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Value Chains in Agricultural and Green Microfinance


Time Programme

10:00 10:30 am Registration

10:30 12:15 pm Opening and Welcome
Representative, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Jol Pain, PlaNet Finance

Presentation: Introduction into the topic: "Agricultural value chain financing:
What role for microfinance institutions?
Norah Becerra, International Advisory Services

Presentation: Introduction into the topic: What are green value chains?
And what is the relationship to microfinance?
Davide Forcella, Universit Libre de Bruxelles

Plenary Discussion
Norah Becerra, International Advisory Services, Davide Forcella, Universit Libre
de Bruxelles
Moderator: Alicia Rondn-Krummheuer, Frankfurt School/UNEP

12:15 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 4:30 pm Rotating Group Presentations

1:30 3:00 Group A Financing agricultural value chains with microfinance services
Input Presentations
o Ron Bevacqua, PlaNet Finance Myanmar
o Jerry Kwo, Oikocredit
Discussion with the audience
o Moderator: Vanessa Quintero, University Meets Microfinance



Thursday, 3rd July 2014 Topics Introduction
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
3rd & 4th July 2014
Group B The role of investors in agricultural value chain microfinance
Input Presentations
o Dominique Lesaffre, SIDI
o Philippe Guichandut, Grameen Credit Agricole
Discussion with the audience
o Moderator: Michal de Groot, Rabobank Foundation

3:00 4:30 Group C Green energy technology value chain and microfinance
Input Presentations
o Noara Kebir, MicroEnergy International
o Ellen Morris, Columbia University
Discussion with the audience
o Moderator: Sven Volland, Mobisol

Group D TBD
Input Presentations
o Diana Cazacu, Advisionfinance
o Bernd Balkenhol, University of Geneva
Discussion with the audience
o Moderator: Marion Allet, Pamiga

4:30 5:00 pm Coffee break

5:00 pm 6:30 Presentation of students research

Group A Value chains in agricultural microfinance
Presentation by Daniela Rottger, University of Duisburg-Essen/ DEG Invest
o Comment by Davide Castellani, Universit degli studi di Bergamo
Presentation by Student Agricultural MF 2 (TBD)
o Comment by Solne Morvant, Universit de Fribourg Suisse
Discussion with the audience
o Moderator: Susann Seifert, PlaNet Finance Germany

Group B Value chains in green microfinance
Presentation by Flvia Villela Ferreira, Humboldt University of Berlin
o Comment by Davide Forcella, Universit Libre de Bruxelles
Presentation by Frdric Huybrechs, Univeristy of Antwerp
o Comment by Bernd Balkenhol, University of Geneva
Discussion with the audience
o Moderator: Gersom Ferrufino, MicroEnergy International

6:30 pm Cocktail
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Friday, July 4
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2014 Expert Workshop

10:00 10:30 am Registration

10:30 10:50 am Introduction
Representative, University Meets Microfinance
Representative, Action Group MF & Environment

10:50 12:30 pm Expert Roundtable Session 1

Group A Value chains in agricultural microfinance
Expert Contributors
o Ron Weber, KfW (Topic: Financial inclusion and risk management in
agricultural microfinance)
o Solne Morvant, Universit de Fribourg Suisse (Topic: Supply &
demand in agricultural microfinance)
Moderator: Laura Vigan, Universit degli studi di Bergamo

Group B Value chains in green microfinance
Expert Contributors
o Ellen Morris, Columbia University (Topic: Green Value Chain
Financing and Financing Gaps I)
o Alicia Rondn-Krummheuer, Frankfurt School/UNEP (Topic: Green
Value Chain Financing and Financing Gaps II) (TBC)
Moderator: Sven Volland, Mobisol


12:30 1:30 pm Lunch (Poster Presentations)

1:30 3:00 pm Expert Presentation Session

Group A Value chains in agricultural microfinance
Expert Contributors
o Jay Supetran, PlaNet Finance Myanmar (Topic: Agricultural
cooperatives as a channel for rural microfinance)
o Heino Kantimm, SAP (Topic: Exploring the role of ICT in agricultural
value chain microfinance evidence from the StarShea Ltd. Social
business in Ghana)
Moderator: Ron Bevacqua, PlaNet Finance Myanmar




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Group B Value chains in green microfinance
Expert Contributors
o Marion Allet, Pamiga (Topic: Promoting Investment in Green
Value Chain Finance Introducing the Green Index)
o Geert Jan Schuite, Enclude/HIVOS (Topic: TBD)
Moderator: Raluca Dumitrescu, MicroEnergy International

3:00 3:45 pm Coffee Break (Poster Presentations)

3:45 5:15 pm Expert Roundtable Session 2

Group A Value chains in agricultural microfinance
Expert Contributors
o Michal de Groot, Rabobank Foundation (Topic TBD)
o Chirantan Banerjee, GIZ (Topic TBD)
Moderator: Vanessa Quintero, University Meets Microfinance

Group B Value chains in green microfinance
Expert Contributors
o Representative Small Solutions (Topic: Supporting Green value
chains in Africa) (TBC)
o Lejla Huskic, Microcredit Foundation Sarajevo (Topic: What can
be learnt from agricultural financial institutions and value chains?)
Moderator: Gersom Ferrufino, MicroEnergy International


5:15 5:45 pm Lessons Learnt & Hot Topics Panel Discussion
Moderators from the mixed workshop sessions (Ron Bevacqua, Raluca
Dumitrescu, Gersom Ferrufino, Sven Volland, Laura Vigan, Vanessa Quintero)
Discussion with the audience
o Moderators: Noara Kebir, MicroEnergy International & Norah
Becerra, International Advisory Services

5:45 6:00 Closing Remarks (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management / MicroEnergy
International)

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