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Global Forum on
Financial Inclusion for Development24-25 October 2013
International Conference Centre, Geneva, Switzerland
UNIVERSALPOSTALUNION
Programme
Thursday, 24 October – Day 1
8:15 – 9:00 Registration
Migrant Remittances as a tool for Economic Development
09:00 – 9:45 Opening session
– Universal Postal Union Bishar A. Hussein, Director General
– International Organization of la Francophonie H.E. Ridha Bouabid, Permanent Representative to the United Nations
– PermanentMissionofSwitzerlandtotheUnitedNationsOfficeandtotheotherinternational organizations in Geneva H.E. Alexandre Fasel, Ambassador and Permanent Representative
– International Organization for Migration William Lacy Swing, Director General
09:45 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:30 Can remittances be an engine for economic and social development? (Post-2015 Development Agenda)
Moderator: International Fund for Agricultural Development Pedro de Vasconcelos, Coordinator, Financing Facility for Remittances
– United Nations Conference on Trade and Development David Bicchetti, International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities Division
– International Labour Organization Samia Kazil Aoul-Chaillou, International Migrations Programme
– International Organization for Migration Lars Lönnback, Principal Advisor for Migration Policies
– PlaNet Finance Adrien Champey, Development and Global Network Director
11:30 – 13:00 Remittances cost-reduction as a development goal
Moderator: World Bank Massimo Cirasino, Head Payments Systems Development Group
– Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy Basilio Toth, Head of the Financial Unit of the Directorate General for Global Issues
– Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France Stéphane Gallet, Head, Migration and Development
– Bank for International Settlements Marc Hollanders, Special Adviser on Financial Infrastructure
– Universal Postal Union Pascal Clivaz, Deputy Director General
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
Opportunities for Posts in Financial Inclusion
14:30 – 16:00 Financial inclusion through Posts: challenges and opportunities
Moderator: Universal Postal Union Alexandre Berthaud, Financial Inclusion Expert
– World Bank Leora Klapper, Lead Economist
– Mastercard Alessandra Grassi, Global Products and Solutions
– Consultative Group to Assist the Poor Mayada El-Zoghbi, Senior Microfinance Specialist
– Allianz Africa Patrick Mommeja, Microinsurance Coordinator
– Financial Action Task Force Anne-Françoise Lefèvre, Policy Analyst, AML/CFT
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00 Financial services through mobile phones: business models for the Post
Moderator: United Nations Capital Development Fund Tillman Bruett, Programme Manager, Mobile Money for the Poor
– Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva Prof. Jean-Louis Arcand, Director, Centre for Finance and Development
– Bangladesh Post Nayeb Delowar Hossain, Director General
– Tunisia Post Zouheir Elloumi, Director of Postal Financial Services
– Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Scheme Ade Shonubi, Managing Director
– United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Cécile Barayre-El Shami, Economic Affairs Officer
– International Telecommunication Union Vijay Mauree, Programme Coordinator, Policy and Technology Watch Division
Friday, 25 October – Day 2
New Business Models for the Posts
09:00 – 10:30 Microinsurance: a new economic model for the Posts?
Moderator: International Labour Organization Craig Churchill, Facility Team Leader, Microinsurance Innovation Facility
– La Poste Morocco M’hamed El-Moussaoui, Member of the Board
– Wafa Assurance Morocco Hassan Chakib, Director, Development et Commercial Pilots
– NSIA Mali Basile Worou, Director General
– La Poste du Mali Wandé Diakité, Chief Executive Officer
– India Post Padmini Gopinath, Director General
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Postal banks: the solution to financial exclusion?
Moderator: Al-Barid Bank, Postal Bank of Morocco M’hamed El-Moussaoui, Member of the Board
– Gabon Post Alfred Mabika Mouyama, Chief Executive Officer
– Argentina Post Leandro Caputo, Director of Finance
– Swiss Post Ltd Dominique Freymond, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
– Philippine Postal Corporation Josefina De la Cruz, Director General
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
Enabling postal financial inclusion: the role of partners
14:00 – 15:30 The Role of the Authorities in Postal Financial Inclusion
Moderator: Universal Postal Union José Ansón, Economist
– Ministry of Posts and Communications of Comoros H.E. Bahiya Massoundi, Minister
– Central Bank of Burundi Innocent Ndabarushimana, Head of the Supervision Unit, Microfinance, Non-banking Institutions and Financial Inclusion
– Central Bank of Somalia Abukar Dahir, Legal and Policy Advisor to the Governor
– National Treasury of South Africa Roeloff Goosen, Director Financial Inclusion
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 Development Partners’ Role in Postal Financial Inclusion
Moderator: Universal Postal Union Nils Clotteau, Partnership and Resource Mobilization Expert
– Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Megan Oxman, Program Officer, Financial Services for the Poor
– International Fund for Agricultural Development Hans Boon, Postal Sector and Remittances Expert
– United Nations Capital Development Fund Tillman Bruett, Programme Manager, Mobile Money for the Poor
– World Bank Massimo Cirasino, Head, Payments Systems Development Group
17:30 – 17:45 Closing Session
– Universal Postal Union Pascal Clivaz, Deputy Director General
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