DIGITAL PAYMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE
Digital Infrastructure Enabling Financial Inclusion
Program Partner
Date: Friday, October 25, 2024
Location: Gallup Great Hall
Doors Open & Networking: 10:00 a.m.
Programming: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Robust payments infrastructure and access to financial services help create businesses and empower consumers to thrive. What do policymakers, companies, and individuals need to capitalize on this growth engine and what are the obstacles in this effort?
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Speakers
Simon Khalaf
CEO, Marqeta
Ana Maria Prieto
Head of Payment Systems, Colombian Central Bank
Abdulmajid Nsekela
CEO, CRDB Bank
Kelly Mahon Tullier
Vice Chair, Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer, Visa
James Mwangi
Group CEO, Equity Group Holdings
Sim Tshabalala
CEO, Standard Bank
Andrée Simon
Global CEO, FINCA International
Sophie Sirtaine
CEO, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)
Wendy Teleki
Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) Secretariat, World Bank
Sophie Sirtaine
CEO, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)
Hosts
Justin Smith
Co-Founder and CEO, Semafor
Gina Chon
Senior Editor, Semafor
Liz Hoffman
Business and Finance Editor, Semafor
Marcus Brauchli
Former Editor, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post & Semafor Contributor
Jon Hilsenrath
Former Senior Writer, The Wall Street Journal & Semafor Contributor
Agenda
Opening Remarks
Featuring: Justin B. Smith, Co-Founder and CEO, Semafor
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Fireside Chat: View from Visa
Featuring: Kelly Mahon Tullier, Vice Chair, Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer, Visa
In conversation with: Justin B. Smith, CEO & Co-Founder, Semafor
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Fireside Chat: Expanding the Financial Tent
Innovative solutions to expanding economic opportunities.
Featuring: Andree Simon, Global CEO, FINCA International
In conversation with: Gina Chon, Senior Editor, Semafor
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Fireside Chat: The Next Era of Financial Services
On the great unbundling of financial services and younger generations’ attitude towards payments and banking.
Featuring: Simon Khalaf, CEO, Marqeta
In conversation with: Liz Hoffman, Business and Finance Editor, Semafor
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Panel: Digital Banking and Financial Inclusion
Expanding access to financial services to fuel growth among the global middle class.
Featuring: Abdulmajid Nsekela, CEO, CRDB Bank; Sophie Sirtaine, CEO, CGAP
In conversation with: Jon Hilsenrath, Former Senior Writer, The Wall Street Journal & Semafor Contributor
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Fireside Chat: A Central Bank’s Approach to Modernizing Payment Systems
How Colombia’s national instant payment is revolutionizing the financial system.
Featuring: Ana Maria Prieto, Head of Payment Systems, Colombian Central Bank
In conversation with: Jon Hilsenrath, Former Senior Writer, The Wall Street Journal & Semafor Contributor
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Fireside Chat: Digital-First Banking
The technological advancements enabling East Africa’s largest bank to service 20 million customers.
Featuring: James Mwangi, Group CEO, Equity Group Holdings
In conversation with: Yinka Adegoke, Africa Editor, Semafor
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Fireside Chat: Investing in Africa’s Digital Growth
What it will take to fund future digital infrastructure projects.
Featuring: Sim Tshabalala, CEO, Standard Bank
In conversation with: Yinka Adegoke, Africa Editor, Semafor
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Closing Remarks; Program Adjourns
Featuring: Justin B. Smith, Co-Founder and CEO, Semafor
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