10h00 – 10h15

Introduction

10h15 – 11h30

Financial services trade and inclusive growth

·        Financial inclusion: trends, policy and economic impact

Thorsten Beck, Chair in Financial Stability, Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies, European University Institute

·        Trade in financial services and financial inclusion

Juan A. Marchetti, Counsellor, Trade in Services and Investment Division, WTO

Q&A

11h30 – 13h00

Financial services trade and women's economic empowerment

·        Gendered Laws and Women’s Financial Inclusion

Daniela Behr, Economist, Women, Business and the Law Project, World Bank Group

·        Financial Services: gender equality and accessibility – Canada's perspective

Edward Malota, Counsellor (Finance), High Commission of Canada in the UK

·        Policy and women's economic empowerment – the experience of Mauritius

Khemalini Hurdowar, Senior Manager, Office of the Chief Executive, Financial Services Commission, Mauritius

·        Female Entrepreneurship: Unlocking the trade potential

Sabila Din, CEO and Founder, Din Consultants

Q&A

13h00 – 15h00

Lunch break

15h00 – 16h30

Accessibility in financial services

·        BIS's work on financial inclusion

Jermy Prenio, Principal Advisor, Financial Stability Institute, Bank for International Settlements

·        Digital Finance as a Gateway to Global Entrepreneurship

Andrea Durkin, Assistant USTR for WTO and Multilateral Affairs

·        Supporting meaningful financial inclusion through financial consumer protection and financial literacy

Chiara Monticone, Senior Policy Analyst, OECD

·        Peru's experience with financial inclusion

Mariela Zaldivar, Deputy Superintendent of Market Conduct and Financial Inclusion, Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and AFP (SBS), Peru

Q&A

16h30 – 17h45

Expanding access through financial technologies

·        Fostering financial inclusion through digitalisation

Shri Dhirendra Gajbhiye, Director, Division of International Finance, Department of Economics and Policy Research, Reserve Bank of India

·        Digital financial inclusion: The Philippine's experience

Mynard Bryan R. Mojica, Deputy Director, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)

·        Smart financial and payment infrastructure for business: the case of Thailand

Vacharakoon Jivakanont, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Payment Systems and Financial Technology Policy Department, the Bank of Thailand

Q&A

17h45 – 18h00

Closing remarks