First European Research Conference on Microfinance

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Conference Programme

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Tuesday 2nd of June 2009
10:00 - 10:45: Registration
10:45 - 11:00: Welcoming Speech by Axel de Ville (e-MFP), Marek Hudon (CERMi)
11:00 - 13:00: PLENARY SESSION 1 - "SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY IN MICROFINANCE"
Chairperson: Marek HUDON (CERMi, ULB)

Speakers:

Beatriz ARMENDARIZ (Harvard University, CERMi, University College London)                                                                   François DOLIGEZ (CERISE, France)
Robert LENSINK (University of Groningen, the Netherlands)
Jean-Michel SERVET (The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland)
Javier VACA (Red Financiera Rural, Ecuador)

13:00 - 15:00: Walking Lunch 1 and Poster Session 1
15:00 - 16:20: Workshops Session 1
16:20 - 16:40: Coffee Break
16:40 - 18:00: Workshops Session 2
19:00 - 22:00: GALA DINNER at the Hall de Marbre, ULB Solbosch Campus
Wednesday 3rd of June 2009
09:30 - 10:50: Workshops Session 3
10:50 - 11:10: Coffee Break
11:10 - 12:30: Workshops Session 4
12:30 - 14:00: Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:20: Workshops Session 5
15:20 - 15:35: Coffee Break
15:35 - 16:15: Workshops Session 6
16:15 - 16:45: Coffee Break
16:45 - 18:15: PLENARY SESSION 2 - "CLIENT-LED MICROFINANCE"
Chairperson: Susan JOHNSON (University of Bath, UK)

Speakers:

Jonathan MORDUCH (New York University, USA)
Paul MOSLEY (University of Sheffield, UK)
Kimanthi MUTUA (K-Rep, Kenya)
Stuart RUTHERFORD (SafeSave, Bangladesh)
18:15 - 19:30: Move to the the Hôtel de Ville of Brussels
19:30 - 21:00: Cocktail at the Hôtel de Ville of Brussels
Thursday 4th of June 2009
09:30 - 10:50: Workshops Session 7
10:50 - 11:10: Coffe Break
11:10 - 12:30: Workshops Session 8
12:30 - 15:00: Walking Lunch 2 and Poster Session 2
15:00 - 17:00: PLENARY SESSION 3: "RURAL MICROFINANCE"
Chairperson: Marc LABIE (CERMi, Université de Mons)

Speakers:

Johan BASTIAENSEN (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
Teshome DAYESSO (Buusaa Gonofa, Ethiopia)                                                                                                          
Isabelle GUERIN (IRD, France)                                                                                                                                               Atakilt KIROS (DECSI, Ethiopia)
17:00: Final Cocktail

 


Sponsors

Sponsors

With the support of:

FNRS SOS Faim