7th INTER-AMERICAN Forum on MICROENTERPRISE -- Conference Program -- Agenda

Wednesday, September 8th (for other events on this day click here)
9:00am-6:00pm	Participant registration	Convention Center of Cartagena
6:00pm-7:30pm	Opening of the Exhibition Center	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Opening of the Business Center	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Opening of the Crafts Fair	Convention Center of Cartagena
8:00pm-10:00pm	Welcome Dinner

Thursday, September 9th
8:30 -10:00am	Plenary Session	Convention Center of Cartagena
10am-10:30am	Coffee	Convention Center of Cartagena
10:30am-12:00pm	Simultaneous Round Tables	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Microfinance: Banking on Vulnerable Groups: How the Formal Financial Sector is Targeting Rural, Poor and Migrant Customers Juan Bucheanau, Microfinance International Corporation, USA Robert Christen, CGAP, USA Beltr�n Macchi, Visi�n Financiera, Paraguay Moderator: Eulalia Arboleda, Banco Caja Social, Colombia
	Enterprise Development: The Response of Small Producers to Globalization of Agricultural Markets Juan Arrieta, Instituto Peruano del Esp�rrago, Per� Jorge Cavallini Sandoval, Hortifruit, Costa Rica Maria Emilia Mu�oz, Fundaci�n Carvajal, Colombia Moderator: Michael Nebelung, GTZ, Germany
	Social Entrepreneurship: Regional and National Networks: Perspectives and Strategies in Dynamic and Changing Markets Reynaldo Marconi, FINRURAL, Bolivia Maria Jos� Rubio, REDESAROLLO, Colombia Reynold Walter, REDCAMIF, Guatemala Moderator: Arnaud Ventura, PlanetFinance, France
	Business Environment: Laws in Support of Micro and Small Enterprises: Do they Make Any Difference? Miguel Cabal, Consultant, Canada Daniel Novak, UNDP, Argentina Clemente Ruiz Dur�n, UNAM, Mexico Moderator: Juan Jos� Llisterri, IADB, USA
12:30pm-2:15pm	Lunch	Convention Center of Cartagena
2:30pm-4pm	Simultaneous Round Tables	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Microfinance: Benchmarking, Ratings and Transparency: Costs and Benefits of Analysis for MFIs and Investors Brigit Helms, CGAP, France Julio L�pez, FAMA, Nicaragua Guillermo Salcedo, Oikocredit, The Netherlands Moderator: Jared Miller, The MIX, USA
	Enterprise Development: Strategies of Sustainable Training and Technical Assistance Amalia Arango, ACTUAR, Colombia Juan Hagnauer, Swisscontact, Per� Pedro Verdugo, FUNDES International, Chile Moderator: Kate McKee, USAID, USA
	Social Entrepreneurship: Village Banking and Poverty Microfinance Chris Dunford, Freedom from Hunger, USA Rupert Scofield, FINCA International, USA Glenn Westley, IADB, USA Moderator: Frank Rubio, Catholic Relief Services, USA
	Business Environment: The goods and evils of small enterprise formalization Jack Burga Carmona, COPEME, Per� Geovanny Castillo, FUNDES, Costa Rica Ricardo Ortiz, CAINCO, Bolivia Moderator: Luis Alfonso Hoyos, Special Advisor to the President, Colombia
4:00pm-4:30 pm	Coffee	Convention Center of Cartagena
4:30pm-6pm	Simultaneous Round Tables	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Microfinance: The Dark Side of Microfinance: Managing Irregularities in Loan Placement and Recovery Carlos Alba, Consultant, USA Pablo Gonzalez, Caja Los Andes, Bolivia Moderator: Laurie Dufays, World Savings Banks Institute, Belgium
	Enterprise Development: Business Angels in Latin America � The Role of Angel Investors in Creation of New Enterprises in the Region Gregorio Restrepo, Sun Rising Investments, Colombia Juan Roure, IESE, Spain Moderator: Raul Rivera, Telenexo, Chile
	Social Entrepreneurship: Are we having an impact? Why and How to Measure the Impact of Micro Enterprise Support Dean Karlan, Princeton University, USA Miguel Navarro, ODEF, Honduras Luis Perera, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Chile Moderator: Christina Wedekull, IADB, USA
	Business Environment: Opportunities of Free Trade Agreements for Smaller Producers Marco Aurelio Bede, SEBRAE, Brazil Virginia Moori Koenig, FUNDES, Argentina Clemente Ruiz Dur�n, UNAM, Mexico Moderator: Carlos Alberto Zarruk, Deputy Minister of Economics, Colombia
7:30am-8:30pm	Microenterprise Awards Ceremony	Convention Center of Cartagena
8:30am-11:00pm	Gala Dinner

Friday, September 10th
8:30-10:00am	Simultaneous Round Tables	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Microfinance: Financing Microfinance Institutions: Opportunities and Challenges Nancy Barry, Women's World Bank, USA Johanna Izquierdo, Apoyo PE/Fitch Ratings, Per� Fernando Lucano, LACIF, Peru Silke Muffelmann, Banco Procredit, El Salvador Moderator: Fernando Lucano, LACIF, Per�
	Enterprise Development: The Use of Technology in the Microenterprise Juan Manuel Fonseca, FUNDECOMERCIO, Colombia Ali Miranda, Cooperativa Santo Tom�s, Nicaragua Roberto Hildalgo, INSOTEC, Ecuador Moderator: Maria del Carmen D�az, Ministry of Economics, Mexico
	Social Entrepreneurship: The IDB Experience in Social Entrepreneurship Programs Eduardo Ra�l Cuccinelli, Sinergia Project, El Salvador Hugo Ortiz, Fundaci�n G�nero, Solidaridad y Desarrollo, Ecuador Enrique Vel�zquez, La Candona, Mexico Moderator: Alvaro R. Ram�rez, IADB, USA
	Business Environment: The Role of Micro and Small Enterprises in Local Economic Development Francisco Alburquerque, Programa Area, Argentina Marvin Morena de Canales Martell, Mayor of the Santiago Nonualco, El Salvador Ilgo Welp, WIlson Cuiva, Brazil Moderator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke, Mesopartners, Argentina
10:00am-10:30am	Coffee	Convention Center of Cartagena
10:30am-12:00pm	Simultaneous Round Tables	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Microfinance: Micro Insurance: Emerging Risk Management Instruments for Micro Entrepreneurs Martha Cecilia Boh�rquez, La Equidad Seguros, Colombia Michael McCord, The MicroInsurance Center, USA Francis Sommerwell, MicroCare Ltd., Uganda Moderator: Carlos Rodr�guez, Centro AFIN, Bolivia
	Enterprise Development: Experiences of Garment Sector Clusters. Pablo Manrique, Instituto Peruano de Alpaca y Cam�lidos, Per� Raquel Mattos Summo, Conselho da Moda, Nova Friburgo, Brazil Juan Camilo Yepes, Confecciones Leonisa, Colombia Moderator: Marco Dini, Consultant, Chile
	Social Entrepreneurship: Socially Responsible Investment Benefiting Micro Enterprises Roland Dominic�, Blue Orchard Finance, Switzerland Erik Peter Geurts, Triodos Bank, The Netherlands Maria Otero, ACCION International, USA Moderator: Marc de Sousa Shields, Enterprising Solutions Global Consulting, Canada
	Business Environment: The Regulation and Supervision of Microfinance: Second Generation Issues Efra�n Camacho, Superintendencia de Bancos y Entidades Financieras, Bolivia Luis Guerra, EDPYME, Per� Beatriz Marulanda, Consultant, Colombia Moderator: Jacques Trigo, Consultant, Bolivia
12:30pm-2:15pm	Lunch	Convention Center of Cartagena
2:30pm-4:00pm	Simultaneous Round Tables	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Microfinance: State Intervention in Micro Finance: Echoes from the Past? Rommel Acevedo, ALIDE, Per� Ver�nica L�pez, FONDESIF/AECI, Bolivia Manfred Nitch, Freie Universitaet, Germany Moderator: Stefan Queck, Frontier Finance International, USA
	Enterprise Development: Strategies of the Middleman � Trade and Export of Micro Enterprise Products Ian Gonzales Loudon, La Casa, Guatemala Gustavo Montilla, ASOMEX, Bolivia Juan Robles, PRA, Per� Moderator: Gustavo Ardila, Bancoldex, Colombia
	Social Entrepreneurship: Promoting Entrepreneurship through Business Plan and Business Idea Competitions Rosario Cordoba Garc�s, Revista Dinero, Colombia Dino Linares, CID, Per� Pedro Ernesto Mart�nez, ETI, El Salvador Moderator: Manuel Garc�a, Programa Microcredito AECI-BCIE, Honduras
	Business Environment: �Climate of Trust� - Improving the Environment through Credit and Commercial Information Sharing Camilo Mart�nez Blanco, Liga de Defensa Nacional, Uruguay Lisa Taber, World Bank, USA Simon White, Consultant, South Africa Moderator: Alejandro Soriano, CAF, Venezuela
4:00pm-4:30 pm	Coffee	Convention Center of Cartagena
4:30pm-6:00pm	Closing Plenary	Convention Center of Cartagena
6:30pm-8:30pm	Closing Cocktail
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