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Subject: Launch of the GFRID Summit 2021
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> Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development (GFRID) - Summit 2021, 16-17 June, virtual |
| | | | The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is pleased to invite you to join the the upcoming Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development (GFRID) Summit 2021 to take place virtually on 16 and 17 June in conjunction with the International Day of Family Remittances. The Summit will focus on the role of remittances in strengthening market recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic and improving the resilience of migrant workers and the communities where they live. |
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English, French and Spanish interpretation will be provided | |
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| | Day 1 | Wednesday, 16 June (GMT+2) | |
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| | Opening of the GFRID Summit 2021 | |
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| | | SESSION I
The role of the private sector towards greater digital and financial inclusion | |
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| | Remittances 2021: innovations and market resilience MODERATOR:
Pedro De Vasconcelos, Manager, Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR), IFAD - State of the industry | Veronica Studsgaard, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, International Association of Money Transfer Networks (IAMTN)
- Digital remittances and consumer access | Rishi Raithatha, Senior Advocacy Manager, Mobile Money, GSMA
- Remittances and insurance | Michael McCord, Managing Director, MicroInsurance
- Digital and crypto currencies | Anca Bogdana Rusu, Partnership, Policy and Advocacy, cLabs
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| | Mobile remittances and digitalization: a new market trend?
Expert discussions MODERATOR:
Killian Clifford, MobileRemit Africa Lead, FFR, IFAD
DISCUSSANTS: Dare Okoudjou, CEO and Founder, MFS Africa
Judith Obholzer, Managing Executive for Public Policy, Vodacom Group
Claire Sibthorpe, Head of Connected Women, Connected Society and Assistive Tech, GSMA
Antonia Esser, Engagement Manager, Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI) |
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Observance of the
International Day of Family Remittances | | |
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| | | 15:00 - 17:00 CEST | 9:00 - 11:00 EST Recovery and resilience through digital and financial inclusion Meike Van Ginneken, Associate Vice-President, Strategy and Knowledge Department, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
High-level UN representatives
HIGH-LEVEL REMARKS - Republic of the Philippines
- Republic of Guatemala
- Statements from Member States and International Organizations
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| | Day 2 | Thursday, 17 June | |
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Diaspora investment in times of crisis | |
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| | Diasporas as agents of change for their countries of origin
MODERATOR:
Frédéric Ponsot, Remittances and Financial Inclusion Expert, FFR, IFAD - African diaspora investment in times of crisis | Almaz Negash, Founder and Executive Director, African Diaspora Network (ADN)
- Scaling-up diaspora investment from Europe | Jean-Michel Severino, Chief Executive Officer, Investisseurs et Partenaires (I&P) (tbc)
- Diaspora investment trends in Latin America | Manuel Orozco, Director, Center for Migration and Economic Stabilization
- Returnees and local economic development opportunities in Asia-Pacific | Tomas Ernst, Senior Regional Labour Mobility and Human Development Officer, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Diaspora investments in small businesses in Africa | BMZ/GIZ
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| | Diaspora investment and climate change mitigation and adaptation: reality check
Expert discussions
MODERATOR:
Steve Wilson, Remittances and climate change specialist, FFR, IFAD
DISCUSSANTS:
Magalie Emile-Backer, Co-founder, Haiti Renewal Alliance
Martin Fleury, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Red Mangrove Development Advisors (R.M.D.A.)
Louise Baker, Managing Director, Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) (tbc) |
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| | SESSION IV
Enabling environment in the 2021 remittance market | |
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HIGH-LEVEL REMARKS Bank of Italy, GPFI Co-Chair, G20 Presidency |
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| | Market realities and global priorities: ensuring recovery and resilience for one billion people Pedro De Vasconcelos, Manager, FFR, IFAD - Cross-border payments through transaction accounts: pathway to financial inclusion | Oya Pinar Ardic, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Payment Systems Development Group, World Bank
- De-risking in times of crisis: who pays the cost? | Louis De Koker, Professor of Law, La Trobe University
- Central bank innovation for international remittances | Thomas Lammer, Member of the Secretariat, Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) (tbc)
- Applying risk-based approaches to the last remittance mile: eKYC and CDD | Robin Newnham, Head of Policy Analysis, Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Global
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| | The remittance cost determinants and SDG 10.c: the US$20 billion question Leon Isaacs, Chief Executive Officer, Developing Markets Associates Global (DMAG)
DISCUSSANTS: - Manuel Orozco, Director, Center for Migration and Economic Stabilization
- Dora Ziambra, Chief Operations Officer, AZIMO
- Malick Seck, Managing Director Africa, RIA Financial Services
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| | Closing of the GFRID Summit 2021 | |
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| | 17:00 - 17:15 Making remittances cheaper and count more
Dominik Ziller, Vice President, IFAD |
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