Islamic Microfinance Summit: Scalable Business Models for Islamic Microfinance

This year’s Islamic Microfinance Summit will unlock the potential of Islamic Microfinance in order to ensure financial access is being provided to millions of Muslim poor.

MFIs, investors, policy makers and Sharia specialists will come together to:

• Prepare the infrastructure for Islamic Microfinance: Assessing the role of the Islamic Development Bank and state banks across the globe in advancing Islamic Microfinance 
• Construct scalable Islamic Microfinance business models: From Murabara to Salem and Istisna to Ijarah, identify the potential business models available and consider what challenges you may face with implementation - Hear straight from Tijara, USAID and Akhuwat on the models they have adopted and how they work for them
• Explore Islamic Microfinance business models In Practice: Gain insights from Pakistan, Yemen, Indonesia and Tanzania straight from the winners and runners up of the Islamic Microfinance Award 2010 - Al-Amal Microfinance Bank, Tanzania eco-Volunteerism and CWCD share their winning projects
• Determine how to attract commercial funding in order to achieve scale: Understand what role commercial banks and funds play today and how their involvement affects you
• Overcome the operational challenges of Islamic Microfinance: Equip yourself effectively to deal with risk, manage costs and market your product authentically - Ernst and Young and CGAP share top tips on how to deal effectively with profit/loss contracts and authenticity
• Expanding Islamic Microfinance product development: Overcoming the challenges of working specifically within the Murabaha framework in order to extend the product line for Islamic products beyond Microcredit