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4th IFC – EURO FINANCE WEEK Conference
Risks and Opportunities
in Financing Sustainable Development
November 20, 2012
Congress Center Messe Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
Especially in difficult times, it is important that experts from different areas
and from various countries can share information. For the 15th time now,
the Euro Finance Week, a significant meeting of the finance and insurance
industry, offers exactly this opportunity for exchange. At numerous events
and discussions on current topics, international specialists can discuss
experiences and possible risks, thereby bundling their competencies.
This year, the IFC Conference, which takes place during the Euro Finance
Week, has put a special emphasis on »Risks and Opportunities in
Financing Sustainable Development«. Particularly in the financial sector,
sustainability has become more important than ever; only through
responsible management can we achieve and ensure lasting prosperity.
I am very happy that once again this year, experts from all over Europe
are coming together in Frankfurt. Frankfurt is not only the leading finance
center in Germany, but because of its location and its infrastructure, it
plays a significant role throughout Europe. Hessen’s European face and
the great importance that Europe has for the Hessian state government
is especially evident in the city of Frankfurt.
I wish the organizers much success and all participants interesting discussions
and an active exchange of information and experiences.
Volker Bouffier
Minister President of the State of Hessen
Wiesbaden, Germany
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The financial crisis captures headlines about its impact on European economies. However, it is also
robbing the developing world of financing and is lowering once strong growth forecasts.
Investment in emerging markets has plunged since the crisis struck in 2008, and funding for
development assistance is showing a similar trend. This comes at a crucial time of growing
populations, unstable commodity supplies and prices, and increasing degradation of our
natural environment.
International finance institutions must and are ready to take action to address these problems.
Our financing of the private sector in emerging markets has quadrupled in a decade, to over
$ 40 billion a year. We are also trailblazers, showing the way with capital and expertise in risky
environments, so every dollar we invest stimulates much more from commercial sources.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused
exclusively on the private sector. We help developing countries achieve sustainable growth by
financing investment, providing advisory services to businesses and governments, and mobilizing
capital in the international financial markets. In FY12, our investments reached an all-time
high of more than $ 20 billion, leveraging the power of the private sector to create jobs, spark
innovation, and tackle the world’s most pressing development challenges.
At the IFC conference at EURO FINANCE WEEK, under the theme of »Risks and Opportunities
in Financing Sustainable Development«, 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. I am sure that this will contribute to increased
understanding of emerging markets and help us work together to strengthen the global
economy.
As in years past, I would like to thank the State of Hessen for its strong support for IFC’s work
and for hosting this event. Please join me in a half day of insights from financial experts on
how you can take advantage of opportunities in developing countries while having a positive
impact on our world.
Imoni Akpofure
Director, Western Europe, IFC,
Paris, France
4th IFC – EURO FINANCE WEEK Conference
Risks and Opportunities in Financing Sustainable Development
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.
10:00 a.m.
R eg is t ra t ion
Welco m e
Dr Thomas Schäfer
❘ Hessian Minister of Finance, Wiesbaden, Germany
Op en in g A d d res s
»Managing Risks and Realizing Opportunities
in Emerging Markets through Partnerships«
Snezana Stoiljkovic
10:30 a.m.
❘ Vice President, Business Advisory Services, IFC, Washington D.C., USA
Key n o t e A d d res s
»Shared Experiences and Innovative Solutions
in Emerging Market Investment«
Dr Ulrich Schröder
❘ Chief Executive Officer, KfW Bankengruppe, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Status 13 09 2012
11:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion I
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 differentiating 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?
Dumas Damas
Ireton
Johnson
Roberto Dumas Damas
Karin Ireton
1:15 p.m.
Akpofure
❘ Head, Environment & Social Risk Assessment, Itaú BBA, São Paulo, Brazil
❘ Head of Sustainability Management, Standard Bank Group, Johannesburg,
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Leo Johnson
Houda Sbihi
Moderator
Imoni Akpofure
12:15 p.m.
Sbihi
South Africa
Partner, PwC and Co-founder, Sustainable Finance, London, UK
Group Secretary General, BMCE Bank, Casablanca, Morocco
❘ Director, Western Europe, IFC, Paris, France
L u n c h B re a k
Panel Discussion II
Financing Women’s Entrepreneurship
The numbers speak for themselves – women own around 35 percent of small and medium enterprises
in developing countries, make up about 40 percent of the global workforce, and spend the bulk of
households‘ disposable income. They also contribute effectively to their societies by reinvesting earnings
in health, education, and family. However women face many barriers to doing business, including
access to finance, with less than 10% being able to get bank loans. Women owned businesses have
estimated unmet financial needs of between $ 260-320 billion dollars. This represents an opportunity
for financial institutions, which should target this vast untapped and deserving market. For women
are generally good credit risks, with high savings and low default rates.
So what is the business case for offering financial products designed for women? What are successful
examples and models? And how can IFC and similar institutions help?
Adesola
George
Iskenderian
Bola Adesola
Moussallem
Stein
❘ Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited,
Lagos, Nigeria
Olubukunola Adewunmi
(Bukky) George
❘ Managing Director & CEO, Health Plus Limited and CasaBella
Mary Ellen Iskenderian
Tania Moussallem
❘ President and CEO, Women’s World Banking, New York, USA
❘ Head of Strategic Development and Financial Management Group,
International, Lagos, Nigeria
Assistant General Manager, BLC Bank, Beirut, Lebanon
Moderator
Peer Stein
2:30 p.m.
❘ Director, Access to Finance Advisory, IFC, Washington D.C., USA
E n d o f C o n f e re n c e
Individual Meetings
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
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November 20, 2012 · 9.00 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.
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