3 days | 24 leading speakers | 40 investors | 1 Investor Fair | 1 Recognition Award Ceremony | 2 tailored workshops

This year’s Investment and Innovation in Microfinance Summit: Africa, charts the transformation of Microfinance in Africa. Through a 3 day intense learning experience, 24 leading, global, Microfinance professionals will deliver the tools and knowledge you need to:

• Implement new regulation 
• Increase funding 
• Strengthen governance 
• Measure performance 
• Adopt new technology

MFI or Investor, the Investment and Innovation in Microfinance Summit: Africa will help you to transform your MFI, and your investment strategy.

What will the conference address?

Regulatory update straight from the Central Bank: Make sure you are compliant with recent changes to policy and regulation. Professor Njuguna Ndung’u, Governor, Central Bank of Kenya will share Kenya’s efforts towards enhanced financial inclusion

Get ready to become deposit taking: Rashid Malima, Managing Director, PRIDE Tanzania and Kojo Mbir, Head of Transformation, Opportunity Ghana showcase the steps they took to keep costs down, maintain client confidence and fulfil the expectations of the regulator

Explore who is investing in your country: Hear directly from investors on what they are looking for and how you can ensure you are benefiting from their capital

Identify how to increase reach through a commitment to new financial products: Ingrid Munro, CEO, Jamii Bora, Olivia van Rooyen, Director, The Kuyasa Fund, Felistas Coutinho, CEO, Tujijenge Tanzania and Noara Kebir, Managing Director, MicroEnergy International showcase how they are increasing access to housing and energy at the BoP

Effectively tackle over-indebtedness through credit bureaus, social performance measurement and training; The Kenyan Bankers Association and IFC join forces to show you how

Meet the technology providers of the future: From MIS to mobile, pinpoint which software best suits you and how tomorrow’s biggest service providers; Opportunity bank Malawi and Craft Silicon showcase their work

PLUS don’t miss:

Investor Fair: From social investors to the largest commercial banks, meet over 40 Microfinance investors active in Africa Recognition Awards: Celebrate the most innovative Microfinance work taking place in Africa in 6 categories including Product innovation, governance, transparency and impact investing

Housing and Energy Workshops: Select Africa and MicroEnergy International show you how you can become a delivery channel for housing and energy products at the base of the pyramid

Take a look at the meeting brochure for more information on what will covered at the meeting.