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Global SME Finance Awards 2024

Information Session - Sustainable Bond of the Year

 

Be recognized, Share impact in SME FINANCE

Wednesday May 22nd, 2024 @ 8:00am – 9:00am EDT

The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as a
core part of its mission to create a unique platform for peer connections,
knowledge dissemination, and innovations in SME Finance. The Forum’s extensive
300+ global network, crowds in financial institutions, fintech companies,
development banks, policymakers, and industry experts from across the globe,
fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and partnership building on a global
scale. Hence, the Global SME Finance Awards has evolved into a pinnacle of
global recognition for those making a real impact in the SME finance landscape.

Since its launch in 2018, The Awards recognize and celebrate the outstanding
achievements of financial service providers in delivering exceptional products
and services to scale SME finance in their respective markets. It provides an
opportunity for institutions to highlight and share good practices, impact,
knowledge, and be recognized amongst the global peer group of world leaders in
SME finance and services.

We are rolling out a series of Information Sessions during the 2024 Awards
Season to share with Financial Service Providers (FSPs) and Industry
Stakeholders the role and importance of The Awards in showcasing remarkable
achievements and impact in the industry. The sessions also aim to provide
information on the application process, respective awards categories, and
related information on the awards. Speakers include industry leaders and
practitioners from the Forum’s global network, as well as past applicants and
winners.

The 3rd in the series, this information session will focus on the Sustainable
Bond of the Year category, its role, importance, and value to Financial Service
Providers (FSPs). Winners and applicants from prior years will also discuss
their innovations, impacts, and application experience. The session will include
a moderated Q&A to address specific questions from entrants.

If you want to see general information about the Awards, click on the link of
the first information session recording LINK

 

Objectives:

 * Share the role and importance of the Global SME Finance Awards in
   facilitating impact and spurring innovations in SME Finance
 * Entrants Incentives and Benefits
 * Provide information on Sustainable Bond of the Year Category, Application
   Process and Judging Criteria
 * Highlight What’s New in the 2024 Season
 * Share experiences and highlight innovations and achievements of Past Winners/
   Applicants
 * Address specific questions from existing and prospective entrants.

 

Here's a surprise: winners of the category will have the hotel nights covered in
São Paulo for up to three staff members, ensuring you can receive your award in
person and benefit from incredible networking opportunities!!

REGISTER HERE

Speakers:

 

Moderator: Kaikham Onedamdy, Operations Officer, Climate Finance IFC

Kaikham is the team lead of the IFC Green Bond Technical Assistance public goods
program. She has over 23 years of wide-ranging experience in Strategy,
Investment, Advisory, Access to Finance, PPP Infrastructure, SMEs, Gender
Finance and Telecom within IFC and the private sector. She has worked across
Europe and Central Asia, the Mekong region, Middle East and North Africa, and on
selective PPP infrastructure projects in Africa. Kaikham holds two master’s
degrees in IT & Telecom from Johns Hopkin University and an International MBA
from Ottawa University.

 



Gladness Deogratias, Head Global Markets, NMB Bank Plc

Gladness is a banking executive, currently leading Global Markets at NMB Bank
Plc in East Africa, where she oversees capital markets activities, including
sustainable financing. She actively promotes diversity and inclusion, having
initiated programs like Finance2Equal and Gender Bond. Previously, she worked at
BancABC, Lehman Brothers, and Deloitte. She serves on the boards of TMRC and
ProjektInspire. Gladness holds an MBA from Oxford Brookes University, a BA from
the University of Nottingham, and a Certificate in Company Direction from the
Institute of Directors (UK). She's an Eisenhower Fellow and was honored among
the Top 50 Women in Management by Women in Management Africa.

 



João Pedro Stephanou, Manager of Finance Institutions of Sicredi

With a degree with honours in Business Administration from Universidade Federal
do Rio Grande do Sul (BRA) and a Specialization in Finance from the same
university, João Pedro has been working at the Sicredi Cooperative Bank since
2018, working on topics such as Corporate Finance, Sustainable Finance and
Institutional Funding.

 

 



Helena Dill Sustainable Finance Specialist IFC

Helena has 12+ years of experience working globally on finance, sustainable
development, capital markets, investment projects, and public policy. Prior to
joining IFC, Helena worked for the World Bank’s Treasury advising countries on
sustainable finance instruments and solutions to manage financial, disaster, and
commodity risks. Before that, she served as an advisor at Brazil’s Presidency of
the Republic and the Ministry of Finance, structuring public-private
partnerships and infrastructure projects and advising on regulatory reforms of
financial markets and other industries. She was also a Manager at the Brazilian
National Treasury, negotiating and approving investment loans. Helena has a
Master’s in Public Policy from Georgetown University and a Master’s in
Development Economics from Brazil..

 



Host: Qamar Saleem, Head SME Finance Forum

Prior to this role, Qamar was the Manager Financial Institutions Group Advisory
Services for Asia and Pacific driving leading a large team across 20 countries
aimed at providing integrated investment/advisory client solutions across mainly
MSME, Gender, Climate, Digital, Housing, Trade, and Supply Chain Finance. Qamar
has been with IFC since 2012 and served in his previous roles as global
technical lead for SME and Supply Chain Finance as well as regional SME Banking
lead for EMENA.  Qamar has 30+ years of global financial services experience
having worked across 60+ countries internationally managing large business lines
while leading multi-cultural and cross-functional teams. He is a recognized
thought leader, featured speaker, and an industry mentor in SME Finance. Prior
to joining IFC, Qamar was associated with international organizations like HSBC,
Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank as well as large regional banks while
serving in several emerging markets where he also led SME Banking and Commercial
Banking Divisions.  Qamar holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and
carries several certifications in the areas of Strategy, Climate Finance,
Digital Banking, Business Transformation, Social Impact, MSME Banking, Team
Leadership, Supply Chain Finance, Credit, Risk, Trade, Sales Effectiveness,
Transaction Banking and Project Implementation.

 

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