Invest EU practical session for MFIs
In March 2022, the European Commission and the EIB Group signed the InvestEU agreement. EIF later launched its Call for expression of interest on its new “Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship” guarantee and will be launching its Capacity building investment product. The objective of this session will be to get a good understanding of the functioning of InvestEU and its funding products.
Welcome from EMN President Laure Coussirat-Coustère, Adie, France
Speed networking: meet your investors & policy makers
Dedicated to creating contacts between MFIs and potential social investors and/or EU policymakers. Participants can book time slots with interesting parties over one hour and half. This tailored networking opportunity, based on the principle of ‘speed dating’ will help create new partnerships, consolidate existing ones, raise awareness on certain issues or simply exchange between microfinance professionals.
Workshop 1
13 years after the Small Business Act, the European Commission released the much awaited Social Economy Action Plan (SEAP). How can the microfinance sector support social enterprises? How do the European regulatory and funding framework match the SEAP’s objectives?
Workshop 2
During this session our speakers will discuss how can MFIs participate more effectively in the Europe Green Deal and how they can support their clients in the green transition? How MFIs can adjust their products to better contribute to the green transformation? How to ensure a “social” green transition?
Moderator: Silke Müffelmann (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management)
Speakers: Patrick Somerhausen (Funds For Good), Selma Jahic (Partner), Davide Forcella (CBIFI-Institute/ GICSF-AG), Patrick Klein (Head of sector - social economy and social entrepreneurship, European Commission), Perinne
Singlify/Qredits Session
This session aims to present Singlify & Qredits achievements in their journey to help MFIs’ digitilization. The session will then turn interactive, by focusing on the main challenges faced by MFIs in creating their own digitilization strategy.
DigitalSolutions Marketplace
The microfinance sector is very active and has been instrumental in keeping entrepreneurs afloat throughout Europe during these tough times, but it still needs all hands on deck to achieve ”an inclusive finance for an inclusive future”. The DigitalSolutions Marketplace will be the perfect opportunity for participants to meet with various digital providers to discover what is on offer and even to establish partnerships.
Organisations
Fern Software, Qlana, Juakali, Rubyx, Singlify
Workshop 3
The Theory Of Change is inherently linked to impact management and measurement. This workshop will allow you to gain better knowledge of the ToC concept, provide key elements to understand why it is essential for microfinance development.
Workshop 4
Digitalization of financial services is critical to remain relevant and sustainable in a modern economy. But usually, digitalization is envisaged in opposition to the human touch. In this session, we want to explore the mechanics through which digitalization and human touch
EMN-MFC Overview Survey’s Preliminary Results Presentation
Spotlight on EFSD
During this session dedicated to our members from the Western Balkans, we will learn more on the European Fund for Sustainable Development plus (EFSD+) which could support the microfinance sector in this region.
Spotlight on InvestEU for social and microfinance
In the light of the new InvestEU Guarantee product for Social & Micro enterprises, the Capacity Building Investment Product as well as the new Technical Assistance Programme (MFSETA / SEFTA) for practitioners in the EU-27, the word shall be spread among the sector. The EMN conference presents a good platform for announcing the initiatives and to invite practitioners for application.
Speaker
Speakers: Caroline LENTZ (EMN), Bruno Robino (EIB), Cristina Dumitrescu (EIF)
Workshop 5
Due to the current situation in Ukraine, and its dramatic outcome, this session aims to outline the best practices of financial and social inclusion for migrants and refugees. A special focus will be on the “cross fertilisation” that can happen between East & West Europe
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French interpretation is provided for the main sessions
Pre-Conference Activities
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| 11:00 - 12:30 |
Chestnut I & II
Invest EU practical session for MFIs |
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| 12:30 - 14:00 |
1st Floor Lobby
Lunch |
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| 14:00 - 15:00 |
Buckeye I
EMN Advocacy Committee meeting |
Buckeye II
EMN TA in response to the Covid-19 crisis - project closure meeting |
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| 15:00 - 16:00 |
Elm
EMN Research Committee meeting |
Chestnut I & II
Working Group: National Networks |
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| 16:00 - 16:30 |
1st Floor Lobby
Coffee Break & General Assembly registrations |
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| 16:30 - 18:00 |
Chestnut I & II
General Assembly Meeting Speakers: Franziska Koefer (SFIDE projet), Davide Forcella (CBIFI-Institute/ GICSF-AG), Stefano Baldussi (Banca Etica), Silke Müffelmann (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management), ImpaktEU project presentation, Cristina Dumitrescu (EIF) |
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| 18:00 - 20:00 |
1st Floor Lobby
Members’ Cocktail |
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1st Day Conference
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| 08:00 - 09:00 |
Lobby Ground Floor
Registration |
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| 09:00 - 10:15 |
Ballroom II
Welcome from EMN President Laure Coussirat-Coustère, Adie (France) Address from Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians Keynote speeches: Gelsomina VIGLIOTTI, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank |
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| 10:15 - 11:45 |
Ballroom I/ Walnut II & III/ Lobby
Networking & Coffee Break Speed networking: meet your investors & policy makers Are you an Investor / Policy Maker interested in taking part of this networking and meet new partners? » Contact us |
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| 11:45 - 13:00 |
Ballroom II
"What role can financial inclusion actors play under the Social Economy Action Plan"(EaSI TA) |
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| 13:00 - 14:15 |
Ballroom I/ Walnut II & III/ Lobby
Lunch Break |
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| 14:15 - 15:30 |
Ballroom II
"Greening inclusive finance" (EaSI TA) |
Chestnut I & II
Singlify/Qredits Session |
| 15:30 - 16:45 |
Ballroom I/ Walnut II & III/ Lobby
Networking & Coffee BreakDigitalSolutions Marketplace Are you a Digital Solutions Provider interested in taking part of this networking and meet new partners? » Contact us |
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| 16:45 - 18:00 |
Ballroom II
"Impact and Theory of Change: what, how, why?" |
Chestnut I & II
Workshop 4 |
| 18:00 - 20:00 |
Ballroom I/ Walnut II & III/ Lobby
Cocktail |
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2nd Day Conference
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| 09:00 - 09:30 |
Ballroom II
Welcome & EMN-MFC Overview Survey’s Preliminary Results PresentationOlivier de Schutter (video message) |
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| 09:30 - 10:30 |
Chestnut I
Spotlight on EFSD |
Ballroom II
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Ballroom I/ Walnut I, II & III/ Lobby
Coffee Break & departure for the field visit |
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| 11:00 - 12:45 |
Ballroom II
“Financial inclusion for migrants and refugees: |
11:30 - 13:30
Visit to the European Parliament (Max. 50 people) |
| 12:45 - 13:45 |
Ballroom I/ Walnut I, II & III/ Lobby
Lunch |
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