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Conference Agenda As of June 8
Conference Agenda As of June 8
AGENDA
Organized by the
Day 1: 29 July, Thursday
Opening
The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will discuss the value
and role of a credit information system in preventing over-indebtedness
over indebtedness and in
promoting the availability of high-quality
high quality credit information to enable
responsible lending and a more efficient and transparent marketplace.
marketpl
In this session, Director Almario and Mr. Malagardis will share important
developments regarding microinsurance, particularly in light of the recent
launching of the National Strategy for Microinsurance that paves the way for the
development of an insurance market for the poor. The aims and thrusts of two
major projects on microinsurance will also be shared and discussed.
Disaster risk reduction strategies and risk management are approaches that seek
to build resilience and reduce vulnerability, and therefore they offer capacities to
support adaptation, in respect to coping with extreme events such as droughts,
floods and typhoons,
yphoons, as well as addressing longer-term
longer term issues such as ecosystem
degradation that increase vulnerability to these events. It is believed that MFIs
should also be involved in disaster
isaster risk reduction management in order to
deepen its response to this
th particular area of vulnerability of the poor whom
they serve.
5:30 – 6:30pm
Meeting of Associations of Microfinance Institutions
(By invitation only)
7:00pm
Dinner (Open)
Recognition Night
Signing Ceremony: “Improving Financial Inclusion and Social Impact Toward
Food Security in Southeast Asia”
Beyond Microcredit
A Wholistic Approach to Poverty Eradication
July 29 to 30, 2010 at the Apo View Hotel, Davao City, Philippines
3:00 – 5:00pm
Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. (MCPI)
Annual General Meeting & Board of Trustees Election
* Speaker to be confirmed.