7th INTER-AMERICAN Forum on MICROENTERPRISE -- Conference Program -- Agenda

Wednesday September 8th | Thursday September 9th | Friday September 10th

Conference Agenda (PDF)
Wednesday, September 8th (Other events on Wednesday)
9:00am-6:00pm	Participant registration	Convention Center of Cartagena
6:00pm-7:30pm	Opening of the Exhibition Center	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Opening of the Business Center	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Opening of the Crafts Fair	Convention Center of Cartagena
8:00pm-10:00pm	Welcoming Cocktail

Wednesday September 8th | Thursday September 9th | Friday September 10th

Thursday, September 9th
9:30am - 10:30am	Opening Plenary Session	Convention Center of Cartagena
10:30am - 11:00am	Coffee break	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Colombian sessions-Opening Location: Arsenal Meeting Room Panelists: Carlos Alberto Zarruk, Deputy Minister for Enterprise Development, Colombia Moderator:
11:00am - 12:30pm	Simultaneous Round Tables	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Enterprise Development - The Response of Small Producers to Globalization of Agricultural Markets. Location: Barahona 4 Panelists: Juan Arrieta, Peruvian Institute of the Espárrago, Peru Jorge Cavallini Sandoval, Hortifruti, Costa Rica Maria Emilia Muñoz, Fundación Carvajal, Colombia Moderator: Michael Nebelung, GTZ, Germany
	Business Environment - Laws in Support of Micro and Small Enterprises: Do they Make Any Difference? Location: Barahona 2 Panelists: Miguel Cabal, Consultant, Canada Daniel Novak, UNDP, Argentina Clemente Ruiz Duran, UNAM, Mexico Moderator: Juan Jose Llisterri, IDB, USA
	Microfinance - Formal Financial Sector Services for Vulnerable Groups Location: Barahona 3 Panelists: Juan Buchenau, MicroFinance International Corporation, USA Robert Christen, CGAP, USA Beltrán Macchi, Visión Financiera, Paraguay Moderator: Eulalia Arboleda, Banco Caja Social, Colombia
	Social Entrepreneurship - National and Regional Networks: Perspectives and Strategies in Dynamic and Changing Markets Location: Barahona 1 Panelists: Reynaldo Marconi, Finrural, Bolivia Maria José Rubio, REDESARROLLO, Colombia Reynold Walter, Redcamif, Guatemala Moderator: Arnaud Ventura, Planet Finance, France
	Enterprise Development Table	Convention Center of Cartagena
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Asocajas	Convention Center of Cartagena
12:30pm - 2:00pm	Lunch	Convention Center of Cartagena
2:15pm - 3:45pm	Simultaneous Round Tables	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Enterprise Development - Strategies of Sustainable Training and Technical Assistance. Location: Barahona 4 Panelists: Amalia Arango, ACTUAR, Colombia Juan Hagnauer, Swisscontact, Peru Pedro Verdugo, Fundes Internacional, Chile Moderator: Kate McKee, USAID, USA
	Business Environment - The Pros and Cons of Small Enterprise Formalization Location: Barahona 2 Panelists: Jack Burga Carmona, Copeme, Peru Geovanny Castillo Artavia, Fundes, Costa Rica Ricardo Ortiz, Cainco, Bolivia Moderator: Luis Alfonso Hoyos, Senior Advisor to the President, Colombia
	Microfinance - Benchmarking, Ratings and Transparency: Costs and Benefits of Analysis for MFIs and Investors Location: Barahona 3 Panelists: Brigit Helms, CGAP, France Julio López, FAMA, Nicaragua Guillermo Salcedo, Oikocredit, Netherlands Moderator: Jared Miller, The MIX, USA
	Social Entrepreneurship - Village Banking and Poverty Microfinance Location: Barahona 1 Panelists: Chris Dunford, Free from Hunger, USA Rupert Scofield, FINCA International, USA Glenn Westley, IDB, USA Moderator: Frank Rubio, CRS, Peru
2:30pm - 3:30pm	Microfinance Table	Convention Center of Cartagena
3:45pm - 4:00pm	Coffee Break	Convention Center of Cartagena
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Simultaneous Round Tables	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Enterprise Development - Business Angels: The Role of Investors in the Creation of New Enterprises Location: Barahona 2 Panelists: Gregorio Restrepo, Sun Rising Investments Ltd (SRI), Colombia Raul Rivera, Telenexo, Chile Juan Roure, IESE, Spain Moderator: Raul Rivera, Telenexo, Chile
	Business Environment - Opportunities of Free Trade Agreements for Smaller Producers Location: Barahona 4 Panelists: Marco Aurélio Bede, Sebrae, Brazil Virginia Moori Koening, Fundes, Argentina Clemente Ruiz Duran, UNAM, Mexico Moderator: Carlos Alberto Zarruk, Deputy Minister for Enterprise Development, Colombia
	Microfinance - The Dark Side of Microfinance: Managing Irregularities in Loan Placement and Recovery. Location: Barahona 3 Panelists: Carlos Alba, Consultant, U.S.A. Pablo Gonzalez, Caja Los Andes, Bolivia Moderator: Laurie Dufays, World Savings Banks Institute, Belgium
	Social Entrepreneurship - Are We Having an Impact? Why and How to Measure the Impact of Microenterprise Support Location: Barahona 1 Panelists: Dean Karlan, Princeton University, US Miguel Navarro, ODEF, Honduras Luis Perera, Price Waterhouse, Chile Moderator: Christina Wedekull, IDB, USA
5:30pm - 7:30pm	Plenary Session	Convention Center of Cartagena
7:30pm - 8:30pm	Inter-American Awards	Convention Center of Cartagena
8:30pm - 11:00pm	Gala Dinner and Show	Convention Center of Cartagena

Wednesday September 8th | Thursday September 9th | Friday September 10th

Friday, September 10th
8:30am - 10:00am	Simultaneous Round Tables	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Enterprise Development - The Use of Technology in Microenterprises Location: Barahona 2 Panelists: Juan Manuel Fonseca, Fundecomercio, Colombia Al� Miranda, Cooperativa Santo Tom�s, Nicaragua Hidalgo Roberto, Insotec, Ecuador Moderator: Maria del Carmen D�az, Ministry of Economy, Mexico
	Business Environment - The Role of Micro and Small Enterprises in Local Economic Development. Location: Barahona 4 Panelists: Francisco Alburquerque, Programa Area, Argentina Marvin Morena de Canales Martell, Mayor of the Municipality of Santiago Nonvalco, El Salvador Ilgo Welp, Wilson Cuiva, Brazil Moderator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke, Mesopartner, Argentina
	Institutional Presentations Location: Arsenal Meeting Room Panelists: Elizabeth Littlefield, CGAP, US Moderator:
	Microfinance - Financing Microfinance Institutions: Opportunities and Challenges Location: Barahona 3 Panelists: Nancy Barry, Women's World Banking, USA Johanna Izquierdo, Apoyo PE/ Fitch Ratings, Peru Fernando Lucano, LACIF, Peru Silke Muffelmann, Banco Procredit, El Salvador Moderator: Fernando Lucano, LACIF, Peru
	Social Entrepreneurship - The IDB Experience in Social Entrepreneurship Programs Location: Barahona 1 Panelists: Eduardo Ra�l Cucinelli, Sinergia Project, El Salvador Hugo Ortiz, Fundaci�n G�nero, Solidaridad y Desarrollo, Ecuador Enrique Vel�zquez, Lacandona, Mexico Moderator: Alvaro Ram�rez, IDB, U.S.A.
10:00am - 10:30am	Coffee Break	Convention Center of Cartagena
10:30am - 12:00pm	Simultaneous Round Tables	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Enterprise Development - Experiences of Garment Sector Clusters Location: Barahona 2 Panelists: Pablo Manrique, Instituto Peruano de Alpaca y Cam�lidos, Peru Raquel Mattos Summo, Conselho Da Moda, Nova Friburgo, Brazil Juan Camilo Yepes, Confecciones Leonisa, Colombia Moderator: Marco Dini, Consultant, Chile
	Business Environment - The Regulation and Supervision of Microfinance: Second Generation Issues. Location: Barahona 4 Panelists: Efra�n Camacho, Superintendencia de Bancos y Entidades Financieras, Bolivia Luis Guerra, EDPYME, Peru Beatriz Marulanda, Consultant, Colombia Moderator: Jacques Trigo, Consultant, Bolivia
	Microfinance - Microinsurance: Emerging Risk Management Instruments for Microentrepreneurs. Location: Barahona 3 Panelists: Martha Cecilia Boh�rquez, La Equidad Seguros, Colombia Michael McCord, The MicroInsurance Centre, USA Francis Somerwell, Microcare Ltd., Uganda Moderator: Carlos Rodriguez, Centro AFIN, Bolivia
	Social Entrepreneurship - Socially Responsible Investment Benefiting Microenterprises Location: Barahona 1 Panelists: Roland Dominic�, Blue Orchard Finance, Switzerland Erik Peter Geurts, Triodos, Holland Maria Otero, Acci�n Internacional, USA Moderator: Marc De Sousa Shields, Enterprising Solutions Global Consulting, Canada
12:30pm - 2:15pm	Lunch	Convention Center of Cartagena
2:30pm - 4:00pm	Simultaneous Round Tables	Convention Center of Cartagena
	Enterprise Development - Strategies of the Middleman – Trade and Export of Microenterprise Products. Location: Barahona 2 Panelists: Ian Gonzalez Loudon, La Casa, Guatemala Gustavo Montilla, ASOMEX, Bolivia Juan Robles, PRA, Peru Moderator: Gustavo Ardila, Bancoldex, Colombia
	Business Environment - Improving the Business Environment through Credit and Commercial Information Sharing. Location: Barahona 4 Panelists: Camilo Mart�nez Blanco, Liga de Defensa Nacional, Uruguay Lisa Taber, World Bank, USA Simon White, Consultant, South Africa Moderator: Alejandro Soriano, CAF, Venezuela
	Microfinance - State Intervention in Microfinance: Echoes from the Past? Location: Barahona 3 Panelists: Rommel Acevedo, ALIDE, Peru Ver�nica L�pez, FONDESIF/ AECI, Bolivia Manfred Nitch, Freie Universitaet, Germany Moderator: Stefan Queck, Frontier Finance International, US
	Social Entrepreneurship - Promoting Entrepreneurship through Business Plan and Business Idea Competitions. Location: Barahona 1 Panelists: Rosario C�rdoba Garc�s, Revista Dinero, Colombia Dino Linares, CID, Peru Pedro Ernesto Mart�nez, ETI, El Salvador Moderator: Manuel Garc�a, Programa Microcr�ditos AECI - BCIE, Honduras
4:00pm - 4:30pm	Coffee Break	Convention Center of Cartagena
4:30pm - 6:00pm	Closing Plenary	Convention Center of Cartagena
6:00pm - 8:00pm	Closing Cocktail	Convention Center of Cartagena

Wednesday September 8th | Thursday September 9th | Friday September 10th

Conference Agenda (PDF)

Wednesday, September 8th (Other events on Wednesday)

Thursday, September 9th

Friday, September 10th