Opening Session

Mr. Hassan Faried, Chairperson, Sanabel
H. E. Dr. Jafaar Hassan, Minster of Planning and International Cooperation

Grameen Jameel Microfinance Awards

Fady Jameel, Director and President, Abdul Latif Jameel Foundation

• Islamic Microfinance Challenge 2010 Award
• Microentrepreneurs Awards
• MFIs’ Awards

Plenary: Microfinance in the Arab Region: Challenges of the Past and Opportunities of the Future

Keynote Speaker: Tilman Ehrbeck, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor

Sanabel State of the Industry Regional Overview: Political Instability, What Does it Mean for the Industry?

Presenter: Ranya Abdel-Baki, Sanabel

Moderator: Nasser Al Khatani, AGFUND

Panelists:

• Essma Bin Hamida, Enda Inter-Arabe
• Motaz Al Tabaa, Egyptian Microfinance Network
• Mohammed Al-Lai, Yemen Microfinance Network

Unlocking the Potential: Establishing Conducive Regulatory Frameworks

Moderator: Johannes Majewski, Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Speaker: Alaa Abbassi, Consultant
Panelists:

• Jamal Odeh, Palestine Monetary Authority
• Lhassane Benhalima, Bank Al-Maghrib
• Majdoulin Abu-Dalhoum, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan

(Room 1)

Social Performance Tools and Impact

Moderator/ Speaker: Laura Foose, Social Performance Task Force
Speakers / panelists:

• Reem Najdawi, Grameen Jameel
• Isabelle Barres, Smart Campaign
• Salim Musallam, UNRWA

(Room 2)

Mobile Banking: A Means Towards Greater Outreach

Moderator/ Speaker:
Maher Qaddora, NextMove

Speakers / panelists:

• Malek Abd Jabber, Zain
• Ziad Al Refai, Tamweelcom
• Ramzi Laalai, Enda

(Room 3)

Internal Audit Best Practices

Presenter: Hani Abu Hijleh, Talal Abu Ghazaleh

Moderator: Sameeh Dajani, Middle East Micro Credit Company

Panelists:

• Zahed Abdien, Dakahlya Businessmen' Association for Community Development
• John Yancura, FINCA Jordan

(Room 1)

Transparent Pricing and Returns (Mini-Training)

Chuck Waterfield, MF Transparency

(Room 2)

Islamic Microfinance

Moderator: Mohamed Khaled, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor

Panelists:

• Mohanned Ali Al-Makatry, Al-Amal Bank
• Ali Saleh Awad, Port Sudan Association for small enterprise
• Omar ElOmari, Development & Employment Fund

(Room 3)

Plenary:  The Role of Postal Networks in Financial Inclusion

Moderator: Xavier Reille, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor

Speaker:  Dominique Villeneuve, Planet Finance

Panelists:

• Atef Abdul Rahman, Jordan Post
• Abd Al Lattif Abu Ghanem , Yemen Post
• Motaz El Tabba, Egypt Microfinance Network

Charismatic Leadership and Good Governance

Presenter: Niveen Abboushi,MicroServe Consultancy

Moderator: Hassan Faried, Dakahlya Businessmen' Association for Community Development

Panelists:

• Ahmed Al Zamzami, Former ED, National Microfinance Foundation  
• Fouad Abdel Moumni, Former ED, Former ED Al-Amana

 (Room 1)

Avoiding Over-indebtedness of MFIs and Clients

Moderator/Speaker: Mathew Titus, Sa-Dhan

Panelists:

• Hicham Talib, Al Amana Bank
• Sebastien Duquet, plaNIS-responsibility
• Mustapha Bidouj, Fondation Banque Populaire pour le Microcrédit
• Karim Fanous, Lead Foundation

 (Room 2)

Agricultural Microfinance and Value Chains

Moderator/Speaker: Klaus Maurer, Finance in Motion

Panelists:

• Mayada Baydas, Emkan
• Tawfiq Al Habashneh; Agricultural Loan Institution
• Bashar Ridah Abbas, Tal'afar Economic Development Center

(Room 3)

Asset /Liabilities Management (Mini-Training)

Jorge Farfán, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

(Room 1)

Funding Opportunities & Role of Social Investors

Moderator: Mayada El Zoghby, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor

Panelists:

• Izzuddin Abdul Manaf , Wafaa group
• Nawwaf Al-Atawneh, DEEP/WAFAA Project in Palestine.
• Willem Enklaar, Triodos Investment Management
• Nasser Al Kahtani, AGFUND
• Julia Assaad, Grameen Jameel   

(Room 2)

New Products in the region (Youth Financial services, Environmental based Products, Savings)

Moderator:  Hicham Bayali , International Finance Corporation

Speaker:   Adil Sadoq, Mennonite economic Development Associates

Panelists:

• Hassan Jameel, Tamweelcom
• Ashraf Nassif,  First Microfinance Institution, Syria
• Nayef Stetieh, Business Development Center

(Room 3)

Sound Business Planning: A Must to Attract Investors
(Mini-Training)

Heather Henyon, Balthazar Capital

(Room 1)

Women Leadership in Microfinance

Speaker/Moderator: Anne Folan, SEEP Gender Working Group and Co-Founder of WAM
Panelists:

• Jawaher Minsor, Abyan
• Reem Abboushi, Palestinian Businesswomen's Association
• Amina AlMagdoud, Association MicroCredit Société sans frontières

(Room 2)

Microinsurance (Why and How)

Speaker: MicroFund for Women

Moderator:  Micheal Roth,  Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit

Panelists:

• Carole Servière , Planet Finance
• Max R. Zaccar, Commercial Insurance

(Room 3)

Plenary III: Managing Political Risk and Contingency Planning

Moderator: Bassem Khanfar

Presenter: Nadine Chehade, Planet Rating

Panelists:

• Youssef Fawaz, Al Majmoua
• Anwar Jayoussi, Palestine for Credit & Development
• Moustafa Khaliefeh, Access to Credit Services Initiative

Transparency Awards

Closing Ceremony
Mr. Hassan Farid, Chairperson, Sanabel