 homepage homepage smeadmin wed 2052020 1459 20210906 1 register  menareg2021 https wwwkafalahgovsa 20210906 1 register  menareg2021 https wwwkafalahgovsa register  menareg2021 https wwwkafalahgovsa 6 7 september 2021 2pm saudi arabia gmt 3 virtual event why attend smes are a major source of new job creation in emerging and developing countries in the mena region it is estimated that micro small and medium enterprises smes account for 8090 percent of all businesses however despite their systemic importance smes continue to face major challenges when it comes to access to finance lack of credit information and lack of collateral are just two of the many reasons why financial institutions are less exposed to smes than to larger and more established firms covid19 has made the situation much worse for the region s smes the pandemic poses challenges of a scope and scale unprecedented in modern times millions of businesses are closed countless jobs have been lost the hardest hit are smes in the tourism and entertainment industries which have been battered by lockdowns and travel restrictions in response to the crisis many governments across the region have scaled up credit guarantee schemes to tackle the urgent liquidity problem faced by smes and to stimulate economic recovery through rebuilding the sme sector in partnership with the sme finance forum kafalah is hosting a mena regional conference on the role of credit guarantee schemes in rebuilding the smes postcovid19 the conference will convene leading credit guarantee experts and practitioners from the mena region and beyond alongside sme finance specialists and industry professionals the conference will take place on  september 67 2021  during the two halfday event we will discuss how credit guarantee schemes can meet those challenges and contribute to rebuilding smes postcovid19 more specifically individual sessions will tackle alternative data earlystage financing and equity guarantees the digitization of credit guarantee institutions and the specific challenges of funding for sectors especially affected by the pandemic including tourism supply chains and technology  covid19 mitigation hear from industry leaders acquire new knowledge agenda download agenda schedule all times expressed in ksa time september 6 september 7 filter by all topics alternative data credit guarantees digitalization earlystage finance equity guarantees forbearance supply chain finance technology tourism all types break breakout session by invitation only closing event closing fireside chat keynote opening remarks plenary september 7 1200 1330 board meeting by invitation only  online credit guarantees by invitation only september 7 1400 1415 recap and day ahead online credit guarantees opening remarks september 7 1415 1500 beyond stimulus forbearance and deferment what s next  online forbearance plenary september 7 1500 1505 break online credit guarantees break september 7 1505 1550 reviving and financing tourism and entertainment sector online tourism breakout session september 7 1505 1550 supply chain finance roles of guarantee institutions online supply chain finance breakout session september 7 1550 1600 event closing online credit guarantees event closing september 6 1400 1405 opening remarks online tourism plenary homam hashem homam hashem general director of kafalahloan guarantee program september 6 1405 1420 dialogue fireside chat on the impact of covid and the role of the guarantee programs online credit guarantees opening remarks fireside chat september 6 1420 1500 plenary digitalization and its impact on credit guarantee institutions online digitalization plenary september 6 1500 1505 break break september 6 1505 1550 alternative data transforming sme finance online alternative data breakout session september 6 1505 1550 earlystage finance and equity guarantees online earlystage finance equity guarantees breakout session september 6 1550 1600 closing remarks online credit guarantees closing all days september 6 september 7 all topics alternative data credit guarantees digitalization earlystage finance equity guarantees forbearance supply chain finance technology tourism all types break breakout session by invitation only closing event closing fireside chat keynote opening remarks plenary 1420 1500 plenary digitalization and its impact on credit guarantee institutions online sep 6 plenary digitalization and its impact on credit guarantee institutions 1420 1500 online digitalization plenary 1550 1600 event closing online sep 7 event closing 1550 1600 online credit guarantees event closing 1505 1550 supply chain finance roles of guarantee institutions online sep 7 supply chain finance roles of guarantee institutions 1505 1550 online supply chain finance breakout session 1505 1550 reviving and financing tourism and entertainment sector online sep 7 reviving and financing tourism and entertainment sector 1505 1550 online tourism breakout session 1500 1505 break online sep 7 break 1500 1505 online credit guarantees break 1415 1500 beyond stimulus forbearance and deferment what s next  online sep 7 beyond stimulus forbearance and deferment what s next  1415 1500 online forbearance plenary 1400 1415 recap and day ahead online sep 7 recap and day ahead 1400 1415 online credit guarantees opening remarks 1200 1330 board meeting by invitation only  online sep 7 board meeting by invitation only  1200 1330 online credit guarantees by invitation only 1550 1600 closing remarks online sep 6 closing remarks 1550 1600 online credit guarantees closing 1505 1550 earlystage finance and equity guarantees online sep 6 earlystage finance and equity guarantees 1505 1550 online earlystage finance equity guarantees breakout session 1505 1550 alternative data transforming sme finance online sep 6 alternative data transforming sme finance 1505 1550 online alternative data breakout session 1500 1505 break sep 6 break 1500 1505 break 1405 1420 dialogue fireside chat on the impact of covid and the role of the guarantee programs online sep 6 dialogue fireside chat on the impact of covid and the role of the guarantee programs 1405 1420 online credit guarantees opening remarks fireside chat 1400 1405 opening remarks online sep 6 opening remarks 1400 1405 online tourism plenary homam hashem homam hashem general director of kafalahloan guarantee program gallery videos video 1 video 2 test video 1 video 2 test speakers tony hadley senior vice president of government affairs and public policy experian read full bio bill briggs former acting associate administrator sba read full bio nagla bahr managing director credit guarantee company egypt read full bio matthew gamser ceo sme finance forum read full bio homam hashem general director of kafalahloan guarantee program read full bio jeroen harteveld portfolio manager for massif fmo read full bio aditya sharma head global credit risk business banking standard chartered read full bio colin sharp svp emea c2fo read full bio katrin sturm secretarygeneral aecm read full bio jesse weinberg head of the sme customer segment fnb business read full bio mohammed alja fari  director general jordan loan guarantee corp jlgc  read full bio organizers who s attending the conference  