III Inter-American Forum on Microenterprise: WORKSHOPS

Wednesday October 17, 2000

• Downscaling of Commercial Banks to the Microenterprise Sector

Moderator: Armando Muriel, Consultant, Spain
Participants:
1. Julio Tarío, Banco Agrícola, El Salvador - Document in Spanish
2. Jaime Pizarro, Banco del Estado de Chile, Chile - Document in Spanish
3. Carlos Fernández Rojas, Banco del Trabajo de Peru, Peru - Document in Spanish
4. Darío Arce Gutierrez, INTERFISA, Paraguay - Document in Spanish

• Change: A Tool for Women's Microentrepreneurs

Moderator: Anna Mercadé, FIDEM, Spain
Participants:
1. Sten Lindemberg, Consultant, Mexico/Sweden
2. Bam Björling, Kvinnorforum, Sweden
3. Inocencio Ochoa, Microentrepreneur from Chilpancingo, Mexico

• Credit & Business Development Services: Together or Separate?

Moderator: Alvaro Ramírez, IADB
Participants:
1. Sandra Prieto, Opportunity International, Colombia - Document in Spanish
2. Carlos Sanchez, CREDIFUNDES, Panama - Document in Spanish
3. Amalia Arango, Actuar Medellin, Colombia - Document in Spanish

• Microenterprise Clusters and Business Development Services - Experiences and Challenges in Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean

Moderator: Roberta Rabelloti, Piemonte Orientale University, Italy
Participants:
1. José Antonio Lanusse, Insotec, Ecuador
2. Hugo Kantis, National University General Sarmiento, Argentina - Document in Spanish
3. Jorg Meyer-Stamer, Development and Peace Institute, Germany
4. Clemente Ruíz Durán, UNAM, Mexico - Document in Spanish

• Plenary: Building Partnerships among European, Latin American & Caribbean Organizations to Develop the Microenterprise Sector

Introduction: Her Majesty the Queen of Spain
Enrique V. Iglesias, President, IADB - Document in Spanish
Moderator: Marguerite Berger, IADB
Participants:
1. Georges Ponette, Representative, European Commission - Document in Spanish
2. Miguel Angel Cortés, State Secretary for International Cooperation and Ibero America
3. Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida, Catalonian Government and Institutional Relations Counselor, Spain
4. Maria Otero, President, Accion Internacional

• New Products for Microfinance

Moderator: Alicia Ritchie, MIF
Participants:
1. Mark Schreiner, Credit Scoring, USA
2. Charles Spalding, Financiera Trisan, Costa Rica
3. Claudio Higuera, Cooperativa Emprender, Colombia - Document in Spanish
4. Manuel Solbes Mira, COFIDES, Spain - Document in Spanish

• Building Partnerships to Develop the Microenterprise Sector

Moderator: Catalina Rizo, IADB
Participants:
1. Frances House, Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum, England / Doc. 2
2. Jorge Rodríguez-Lascano, Impulsar Foundation, Argentina - Document in Spanish
3. Vivien Cockburn, Youth Business International, Trinidad & Tobago
4. Henry Jackelen, PNUD

• Apex Models for Promoting Microfinance

Moderator: Antonio Vives, IADB
Participants:
1. Tomas Bulat, Fondo de Capital Social S.A., Argentina - Document in Spanish
2. Beatriz Azeredo, Economic and Social National Development Bank, Brazil - Document in Spanish
3. Mario Galarraga, World Council of Credit Unions, Ecuador - Document in Spanish
4. Eduardo Casanova, Fondo de Solidaridad e Inversión Social, Chile - Document in Spanish
5. Rocael García, Foundation for International Community Assistance, Guatemala - Document in Spanish

• Using the Internet to Promote and Develop Microenterprises

Moderator: Lis Monfort, Barcelona Activa, Spain
Participants:
1. Abel Camprubi, COPCA, Spain - Document in Spanish
2. Arnaud Ventura, Planet Finance, France
3. Danilo Piaggesi,IADB - Document in Spanish

Thursday October 18, 2000

• The Future of Microfinace and the Different Models of Financial Institutions

Moderator: Maria Otero, Acción International
Participants:
1. Marc Labie, Mons-Hainaut University, Belgium
2. Amalia Arango, Actuar Medellin, Colombia
3. Jay Rosengard, Harvard University, USA

• Building Partnerships to Develop the Microenterprise Sector

Moderator: Marguerite Berger, IADB
Participants:
1. Frances House, Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum, England
2. Jorge Rodríguez-Lascano, Impulsar Foundation, Argentina - Document in Spanish
3. Vivien Cockburn, Youth Business International, Trinidad & Tobago

• The Promise and Pitfalls of Microfinance Networks

Moderator: Ingrid Faulhaber-Lascano, Impulsar Foundation, Argentina
Participants:
1. Grzegorz Gausek, Micro Finance Centre, Poland
2. Virginia Jeng Juan, APPEND, Philippines
3. Alfredo Hubard, ProDesarrollo, Mexico

• Financial Crisis and Microfinance - Recent Experiences in Asia and Latin America

Moderator: Mari Kondo, Asian Management Institute, Philippines
Participants:
1. Benjamin Quiñones, Asia and Pacific Development Center, Malaysia
2. Siti Sundari Nasution, Rakyat Bank, Indonesia
3. Alex Silva, Pro Fund, Costa Rica - - Document in Spanish
4. Pedro Arriola, Caja de los Andes, Bolivia - Document in Spanish

• Spain's Support for Microfinance

Moderator: Armando Muriel, GPI & Muriel Consultants, Spain
Participants:
1. Francisco Montalbán, Instituto de Cooperación Iberoamericana, Spain
2. José Arnaiz, Instituto de Crédito Oficial, Spain
3. Mariano Miguel, Caja Rural de Almería y Málaga, Spain
4. José Manuel Lagares, Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorro, Spain

• Networking For Women's Businesses

Moderator: Maria Mercedes Tarrazón, Chamber of Commerce, Barcelona, Spain
Participants:
1. Caroline Turner, Breakthrough, Greece
2. Anna Mercadé, FIDEM, Spain - Document in Spanish
3. Laura Velásquez, Foro de Mujeres del Mercosur, Argentina - Document in Spanish
4. Pepi Sánchez, Municipality of Barcelona, Spain

• Microenterprise and International Trade

Moderator:Monserrat Palet, COPCA, Spain
Participants:
1. Fernando Zelada, Mercadeando S.A., Peru - Document in Spanish
2. Rochelle Beck, Artisan Enterprise Network, USA
3. María Angeles Rial, Semen Cardona, Spain
4. Ramón Camí, COPCA, Spain - Document in Spanish

• Experiences and Challenges in Developing the Microenterprise Sector in the Caribbean

Moderator: Bhoe Tewarie, Institute for Business, Trinidad & Tobago
Participants:
1. Maureen Webber, Development Options, Jamaica
2. Quacy Williams, Scotia Enterprises, Guyana
3. Prakash Dhanrajh, Caribbean Microfinance Ltd, Trinidad & Tobago
4. Mark Wenner, IADB
5. Claire Mandouze, European Commission, Commentator

• Regulation and Supervision of Microfinance Institutions

Moderator: Carlos Cuevas, World Bank
Participants:
1. Jacques Trigo,Superintendencia de Bancos e Entidades Financieras, Bolivia - Document in Spanish
2. Ramón Rosales, International Consulting Consortium, USA - Document in Spanish
3. Luz María de Portillo, Banco Central, El Salvador - Document in Spanish
4. Tor Jansson, IADB

• Microfinance of Housing

Moderator: Per Froberg, SIDA, Sweden
Participants:
1. Pedro Jiménez, Banco Ademi, Dominican Republic - Document in Spanish
2. Gabriel Schor, Frontier Finance, USA
3. Enriqueta Claramunt de Rodríguez, Financiera Calpia, El Salvador - Document in Spanish

• Transparency and Performance Standards for Reaching the Financial Market

Moderator: Mia Adams, ADA, Luxembourg
Participants:
1. Fernando Lucano, LACIF, Peru
2. Elke Braun, Calificadora Apoyo & Asociados, Peru - Document in Spanish
3. Fernando Cacéres, Agrocapital, Bolivia - Document in Spanish
4. Damian Von Stauffenberg, MicroRate, USA

Friday October 19, 2000

• Human Resources Management for Microfinance Institutions

Moderator: Diego Guzmán, Accion Internacional, USA
Participants:
1. Francisco Madrid, Finsol, Honduras - Document in Spanish
2. Maria Mercedes Gómez de Bahamón, Women World Banking, Colombia; Graphic - Documents in Spanish
3. Alvaro Retamales, Bandesarrollo Microempresas, Chile - Document in Spanish

• Successful Models of Social Entreprenuership

Moderator: Maravillas Rojo, Municipality of Barcelona, Spain
Participants:
1. Charles Raymond, Citigroup Foundation, USA
2. Pedro Mendieta Garmendia, Mondragon Corporation, Spain; Doc.2 - Document in Spanish
3. Oscar Rojas, Universidad del Valle, Colombia - Document in Spanish

• Mobilizing Microsavings: Experiences and Innovations

Moderator: José Manuel Lagares Calvo, Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorro, Spain
Participants:
1. Paulo Lima, Caixa Economica Federal, Brazil
2. Joan Rosas Xicota, Caita de Pensiones, Spain
3. Joel Siancas, Fepcmac, Peru
4. Laurie Dufays, World Savings Bank Institute, Belgium

• Microenterprise and Local Development

Moderator: Tona M. Mascarenas, Municipality of Barcelona
Participants:
1. Andre Urani, Secretary of Labor, City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. Carlos Ansejo, GPI Consultants, Spain
3. Raquel Alfaro Fernandois, Servicio de Cooperación Técnica, Chile - Document in Spanish
4. Sergio Moreira, Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio as Micro e Pequenas Empresas, Brazil - Document in Spanish

Plenary
Experiences, Challenges and Similarities of Microenterprise Development Worldwide
Moderator: Elizabeth Littlefield, CGAP
Participants:
1. Nimal Fernando, Asian Development Bank
2. Nancy Barry, Women's World Bank, USA
3. Stefan Harpe, Calmeadow, Canada
4. Pilar Ramírez, FIE, Bolivia