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The 2020 Global SME Finance Forum will be held virtually over three fully-immersive half-days on October 26-28 and will be accessible to all SME financing experts for FREE. Last year, our event gathered over 700 industry leaders from around the world. However, this year offers the opportunity to log in from the comfort of your homes and we expect to witness a higher turnout of industry leaders.
Our virtual conference will emulate the same in-person experience, by offering one-on-one networking, a virtual marketplace, exhibition booths, breakout sessions, fireside chats, and panel discussions, as well as the recognition of the Global SME Finance Award winners, and the presentations of the best Call for Insights articles.
Please join us for a new and exciting digital journey.
8:00 -8:25 am
Yvonne Okwara
Senior TV News Anchor, Kenya
Matt Gamser
CEO, SME Finance Forum
His Excellency Dr. Fahad Aldossari
Deputy Governor for Research and International Affairs, Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority. Representing the G20 Saudi Presidency
8:25 - 8:45 am
Carmen Reinhart
Vice President and Chief Economist, The World Bank Group
Hans-Peter Lankes
Vice President, Economics and Private Sector Development, IFC
8:45 - 9:30 amAs the world moves into the next phase of responding to COVID-19, will the policies put in place be effective? How have policies impacted financial institutions in their ability to respond to the needs of SMEs? What are the broader policy implications going forward for regulators and industry participants?
Moderator: Thomas DeLuca
Chief Executive Officer - AMP Creditech Services Ltd.
Rajeev Chalisgaonkar
Global Head, Business Banking - Standard Chartered Bank
Lucia Cusmano
Head of the SME and Entrepreneurship - OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Regions and Cities (CFE)
Daniel Bouzas
Policy Adviser - European Banking Federation
9:30 - 10:15 amCEOs and senior business leaders reflect on how the industry has been affected by the pandemic and how institutions have responded to date to the crisis.
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Irene Arias Hofman
CEO, IDB Lab
Selim Hussain
CEO & Managing Director, Brac Bank Limited
Judy Hsu
Regional CEO, ASEAN & South Asia, Standard Chartered
James P. Scriven
Chief Executive Officer, IDB Invest
Colin Walsh
CEO and co-founder, Varo Money
Kathryn Petralia
President and Co-Founder, Kabbage
Michael Schlein
President and CEO, Accion
Herbert Wigwe
Group Managing Director and CEO, Access Bank
Henry Ma
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, WeBank
Doug Bland
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Global Credit, PayPal
John Gachora
Group Managing Director, NCBA Group PLC
10:15 - 10:50 amWith the alternative finance sector now six months into its first major economic downturn, what can we expect of the sector when the pandemic abates? How will the industry evolve as a result of the pandemic?
Lesly Goh
Senior Advisor, The World Bank Group
Gina Taylor Cotter
SVP & GM, Global Business Financing, American Express
Kelvin Teo
Co-Founder, Funding Societies
Valentina Kristensen
Director of Growth & Communications, OakNorth
10:15 - 10:50 amInvesting in non-financial services (NFS) generates positive returns while serving SMEs and women-owned SMEs. Learn about the business case for NFS from experts in the financial services sector.
Moderator: Jessica Schnabel
Global Head, Banking on Women, IFC, World Bank Group
Joanna Romero
Global Non-Financial Services Specialist, IFC
Olena Prokopovych
NFS Global Champion, IFC
Arsen Melkonyan
Deputy Chief Executive Officer on Business Operations Coordination, ACBA BANK OJSC
Annastacia Kimtai
Director of Retail Banking, Kenya Commercial Bank
Winnie Mengech
NFS Champion – Sub-Saharan Africa, IFC
11:00 - 11:25Learn more about Experian's unique end-to-end approach which combines robust data management, innovative technology solutions, advanced analytics and a deep understanding of broad financing disciplines to match both private and social capital to underbanked SMEs.
11:00 - 11:25Catering to specific SME sectors by using their advanced knowledge of eight sectors to create insightful loan products for each sub-sector, U GRO uses a unique combination of intelligence and technology using statistical predictive modelling to understand an SMEs potential for growth.
11:30 - 11:50Presenting emerging innovative tech solutions: Providing a platform to a curated selection of fintechs.
11:50 - 12:00
Matt Gamser
CEO, SME Finance Forum
8:00-8:30The talk will address the following points: economic relief response from Chilean government from a wide perspective; a zoom into economic relief through commercial banking based on government backed guarantee schemes, and non-financial-institution financial schemes; and the silver lining to the future that comes with the pandemic, mainly on venture capital opportunities and the development of Fintech ecosystem.
Paulo de Bolle
Senior Director, FIG, IFC
Lucas Palacios Covarrubias
Ministry for the Economy, Development, and Tourism, Chile
8:30-9:00Celebrating the Global SME Finance Awards 2020 winners with highlights from their winning submissions.
Host: Jessica Schnabel
Global Head, Banking on Women, IFC, World Bank Group
9:00-9:45Various players from the financial industry will share their strategies for not only surviving but striving to serve SMEs during the pandemic. What have been their successes and challenges thus far? What are they planning for in the near term?
Lesly Denyes
Digital Financial Services Specialist, Middle East & Africa, IFC
Jay Singer
Senior Vice President, Global SME Products, Mastercard
Clive Allison
Global Director of Innovation and New Business Models, Unilever
Jesse Weinberg
Head of the SME Customer Segment, FNB Business
Allen Forlemu
Regional Industry Head, FIG LAC, IFC
10:00-10:45Are we headed for a less visible crisis deep within supply chains that could destabilize SMEs and add to the woes of the global economy? What are good practices in the supply chain finance industry to address COVID-19?
Prateek Shrivastava
Vice President, Digital, Accion
Vivek Pathak
Regional Director - East Asia and Pacific, IFC
Mack Makode
VP Treasurer, Under Armour
Kevin Day
CEO, HPD Lendscape
Gwen Mwaba
Director & Global Head, Trade Finance, Afreximbank
10:45-11:30Both financial institutions and customers have had to quickly navigate how they can and want to interact as a result of the pandemic, so what have financial institutions done to respond to the impact of the crisis while progressing their digital transformation at the same time?
Martin Holtmann
Manager of MSME Finance and Digital Transformation, IFC
Sameer Vakil
Cofounder & Chief Executive Officer, GlobalLinker
Ongki Wanadjati Dana
CEO & President Director, Bank BTPN
Rachel Freeman
Executive Director and Chief Growth Officer, Tyme Global
11:30-11:50Presenting emerging innovative tech solutions: Providing a platform to a curated selection of fintechs.
8:00-8:30
Alfonso García Mora
Vice President Asia and the Pacific, IFC
Her Excellency CHEA Serey
Assistant Governor, National Bank of Cambodia
8:30-9:00
Idsert Boersma
Director of Partnerships, FMO
James Polan
Vice-President, Small and Medium Enterprise Finance Department - DFC
Jessica Espinoza
Chair, 2X Challenge - Global Gender Finance Lead, DEG/KfW
Stefan Harpe
Lead Investment Officer, FinDev Canada
William Sonneborn
Senior Director, IFC
9:00-9:45What are some of the emerging products that will be significant for SMEs as we move into the future? What are the needs of SMEs that are driving the emergence of new products? And what are the implications on the financial industry as it responds to those needs?
Matt Gamser
CEO SME Finance Forum
Khrystyna Kushnir
Knowledge Management Lead, SME Finance Forum
Mohan Jayaraman
APac’s Managing Director for Southeast Asia and Regional Innovation, Experian.
Travis Mitro, Director
APJ Payments & Financing, SAP Ariba
Andrea Gilman
SVP, Global SME Segment Lead, Mastercard
10:00-10:45The landscape of the global financial services industry has seen considerable changes over the past few years. The entrance of non-traditional financial institutions particularly Fintech and Big Tech has indisputably accelerated innovation in the financial sector and improved service offerings for consumers and SMEs. At the same time, they also make the industry ever more competitive, creating pressure and uncertainties for incumbents, the traditional financial institutions. What does this evolving landscape mean for SME finance?
Sopnendu Mohanty
Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Rosy Khanna
Regional Industry Director for Financial Institutions Asia Pacific, IFC
Bing Xiao
Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo
Adam Klappholz
Head of Global Credit Expansion, Business Development and Strategy, Paypal
10:45-11:15Sharing their visions for the future, authors of the top submissions from the SME Finance Forum Call for Insights will present their ideas followed by a thought-provoking speaker to inspire everyone's thinking.
11:15-11:30
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During the event, you will have the opportunity to network with seasoned peers, meet customers, vendors, friends or find your next partner. The chat features will allow you to get in touch with attendees, speakers and FinTechs pitching at the event. You will be able to establish one-on-one chats and video-calls to make the most out of your time during the event. Search by attendee and send an invite request to start scheduling your meetings, starting on October 25th and until the end of November!
