Rationale

This Financial Inclusion Lab meeting aims to identify the possible innovation partnerships between financial inclusion stakeholders and the academe, and develop solutions to address the local challenges related to financial inclusion. A joint endeavor between the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the Civika Asian Development Academy, this initiative intends to create a community of researchers and innovators to improve the level of financial inclusion in the country and develop innovative solutions by harnessing local institutions and resources. You may download the BSP 2019 Financial Inclusion Report here.

Event Objectives

• Identify opportunities on how to integrate Financial Inclusion into the innovation portfolios of students and faculty through university-based incubators;

• Explore and discuss arrangements regarding the implementation of the Financial Inclusion Lab projects with different colleges and disciplines;

• Identify the critical activities for the partnerships between the Financial Inclusion Lab and university-based incubators

This meeting will be conducted via Zoom Webinar. Please register in advance through URL:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkfuCgpjoqG9KWOg5AWLTg45REit4axbJe

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Excerpts from this conversation will be uploaded to Youtube. To participate in the Q&A portion of the event, you must be registered on Zoom using the link above.

Excerpts of the discussion will be uploaded on Youtube to serve as public reference from interested practitioners.

Panelists

Background Materials