The agenda for ICCIA workshop “Microfinance and the Transition to Sustainability”

Day 1 –

14^th of June

H.E. Dr. Alaa Ezz, SG of FEDCOC

Mr. Mohamed Talaat, FEDCOC

Ms. Dina El Garhy, FEDCOC

Welcoming speeches

Opening ceremony

H.E. Eng. Ibrahim El Arabi

President of FEDCOC

President of UACCIAP

Virtual Participation of H.E. Dr. Amina Alhajri-Director General of the Cultural Social & Family Affairs at OIC

H.E. Mr. Ahmed Babe Aleya

 President of the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of G5 Sahel countries

President of CCIAM

H.E. Mr. Abdullah Saleh Kamel

President of ICCIA

10:05 -10:45

The first session

“Government Efforts in promoting Microfinance sector”

Representative from the Federation of African Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture

Ms. Shahira Mukhtar,  Director of

Small and Medium Enterprises Department

The Egyptian Banking Institute

Moderator: Ms. Ishraq El Sisi

Managing Director of the Banks department – Central Sector for Microfinance

Q&A

10:45-12:00

The second session

“Projects, Microfinance and Transition to Sustainability”

Dr. Hesham Dinana, Vice President, Efeso Consulting

Dr. Hassan Ramzy, CEO, ICCIA Holding Company

Virtual Participation from Mr. Khalid Ahmed, Economic Empowerment Department, IsDB

Moderator : Ms. Ishraq El Sisi

Managing Director of the Banks department – Central Sector for Microfinance

Q&A

Day 2

15^th of June 2022

H.E. Mr. Yousef Khalawi, SG of ICCIA

Dr. Hassan Ramzy, CEO of ICCIA Holding Company

10:00-10:20

The third session “Transition from an Idea to a Project”

Mr. Ahmed Abdel Wahab,  Banking & MSME Expert, Frankfurt School for Finance & Management

Dr. Wael El-Desouki, Founding Director at AAST Entrepreneurship Center

Mr. Tamer Badr Ali, Head of SMEs` Credit Products & Head of Al- Ahli Business, National Bank of Egypt

Virtual participation of Ms. Joelle Yazbeck as Executive Coordinator, ICC-ESCWA Centre of Entrepreneurship

Mr. Eslam Murad, Supply Manager, SWVL

Moderator: Dr. Rafaat Abbas, General Manager, Non-Financial Service Sector, Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA)

Q & A

10:20-11:35

Fourth session

“Entrepreneurs Success Stories”

Dr. Ali Auf, Head of the General Division of Medicines

Dr. Dina Yaqout, Head of Businesswomen Committee, FEDCOC

Entrepreneurs from the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology

Success story of Suhag Chamber of Commerce

Success Stories of Upper Egypt Association for and Development

Moderator: Dr. Rafaat Abbas, General Manager, Non-Financial Service Sector, MSMEDA