Day 1, 18 August 2021
PLENARY SESSIONS
Plenary Session 1: Emerging from the COVID-19 Crisis through Digitalization
- Ms. Ellen Joyce Suficiencia
Director, Financial Inclusion Office, Strategic Communication and Advocacy, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - Mr. Lito Villanueva
Chairman, FinTech Alliance and Chief Innovation & Inclusion Officer, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation - Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip
Founder and Chairman Emeritus, CARD MRI
Future Proofing Financial Services
- Mr. Bradley Pineda
MSME Group for Globe Business
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Digital Transformation Journey of Financial Service Providers
- Ms. Tanya Hotchkiss
Executive Vice President, Cantilan Bank - Mr. Paulo Honrado
President, Rural Bank of Guinobatan, Inc. - Ms. Sylvia Paraguya
Chief Executive Officer, National Confederation of Cooperatives
Human Resource Management During the Pandemic
- Ms. Maria Regina Pacifico
Senior Director for Operations, ASA Philippines Foundation (A Microfinance NGO) - Ms. Jane Manucdoc
Executive Director, ASKI MFI - Mr. Alvin Dacoroon
HR Manager, Community Economic Ventures, Inc. - Ms. Alice Cordero
Executive Director, Tulay Sa Pag-unlad, Inc. (A Microfinance NGO)
Achieving Safe and Healthy Business Growth for Women: Protecting Women and Children with Financial Services (Organized and Sponsored by Grameen Foundation)
- Ms. Amelia Kuklewicz
Regional Director for Asia and Latin America, Grameen Foundation
Day 2, 19 August 2021
PLENARY SESSION
Plenary Session 2: Philippines Economic Outlook for 2021
- Director Reynaldo R. Cancio
National Policy and Planning Staff, National Economic and Development Authority
Plenary Session 3: Emerging from the Crisis – Client Stories
- Ms. Josephine de Lara
Client of RAFI Micro-finance, Inc. and 2020 CMA COVID-19 Response Awardee - Mr. Keith Varias
Client of Inter-Asia Development Bank and 2017 CMA Youth Microentrepreneur of the Year
Using Innovative and Sustainable Financial and Global Solutions to Solve the Global Water Crisis
- Ms. Gay Santos
Regional Director for Southeast Asia, Water.org
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Understanding the Digital Economy: Challenges and Opportunities
- Ms. Kelly Hattel
Financial Sector Specialist, Public Management, Financial Sector, & Trade Division, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank - Director Emmy Lou V. Delfin
ICT Industry Development Bureau, Department of Information and Communications Technology
MFI Operations in the Midst of the Pandemic
- Mr. Jimmy Ramos
VP for Operations, Ahon Sa Hirap, Inc. (A Microfinance NGO) - Mr. Dexter Flores
Assistant General Manager, Kabuhayan sa Ganap na Kasarinlan Credit and Savings Cooperative (K-Coop) - Ms. Hazel Bayaca
Deputy Executive Director for Transformational Development & Training, Kabalikat para sa Maunlad na Buhay, Inc. (KMBI) - Mr. Gilbert Maramba
Director for Operations, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (A Microfinance NGO)
Emerging from the Crisis: Microinsurance in the New Economy
- Mr. Justin Arcenas
Managing Director, CashKO Insurance Brokerage - Mr. Junjay Perez
Executive Director, Microinsurance MBA Association of the Philippines (MiMAP)