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CMF VI is the 6th staging of the Caribbean Microfinance Forum, the premier event of its kind that brings together the region’s leading Microfinance institutions to discuss and deliberate on how to achieve greater financial inclusion of persons engaged in micro-entrepreneurial activities across the English-speaking Caribbean.

CMF VI, to be held between July 6 and 9 in Miami, Florida seeks to trigger a new global conversation on the potential and promise of the Caribbean Microfinance sector by providing an international platform for practitioners, policymakers, investors, academics and development partners to discuss and exchange ideas for the development of the Caribbean microfinance sector.

By connecting some of the world’s foremost thinkers and investors in microfinance and financial inclusion with the leading providers of Microfinance services and solutions in the Caribbean, CMF VI is addressing a major policy focus of the Governments of the Caribbean Community who are putting greater emphasis on building economic models to achieve broader participation and inclusion for sustainable development.

CMF VI is convened by the Caribbean MicroFinance Alliance (CMFA), which materialized out of the Caribbean Microfinance Capacity Building Project (CARIB-CAP), jointly funded by the Multilateral Investment Fund (a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group), the European Commission, Citi Foundation and the Caribbean Development Bank.

The CMFA, from its Kingston-based Secretariat promotes global best practices among its growing membership of over 20 microfinance institutions in the Caribbean by providing training and capacity building workshops and a range of other value-added services. Caribbean Microfinance Forums (CMF) have been staged in Barbados (2009), Belize City, Belize (2010), Cable Beach, Bahamas (2011), Bridgetown, Barbados (2012), and Montego Bay, Jamaica (2014).

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Theme: Microfinance Solutions for Inclusive Growth

2015

DAY 1: ACTIVITIES

MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015
8:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.	Arrival of Delegates and Registration
11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.	CMFA Board Meeting (Closed Meeting)
3:00 P.M.- 4:30 p.m.	CMFA Annual General Meeting
7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.	Delegates Welcome Reception

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DAY 2: ACTIVITIES

TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2015
7:30 A.M. – 8:45 A.M.	Forum Registration
9:00 A.M. – 10:30 AM.	Opening Ceremony
10:30 A.M.- 11:00 A.M.	COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.	Plenary Session: Lessons from CARIB-CAP - Where we were, Where are we now, Where we need to go
12:30 P.M – 2:00 P.M	LUNCH & NETWORKING
2:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.	Plenary Session: Policy Making for Inclusive Growth - The Caribbean Perspective
3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.	Plenary Session: Policy Making for Inclusive Growth - The Global Perspective
5:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.	WRAP UP

06/7/2015

DAY 3: ACTIVITIES

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2015
9:00 A.M. – 10:30 P.M.	Plenary Session: Microfinance Growth 1 - Funding
10:30 A.M – 11:00 A.M	COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
11:00 P.M. – 12:30 P.M.	Microfinance Growth 2: Building the MFI's Internal Capacities Concurrent Workshops: Impact Investment Readiness Creating an Organizational Framework for Growth Measuring the Financial Performance & Reporting
12:30 P.M – 2:00 P.M.	LUNCH AND NETWORKING
2:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.	Microfinance Growth 3 - Understanding Client Needs and Building their Financial Capability Concurrent Workshops: Customer Centric Product Design & Delivery for Underserved Markets Incorporating Client Financial Capability Building Strategies into MFIs Service Delivery Models Balancing Social Impact and Financial Performance
3:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.	Plenary Session: Facilitating Inclusive Growth with Technology
4:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.	WRAP UP

06/8/2015

DAY 4: ACTIVITIES

THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015
9:00 A.M. – 10:30 P.M.	Plenary Session: Microfinance Solutions for Inclusive Growth - Examining the Role of the Diaspora
10:30 A.M – 11:00 A.M	COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
11:00 A.M – 12:30 A.M	Plenary Session: Inclusive Growth - Understanding the Youth Market
12:30 P.M – 2:00 P.M.	LUNCH AND NETWORKING
2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.	Inclusive Growth - Financial Products and Services for the Youth Market Concurrent Workshops: Designing Credit Products for the Youth Market Risk Management Tools for MFIs Serving the Youth Market Building the capacities of the Youths to become Viable clients
3:00 P.M. - 4:15 P.M.	Plenary Session: Microfinance Solutions for Inclusive Growth: Delivering the Brand Promise
4:15 P.M. – 4:45 P.M.	Forum Closing and CMF VI Declaration
7:30 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.	GALA DINNER AND AWARDS CEREMONY

06/9/2015

CARA S. FORSTER

Director of Latin American Outreach and Training

Social Performance Task Force

CURTIS MAYERS

Corporate Business Analyst

National Entrepreneurship Development Company Limited

DR. CLAIRE NELSON

Founder and President

Institute of Caribbean Studies

Sergio Barrero

Citi Inclusive Finance

RADJ BHONDOE

CEO

Seva MFI

TIMOTHY NOURSE

President

Making Cents International

Social Activities at CMF VI

Miami, Miami!

Miami is the global hub of the Americas at the crossroads of world business and travel. MIA is right in the heart of Miami, minutes away from several popular Miami neighborhoods, including Coral Gables, Doral and Downtown Miami, plus there is easy access to shopping at the world famous Dolphin and International Malls.

Monday, July 6th at 7:00 pm - El Dorado Welcome Reception, Hotel Poolside

Dress code – Casual Elegance

Tuesday, July 7th at 7:00 pm - Screening of the Jamaican film The Gift Everlasting, winner in the category women faith feature films at the Florida Movie Festival 2015

Dress code – Casual

Thursday, July 9th at 7:00 pm - Citi-CMFA Awards Banquet, Hotel Ballroom

Dress code – Semi-formal