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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MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 |
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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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TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2015 |
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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 |
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2015 |
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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
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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
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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 |
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THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015 |
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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
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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 |
Social Performance Task Force
National Entrepreneurship Development Company Limited
Institute of Caribbean Studies
Citi Inclusive Finance
Seva MFI
Making Cents International
tel: +1 876-969-1228 | email: cmf@caribbeanmicrofinancealliance.com | 
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