This year’s event, taking place at Neumünster Abbey from November 15-17, will feature more than 40 sessions on various critical themes in the world of finance, including climate change, gender inclusion and security eating.
Sessions this year European Microfinance Week will focus on topics such as inclusive finance for food security and nutrition, green and climate-smart finance, digitalization, financing and investment, financial health, women’s financial inclusion, financing refugees, social impact, etc.
The event brings together experts, practitioners, academics, investors and other key figures in hybrid session formats to encourage broad audience engagement and Q&A.
Faced with the pressing global problem of climate change, its impact is felt disproportionately by vulnerable and marginalized communities. The financial inclusion sector, notably through the Green Inclusive and Smart Climate Finance Action Group, plays a crucial role in building the resilience of communities affected by climate change. Building on a decade-long commitment to inclusive green finance, EMW2023 is celebrating this milestone with an exceptional range of sessions focused on climate-related topics.
Of particular importance, the European Microfinance Prize 2023 highlights “Inclusive Finance for Food Security and Nutrition”. This €100,000 prize, awarded by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, rewards financial inclusion organizations dedicated to ensuring access to quality, affordable food for vulnerable populations and strengthening the resilience of systems. sustainable food.
The event is organized by the Luxembourg company European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP), a network of organizations and individuals active in the financial inclusion sector in developing countries. With over 120 members from diverse regions and specializations, the platform seeks to combat financial exclusion, which affects around 2 billion people worldwide.
Press release
European Microfinance Week 2023 (EMW), which will take place from 15 to 17 November, is fast approaching and preparations are in full swing! We are excited to meet in person again in Luxembourg, but for those who cannot travel, we also offer a virtual hybrid experience with many sessions available online.
e-MFP is proud to host one of the flagship events on the financial inclusion calendar, recognized as a unique meeting point for all professionals working in the sector worldwide. With an unparalleled program and prestigious speakers, the member-led conference is widely recognized for its high-quality sessions and exceptional networking and knowledge-sharing experience with top experts in the financial inclusion industry.
The 40+ sessions that make up EMW are largely delivered by e-MFP’s diverse and engaged membership base, and we are very excited about the EMW 2023 programming which is organized into several thematic streams, such as digitalization, social performance, financing/investment – and this year there will also be streams on refugee financing, agrofinance, with a particular focus on green and climate-smart finance, and “Food security and nutrition” – the theme of the European Microfinance Prize 2023. There will be well over 30 breakout sessions on these broader themes, and these will cover areas ranging from client protection, access to water and sanitation, education financing, financial health, outcome drivers, forest financing, inclusive insurance and climate resilience, to name a few. just a little bit.
These breakout sessions will be complemented by four plenary sessions: an opening plenary session on green and climate-smart finance, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the remarkable Action Group on Inclusive and Climate-Smart Green Finance ( GICSF-AG) of the e-MFP; Thursday, a plenary session to launch the “Inclusive Finance for Food Security and Nutrition” component (including the launch of the annual publication of the e-MFP prize on the subject); Friday morning, a plenary on an increasingly topical subject, inclusive finance for refugees and displaced people; and a closing plenary session on a subject whose importance is perhaps insufficiently understood by many stakeholders: the downstream impact of the regulation of European funds. Additionally, there will be excellent networking opportunities to establish those important business relationships, several
Action Group (AG) meetings, as well as closed, invitation-only sessions, breakfasts, and a state-of-the-art conferencing platform and app that both in-person and remote participants can use. We also look forward to the announcement of the winner of the 2023 European Microfinance Prize “Inclusive Finance for Food Security”, endowed with €100,000, during the ceremony at the European Investment Bank on November 16, at which all EMW participants are invited.
Christoph Pausch, Executive Secretary of e-MFP, said: “We are delighted to welcome so many leading thought leaders and innovators in person to participate in a range of exciting sessions and take advantage of the opportunity without precedent for knowledge sharing. that only a conference like this can provide. The program is more diverse and richer than ever, with exceptional speakers from all sectors of the inclusive finance industry. We hope to see you in Luxembourg, or for those who cannot travel, join us online – for what we know will be an exceptional conference experience.”
EMW 2023 is the perfect opportunity to stay up to date with the latest innovations, trends and opportunities in the inclusive finance sector – don’t miss it!
For more information, visit www.e-mfp.eu.
The European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP), with more than 120 members from all geographic regions and specializations, is the leading network of organizations and individuals active in the financial inclusion sector in developing countries. e-MFP promotes activities that increase global access to affordable, quality, sustainable and inclusive financial services for the un(under)banked by fostering knowledge sharing and partnership development.
