29 March 2007, Sandton Convention Centre
27 March 2007
Opening session
Facilitator: Ms Mmabatho Matiwane
09h30�09h40: Official welcome, Mr Lionel October � Deputy Director-General
(DDG): EIDD the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
09h40-09h55: Strategic importance of finance for women in South Africa
(National Perspective)
Mr Rindai Jaravaza: Team leader-Women's Fund Project
09h55�10h10: Strategic importance of finance for women (International
Perspective)
Ms Amanda Ellis: Head-Gender Entrepreneurship Markets, International Finance
Corporation (IFC)
10h10-10h25: International guest speaker, Womenomics as Smart Economics
Ms Kristina Depencier � National Manager, Small Business and Women's Markets:
RBC Royal Bank
10h25-10h45: Keynote address: Expanding women's access to finance
Ms Elizabeth Thabethe - Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry
10h45�11h15: Morning tea break
11h15�12h00: 1st Panel Discussion
Accelerating women's access to finance
Facilitator Ms Lindiwe Ngcobo
Lead Panelist: Ms Amanda Ellis
Ms Sharda Naidoo, South Africa
Ms Winnie Imanyara, Equity Bank Kenya
Mr Moses Kibirige, Executive Director DFCU: Uganda
12h00 � 12h30: Questions and Answers
12h30�13h30: Lunch
13h30 � 14h00: 2nd Panel Discussion
Ensuring broad access to finance for women best practices
Facilitator Ms Mmabatho Matiwane
Lead Panelist, Mr Rindai Jaravaza
Ms Sonia Sebotsa - Women's Development Banking (IH) SA
Ms Janet Mahlangu � Director: Agricultural Development Finance (MAFISA)
Mr Sitembele Mase: CEO: South African Micro-Finance Apex Fund
14h30�15h00: Questions and Answers
15h00: Summary and Closure
Evening Cocktail Programme
17h30 for 18h00
Facilitated by Ms Amanda Ellis � IFC USA
Opening and welcome
Ms Mmabatho Matiwane, the DTI
Keynote address and the official launch of the access to finance programme of
action 2007/08
Ms Elizabeth Thabethe � Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry
Closing remarks
Ms Mmabatho Matiwane � the DTI
Issued by: Department of Trade and Industry
27 March 2007
