2nd International Workshop on Inclusive Finance

September 13-15, 2013, Jamshedpur, India

Submission Deadline: August 1, 2013

EVENT DESCRIPTION: XLRI Jamshedpur conducts the 2nd International Workshop on Inclusive Finance during September 13-15, 2013. The workshop brings academicians, practitioners, microfinance institutions and NGOs, who have a passion in the area of financial inclusion, to deliberate on research as well as contemporary issues.

The workshop consists of a series of (i) plenary sessions by distinguished speakers; (ii) thematic panel discussions; (iii) presentations of empirical and policy research, (iv) presentations of case studies; and (v) a competition for innovations for impact. The details are posted in the site http://inclusivefinance.in/events.html (which will be updated with session tracks soon).

Along with the Workshop we also conduct a national level competition, Innovation4Impact, inviting social innovators, microfinance institutions, impact investors, and micro-entrepreneurs, who have made a difference to the life at the bottom of the pyramid, by linking finance to livelihoods.

The broad theme of competitions include (i) Innovations in Livelihood Initiatives with Finance; (ii) Innovation in Financial Inclusion by Banks/Institutions, (iii) Rural Micro Business (Producer's Group/Cooperatives), (iv) Innovations in Micro Credits, Savings & Insurance, (v) Livelihood Finance Innovation for the Ultra Poor, (vi) Innovative Ways to Financial Literacy Initiative, (vii) Product Innovations in Financial Inclusion, (vii) Micro Insurance & Community Based Insurance, and (viii)Technology & Financial Inclusion. The details of the competitions are provided in the link http://inclusivefinance.in/i4i.html

FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information, contact Dr HK Pradhan, professor of Finance & Economics, XLRI Jamshedpur at pradhan@xlri.ac.in