REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSFOR EUROPEAN MICROFINANCE WEEK 2017

This is your opportunity to contribute to the programme of the European Microfinance Week, taking place on 29th November–1st December 2017 in Luxembourg!

The e-MFP Action Groupday on 29th November will be followed by atwo day conference combining plenary, workshops and roundtable sessions.We invite all interested members to make proposals for sessions on the30thNovemberand 1st December.

We encourage proposals that:

Bring together at least two e-MFP members and have representatives from different industry stakeholders.

Focus on recent sector developments, new trends, lessons learned (including failures), outcomes,challenges and recommendations.

Illustrate how initiatives are oriented to benefit the bottom of the pyramid and improve their quality of life.

Fall within the following streams: Investors, donors & funders; social performance; green microfinance; digital innovations & technology; rural finance; regulation; risk management; microfinance contribution to the SDGs (education, health, equality, etc.); housing finance (topic of the European Microfinance Award 2017), other (excluded populations, savings, insurance, remittances and other microfinance products, child & youth, etc.).

Have innovative formats different to the usual panel session with a moderator and three speakers.

Please note that:

  • Only completed forms will be considered.
  • All proposals received will be assessed by e-MFP Secretariat but not all of them can be included in the programme.Nevertheless, solutions to have organisations that have submitted a proposal participating in the conference sessions will be explored (i.e.: merging proposals), therefore we strongly encourage you to present a proposal. Please note that any request to speak must be accompanied by a proposal, in order to be considered.
  • The main language of the conference is English and interpretation facilities are only available in one venue room. Please inform the Secretariat if you expect to use interpretation as soon as you know it as these facilities will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
  • If you’d like to organize a meeting during the Action Group day, 29th of November, please directly contact Gabriela Erice:

To submit your proposal please complete the following form and return it no later than 14th June 2017 to: .

Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in one of the top events in the microfinance calendar!

SESSION PROPOSAL

Contact details

Please indicate here the primary point of contact for the purpose of your proposal.

Organisation
Contact person
e-mail
Phone number

Session Title

Conference stream

The conference programme is organized in streams to ensure, as far as possible, that sessions dealing with the same topic don’t take place at the same time. Please indicate in which stream your session should be included: Investors, donors & funders; social performance; green microfinance; digital innovations & technology; rural finance; regulation; risk management; microfinance contribution to the SDGs (education, health, equality, etc.); housing finance (topic of the European Microfinance Award 2017), other (excluded populations, savings, insurance, remittances and other microfinance products, child & youth, etc.).

Session description & added value

Please describe the session purpose, intended audience and learning outcomes or breakthroughs. Indicate also the added value of your session for the conference and what the main takeaways are for participants.(Maximum 250 words)

Please note that if your session is selected, this is the summary that will be published on the online programme.

Session format

Please indicate the session format (panel session, interactive workshop, TED talk or similar, etc.) including a brief description (i.e.: number of speakers/presentations, how the audience will be involved, etc.). Please note that all formats need to ensure enough time for discussion with the audience.

Session participants

All sessions are limited to an hour and a half with no more than 4 participants including the moderator. Sessions with more than 4 participants will only be considered if the format described above ensures enough time for discussion with the audience.

Moderator
Name
Organisation
e-mail
Speaker 1
Name
Organisation
e-mail
Speaker 2
Name
Organisation
e-mail
Speaker 3
Name
Organisation
e-mail

Any other relevant information

Thank you

Please send your proposal by e-mail to no later than 14thJune 2017

You will receive confirmation of receipt by e-mail

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