Programme of Activities
Venue: Sheraton Oman Hotel Lobby
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Abdulaziz Mohammed Zahir Al-Hinai
Chief Executive Officer, Oman Development Bank
Opening Remarks
Mr. Phub Dorji
Chief Executive Officer, Bhutan Development Bank Ltd.
Chairman, ADFIAP
Inaugural Speech
Dr. Dhafir Awadh Al-Shanfari
Chief Executive Officer
Omani Authority for Partnership for Development
Chief Guest
HE. Sheikh Al Fadhl Al Harthy
Secretary General of the Council of Ministers
Group Photo
Venue: Sheraton Oman Hotel
Venue: Main Hall Reception Area
One of the vital roles of a DFI is to act as a financier, adviser, and incubator for micro, small and medium enterprises. MSMEs provide job opportunities, enhance creativity and innovation, and spur economic development. This session will cover entrepreneurship in the service, manufacturing, and agriculture sectors and how DFIs are blazing the trail in supporting these productive industries of a country.
Session Chair
Ms. Bettina Prato
Senior Coordinator
Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment
Presentations
Ms. Bettina Prato
Senior Coordinator
Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment
Tn Syed Alwi bin Mohamed Sultan
Managing Director/CEO
Agrobank
Mr. K Muralikrishnan
Project Manager, Godrej Green Business Center
Chamber of India Industry (CII)
Datuk Mohd Zamree Mohd Ishak
President and Chief Executive Officer
Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad
Mr. Aria Putera Ismail
Chief Executive Office
SME Development Bank Malaysia Berhad
An important role of a DFI is in infrastructure development – both in hard infrastructure (transport, energy, roads, others) and soft infrastructure (education, health care, others). This session aims to showcase the projects and the mode of financing that DFIs are undertaking in this area.
Session Chair
State General Reserve Fund
Presentations
Raffd Fund, Riyad
Mr. Debasish Mallick
Deputy Managing Director
Export-Import Bank of India
PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (PERSERO) TBC
As a catalyst for development, DFIs provide financial and technical assistance to sectors undertaking creative and innovative technologies such as web and mobile applications and solutions as well as other technologies that are cutting edge, e.g., medical and manufacturing fields. This session will present what DFIs are doing to advance technology development in their countries.
Session Chair
Presentations
Oman Technology Fund
Ms. Fumiyo Harada
General Manager
International Strategy & Coordination Department
Development Bank of Japan, Inc.
Mr. Lakshman Silva
Chief Executive Officer
DFCC Bank
International Investment Bank (TBC)
Vnesheconombank (TBC)
Venue: Main Hall Reception Area
Mainstreaming climate change considerations throughout the DFIs’ operations, and in their investing and lending activities, will enable them to deliver better, more sustainable, short-term and long-term results – both developmentally and financially. This session will underscore what DFIs are implementing that are environmentally-responsible and economically-viable.
Session Chair
Ms. Anna Mendiola
President & CEO
FSM Development Bank
Presentations
Dr. Laura Altinger
Senior Advisor(Climate Change)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Mr. Rolando B. Victoria
President and CEO
ASKI Group of Companies
Mr. Laurent Biddiscombe
Head – Financial Institutions Group
Agence Francaise Development
Venue: Sheraton Oman Hotel
Venue: Breakout room – Main Hall Area
D-m-D provides delegates the opportunity to meet and network with fellow delegates. Prior appointments must be arranged with the Secretariat.
Venue: TBA
Venue: Main Hall Reception Area
- Opening Remarks by ADFIAP Chairman
- Approval of the Minutes of the last Meeting
- Welcome to New Members
- Achievement Report by Secretary General
- Other Matters
- Adjournment
Venue: Sheraton Oman Hotel
Venue: Sheraton Oman Hotel
Note: For the exchange gift activity, all delegates, their respective accompanying persons, secretariat who wish to join, please bring each a special gift preferably something unique from their respective countries
Venue: Sheraton Oman – Outdoor Buffet Area
All delegates, guests and accompanying persons are invited to join!
Networking Lunch
Venue: TBA
Free Time
Farewell & Safe Travel
