The 16th MFN Annual Conference, “Keeping Leadership in the Changing Environment,” was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from October 29 to 31, hosted by the Equity Bank.  The issues discussed at the conference included how the MFN members are managing through the global financial crisis, how to avoid clients’ over-indebtedness, business continuity planning in emergencies, and succession planning.

MFN Annual Conference of Past Years

• 2008, India, Challenges We Face, Opportunities We Have 
• 2007, Morocco, Inclusive Financial Systems: Thinking Beyond Microfinance
  
• 2006, United Kingdom, Finding Equilibrium as MFIs Grow and Evolve: Balancing Financial and Social Objectives
• 2005, Bolivia, Microfinance Risk Management: Reducing Risks for MFIs and Clients
• 2004, Tanzania, Microfinance on the Cutting Edge
• 2003, Indonesia, Microfinance Clients, Products, Services and Market Niches
• 2002, Poland, Facilitating Growth of MFIs in Competitive Markets: Strategic Partnerships and Alliances; Customer Orientation; Regulation and Supervision; Transparency and Standardization
• 2001, USA, Challenges to Microfinance Commercialization
• 1999, Bangladesh, Microfinance in the New Millennium: Efficiency, Customer Satisfaction and Commercialization
• 1998, USA, Effective Governance of Microfinance Institutions
• 1997, Egypt, Moving Microfinance Forward: Ownership, Competition and Control
• 1996, Canada, Establishing a Microfinance Industry: Governance, Best Practices, Access to Capital Markets
• 1995, Philippines, Key Issues in Microfinance: Supervision and Regulation, Financing Sources, Expansion of Microfinance Institutions