASA, Padakhep and some other Partner Organizations). These
field visits are optional but offers an excellent opportunity
to get an exposure to some of the finest microcredit practices
in the world.
Sunday, February
15, 2004
4 :00 PM–8:00 PM : Registration
(on site)
Monday, February
16, 2004
9:00 AM–6:00 PM : Registration
(on site)
Monday, February
16, 2004
2:00 PM–4:00 PM ......Opening
Ceremony :-Winter
Garden
2004 Asia Pacific Region Microcredit Summit
.Meeting of Councils begins
Speakers in the Opening Ceremony
-- Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed,
Managing Director, PKSF, Bangladesh
-- Professor Muhammad Yunus, Managing Director, Grameen Bank,
Bangladesh
-- Mr. Phrang Roy, Assistant President, IFAD, Rome
-- Dr. David Carter, British High Commissioner. Bangladesh
-- Ms. Zanele Mbeki, First Lady of South Africa
-- H.M. Queen Sofia of Spain
-- Dr. Wahiduddin Mahmud, Chairman, PKSF, Bangladesh
-- Mr. Sam Daley-Harris, Microcredit Campaign Director, Washington,
D.C, USA
-- Inaugural Address by Begum Khaleda Zia, Hon’ble Prime
Minister,
--Government of.the
Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh
4:00 PM–4:30 PM
....Break
4:30 PM–6:15 PM ....Plenary
Session
Discussion of commissioned paper :
Ensuring Impact: Reaching the Poorest While Building Financially
Self-Sufficient Institutions and Showing Improvement in the Lives
of the Poorest Families
Chairperson:
--Mr. Fazle Hasan Abed, Chairperson, BRAC, Bangladesh
Panelists:
-- Mr. Anton Simanowitz, Programme Manager, Imp-Act, IDS, United
Kingdom
-- Ms. Elizabeth Littlefield, Managing Director, The World Bank-CGAP,
USA
-- Ms. Ranjana Kumar, Chairperson, NABARD, India
-- Mr. Krishna Wijaya, Microbanking Director, BRI, Indonesia
-- Ms. Van (Hoang Thi) Nguyen, Managing Director, Capital Aid
Fund for
--Employment of the Poor (CEP), Vietnam
6:30 PM–7:30 PM
Associated Session:
Review of The Bangladesh MF Sector: Strategy for Possible Donor
Participation
--- DFID
Chairperson:
--Mr. Frank Matsaert, Advisor, DFID, Bangladesh
Panelists:
-- Mr. David L. Wright, Consultant, UK
-- Mr. Dewan Alamgir, Consultant, Bangladesh
Room: Winter Garden
Associated Session:
Pacific Countries Associated Session
-- Opportunity International, Australia
Chairperson:
--Mr. Barclay O’Brian, Opportunity International, Australia
Panelists:
-- Mr. Misa Telefoni Retzlaff, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
of Finance, Samoa
-- Mr. Greg Casagrande, South Pacific Business Development Foundation,
Samoa
-- Mr. Pascal Marino, The Foundation for Development Cooperation,
Australia
Room: South Ball Room
Associated Session: Exploring
Impact and Improving Practice-National Impact Study of MFIs in
India and Discussion of the M-CRIL Report 2003
-- EDA Rural System Pt, Ltd.
Speakers:
-- Mr. Sanjay Sinha, Managing Director, M-CRIL, India- The MCRIL
Report 2003
-- Ms. Frances Sinha, Executive Director, EDA Rural Systems, India-
National Impact
---Study of MFs in India
Panelists:
Mr. S. Hashemi, C-GAP, The World Bank
Mr. Anton Simanowitz, IDS Sussex University, U. K
Room: North Ball Room
Associated Session:
ICT at Work in Microfinance in Asia
-- Planet Finance
Panelists:
-- Ms. Sarah Tsien, Head of Mission, PlaNet Finance China (China
Supported Project) China
-- Mr. Shivendra Sharma, Head of Mission, PlaNet Finance China
.... (India Supported Project).China
-- Ms.Rina Kunisawa, Chinese Microfinance Information Manager,
PlaNet Finance China, China
-- Mr. Ravi Gupta, i4d Editor, PlaNet Finance, China
Room: Bakul
Associated Session:
The Unitus Acceleration Model: Accelerating Microfinance Growth
-- UNITUS, USA
Panelist:
-- Mr. Howard Brady, Director of MFI Services, UNITUS, USA
Room: Chameli
Tuesday, February
17, 2004
9:30 AM–11:15 AM Plenary Session – Winter
Garden
Presentation of Institutional Action Plans
Chairperson:
-- Ms. Kate McKee, Director, Office of Microenterprise Development,
USAID, USA
Presenters:
-- Dr. Prakash Bakshi, Chief General Manager, Microcredit Innovations
....Department, NABARD, India
-- Mr. Shafiqual Haque Choudhury, Managing Director, ASA, Bangladesh
11:15 AM–11:45 AM Break
11:45 AM–1:35 PM
Workshop: How Parliamentarians,
Advocates and Other Leaders Can Get
High-Level.Government Commitment
to Microcredit Programs and the Summit’s Goal.
Room: Winter Garden
Chairperson:
-- Mr. Mushfiqur Rahman, Member of Parliament and Chairman of
Parliamentary
-- Standing Committee on Finance,
Bangladesh
Panelists:
-- Mr. Shah A. M. S Kibria, Member of Parliament, Bangladesh
-- Ms. Barbara Wallace, Executive Director, RESULTS, USA
-- Mr. Sharad Pawar, Member of Parliament, National Congress Party,
India
-- Mr. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Member of Parliament, Bangladesh
-- Dr. Aziz Akgul, Member of Parliament, Turkey
Workshop: Successful
Management Strategies to Reduce Cost & Improve Efficiency
Room: South Ball Room
Chairperson:
-- Dr. Ranjith Hettiarachchi, CEO, ACCU, Thailand
Panelists:
-- Mr. Shushil Kumar Roy, General Manager, ASA, Bangladesh
-- Ms. Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director, KASHF Foundation, Pakistan
-- Prof. H. I. Latifee, Managing Director, Grameem Trust, Bangladesh
-- Mr. Raman Uberoi, Director- Financial Sector Ratings, CRISIL,
India
-- Ms. Amy De Los Santos, Director, Field Operation and Client
Management Services,
....TSPI Development
Corporation, Philippines
Workshop: Managing
the Growth of Microcredit Programs: Human Resource Management
Including Recruiting, Training and Motivating Staff.
Room: Bakul
Chairperson:
-- Ms. N. Radha, Executive Director, League for Education and
Development (LEAD), India
Panelists:
-- Mr. A. Q. Siddiqui, Managing Director, PDBF, Bangladesh
-- Mr. Bambang Ismawan, President and Director, BINA SWADAYA,
Indonesia
-- Dr. Mostaq Ahmmed, Regional Coordinator for South Asia and
Director of the
....Department of Global Microfinance
(Training & Technical Support), Planet Finance, France
Workshop: Innovative
Ways of Reaching and Benefiting the Most Poor and Most Vulnerable
People.
Room: North Ball Room
Chairperson:
-- Ms. Padma Venkatraman, Director, Women’s India Association,
India
Panelists:
-- Mr. Aminul Alam, Deputy Executive Director, BRAC, Bangladesh
-- Ms. Namrata Sharma, Freelance Consultant, Nepal
-- Ms. Sonam Belmo, Senior Consultant, Tibet Poverty Alleviation
Fund (TPAF),
....Peoples’Republic of China
-- Mr. Dipal Chandra Barua, GM, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh
Workshop: Using
Microfinance to Link the Application of Information Technology
and the Very Poor.
Room: Chameli
Chairperson:
-- Dr. D. S. K Rao, Asia Organizer, Microcredit Summit Campaign,
India
Panelists:
-- Mr. Sitaram Rao, Director, Swayam Krisi Sangam (SKS), India
-- Mr. Vasimalai, Managing Director, DHAN Foundation, India
-- Ms. Sarah Tsien, Head of Mission, Planet Finance China, Peoples’
Republic of China
-- Mr. Badruddoza Mia, Coordinator, Computer in Development Programme,
Proshika, ....Bangladesh
1:45 PM–2:45 PM Lunch
2:45 PM–4:30 PM Plenary Session – Winter
Garden
Discussion of commissioned paper: Creating Autonomous
National and Sub-Regional Microcredit Funds
Chairperson:
-- Mr. Kamal Hyat, Chief Executive, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation
Fund (PPAF), Pakistan
Panelists
-- Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Managing Director, Palli Karma-Sahayak
Foundation (PKSF), ....Bangladesh
-- Mr. Shankar Man Shrestha, CEO, Rural Microfinance Development
Centre Ltd, (RMDC), ....Nepal
-- Mr. V.K. Chopra, CEO, Small Industries Development Bank of
India (SIDBI), India
-- Mr. S. Gunasena, CEO, National Development Trust Fund (NDTF),
Sri Lanka
-- Mr. A.F.M. Matiur Rahman, Director General, Bangladesh Rural
Development
.... Board .(BRDB),
Bangladesh
4:30 PM–5:00 PM .....Break
5:00PM–6:45 PM Plenary Session – Winter
Garden
Discussion of commissioned paper: Building Better Lives:
Sustainable Integration of Microfinance and Education in Child
Survival, Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention for the
Poorest Entrepreneurs
Chairperson:
-- Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, Managing Director, CARD Bank,
Philippines
Panelists:
-- Mr. Christopher Dunford, President, Freedom from Hunger, USA
-- Mr. Abdul-Muyeed Chowdhury, Executive Director, BRAC, Bangladesh
-- Ms. Jaya Arunachalam, President, Working Women’s Forum
(WWF), India
-- Ms. Dolores M. Torres, President and Chief Executive, CARD
Bank, Philippines
Wednesday, February
18, 2004
9:30–11:15 AM Plenary Session – Winter
Garden
Financing Microfinance for Poverty Reduction
Chairperson:
-- Dr. Jacques Attali, President and Chairman, PlaNet Finance,
France
Panelists:
-- Prof David S. Gibbons, Managing Director, CASHPOR Financial
and Technical Services, ....Malaysia
-- Ms. Marilou Jane D. Uy, Director, OPD, World Bank, USA
-- Mr. Richard Boulter, Head of Financial Services Unit, DFID,
UK
-- Dr. Atiqur Rahman, Lead Strategist and Policy Coordinator,
IFAD, Italy
--Dr. S. M. Ahsan, Professor, Concordia University, Canada
11:15 AM–11:45 AM Break
11:45 AM–1:35 PM
Workshop: Empowerment of
Women Through Microcredit.
Room: Winter Garden
Chairperson:
-- Ms. Irma L. Cosico, Head of Operations Group, ABS-CBN Bayan
Foundation,
-- Inc., Philippines.
Panelists:
-- Dr. Jyoti Tuladhar, Expert on Gender and Micrifinance, ILO,
India ( Will be finalized by MCS)
-- Dr. Naila Kabeer, Professor, IDS, United Kingdom
-- Ms. Jayashree Vyas, Managing Director, Shri Mahila SEWA Sahakari
Bank Ltd., India
Workshop: Designing
Internal Control Systems to Minimize Fraud and Irregularities.
Room: Chameli
Chairperson:
-- Dr. Aparna Basu, President, All India Women’s Conference
(AIWC), India
Panelists:
-- Ms. Parveen Mahmud, Deputy Managing Director, PKSF, Bangladesh
-- Mr. Sukor Kasim, Managing Director, Amanah Ikhtiar, Malaysia
-- Mr. Windiartono, Deputy Regional Manager, BRI, Indonesia.
Workshop: How
MFIs and Their Clients Can Have Positive Impact on the Environment.
Room: North Ball Room
Chairperson:
-- Ms. Frances Sinha, Executive Director, EDA Rural System Ltd.
India
Panelists:
-- Ms. Lalita Balakrishnan, Vice President, All India Women’s
Conference (AIWC), India
-- Mr. Ainun Nishat, Country Representative, International Union
for Conservation of Nature ....(IUCN),
Bangladesh
-- Mr. Abhishek Lal, Vice President, Green Microfinance, USA
Workshop: Microcredit
and Agriculture: How to Make It Work.
Room: Bakul
Chairperson:
-- Ms. Usha Jha, Chief Executive officer, Pact-Nepal, Nepal
Panelists:
-- Mr. Henri Dommel, Rural Finance Advisor, IFAD, Italy
-- Dr. M. A. Hakim, General Manager, PKSF, Bangladesh
-- Mr. Anil P. Tambay, Vice President, BAIF Development Research
Project, India
Workshop: Ownership
and Governance in Microfinance
Room: South Ball Room
Chairperson:
-- Mr. Frank Matsaert, Advisor, DFID, Bangladesh
Panelists:
-- Mr. Tsolmon Dariim, CEO, Credit Mongol, Mongolia
-- Mr. Emranul Haque Chowdhury, Executive Director, UDDIPAN, Bangladesh
-- Mr. Kais Aliriani, Head of Small and Micro Enterprise Development
Unit, Social Fund
....for.Development,
Yemen
-- Mr. Leuane Vongphranakhorn, Deputy Director, Supervision Department
of Bank
... and Financial Institution, Bank
of Lao PDR, Lao PDR
1:45 PM–2:45 PM Lunch
2:45 PM–3:45 PM
Associated Session:
Experience of Grameen Replicators: Financing, Institutionalization,
Innovations and Achievements
-- Grameen Trust, Bangladesh
Chairperson:
-- Professor Muhammad Yunus, Managing Director, Grameen Bank,
Bangladesh
Panelists:
-- Ms. Dolores M. Torres, President and Chief Executive, CARD
Bank, Philippines
-- Mr. M. Udaia Kumar, Managing Director, SHARE Microfin Limited,
India
-- Dr. Harihar Dev Pant, Executive Director, Nirdhan Utthan Bank
Ltd, Nepal
-- Ms. Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director, KASHF Foundation, Pakistan
-- Ms. Van (Hoang Thi) Nguyen, Managing Director, Capital Aid
Fund for Employment
... of the Poor (CEP), Vietnam
-- Mr. Zahirul Alam, Executive Director, IDF, Bangladesh
-- Mr. George Oetomo, YDBP, Indonesia
Room: Winter Garden
Associated Session:
Why do 12 million Poor Women in India used SHG Methodology to
Enjoy Door Step Banking.
-- NABARD, India
Chairperson:
-- Dr. Prakash Bakshi, Chief General Manager,
Microcredit Innovations
--Department, NABARD, India
Panelists:
-- Mr. H. R Dave, NABARD, India
-- Mr. K. Narender, Dhan Foundation, India
-- Mr. S Manickam, Pandyan Grama Bank, India
Room: South Ball Room
Associated Session: Regional
Cooperation in Microfinance: The Banking with the poor network
in Asia.
--Foundation for Development Corporation (Australia) and Banking
with the Poor Network in Asia
Chairperson:
-- Mr. Pascal Marino, Program Manager, Foundation for Development
Cooperation, Australia
Panelists:
-- Mr. Ricardo P. Lirio, Managing Director, Supervision and Examination
Sector,
....Central Bank of Philippines,
Philippines
-- Mr. S. M. Al-Husainy, Chaiman, Swanirvar Bangladesh, Bangladesh
-- Mr. Bambang Ismawan, Chairman, Bina Swadaya, Indonesia
Room: North Ball Room
Associated Session:
Regulating Divergent Players in Microfinance: The Case of the
Microfinance Regulatory Council, South Africa.
-- Microfinance Regulatory Council,South Africa
Panelist:
-- Mr. Gabriel Davel, CEO, Microfinance Regulatory Council, South
Africa
Room: Bakul
Associated Session:
Flexible Microfinancial Services for the Tribal Communities: The
Experience of ASHRAI in North Western Bangladesh.
-- ASHRAI, Bangladesh
Chairperson:
- Mr. Dewan A.H. Alamgir, Consultant, Bangladesh
Panelists:
--Dr. Ahsan Ali, Director, ASHRAI, Bangladesh
-- Mr. Emrul Hasan, Program Specialist, Plan International, Bangladesh
Room:
Chameli
Associated Session:
Scaling up Microfinance to SME Finance
-- The World Bank
Chairperson:
-- Dr. Hassan Zaman, Senior Economist, The World Bank, Bangladesh
Panelists:
- Mr. Anil Sinha, Manager, SEDF, Bangladesh
- Mr. Shawkat Hossain, Vice President and Head of SME, BRAC Bank,
Bangladesh
- Dr. Sajjad Zohir, Senior Research Fellow, BIDS, Bangladesh
Room: Shimul
Associated Session:
Operationalizing Social Performance in Microfinance: Experience
from Impact Program Partners
- Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, England
Chairperson:
-- Mr. Anton Simanowitz, Programme Manager, Imp-Act,
IDS, United Kingdom
Panelists:
-- Ms. Annie Alip, CARD, Philippines
-- Mr. M. Udaia Kumar, Managing Director, SHARE Microfin Limited,
India
Room: Palash
Associated Session:
“New Frontiers of Microfinance”
-- BRAC, ASA, DHAN Foundation, MYRADA and BAIF
Room: Dalia
Chairperson:
-- M. P. Vasimalai, Executive Director, DHAN Foundation, India
Panelists:
-- Mr. V. Vivekanandan, Chief Executive, SIFFS, India
-- Mr. Md. Enamul Haque, General Manager, ASA, Bangladesh
-- Mr. K Narender, Chief Executive, Kalanjiam Foundation, India
4:00 PM–5:45 PM Joint Plenary Session – Winter
Garden
Innovations for Empowering Women through Microcredit:
Voices from the Field: Panelists with one person to initiate discussion
Chairperson:
-- Madam Mbeki, Chairperson, WDB Trust, South Africa
Panelists:
-- Ms. Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director, KASHF Foundation, Pakistan
-- Ms. Simeen Mahmud, Senior Research Fellow, BIDS, Bangladesh
-- Mr. Syed Hashemi, Poverty Specialist, The World Bank - CGAP,
USA
5:45 PM–6:15 PM Break
6:15 PM–7:45 PM Meeting of
Councils (Four)
(i) Meeting of Practitioners and NGOs
Presenter:
-- Ms. Dolores M. Torres, President and Chief Executive, CARD
Bank, Philippines
Room – Winder Garden
(ii) Advocates, Parliamentarians, Educational Institutions, Service
Clubs, Religious Institutions, Individual Supporters
Presenter:
-- Ms. Barbara Wallace, Executive Director, RESULTS, USA
Room – South Ball Room
(iii) Corporations, Banks, Foundations and Philanthropists
Presenters:
-- Mr. Ola Ree, Managing Director, Grameen Phone, Bangladesh
-- Bindu Ananth, Manager, Social Initiatives Group, ICICI Bank
Room – Bakul
(iv) Bilateral Donor Agencies, Domestic Government Agencies, IFIs
and UN Agencies
Presenters:
-- Mr. Richard Boulter, Head of Financial Services Unit, DFID,
UK
-- Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Managing Director of PKSF, Bangladesh
Room – Chameli
7:45 PM–8:45 PM
Associated Session:
Grameen Generalized System: Grameen Bank ll
-- Grameen Trust
Chairperson:
-- Professor Muhammad Yunus, Managing Director, Grameen Bank,
Bangladesh
Panelists:
-- Mr. Dipal Chandra Barua, General Manager, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh
-- Mr. Shankar Man Shrestha, CEO, Rural Microfinance Development
Centre Ltd,
....(RMDC), Nepal
Room: Winter Garden
Associated Session:
Are we Reaching The Poorest ? CIDA’s Experience in Philippines
and Bangladesh
-- Asia Branch BSP-CIDA
Chairperson:
-- Ms. Arelis Medina-Racio, Micro Enterprise Specialist, CIDA
Panelists :
-- Lita Palma-Sealza, Senior Research Associate, RIMCO
-- Mr. Fazlul Haque Khan, Director Field Operation, PDBF, Bangladesh
Room: South
Ball Room
Associated Session:
Year of Microcredit- Strategy and Action Plan
-- UNCDF
Ms. Christina Barineau, Chief Technical Advisor, UNCDF,USA
Room: Bakul
Associated Session:
Beyond Savings and Credit- Microfinance for Sustainable Poverty
Alleviation.
-- INAFI, International Foundation
Room: Chameli
Associated Session:
Linking International Migrant Remittance to Microenterprise Initiative
in Bangladesh: Possibilities and potentials
-- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Chairperson:
-- Mr. Abdul-Muyeed Chowdhury, Executive Director, BRAC, Bangladesh
Panelists:
-- Mr. Abul Kalam Azad, Joint Director, Foreign Exchange Policy
Department, Bangladesh ....Bank,
Bangladesh
Room: Shimul
Associated Session:
Flexible Microfinance and Innovation for the Extreme Poor: Experience
and Learning
-- Plan International
Chairperson:
-- Mr. Mohammed Emrul Hasan, Program Specialist, Plan International,
Bangladesh
Panelists:
-- Dr. Masudul Kader, Program Director, DSK, Bangladesh
-- Ms. Delores McLaughlin, Microfinace Advisor, Plan International,
Bangladesh
Room: Palash
Associated Session:
Securitization, Loan Guarantees and Wholesale Fund: Grameen Foundation
USA Initiatives in India
--Grameen Foundation USA, USA
Room: North ball Room
Associated Session:
China’s Microfinance; Introduction and Discussion
-- PlaNet Finance China, China
Chairperson:
-- Rina Kunisawa, Microfinance Information Manager, PlaNet Finance
China
Panelists:
-- Ms. Gan Hesun, The Chinese Foundation for Poverty Alleviation,
China
-- Ms. Xie Jin, China International Center for Economic and Technical
Exchanges
-- Ms. Sarah Tsien, Head of Mission, PlaNet Finance China
Room: Dalia
Thursday, February
19, 2004
9:30 AM–11:15 AM Plenary Session – Winter
Garden
Policies, Regulations, Governance and Systems that Promote
Sustainable Financial Services to the Poor and the Poorest
Chairperson:
-- Ms. Nancy Barry, President Women’s World Banking, USA
Panelists:
-- Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed, Governor, Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh
-- Mr. Burhanuddin Abdullah, Governor, Bank of Indonesia, Indonesia
-- Dr. Ishrat Hussain, Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan
-- Mr. Ram Babu Pant, Deputy Governor, Nepal Rastra Bank, Nepal
-- Mr. Ricardo P. Lirio, Managing Director, Supervision and Examination
Sector,
... Central Bank of Philippines,
Philippines
-- Mr. M. A. Mannan, Executive Director, CDF, Bangladesh
11:15 AM–11:45 AM Break
11:45 AM–1:45 PM Day-Long
Courses (Six)
Courses include
1) Learning to Plan for Institutional Financial Self-Sufficiency
while Reaching the Poorest Families
-- Mr. M. Udaia Kumar, Managing Director, SHARE Microfin Limited,
India
-- Prof. David S. Gibbons, Managing Director, CASHPOR Financial
and Technical Services, ....Malaysia
Room: Winter Garden
2) Learning to Use Cost-Effective Impact Measurement Tools
-- Mr. Anton Simanowitz, Programme Manager, Imp-Act, Institute
of Development Studies, ....United
Kingdom
Room: South Ball Room
3) Management Capacity Building for Reaching Large Numbers
-- Mr. Shafiqual Haque Choudhury, Managing Director, ASA, Bangladesh
Room: Bakul
4) Entering the Field: Learning the Basics of Starting a Microcredit
Program
-- Mr. Sukor Kasim, Managing Director, Amanah Ikhtiar, Malaysia
Room: Palash
5) Appropriate Role for Governments: Establishing the Appropriate
Legal Status, Regulations and Policy for Microcredit Institutions
-- Mr. Khandakar Mazharul Haq, Executive Director, Bangladesh
Bank, Bangladesh
-- Ms. Leela Rashid, Deputy Director, Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh
Room: North Ball Room
6) Creating Autonomous National and Sub-Regional Microcredit Funds
-- Mr. Mosharraf Hossain Khan, Deputy Managing Director, PKSF,
Bangladesh
Room:
Chameli
1:45 PM–3:00 PM Lunch
3:00 PM–5:15 PM Day-Long
Courses (Continued)
5:15 AM–5:45 AM Break
5:45 PM–7:15 PM Closing Ceremony – Winter
Garden
Speakers in the Closing Ceremony:
-- Summary Presentation of APRMS: (presenter not decided)
-- Address by Mr Paul Ackroyd, Head of DFID Bangladesh
-- Address by Mr. Mamun Rashid, Citigroup Country Officer, Citibank
N.A., Bangladesh
-- Address by Mr. Misa Telefoni Retzlaff, Deputy Prime Minister
and Minister of Finance, Samoa
-- Address by Ms Ranjana Smetacek, Director, Monsanto Holding
Limited, India
-- Address by Ms. Sue Peters, Associate Program Officer, Charles
Stewart Mott Foundation, ....USA
-- Address by Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Managing Director of PKSF,
Bangladesh
-- Address by Dr. Wahiduddin Mahmud, Chairman of PKSF, Bangladesh
-- Address by Mr. Sam Daley-Harris, Microcredit Summit Campaign
Director, USA
-- Address by Chief Guest Sheikh Hasina M.P, Leader of the opposition,
Bangladesh Parliament, ....Bangladesh.
7:15 PM. – 7.45 PM. Cultural
Function
8-00 PM–10:00 PM Closing Dinner
-- Tennis Court area
(2004 Asia Pacific Region Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils
ends)
[There will be Exhibition Stalls/Display centers of various National
and International Agencies open from 16-19 February 2004]
Exhibition/Display Area :
Foyer
Lunch (Serving Area) :
Tennis Court and Swimming pool area
Tea Break (Serving Area) :
Tennis Court & Swimming pool area, Lounge
of Bakul & Chameli
|
| Purpose
and Background
The first Microcredit Summit
was held in Washington DC, USA, from February 2-4, 1997.
At the Summit more than 2,900 people from 137 countries gathered
and launched a nine-year campaign to reach 100 million of the
world’s poorest families, especially the women of those
families, with credit for self-employment and other financial
and business services by the year 2005. The Microcredit
Summit Campaign located in Washington DC brings together
microcredit practitioners, advocates, educational institutions,
donor agencies, international financial institutions, non-governmental
organizations and others involved with microcredit to promote
best practices in the field, to learn from each other and to work
towards reaching the goal. The core themes of the summit are:
.......•
Reaching the poorest
.......•
Reaching and empowering women
.......•
Building financially self-sufficient Institutions
.......•
Ensuring a positive measurable impact on the lives of clients
and their families
The Campaign has successfully co-organized three
regional meetings of councils- October, 2000 in Harare, Zimbabwe;
February, 2001 in New Delhi, India and October, 2001 in Puebla,
Mexico.
PKSF, in collaboration with the Microcredit Summit Campaign is
organizing the 2004 Asia Pacific Region Microcredit Summit Meeting
of Councils (APRMS) in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 16-19 February 2004,
with visits to microfinance programs on 14 and 15 February. The
forthcoming Summit Meeting in Dhaka will provide inputs for program
of the UN International Year of Microcredit 2005. The Meeting
is also important in the context of Millennium Development Goals,
especially that of cutting absolute poverty in half by 2015.
The meeting will be a four day event. and will contain the following
types of sessions: 1) opening and closing sessions, 2) plenary
sessions (to discuss papers commissioned by the campaign and other
topics), 3) breakout workshops, 4) Institutional Action Plan presentations
in plenary, 5) Meeting of councils 6) associated sessions, 7)
day-long courses and 8) training-of-leaders courses.
Workshop Topics
Participants
will choose from the following 10 workshops
.....1.
Successful Management Strategies to Reduce Cost and Improve Efficiency.
.....2. Designing Internal Control
Systems to Minimize Fraud and Irregularities.
.....3. Managing the Growth of Microcredit
Programs: Human Resource Management Including Recruiting,
........ Training and Motivating
Staff.
.....4. Innovative ways of Reaching
and Benefiting the Most Poor and Most Vulnerable People.
.....5. Using Microfinance to Link
the Application of Information Technology and the Very Poor.
.....6. Empowerment of Women Through
Microcredit.
.....7.How Parliamentarians, Advocates
and Other Leaders Can Get High-Level Government
....... Commitment toMicrocredit
Programs and the Summit’s Goal.
.....8. How MFIs and their Clients
Can Have a Positive Impact on the Environment.
.....9. Microcredit and Agriculture:
How to Make It Work.
...10. Ownership and Governance in
Microfinance.
Delegate Prerequisites
Who should
attend?
Asia Pacific Region Microcredit Summit
Meeting of Councils (APRMS), 2004 is open to anyone interested
in the field of Microcredit. Microcredit practitioners, Government
Officials, NGOs, Corporations, Foundations, and every other sector
of society will find much of interest at the APRMS meeting, 2004.
Delegates to the Summit must meet the following criteria:
*...They must represent an institution
that has joined the appropriate
......Microcredit
Summit Campaign.Council (for detailed
information on this please see ..
......www.microcreditsummit.org/campaign/councils/membership/index.html);
*...Their institution must have
submitted to the Microcredit Summit Campaign in Washington,
DC, a .....2003 Institutional Action
Plan prior to registering for the APRMS meeting 2004 and
*...They must submit an APRMS Registration
Form (included in this brochure) and pay the
.....required.registration
fees.
For more on
submitting your institution’s 2003 Institutional Action
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The delegate/s nominated by a Council
member institution should be sufficiently senior in their institution
to advocate for or authorize the implementation of Institutional
Action Plans, and/or delegates should be actively involved in
the implementation of the Institutional Action Plan. All delegations
should strive for gender balance.
Each delegate to the APRMS meeting,
2004 is responsible for their own transportation and other costs.
It is recommended that you wait to purchase your airplane ticket
until after you have received your official Registration Confirmation
provided by the APRMS Registrar.
The working language of the meeting
will be English.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation requests must be received
in writing addressed to the APRMS Registrar, Palli Karma-Sahayak
Foundation, PKSF Bhaban, Plot # E-4/B, Agargaon Administrative
Area, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Fax-880-2-9134431,
E-mail: dhakasummit@pksf-bd.org.
All refunds will be made either through a credit card refund or
by check from the APRMS Registrar (Drawn on a bank situated in
Bangladesh).
Cancellation of Registration by Applicant
Before December 15, 2003
Cancellation requests received in writing before December 15,
2003 will be refunded 100 percent.
Cancellation of Registration by Applicant
After December 15, 2003
No refunds will be issued for cancelled registrations after December
15, 2003 except in the following circumstance:
* Applicants may request a cancellation
of their registration if their visa application is denied. Requests
must be accompanied by appropriate document indicating a denial
of the visa application.
Visa Information
Delegates from outside Bangladesh
are encouraged to start the process of obtaining a visa as soon
as possible. Please allow sufficient time for obtaining your visa.
Contact the Bangladesh Embassy or Consulate in your country for
more information on obtaining a visa to Bangladesh. PKSF is not
responsible for assisting with or securing visas for Summit delegates.
Delegates who submit a Summit Registration Form and pay the appropriate
registration fees will receive a Letter of Invitation (to be sent
along with their confirmation). This letter can then be used as
an aid in obtaining a visa. PKSF makes no formal guarantee that
a visa can be obtained.
Hotel Information
All sessions of Asia Pacific Region
Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils, 2004 will be held at the
Dhaka Sheraton Hotel,:
1, Minto Road, G.P.O. Box 504, Dhaka-1000,
Bangladesh.
Telephone : 880-2-8611191/8613391, Fax : 880-2-8312915/8312975
E-mail : sales@sheraton-dhaka.com
Website: www.sheraton.com/dhaka
A special rate at the Dhaka Sheraton
Hotel has been reserved for participants:
Single room: US$125.00 per room
per night
Double room: US$137.00 per room per night
These special rates are available
only for the Summit participants until 20th February, 2004. This
rate includes taxes. Please note that this rate may be increased
by 15%. A limited number of rooms are available so we recommend
that you reserve your room as soon as possible. Please also note
that this rate includes complementary buffet breakfast.
To book a room in the Sheraton Hotel
please call 880-2-8611191/8613391 or Fax: 880-2-8312915/8312975
or E-mail: sales@sheraton-dhaka.com
and ask for reservations. All callers should specify that your
reservation is for the "Asia/Pacific Region Microcredit Summit
Meeting of Councils, 2004" to receive the special rate.
There are also some accommodations
which will cost about US$ 40 per day. In this
case you must specify that your reservation is for the "Asia/Pacific
Region Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils, 2004". One
way taxi fare from these places to the Sheraton Hotel (venue of
the meeting) will cost around US$ 4. For more information please
visit our webpage:www.pksf-bd.org
Participants are requested to contact directly with those accommodation
facilities.
APRMS Registration
Form
Only applications accompanied by
payment of the registration fees will be processed. Please allow
two (2) weeks for receipt of your registration confirmation. For
quickest confirmation, please include your email address and/or
a working fax number. If we are unable to reach you via email
or fax, your confirmation will be mailed by post in which case
please allow adequate time for delivery before contacting the
APRMS Registrar. Registration Form can be found in this
registration brochure. This registration brochure can also be
found at our website : www.pksf-bd.org
If you need any further explanation on the process of getting
registered as a delegate to the summit meeting please visit our
website.
Send completed applications to:
APRMS Registrar
Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation
PKSF Bhaban,
Plot # E-4/B, Agargaon Administrative Area
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh,
Fax-880-2-9134431
E-mail:
dhakasummit@pksf-bd.org
DO NOT send your application more
than once. Submitting your application in multiple formats may
result in multiple charges and delayed receipt of your registration
confirmation.
Applications will be accepted ONLY until February 01, 2004. After
that date, please contact us at dhakasummit@pksf-bd.org
for information on availability of space and the extended date
for registration. Registrations will be made (subject to availability
of space) on-site at Dhaka Sheraton. On site registration will
be done from 5.00 PM to 8.00 PM on 15th February, 2004 and 9.00
AM to 6.00 PM on 16th, 17th & 18th February, 2004 at Sheraton
Hotel, Dhaka.
Section I. Nominating
Organization
Make copies of this Registration Form and
send one copy (including Sections I, II, and III) for each delegate.
Section I should be completed and signed by the institution. Each
institution sending delegates to the APRMS meeting, 2004 must
be a member of a Microcredit Summit Council. Please type or print
clearly.
Institution Name:_____________________________________________________________
Address:____________________________________________________________________
City: ___________________________State/Province: _____________
Zip/Postal Code: ___________________
Country: _____________________________________
Phone 1: (with country and city code) ______________________________________
Phone2:____________________Fax:___________________E mail:________________________
Registration for the APRMS meeting,
2004 is limited to institutions that have submitted a 2003 Institutional
Action Plan. If you have not already submitted the 2003 Institutional
Action Plan, your 2003 Institutional Action Plan must accompany
your Registration Form. Then PKSF will send the Action Plans to
the Summit Secretariat.
On behalf of the institution named above, I am signing below to
authorize the nomination of the person listed in Section II as
one of our institution's delegates to APRMS meeting 2004. Additionally,
I have read this brochure completely and carefully and agree to
all terms outlined within, including the cancellation policy.
Name (please print): _________________________________________________
Designation(CEO): __________________________________________________
Name of the institution: _______________________________________________
Signature:__________________________________________________________
Date: _________________________________
Section II. Nominated Delegate
This section should be completed and signed by the
individual attending the APRMS meeting, 2004 as a delegate of
the institution named in Section I. Please type or print clearly.
This information will be used to compile the list of attendees
that will be available to all meeting participants.
FirstName:__________________________________________________________________
Last Name:____________________________
Title:_________________________
Institution:_____________________________________ Address:_____________________City:________________________
State/Province:______________Zip/PostalCode:__________________
Country:____________________________
Phone 1(with country and city code):______________ Phone 2:____________________
Fax:______________________________Email:_____________________________________
I am ____ Male _____ Female
Please indicate
any special medical or dietary restrictions you may have. We will
make every effort to accommodate your needs.
Day-Long Course Selection:
Each participant of the APRMS meeting,
2004 may attend only one Day-Long Course. Please check the three
courses that you would be most interested in attending. Indicate
your preference by placing a "1" next to your first
choice, a "2" next to your second choice, and a "3"
next to your third choice.
----Learning
to Plan for Institutional Financial Self-Sufficiency .while
Reaching.the Poorest Families
---- Learning to Use Cost-Effective Impact Measurement Tools
---- Management Capacity Building for Reaching Large Numbers
---- Entering the Field: Learning the Basics of Starting a Microcredit
Program
----.Appropriate Role for Governments:
Establishing the Appropriate Legal Status, Regulations and Policy
for ......Microcredit Institutions
---- Creating Autonomous National and Sub-Regional Microcredit
Fund-
Section
III. Registration Payment
Early Registration- Before September 15, 2003
Registration Fee for participant from the Asia & Pacific region
USD 80
Registration Fee for participant from the Rest of the World USD
125.
Regular Registration- After September 15, 2003
Registration Fee for participant from the Asia & Pacific region
USD 100
Registration Fee for participant from the Rest of the World USD
150.
Every Registration Form must include
payment of the registration fee. This fee covers admission to
all sessions of the APRMS meeting, 2004 as well as all conference
materials, box lunches and closing dinner. The fee does not cover
hotel accommodations, other meals, transportation or incidentals.
Payment options (please check
one):
I have enclosed travelers check/s, a check, or
international money order, made payable to the APRMS Registrar,
Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation US$_____ for registration fee.
(We can only accept international checks, money orders, and travelers
checks from banks that have a U.S/British affiliate. Most non
U.S. banks do have a U.S. affiliate. Your bank's U.S. affiliate
address will be listed on the check in addition to your bank's
address.)
-or-
Please charge my credit card US$_________ for_________________
registration fee(s)
_____VISA _________MasterCard _________American Express
Card Number:___________________________________
Expiration Date:_________________________________
Name on Card:__________________________________
Signature of Card Holder:__________________________
Please also fax the photocopy of both
sides of your credit card (VISA and Master Card) at 880-2-9134431.
If you pay your registration fee through American
Express Card you are requested to fill up the "Signature-On-File
Authorization Form" of American Express Bank. To Get the
form Click here American
Express Form.
Payment for on-site Registration
can be made by cash US dollar or credit cards (VISA, MasterCard
& American Express) or in Bangladeshi currency.
Please note that Bangladeshi participants
may pay through checks from any scheduled Bangladeshi Bank. For
registration, Bangladeshi participants will be required to pay
Taka 4,800 and Taka 6,000 for early and regular registration respectively.
Please send your completed registration
form to:APRMS Registrar, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation, PKSF
Bhaban, Plot # E-4/B, Agargaon Administrative Area, Sher-e-Bangla
Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh or Fax-880-2-9134431.
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