About the
Field visit to Tembisa or Hammanskraal
The second part of the programme included a field visit to one of two South African townships in the Gauteng Province – Tembisa and Hammanskraal. Delegates who participated had the opportunity to experience the vibrancy of informal business activity and learn more about the community digitalisation project that was being piloted in these townships.
Moving the needle
Agenda
| Time | Session | Session Overview | Facilitators/Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08h00 – 08h30 Registration | |||
| 08h30 – 09h00 | Welcome remarks | Welcome and opening of the event | Alvinah Thela, Chief Director, South Africa National Treasury Prudence Ngwenya, Director of the African Union Commission’s Women Gender and Youth Directorate Jürg Vollenweider, Head of the Macro-economic Support Unit, SECO |
| 09h00 – 10h00 | Session 1: Panel discussion | Is Financial Inclusion in Africa as we know it at a Crossroads? Moving Towards Financial Inclusion 2.0 |
Moderator: Brendan Pearce, CEO, FinMark Trust Panelists: Eric Massinda, CEO, FSD Tanzania Gerhardus Coetzee, Independent Consultant, formerly CGAP Esselina Macome, CEO, FSD Mozambique, Chair Standard Bank Mozambique |
| 10h00 – 10h45 | Session 2: Panel discussion | Transforming Financial Access with Inclusive Payment Systems: What role does Digital Public Infrastructure play? |
Moderator: Robert Karanja, Senior Director Africa, Co-Develop Panelists: Pradeep Maharaj, Chief Operating Officer, SARB Stephen Linnell, CEO, BankServ Luis Mansur, HoD Financial Citizenship, Banco Central do Brasil |
| 10h45 – 11h30 Break | |||
| 11h30 – 12h15 | Session 3: Panel discussion | Measuring financial inclusion with a gender lens in the evolving FI landscape |
Moderator: Nomcebo Sherron Hadebe, Head, Regional Office, Africa, AFI Panelists: Katherine Gibson, Deputy Commissioner, FSCA Felicia Dlamini Kunene, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Eswatini Nisha Nambiar, Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Financial Inclusion and Development Department, Reserve Bank of India |
| 12h15 – 13h00 | Session 4: Panel discussion | Customer Protection in the digital finance era: Are we keeping pace with emerging trends? |
Moderator: Flore-Anne Messy, OECD G20/G7 Deputy Finance, APEC Deputy Finance Panelists: Elizabeth Gathai, Head, Africa Region, Women’s World Banking Magda Bianco , Bank of Italy |
| 13h00 – 13h30 | Closing remarkss | Wrap up |
Natalie Africa, Director of Economic Opportunity, The Gates Foundation Francesca Brown , Director of Policy, Women’s World Banking |
Moving the needle
Partners
This event brings together key stakeholders to drive meaningful change and foster impactful discussions.
We sincerely thank our partners for their invaluable support and contributions. To learn more about their work, click on their logos.
If you have any questions or need more information in this regard, please contact info@finmark.org.za
