Events

UNEP FI 2005 Global Roundtable

25-26 October 2005 | UN Headquarters — New York, USA

Agenda | Microfinance: Myth or magnificent?

• Financial self-sufficiency and sustainability of microfinance
• The down-market entry of commercial banks: just mainstreaming or are there lessons to be learned?
• From social to sustainability mission: the environmental side of the coin
• Are we reaching the poorest of the poor?

Panelists

Robert Annibale - Head of Global Microfinance Business, Citigroup

Mónica Hernández de Phillips - Executive Viice President, Banco Solidario

Michael Hoelz - Global Head of Sustainable Development, Deutsche Bank

Jean-Philippe de Schrevel - Partner, Blue Orchard Finance

Mark de Sousa-Shields - Director Enterprising Solutions Global Consulting

Jim Roth - Vice President for Research and Development, The MicroInsurance Institute

Moderator

Christina Barrineau - Chief Technical Advisor, International Year of Microcredit