European Microfinance Awards 2017;

European Microfinance Week 2018 will take place in Luxembourg from 14-16 November 2018 at the Abbaye de Neumunster with the European Microfinance Award being presented at the European Investment Bank In the evening of 15 November - this year the focus is on Financial Inclusion through Technology.

European Microfinance Week, organised by the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP), is a key industry event hosting high level and in-depth discussions by all sectors of the financial inclusion community working worldwide. Welcoming 500 professionals each year, it’s a unique meeting point and an excellent forum for networking. The unparalleled three day event attracts leading experts, opinion-leaders and policy-makers to its plenaries and workshop sessions tackling front line topics.

The line-up of confirmed speakers includes:
• Essma Ben Hamida, Founder of Enda Tamweel
• Godwin Eseiwi Ehigiamusoe, Founder of Lapo
• Carmen Velasco, Founder of Promujer
• Hans Dieter Seibel, Professor Emeritus
• Laura Foose, SPTF
• Lucia Spaggiari, MicroFinanza Rating
• Hannah Siedek, European Investment Bank
• Raluca Dumitrescu, MicroEnergy International
• Dina Pons, Incofin
• Stefan Zelazny, Mobisol
• Katherine Pulvermacher, Microinsurance Network
• Florian Berndt, GIZ
• Jamie Anderson, CGAP
• Patricia Richter, ILO
• John Palmer, Toronto Centre
• Dirk Zetzsche, University of Luxembourg
• Maria Teresa Zappia, BlueOrchard Finance Ltd
• Maude Massu, Consultant
• Kaspar Wansleben, Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund (LMDF)

For the full programme and registration, see https://registration.european-microfinance-week.eu/ehome/index.php?eventid=352821&