This event includes afternoons free for networking with sessions in the mornings and evenings on topics such as embedded finance, digital IDs, public policy, AI, collaboration and experience sharing among startups. The fee to attend is USD 1,250. You may seek more details by emailing tickets@finnovista.com or calling +56 36 66 48 12.

This event offers panel presentations on impact investing, networking via “speed dating,” pitches by women entrepreneurs and awards recognizing success in working toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The fee to attend is USD 1,200. For further inform­ation, you may call +52 56 0455 55 or email flii@nvgroup.org.

This annual gathering promotes trade between Africa and Europe, North America and Asia. The agenda includes country-specific meetings and discussions of investment opportunities for the African diaspora. The conference themes include Agribusiness, Climate Financing, Renewable Energy and Technology. The cost to attend ranges from the equivalent of USD 1,100 to USD 1,640. For further information, you may contact the organizers via +31 616 950 384 or info@investinginafrica.eu.

Originally scheduled to take place in November 2023, this event is centered on the effects of global trends on microfinance in Arab countries. Participants will discuss and build strategies on topics such as making microfinance less harmful to the environment, improving risk management, and expanding services to farmers as well as women in all sectors. The day before the main conference begins - May 13 - representatives of Sanad Fund for MSME and the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation will offer training on agriculture and climate finance. Founded in 2002 to promote microfinance in Arab countries, Sanabel has since expanded to include 79 members from both Arab and European nations. Sanabel is an NGO headquartered in Egypt, and it is also registered in the US. The general participation fee is USD 1,000, but for Sanabel members and all attendees from Jordan, the fee is USD 800. A further discount of USD 50 per person is applicable for groups of five or more. For more information, you may email info@sanabelnetwork.org or call +20 2 2537 3170 or +20 10 0041 0458.

This annual gathering focused on using entrepreneurship to address global challenges - such as climate change and access to healthcare - will take place both in-person and online. The detailed agenda has not been released, but the 2023 iteration included sessions such as: (1) Do Carbon Markets Have a Place in an Equitable Future?; (2) Nurturing Resilient Health and Wellbeing for Change Makers; and (3) Chain Reaction: Localizing Value Chains to Drive Change.

The application window to attend in-person officially closed on January 31, but online participation is free and open to all. Registration to attend online is scheduled to open during February 2024. There are also a range of associated in-person events to take place in Oxford during the 4-day forum, and details on these are expected to be released soon. The forum is hosted by the Skoll Foundation, which was founded by Jeff Skoll in 1999 and focuses on supporting social entrepreneurs via a global network. For more information, you may email registration@skoll.org or call +1 650 331 1031.

This annual gathering is intended to promote innovations in technology that “are making a measurable difference millions of lives” through humanitarian relief, development projects and conservation efforts. The event’s themes include digital inclusion, digital health, food security, agriculture, and youth engagement and employment. The primary sponsor is the US-based NGO Catholic Relief Services. The cost to attend ranges from USD 250 to USD 1,000. For further information, you may contact the organizers via +1 757 748 5003 or adminict4dconf@crs.org.

This year's Sankalp Africa Summit focuses on “sustainable” development in Africa, including via entrepreneurship and impact investing. Attendees will engage on themes such as renewable energy, gender issues, engaging youth, agriculture, health and sanitation. Sankalp events are held in various locations as part of Intellecap, which is a member of India's Aavishkaar Group. The cost to attend ranges from USD 229 to USD 1,199. For further information, you may contact the organizers at SankalpForum@intellecap.net or +91 022 6195 2700.

FinovateEurope is an annual conference promoting advances in fintech across Europe. The schedule includes sessions such as: (1) Women in Fintech: How Can We All Make Sure We Are Moving the Needle?; (2) The Global Economic and Geo-political Outlook: What Are the Five Things You Need to Know?; (3) Compliance As Leverage: How to Build Anti-Financial Crime Technology and Teams to Fast-Track Growth?; and (4) How Banks Can Embrace the Digital Lending Revolution to Safeguard Their Business and Better Serve Customers. Finovate events are produced by Informa, a firm established in 1998 that operates in the academic arena through its Taylor & Francis division and in the business-to-business sector via its Informa Markets, Informa Connect and Informa Tech divisions. The firm’s products include events, media, research and lead-generation services. The general admission fee for FinovateEurope is equivalent to USD 1,700, but lower pricing is available for groups, investors, and representatives of government entities and financial institutions.
Author: Tiyasha Sarkar

This forum will bring stakeholders together to discuss topics such as: (1) Climate-Smart Financing for Smallholder Farmers; (2) Women’s Economic Empowerment by MFIs; and (3) Green & Sustainable Finance; Genuine Change from MFIs. The event is hosted by Uniglobal, a firm based in the Czech Republic that was established in 2002 and provides knowledge sharing and networking opportunities. The registration fee is EUR 1,500 (USD 1,633). For additional information, you may contact Oksana Zaleska at oksana@uni-global.eu  or +420 226 220 450.
Author: Aarya Dhru