Gesamtprogramm 2012 - Maleki Conferences GmbH

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Dienstag, 20. November · Tuesday
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Konferenz · Conference
»4 th IFC–EURO FINANCE WEEK Conference«
Uhrzeit · Time ❘ Ort · Location ❘ Sprache · Language
9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Congress Center English
www.eurofinanceweek.com/ifc
By invitation only
The global economy remains fragile, with uneven growth and financial uncertainty. Climate change, environmental
degradation and resource scarcity have become global problems, and booming populations are demanding
jobs and services. Strained governments are finding it hard to keep up, so the private sector is stepping in. Where
some see problems, innovative companies see opportunities, and their investments in emerging markets are
complementing traditional development assistance and government spending as engines of economic development.
Their partners are often equally forward looking financial institutions, be they international or local banks,
private equity groups, or institutional investors.
These institutions confront a number of challenges while taking advantage of new opportunities.
IFC and other international financial institutions are there to share their experience and mitigate risk, while steering
their partners toward investments that will be both profitable and equitable. In this conference we will examine
two elements of the complex world of emerging market finance: how to manage environmental and social risks,
and how to tap into the huge market of women entrepreneurs.
9:00 a.m. Registration
10:00 a.m. Welcome
Dr Thomas Schäfer | Hessian Minister of Finance, Wiesbaden, Germany
Opening Address
10:30 a.m. Keynote Address
11:00 a.m. Panel Discussion I
»Managing Risks and Realizing Opportunities in Emerging Markets
through Partnerships«
Snezana Stoiljkovic | Vice President, Business Advisory Services, IFC, Washington D.C., USA
»Shared Experiences and Innovative Solutions in Emerging Market
Investment«
Dr Ulrich Schröder | Chief Executive Officer, KfW Bankengruppe, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
»Managing Environmental and Social Risks at Financial Institutions«
Financial institutions (FIs) are increasingly discovering that they must manage
the environmental and social risks related to their creditors or investments
as much as their balance sheets. Not to do so can destroy their reputations and
lead to loss of clients and revenue or legal liabilities. The savvy realize that
risks present opportunities and are offering innovative products and differen-
tiating themselves from their competitors. Others want to do well by doing
good. The trend is spreading from banks to private equity firms and investment
funds, and from North to South. In fact, emerging market institutions are
sometimes the most innovative, since they work in the riskiest markets. So
what are the standards FIs should measure themselves against? How can
they mitigate environmental and social risks and even profit from them? And how
can their financial agents or intermediaries in emerging markets follow suit?
Brahim Benjelloun-Touimi | Director & Delegate General Manager, BMCE Bank, Casablanca, Morocco
Roberto Dumas Damas | Head, Environment & Social Risk Assessment, Itaú BBA, São Paulo, Brazil
Karin Ireton | Head of Sustainability Management, Standard Bank Group, Johannesburg,
South Africa
Leo Johnson
Moderator
| Partner, PwC and Co-founder, Sustainable Finance, London, UK
Imoni Akpofure | Director, Western Europe, IFC, Paris, France