Free Webinar: Geodata – Increasing Access to finance for Smallholder Farmers
The School of Frankfurt is pleased to invite you to the upcoming webinar: “Geodata – Increasing Access to Finance for Smallholder Farmers.”
Date/Time: Tuesday, 13th August 2019 , 12:00 CEST
Please register here for the Webinar: https://bit.ly/2Z7uJys
In this webinar, the role of geodata to increase the access to finance for smallholder farmers will be assessed. Numerous geodata technology can be used to improve credit-scoring models, for example through data on weather, drought, and soil moisture. This information improves risk management, reduces monitoring and transaction cost, and increases outreach of financial services for smallholder farmers in rural areas. The first part of the webinar will share lessons learned collected over the last six months of pilot projects.
The second part consists of a case study of Apollo Agriculture, an agricultural fintech company. Apollo Agriculture uses machine learning, remote imaging via satellite, and mobile money to deliver the proven tools that farmers need to increase their yields. Apollo’s core product is a bundled package consisting of financing, agricultural inputs, insurance, and advice delivered digitally. Their approach reduces the cost and logistical complexity of small-scale farmer lending, thereby enabling rapid scale and a reduced field presence. Ultimately, they aim to support the transition from maize-only subsistence farming to more commercial forms of agriculture by supporting customers with more diversified investments over time.
About the speakers:
NpM, Platform for Inclusive Finance brings together Dutch investors in the worldwide inclusive finance sector. It is their mission to increase the effectiveness of our members’ inclusive finance investments and activities. NpM will present its Geodata for Inclusive Finance and Food (G4IFF) workstream, which focuses on the use of geospatial information to increase access to financial services for smallholder farmers.
Apollo Agriculture is an agricultural fintech company that helps farmers in emerging markets maximize their profits.
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management’s International Advisory Services (IAS) division is devoted to the provision of advisory and education activities related to the achievement of the SDGs. Most activities are related to improving access to finance for entrepreneurs (SDG 1 and 8), access to food (SDG 2), and renewable energy (SDG 7); but gender empowerment (SDG 8) and providing shelter (SDG 11) also play a strong role. The webinar also takes place in the framework of Frankfurt School Sustainable World Academy’s e-learning course “Certified Expert in Agricultural Finance”.
Click here to read more about the webinar and register.
Harvard Business School Accion Programme on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance – Lunch MeetUp
VTB Lustrumsymposium Seeds of Hope: Financing the Forest
De studiedagcommissie presenteert ook dit jaar vol trots onze jaarlijkse studiedag, met als lustrumthema “Seeds of Hope: Financing the Forests”. De VTB bestaat dit jaar 20 jaar, reden om eens te kijken welke positieve berichten er te vertellen zijn over onze Tropische Bossen. In het financieren van bossen zijn de afgelopen jaren veel slagen gemaakt, en zijn we van filantropische geldschieters naar serieuze investeerders gegaan. Banken, grote fondsen en bedrijven hebben veelal duurzame investeringsportefeuilles aangelegd, en ook voor kleinschalige projecten is het financiële klimaat beter geworden. Wij nodigen u graag uit voor een inspirerende dag over deze financiële wereld achter de bossen, waarin we de kansen belichten en waar topsprekers een aantal succesverhalen uit de doeken zullen doen. Een dag vol interactie, positivisme en ruimte voor het netwerk.
Sprekers
- Simon de Hoop (East West Seeds)
- Roel Nozeman (ASN)
- Pieter van Midwoud (Ecosia)
- Daniël Kan (PRé Sustainability)
- Frank van Schoubroeck (Farm Tree Services)
- Nienke Stam (IDH)
For more information, check the website.
Laying the Groundwork for Digital Transformation
Making Finance Work for Women Summit
Women’s World Banking will hold the next edition of the Making Finance Work for Women Summit in Singapore on October 22-23, 2019, at the Pan Pacific Hotel.
More than 300 global leaders from the financial services, investor, philanthropy, policy and technology communities will come together to examine key issues and innovations in financial inclusion for women. Hands-on workshops, plenary sessions, global research, networking and more will allow participants to learn and share with each other.
African Microfinance Week 2019
The SAM is a whole week to:
- Identify, discuss and celebrate the innovations, impacts and contributions that the African inclusive finance sector has made over the past 3-5 years toward achieving the SDGs;
- Analyze the gaps and challenges currently facing the sector and catalyze promising solutions to address them;
- Reinforce the sector’s commitment to and tools for effective impact measurement and business case analysis;
- Stimulate new and enrich existing relationships with potential partners and allies across the African inclusive finance sector, including promoting actionable plans and follow-through after the conference;
- Leverage the Luxembourg Cooperation’s financial expertise and enhance the agency’s role as a key partner for inclusive finance practitioners working to achieve the SDGs in Africa;
- Rally participants around how to focus their individual and collective energy in order to make substantial progress toward the 2030 milestones that we will reassess at SAM 2021.
The SAM conference will last 2 days: Tuesday, 22 October and Wednesday, 23 October.
The 3 other days of the SAM – Monday, October 21 ; Thursday, October 24 ; and Friday, October 25 – will be reserved for other events:
– the Investors’ Fair: a networking event for investors and African MFIs, organised as speed-dating sessions that encourage the creation of new partenrships between these actors.
– the Innovators’ Village: presentation of innovative tools and services for national, regional and panafrican use that can improve the performance of MFIs as they support SMEs.
– Research Meets Africa: discussion between international and african researchers and professionals about the development of the inclusive finance sector in Africa.
– other related events: twenty free trainings and workshops, a Gala Dinner…
For more information and to register check the website
Source: ADA
MENAFIF-Financial Institutions Forum
The Middle East and North Africa Financial Institutions Forum connects investors and lenders with potential clients and borrowers in the region’s capital markets. Together with our attendees we explore new partnerships for sustainable economic and financial development across markets and across sectors. Get the latest insights on rapidly developing topics like financial inclusion, raising capital, blended finance, Islamic finance and green investments.
The conference will have simultaneous translation English-French available
WHAT’S ON SCHEDULE?
The program of this inaugural edition of the MENAFIF will zoom in on the major challenges of building a resilient financial system in the region. Countries face different challenges, and by strengthening the financial system they can support private sector growth and increase financial inclusion.
Topics that will be addressed by a mix of global and local experts and market leaders. Learn from best in class examples and acquire new insights.
Click here to view the event schedule.
Source: MENAFIF
EVPA 15th Annual Conference
The EVPA Annual Conference is the ultimate interactive event for foundations and impact funds. Organised in partnership with the ImpactFest by the city of The Hague, at this anniversary edition you will have the chance to:
- Network and collaborate with 1000+ world class practitioners and experts in the field from 50+ countries
- Discover new global trends on investing for impact and deepen your knowledge to support social change
- Use the unique opportunity to bring your investees to the Impact Fest and showcase their work
- Meet 300+ social enterprises from all over the world
Join us and be part of the largest EVPA gathering in a unique and interactive setting!
Click here to see the list of speakers and the agenda.
EVPA Annual Conference 2019
The EVPA Annual Conference is the ultimate interactive event for foundations and impact funds. Organised in partnership with the ImpactFest by the city of The Hague, at this anniversary edition you will have the chance to:
- Network and collaborate with 1000+ world class practitioners and experts in the field from 50+ countries
- Discover new global trends on investing for impact and deepen your knowledge to support social change
- Use the unique opportunity to bring your investees to the Impact Fest and showcase their work
- Meet 300+ social enterprises from all over the world
Join us and be part of the largest EVPA gathering in a unique and interactive setting!
Click here to read more.
Financial inclusion week 2019
This year, we are taking a step back as a community to revisit the fundamental purpose of our work.
As some organizations pursue financial inclusion as their ultimate goal, others are driving toward financial health or the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Meanwhile, financial institutions and fintechs are aiming to profitably serve low-income markets. In the face of these trends, we can’t help but ask: What is financial inclusion for?
Financial Inclusion: For What? is a call to action for our community to reexamine our goals and renew efforts to achieve them. During Financial Inclusion Week this year, October 21-25, 2019, we invite you to convene around this question to reexamine, redefine, and align our goals.
Click here to read more.
Women’s World Banking will hold the next edition of the Making Finance Work for Women Summit in Singapore on October 22-23, 2019, at the Pan Pacific Hotel.
More than 300 global leaders from the financial services, investor, philanthropy, policy and technology communities will come together to examine key issues and innovations in financial inclusion for women. Hands-on workshops, plenary sessions, global research, networking and more will allow participants to learn and share with each other.
For more information click here or contact Christina Anand