Programme and Presentations
The theme for the Pacific Microfinance Week 2011 was:
Partnerships and new opportunities to build a brighter financial future
The event included training workshops, presentations, meetings, seminars and field visits.
Please find the complete programme for the event in PDF form here.
A brief outline event is provided below and each link will take you to the relevant presentations given for that session or workshop.
Tuesday 26 July
Official Opening
Welcome
Introductions
Keynote Address
Opening Cocktails hosted by the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu
Wednesday 27 July
Opening Plenary Session
Session 1: Global Trends and the Future of Microfinance
Session 2: Leading Developments to Watch in the Pacific
Session 3: Pacific Islanders Demand for Financial Services
Session 4: Developing a National Strategy for Financial Inclusion: Best Practices and Benefits
Session 5: Overcoming the Distribution Challenge
PFIP Hosted “Cocktails and Kava with the Experts”
Thursday 28 July
Option A: Expanding Outreach to Low-income Disadvantaged and Rural Clients
Session 7: Financial Competency: Focus on Measurement
Session 8: Financial Inclusion & Women
Session 9: Regulators Take the Lead
Session 10: Donor Pacific Cooperation to Extend Financial Inclusion
Option B: IFC: MFIs Risk Managment Assessment Workshop
Option C: PFIP Savings Workshop
Friday 29 July
Option A: Donors and Regulators, Building and Inclusive Financial System
Session 11: Microinsurance: The Fastest Growing Microfinance Product in the World
Session 12: The Role of Commercial Banks in the Provision of Rural Financial Services