PLENARY SESSIONS:
Plenary Session 1: Milestones and Challenges in Microfinance
- Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, Founder and Chairman, CARD MRI
- Ms. Pia Bernadette R. Tayag, Director, Inclusive Finance Advocacy Officer and Concurrent Head, Financial Consumer Protection Department, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
- Ms. Sylvia Paraguya, Chief Executive Officer, National Confederation of Cooperatives
Plenary Session 2: Implementing the Microfinance NGOs Act through the Microfinance NGO Regulatory Council
- Atty. Justina F. Callangan, Director, Corporate Governance and Finance Department, Securities and Exchange Commission
Plenary Session 3: Digital Financial Services: Understanding What It Takes to Go Digital
- Mr. Nitish Narain, Senior Manager, Inclusive Finance and Banking, MicroSave
- Mr. Thomas Ronne, Paris-Dauphine University
- Mr. Jubert Maquiling, Country Manager, Software Group
- Mr. Julian Oehrlein, Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Oradian
Plenary Session 4: Utilizing Credit Information Systems and Understanding Data Privacy
- Atty. Ivy Grace Villasoto, Chief, Policy Development Division, National Privacy Commission
- Mr. Jaime Garchitorena, President and CEO, Credit Information Corporation
- Mr. Angelo Solarte, Director, Microfinance Information & Data Sharing, Inc.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
Energy Financing: Looking Beyond the Product
- Ms. Fely Arriola, Energy Access Specialist, Energy for All (E4ALL) Initiative, Asian Development Bank
- Mr. Jaime “Jim” Ayala, Founder and CEO, Hybrid Social Solutions, Inc.
- Ms. Cristina Bulaon, Chief Operating Officer, People’s Bank of Caraga
Empowering MSMEs through Enterprise Development
- Ms. Alice Opeña, Assistant Director, BMSMED, Department of Trade and Industry
- Mr. Luke Buniel, Program Assistant, Office of Sen. Bam Aquino
- Ms. Honie Krizia Navor, Client of Valiant Bank
Risk Management for Microfinance Institutions
- Ms. Concepcion Garcia, Acting Deputy Director, Central Point of Contact Department IV, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
- Ms. Bhavana Srivastava, Associate Director – Inclusive Finance and Banking/MSME, MicroSave
- Mr. Simone Colombara, President and CEO, CRIF
Expanding Microfinance Services through Alternative Sources of Funds
- Mr. Melvin Abanto, Sector Head, Strategy, Policy and Communications Office, Small Business Corporation
- Mr. Ferdinand Jikiri, Senior Director, ASA Philippines
Deepening the Implementation of Social Performance in MFIs
- Mr. Gilbert Maramba, Manager, Research and Development Department, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc.
- Ms. Alma Estolas, Executive Director, Rangtay sa Pagrang-ay Microfinance, Inc.
Housing Finance: Practices from the Field
- Mr. Naeem Razwani, Capital Markets and Financial Inclusion Asia-Pacific, Habitat for Humanity International
- Mr. Nimrod de la Peña, Head, Microfinance Department, Bangko Kabayan
- Mr. Cyril Pableo, Security, Shelter and Safety Program Manager, Kasagana-ka Development Center, Inc.
Partnerships and Convergence with Other Sectors
- Ms. Nympha Ragel, Assistant Vice President for Cooperatives and Informal Sector Department, Social Security System
- Ms. Edna Atienza, Executive Director, Agricultural Guarantee Fund Pool
- Ms. Jocelyn Badiola, Executive Director, Agricultural Credit Policy Council