Sa-DhanNational Conference – 2017

“Reinventing Inclusive Finance in Digital Era”

14 & 15 September

India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Sa-Dhan: The Association of Community Development Finance Institutions

Sa-Dhan is organizing its annual National Conference for the year 2017 on 14 and 15 September at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. This conference aims to

provide stakeholders with a platform to deliberate on specific sectoral concerns and challenges in the implementation of India’s Financial Inclusion programme and identify strategies to reinvent inclusive finance in digital era.

The conference would also provide insights that can shape the future work agenda and action plan of policymakers, regulators, practitioners and academicians keeping a focus on various aspects to both widen and deepen the scale of financial inclusion in the country. This is a platform to deliberate upon the contemporary issues and concerns of the sector, and finding the way forward to create an enabling environment for universalization of financial inclusion and digital ecosystem.

In 2016, India was ranked 3rd among 55 countries across the world in having the most enabling environment for financial inclusion1. Since 2009, the public and private sector have worked together to set up an ecosystem that enables the delivery of digital financial services have been launched in more than 80 countries (GSMA 2014) to address the issue of exclusion. “Digital financial inclusion” can be defined as digital access to and use of formal financial services by excluded and underserved populations. Such services should be suited to the customers’ needs and delivered responsibly, at a cost both affordable to customers and sustainable for providers. The report of the committee on Medium-term path on Financial Inclusion released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2015 recommended “a low cost solution based on mobile technology can be a good candidate for improving financial inclusion by enhancing the effectiveness of ‘last mile’ service delivery”.

In India, the key enabler of the digital ecosystem which has given impetus to the financial inclusion movement is the JAM Trinity which was first proposed in the Economic Survey of India in 2014-15, the overarching framework being: Jan Dhan for financial infrastructure, Aadhaar card for information structure and Mobile technology for delivery infrastructure. New architecture in form of Small Finance Banks, Payment Banks, Peer to Peer Lending (P2P) will transform the institutional landscape for financial inclusion. While credit growth has been impressive over the last few years it requires a sharper focus towards neglected geographies and populations. To align our efforts towards inclusive finance in new architecture, the theme for this year’s Conference is “Reinventing Inclusive Finance in Digital Era”. This year the conference intends to deliberate primarily on digitization and Microfinance sector and myriad ways in which financial inclusion can give a fillip 1 Microscope Survey 2016, Economics Intelligence Unit

towards elimination of poverty and universalization of financial inclusion. Further, it would also dwell upon the role of the microfinance sector, to develop the ecosystem, under various government as well as non government initiatives, on acceleration financial services which have an overall impact on lives of clients. The conference would focus on greater dynamism in the Self Help Group movement, accelerating the National Rural Livelihoods Programme and various other relevant and contemporary topics. The Bharat Microfinance Report which is the totality of the statistical analysis of the sector would be released in the conference.

Previous InitiativesThe Conferences which Sa-Dhan has hosted over the years have been a culmination of the prevalent scenarios and the future needs of the sector. The Conferences have also grown with the changing times and provided space for discussions on the burning issues and challenges facing the stakeholders and gave pointers for policy level action. Some of the key drivers that the conference has introduced into the financial inclusion debate over the years are as follows:

• Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Development Goals

• Role of MUDRA

• Reaching the Unbanked through Digital Revolution

• Need of Differentiated Rating Mechanism for Not for Profit institutions

• Recognition to Microfinance Sector and efforts to bring legislation.

• The BC model from Brazil

• Priority sector incentives for expanding the debt portfolio

• Code of conduct for microfinance institutions

• Bank lending to microfinance institutions, discussion on the partnership model

• Role for MFIs as aggregators in UID

• Role of civil societies in social security

• Self-help groups and their growth challenges

• Perspective building of political leaders and policymakers

• Fostering Growth with Enhanced Regulatory Compliance and Policy Constructs

Over the years, the Conference has been addressed by eminent personalities, attended by hundreds of participants and deliberated the contemporary issues that needed policy attention.

Target Audience• Government Officials • Banks• Regulators, including RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, PFRDA • Insurance Companies• DFIs-including NABARD, SIDBI, NHB, MUDRA • Rating Agencies• Micro Finance Institutions (both for Profit and

Not For Profit) • Technology Service/IT Solution

Providers• Self Help Promoting Institutions • Capacity Building Providers

(CBPs)

• Non Government Organizations (NGOs) • Housing Finance Companies (HFCs)

• Payment Gateway / Cash Management / Security Solution Providers

• Consultancy Firms

• MSME Sector • Academicians/Universities/Training Institutes

• Researchers/Scholars • Energy Companies, especially green energy providers

• Mobile Banking/Core Banking Solution Providers

• Social Enterprises• Industry associations/Networks• Donor agencies/Multilateral

institutions• International agencies

Benefits of Attending the ConferenceThe Conference will attract stalwarts from Financial Inclusion sector, e.g. Government, RBI, Banks, also a wide spectrum of institutions contributing to the said agenda. It is a great opportunity for bringing forth important issues to the notice of senior decision makers, interacting with policy makers and regulators and brand promotion. The chief navigators of Financial Inclusion sector from across the country will be actively participating. The deliberations in the inaugural/plenary/parallel sessions will serve to pinpoint the issues and help authorities in addressing them when raised by different stakeholders. With your organization being one of the major players of the financial inclusion arena of our country, we seek your graceful presence and also invite your esteemed organization for sponsorship support. The benefits of association with this flagship National Conference of Sa-Dhan as a sponsor are enclosed.

RegistrationEarly-bird Registration will start from 27th June. This will ensure your confirmed participation. All delegates will be provided digital pass to attend the conference.

The registration form can also be downloaded from Sa-Dhan website. There is also a provision for spot registration at the conference venue.

Registration Fee Covers• Admission to the Conference Sessions • Lunch and refreshment during the Conference• Conference Kit• Complimentary Copy of Bharat Microfinance Report – 2017• Policy Note

Registration fees can be paid through Online Payment / Demand Draft / Cash / Cheques at par in favor of Sa-Dhan, payable at New Delhi (Cheques will be accepted only up to 5th September). International payments can only be made through wire transfer.

Please be noted that the fee doesn’t cover accommodation. Should you seek some support in finding accommodation, you can get in touch directly with us at conference@sa-dhan.org

REFUND POLICY: Request received in writing before 5th September, 2017 will be considered for cancellation. A 25% handling charge would be deducted from the registration fee and the balance refunded by cheque. No amount will be refunded after. The registration form with the payment details should be sent to conference@sa-dhan.org

SPONSORSHIP & STALLS: Sponsorship under different categories is open. Limited number of stalls is also available for marketing and display of products

StallsThe stall size would be 2/2mt and the cost would be Rs. 40,000/- (Tax extra as applicable) for both the days. This includes complementary registration for two persons.

Allocation of the stall will be based on first come and first basis. You can access the stall early in the morning of 14 September.

The booking will be confirmed after getting your payment (DD/at par cheque in the name of Sa-Dhan payable at New Delhi).

For stall query, feel free to contact:Mr. Sandeep Rewari, Tel: +91-11-47174415, Mob: +91-9560055664Email : sandeep@sa-dhan.org

Sponsorship PackageSponsorship Proposal Conference

PartnersPrincipal Sponsors

Core Sponsors

CoSponsors

Associate Sponsors

Sponsorship Amount Up to 15 Lakh

Up to 10 Lakh

Up to 8 Lakh

Up to 5 Lakh

Up to 3 Lakh

Number of Partners 2 5 Any Any AnyStatus of ‘Conference Partner’ the Sponsor name and logo will be prominently displayed at the venue

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Prominent display of logo on the main backdrop and thank you panel 3 3 3 3 3

Company logo and speaker details in the advertisement 3 3 3 3 3

Display of logo on Conference material, Report & Delegate Kit 3 3 3 3 3

Speaker slot to a company senior representative at Inaugural session 3

Speaker slot to a company senior representative at any plenary ses-sion

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Speaker slot to a company senior representative at any parallel session

3 3 3

Branding at significant points of venue 3 3 3 3 3

Insertion of Company’s brochure and publicity material into the con-ference kit

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Projection of Logo on screen during the breaks 3 3 3

Screening of a corporate video during the session break 3 3

Complimentary exhibition space of 2*2 meters at the Conference venue 3 3

10 delegate passes to attend the Conference 3 3 3

5 delegate passes to attend the Con-ference 3 3

5 Complimentary copies of Bharat Microfinance Report 2017 3 3 3 3 3

For Sponsorship query, feel free to contact:Mr. Chandan Thakur, Tel: +91-11-47174417, Mob: +91-7838433245Email : chandan@sa-dhan.org

Previous Initiatives

Sa-DhanSa-Dhan, the oldest and largest association of community development finance institutions, came into being on July 21, 1999 with a mission to support and strengthen the financial inclusion agenda in India. It helps its member institutions to better serve low-income households, particu-larly women, in both rural and urban India, in their quest for establishing stable livelihoods and improving quality of life. Sa-Dhan has 188 members reaching out to 33 states/UTs and 588 districts; it includes SHG pro-moting institutions, MFIs (For Profit and Not For Profit), banks, rating agencies, capacity building institutions etc. Sa-Dhan’s members follow diverse legal forms & operating models to reach out to over 46 million clients with loan outstanding of more than Rs. 68,216 crores. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recognized Sa-Dhan as a Self Regulatory Organisation for the Microfinance Sector.

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