More than 250 representatives of EFSE's stakeholders from all over the world, including development finance experts, finance and banking practitioners attended the EFSE Annual Meeting, EFSE’s core event, in Ohrid, FYR Macedonia, from June 8 to 10, 2010. The EFSE Annual Meeting gave participants the opportunity to assess and discuss key current issues in financial sector development in Southeast Europe.
The main theme of the EFSE Annual Meeting 2010 was "Growing Responsibly – Growing Responsibility”. Panel sessions addressed various aspects of responsible business practices in the financial sector and included topics such as "Addressing responsible finance for micro and small enterprises and private households”, "Understanding the institutional challenges presented by the current crisis” and "Promoting a responsive and responsible financial sector in times of crisis”.
Presentation
Opening Panel with Central Bank Representatives: Growing Responsibly - Growing Responsibility
Dimitar Bogov, Vice Governor, National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia
Radovan Jelašić, Outgoing Governor National Bank of Serbia
Michael Klein, Former Chief Economist, IFC
Helen Alexander, Managing Director, ProCredit Holding
Growing Responsibly - Growing Responsibility in the EFSE region
Dr. Klaus Glaubitt, Chairman of the EFSE Board of Directors
Sylvia Wisniwski, Chief Operating Officer for EFSE
Growing Responsibly - Growing Responsibility
Monika Beck, Member of the EFSE Board of Directors
EFSE - Objectives, Structureand Achievements
Panel 1 - Addressing responsible finance for micro and small enterprises and private households
Moderator: Kristin Duchâteau, Head of Department Advisory Programs, Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG
Nejira Nalić, Director Mi-Bospo, Chair of Association of MFIs in BiH (AMFI)
Preventive measures and coping strategies for client over-indebtedness
Emma Aller, Client Advisor, Cygma
Promoting local currency lending
Ala Polustanova, Head of Retail Products Development and Management, Moldova Agroindbank
Challenges of foreign exchange lending
Liljana Shkodra, Deputy Head of Retail Banking Group, BKT, Albania
Financial education and literacy
Milena Bertram, Manager, EFSE Development Facility
Investors’ role in promoting responsible finance
Panel 2 - Understanding the institutional challenges to commercial banks and micro institutions
Moderator: Hanns-Martin Hagen, Chief Financial Sector Economist, KfW
Henry Russell, Director Financial Institutions, EBRD
Managing challenges on various fronts: Experiences from an investor’s portfolio
Alenka Smerkolj, Senior Director, NLB Group
Prudent forward-looking funding strategies to reengage in responsible growth
Ella Beavers, Country Director, FINCA Kosovo
New focus in credit risk management: work-outs and restructuring
Marie-Paule Claes, Senior Investment Officer, IFC
MFIs being challenged: lessons learned from Eastern Europe
Elvira Lefting, Chief Investment Officer for EFSE: Business models under stress
Panel 3 - Promoting a responsive and responsible financial sector in times of crisis
Moderator: Cornelis van Aerssen, Investment Officer, Financial Institutions, FMO
Ardian Fullani, Governor, Bank of Albania
Regulatory adjustments to balance macroeconomic and financial sector stability
Britta Klatte, Manager International Cooperation, Schufa
Role of credit bureaus
Jasmina Glisovic-Mezieres, Microfinance Specialist, CGAP
Evolving microfinance sector: balancing diversity and consolidation
Prof. Dr. Eva Terberger, First Vice President, Evaluation Department Financial Cooperation, KfW
Investors’ role in supporting a stable and responsibly growing financial sector
Raymond Risler, Emerging Consumer / Microinsurance, Zurich Financial Services
Risk mitigating financial products: micro insurance
Agenda
EFSE Annual Meeting 2010
