Cracking the Nut '23
Agenda
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Reducing risks associated with rural and agricultural investments
The Art of the Pivot: Investing in Chaotic Times: Kseniya Sydorkina, Sami Khairallah, Jebiwot Sumbeiywo and Jean-Michel Voisard (Chemonics)
Using subsidies and blending commercial capital to achieve development impacts
Crossfire: A Debate Between SME Investment and Direct Smallholder Development – Tim Strong and Sakina Mandanda (Opportunity International), Max Mattern (CGAP), and Andrew Ahiaku/Brian Milder (Aceli Africa) - Room 216 B/C
Integrating underserved populations into commercial markets
Making Markets Work for the Marginalized: Lessons from Uganda and DRC – Beatrice Okware, Marcel Nibasumba, and Alexandra Blumenstock (Mercy Corps)
The Important Role Agtechs Play in Reducing Risk of Agricultural Investments
Paul Newall and Christine McClung (ACDI/VOCA), Valentina Echeverry and Geoffrey Chalmers (AV Ventures)
Reducing Risk through Blended Finance, Partnerships and Digital Technologies
Vera Ebhohon (Sterling Bank), Adetoro Akindele (ThriveAgric) and Esther Aina (Connexus Corporation)
Women-Inclusive Return on Investment (WI-ROI): An Evidence Based Tool from Feed the Future
Erin Markel and Annet Namunane (MarketShare Associates) and Kristin O’Planick (USAID Bureau for Resilience and Food Security)
Bundling Micro-insurance Products across Africa
Rahel Diro and Yohana Tesfamariam Tekeste (TetraTech), and Ousmane Thiongane (Union des Institutions Mutualistes Communautaires d'Epargne et de Crédit, U-IMCEC)
Community Climate Finance in Egypt
Walid Sallam (Abt Associates), Soheir A. Sayed (Center of Egyptian Family Development Foundation), Ayman Shelaby (Abt Associates), Nicole Goldin (Abt Associates) and Manuel Bueno (Abt Associates)
How Digitized Value Chains Contribute to Financial Inclusion of Smallholder Farmers
Panos Loukos and Lisa Chassin (GSMA)
Reducing risks associated with rural and agricultural investments
Capacity Building Techniques to Reduce Risk – Anita Campion, John Berry and Abigail Pioch (Connexus Corporation)
Using subsidies and blending commercial capital to achieve development impacts
A Portfolio Approach to Blended Finance - Judy Odongo and Irene Mue (RTI International)
Integrating underserved populations into commercial markets
Building Agri-Food Market Systems by De-Risking Investments for Women – Lindsay Wallace (MEDA) and Leonor Gutierrez (Root Capital)
Facilitating digital Resilience Finance for Agribusinesses
Marise Blom (SCOPEInsight) and Hannes Gräf (YAPU Solutions)
Technical Assistance Catalyzes Inclusive Agricultural Investment
Kindra Halvorson and Melanie Machingawuta (Technoserve), Judith Munyurwa (Zebu Investment Partners), Andrew Shaw (FMO) and Sarah Marchand (BII)
Credit Unions Serving the Underserved in Crisis Response
Angelina Tracy, Ewa Sierzynska and Herpin Jateng (WOCCU)
Lessons Learnt in Developing Crop Insurance at Scale Across Africa
Rose Goslinga (Pula Advisors)
Creating Shared Value through Blended Equity Investment
Beth Collins and Marilyn Chottah (Catholic Relief Services), Gary Vaughn-Smith (SilverStreet Capital), Georgina Mbawala (Caritas Songea) and Frank Kileo (ZamSeed)
Investments in Latin American Agribusiness: Lessons Learned from the Isidro Fund
Sarah Forcino and Daniel McQuillan (Catholic Relief Services), and Teddy Ruiz (Cacao Verapaz)
