1. Workshop: How can the Parliamentarians, Advocates and other Leaders get high-level Government Commitment to Microcredit Programs and the Summit's Goal?

Chairperson: Mr. Mushfiqur Rahman, Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangshad.

Panelists:

* Mr. M. Saifur Rahman, Minister for Finance & Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
* Ms. Barbara Wallace, Executive Director, RESULTS, USA
* Mr. Sharad Pawar, Member of Parliament, Indian National Congress Party, India
* Mr. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, MP (State Minister for Agriculture), Govt of Bangladesh.

2. Workshop: Successful Management Strategies to Reduce Cost & Improve Efficiency

Chairperson:

* Dr. Ranjith Hettiarachchi, CEO, ACCU, Thailand

Panelists:

* Mr. Shushil Kumar Roy, General Manager, ASA, Bangladesh
* Prof. H. I. Latifee, Managing Director, Grameen 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

3. Workshop: Managing the Growth of Microcredit Programs: Human Resource Management Including Recruiting, Training and Motivating Staff.

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

4. Workshop: Innovative Ways of Reaching and Benefiting the Most Poor and Most Vulnerable People.

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

5. Workshop: Using Microfinance to Link the Application of Information Technology and the Very Poor

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, People’s Republic of China
* Mr. Badruddoza Mia, Coordinator, Computer in Development Program, Proshika, Bangladesh

6. Workshop: Empowerment of Women Through Microcredit

Chairperson:

* Ms. Irma L. Cosico, Head of Operations Group, ABS-CBN Bayan Foundation, Inc., Philippines

Panelists:

* Ms. Lotta Nycander, Chief Technical Adviser, Women’s Empowerment Through Employment and Health Project, ILO, India
* Dr. Naila Kabeer, Professor, IDS, United Kingdom

7. Workshop: Designing Internal Control Systems to Minimize Fraud and Irregularities

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. Agus Rachmadi, Senior Microfinance Specialist, BRI, Indonesia

8. Workshop: How MFIs and Their Clients Can Have Positive Impact on the Environment.

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

9. Workshop: Microcredit and Agriculture: How to Make It Work

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

10. Workshop: Ownership and Governance in Microfinance

Chairperson:

¡ Mr. Frank Matsaert, Advisor, DFID, Bangladesh

Panelists:

* Ms. 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.