Member Table Talks

Grab your lunch and join a discussion table for expert-led, candid discussions. Led by SEEP members and staff, we will offer a closer look at SEEP learning initiatives and innovative learning products. Members will participate in two rounds with plenty of time to network too!

Resilient Markets 

A) Doing it Better: Building Economic Resilience Using the Minimum Economic Recovery Standards  
Hosted by: Dina Brick, Catholic Relief Services 

B) Lebanese Microfinance Association: Financial Inclusion Strengthening in Lebanon  
Hosted by: Ilda Nahas, Lebanese Microfinance Association (LMFA) | Ali Hijazi, Palladium

C) What You Need to Know About Financial Services and Disaster Risk Reduction  
Hosted by: Jenny Morgan, Independent Consultant  

D) Markets In Crises: A Dynamic Forum for Market Systems Practitioners in Challenging Contexts 
Hosted by: Emily Sloan, IRC

Responsible Finance  

E) Association-led Complaint Resolution Mechanisms: Progress and Challenges  
Hosted by: Jacqueline Mbabazi, Association of Microfinance Institutions of Uganda (AMFIU)

F) Increasing Responsible Financial Inclusion Through Effective Use of Credit Bureaus   
Hosted by: Aimable Nkuranga, Association of Microfinance Institutions in Rwanda (AMIR)

G) Improving Consumer Protection Practice: What We are Learning in the Responsible Finance Through Local Leadership and Learning Program in Rwanda  
Hosted by: Straton Habyalimana, The SEEP Network

Savings Groups 

H) Savings Groups Technology Toolkit 
Hosted by: Eloisa Devietti, The SEEP Network 

I) Understanding the Impact of Savings Groups 
Hosted by: Megan Gash, Independent Consultant 

J) Savings Groups and the Dynamics of Inclusion: Expanding Outreach to More Diverse and Vulnerable Populations 
Hosted by: Benjamin Allen, Catholic Relief Services 

K) A Risk Assessment of Savings Groups: Main Findings and Implications 
Hosted by: Ashley Wheaton, The SEEP Network  

L) Savings Groups and the Role of Government in Sub-Saharan Africa: A State of Practice Review  
Hosted by: Fiona Jarden, CARE International 

M) Savings Evidence Map: Visualizing the Evidence on Savings-Focused Financial Inclusion
Hosted by: Diana Dezso, Itad 

Women’s Economic Empowerment 

N) Women’s Empowerment Through Savings Groups: What Do We See and How Can We Better Measure It?  
Hosted by: Amalia Johnsson, Nathan Associates 

O) Shifting Social Norms in the Economy for Women’s Economic Empowerment: Insights from a Practitioner Learning Group
Hosted by: Nisha Singh, Independent Consultant | Claudia Canepa, Oxfam

P) Promoting Women's Economic Empowerment: What We've Learned and Where We're Going
Hosted by: Lis Meyers, Nathan Associates | Raksha Vasudevan, MarketShare Associates