The 6th Edition of the Microfinance India Summit, organized by ACCESS Development Services is scheduled to be held from November 15-16, 2010 at Hotel Ashok, New Delhi. The Microfinance India Summit has established itself as an international conference dedicated to Indian microfinance.
The theme for this year’s Summit is “Mission of Microfinance – Need to Reflect and Reaffirm”. The Microfinance India Summit sessions will focus on current trends and issues relating to sustainability, transparency, social performance, commercialization of the sector, client protection, among others.
Over a period of time it has become the most important platform for Microfinance Institutions in India.At the same time, it also provides an avenue to learn about international trends and best practices for adaptation by the Indian community of practitioners.
Policy makers, practitioners, promoters, academics, researchers and thought leaders share their experiences on various panels, and about 1000 delegates from both within and outside the country participate in the Summit. The summit bridges the unnecessary hiatus between models and methodologies and helps to build consensus on the critical challenges and issues.
In the past, the Summit themes have helped in focusing on key issues including “Inclusion, Innovation and Impact” (2005), “Urban Microfinance” (2006), “Formal Financial Institutions – the challenges of depth and breadth” (2007), “The Poor First” (2008) and “Doing good and doing well- The need for balance” (2009)
Tentative list of Speakers for Microfinance India Summit 2010
Y. C. Nanda, Chairman, Agricultural Finance Corporation
Usha Thorat, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India*
U. C. Sarangi, Chairman, NABARD
Chanda Kocchar, Managing Director, ICICI Bank*
Naina Lal Kidwai, Group General Manager and Country Head, HSBC India
Indrajit Gupta, Editor, Forbes India*
N. Srinivasan, Author, State of the Sector Report
H.R. Khan, Executive Director, RBI*
Rajiv Sabharwal, Executive Director, ICICI Bank
Sukriti Likhi, Director, Agriculture Credit and Financial Inclusion, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance*
Steve Rasmussen, Technology Program Manager, CGAP
David Roodman, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
Rajiv Lal, MD and CEO, Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) and Co-founder, Lok Capital*
Micol Pistelli, Manager, Social Performance Program, MIX
David Devez, Senior Investment Manager, Incofin Investment Management
Aban Haque, Researcher, Pakistan Microfinance Network
Laura Foose, Chair, Social Performance Task Force
Frances Sinha, Director EDA Rural Systems, and Director of EDAs associate company M-CRIL
Samit Ghosh, Founder and Managing Director, Ujjivan Financial Services
Colin Ewell Wesley Raymond, Credit Bureau Specialist, IFC
Javier Vaca, Executive Director, Red Financiera Rural
Shubankar Sen Gupta, Managing Director, Arohan Financial Services
P.R. Vishwanath, Consultant, ACCESS Development Services
Arun Thukral, MD, Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited
Siddhartha Das, ED, High Mark Credit Information Services
Prakash Bakshi, Executive Director, NABARD
Dr. Kalpana Sankar, CEO, Hand in Hand
Malcolm Harper, Professor Emeritus, Cranfield University
Chuck Waterfield, CEO and President, Microfinance Transparency
Gregory Chen, CGAP
Jenifer Isern, Regional Business line Leader, Access to Finance Advisory, South Asia, IFC
Vineet Rai, Founder and CEO, Aavishkar Venture Management Services
Diwakar Gupta, Deputy Managing Director, State Bank of India
K.R. Kamath, Chairman and Managing Director, Punjab National Bank
M.V. Nair, Chairman and Managing Director, Union Bank of India
Shikha Sharma, Managing Director and CEO, Axis Bank
Ajay Tankha, Development Consultant
Girija Srinivasan, Microfinance Consultant
S.L. Kumbhare, Chief General Manager, MCID, NABARD*
Arindom Datta, Director and Head Rural & Development Banking Advisory, Rabo India Finance*
C.S. Reddy, CEO, APMAS
Sudha Kothari, Chaitanya*
Dr. Y.S. P Thorat, Chairman, NABARD*
Justin Oliver, Executive Director, Center for Microfinance, IFMR Trust
Shreyas Gopinath, Center for Microfinance, IFMR Trust
Rajeev Khandelwal, Director, Aajveeka Bureau*
Abhishek Sinha, CEO, EKO Financials
Therese Zak, GTZ
Anil Kaul, ICICI Bank*
S.V.S. Anjaneyulu, Associate General Manager, Bayer CropScience Ltd.*
Sriram, Airtel
K.Manohara Raj, Business Head, Microfinance, HDFC*
S.A. Deval, AGM, Union Bank of India*
Kate Mckee, Senior Advisor, CGAP
P.N. Vasudevan, Managing Director, Equitas Microfinance
Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson, Arghyam
Niraj Verma, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank*
Rakesh Rewari, Deputy Managing Director, SIDBI*
Registration is now open for Microfinance India Summit 2010.
To register, please fill the registration form available on the Microfinance India website and send it to
Microfinance India Secretariat
ACCESS Development Services
First Floor,
28, Hauz Khas Village
New Delhi -110016
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How can I get registered for the Micro finance summit being held in New Delhi on 15-16 November, 2011?
Can I also submit a paper on the subject now?