4th National Roundtable Conference: April 20-21, 2006

4th National Roundtable Conference April 20-21, 2006 Location:    Holiday Inn Clark, Angeles City, Pampanga Theme:       Achieving Balance Between Portfolio Growth and Quality

Presentations & Activities
First Day: April 20, 2006 (Thursday)
	Opening Ceremonies Ecumenical Prayer National Anthem	Dr. Praxedes Asuncion-Ignacio President, Mallig Plains Rural Bank, Inc.
	Welcome Remarks Messages (a) USAID (b) MEDCo	Gen. William Hotchkiss III, Ret. RBAP President Teresita Espenilla USAID/Philippines CTO/ MABS ManCom Janet Lopoz MEDCo Exec. Director/ MABS ManCom     Chairperson
	MABS Program Status and Updates	John V. Owens MABS Chief of Party
Plenary Session I:  Expanding Microfinance Services: Market Opportunities for Rural Banks
	Marketing Examples from Commercial Banks Expanding Microfinance Outreach – ACCION International	Victoria White Vice President, ACCION International
	Market Segmentation & Marketing Advice for Rural Banks in the Philippines	Dr. Ned Roberto Roberto & Associates
Learning Session 1
	Micro-Agri: Results from the Field	Emelita Rocero MABS Associate Microfinance Specialist II
	Pursuing Branch & Geographic Expansion: The Fundamentals Still Count	Aristides Lineses Microfinance Consultant
Plenary Session II: Organizational and Human Resources Challenges
	The Right Organizational Fit for Microfinance: Insights from Field Experiences Panelists: Jaime Lopez, New Rural Bank of Victorias, Gerald Guillen, Green Bank of CARAGA, Victoria White, ACCION International	Meliza H. Agabin MABS Deputy Chief of Party
	Investing in Staff Training Using Online Distance Learning	Ma. Lourdes S. Pineda MABS Regional Coordinator for Visayas
Plenary Session III: Improving Operations
	Promoting Financial Transparancy	Matt Graham Regional Manager Microfinance Information eXchange (MIX)
Learning Session 2
	The EAGLE Report Card	Meliza H. Agabin Ernesto V. Gementera
	EAGLE Compliance Certification	Ma. Lourdes S. Pineda Alexander C.  Fonollera
EAGLE Awards Dinner & Ceremony
Second Day: April 21, 2006 (Friday)
Plenary Session IV: Improving Operations
	The Next Wave of Progressive Rural Banking with G-Cash	Rizza Maniego-Eala President, GXchange
	Technological Innovations: Text-a-Payment & Other Mobile Phone Banking Applications	Anthony Petalcorin MABS Senior Manager/National MIS Manager
	The Credit Scoring Tool: The Experience of First Macro Bank	Reggie Ocampo President, FMB
	Delinquency Hurts: The Experience of Rural Bank of Sto. Tomas	Federico Pineda Chairman & President RB Sto. Tomas
Learning Session 3:
	Another Look at Character-Based Lending	Raymundo C. Roxas Regional Manager for Luzon
	Speaker’s Note for Another Look at Character-Based Lending
	Managing Hard-Core Delinquent Accounts	Ernesto Gementera MABS Regional Manager for ARMM-CAAM Thrift Banks
Closing Remarks		John V. Owens MABS Chief of Party