May 12-13, 2009
Hyatt Hotel and Casino, Manila
Agenda:
Opportunities in Microfinance amidst the Financial Crisis
John V. Owens, Chief of Party, MABS
Outlook and Initiatives for Rural Banks amidst the Global Financial Crisis
Joseph Omar Andaya, President, Green Bank
The Global Crisis and Microfinance:
A Rural Bank’s Perspective
Brig. Gen. Charles Y. Hotchkiss, Chair – Executive Committee
Surviving Microfinance in these trying times
Atty. Nicolas J. Lim, President/CEO, First Valley Bank, Inc.
MIX and the value of Customized Performance Reporting (CPR)
Elizabeth Larson, Regional Manager for Asia, MIX Market
Assessment of Participating Banks Microfinance Performance based on MABS – EAGLE Standards
Eulogio Martin O. Masilungan, Monitoring & Research Coordinator, MABS
Functional Framework for Microfinance Organization
Meliza H. Agabin, Deputy Chief of Party, MABS
Organizational Structure Options
Jove Tapiador, Regional Manager for Luzon, MABS
Finding the Right People:
Tools for Screening, Hiring, and Retaining Staff
Vivian V. Lim, HRD, First Valley Bank
Best Practices in Supervision: Experiences from the Field
Emelita B. Rocero, Microfinance Specialist, MABS
(With inputs from Eddie Revilla and Edwin Verona)
Licking the PAR Problem
Cecile Tanael, President, Rural Bank of Mabitac
Turning Around: Licking the PAR Problem
Experience of the Rural Bank of Digos, Inc.
Giovanni D. Gabriento, Manager, Human Resource & Administration, Rural Bank of Digos, Inc.
Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases
(A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC)
Judge Monette Singh, Regional Trial Court Judge, Quezon City
Supreme Court Technical Working Group for Small Claims Court
Small Claims Court: View from the Field
Green Bank Experience
Rey Anthony Ladroma, Branch Manager, Green Bank
Small Claims Court: View from the Field
GM Bank Experience
Odelon Alpindo, Head – MF Individual Lending, GM Bank
Life after a Bank Run: The Bangko Kabayan Experience
Atty. Francis Ganzon, President, Bangko Kabayan
Rural Microinsurance Helping the Poor weather the storm
Richard Leftley, President & CEO, Microensure
Housing Microfinance (HMF):
For the Filipino Micro-entrepreneurs
Meliza H. Agabin, Deputy Chief of Party, MABS
(With thanks to colleagues Anthony Petalcorin and Mark Guillermo)
Nokia Phone Financing Program
John Quimbo, President, Altus Communications
Nokia Cellphone Financing Program
Frances G. Costa, Operations Manager, Bangko Kabayan
Expanding E-Money Resellers in Rural Areas for Mobile Phone Banking
Nixon P. Mahilum, Mobile Phone Banking Specialist, MABS
GCASH Text-A-Bills Payment
Paolo Baltao, Head Product Group, G-Xchange Inc.
Customer Relationship Management via SMS
Mel Yuson, President, myClick Technologies, Inc.
Using SMS Technology to encourage Savings and Loan Repayments
Tomoko Harigaya, Philippine Country Director, Innovations for Poverty Actions (IPA)
