IBA Annual Conference Rome 2018
7 Oct - 12 Oct 2018
Session Room L, Level -1
Session information
The role of Fintech, lending and international organisations in delivering aid in humanitarian crises
Tuesday 9 October (1615 - 1730)
Session Room L, Level -1
Committee(s)
Banking & Financial Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
Humanitarian institutions are increasingly using finance technology and new funding mechanisms to deliver aid to crisis regions. This requires close cooperation between various stakeholders in the financial markets, including banks, mobile network providers, and payment transfer providers as well as innovative credit risk mitigation and funding mechanisms. This session will explore the intersection between the law and practice of finance and humanitarian aid, as well as the successes, failures and challenges that projects in this field have had.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Ulrike Naumann | Bowmans, Johannesburg, South Africa; African Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Banking & Financial Law Committee |
Speakers
| Houman Haddad | United Nations World Food Programme, Amman, Jordan |
| Caroline Phillips | Slaughter and May, London, England; Chair, International Financial Law Reform Subcommittee |
| Stefano Santoro | World Food Programme, Amman, Jordan |
| Jacqueline Stein-Kaempfe | World Food Programme, Rome, Italy |