9^th Eastern India Microfinance Summit 2025

Microfinance - On the path to $5 trillion Economy through Women Entrepreneurship & Financial Empowerment.

Introduction

Microfinance is widely recognized as a powerful tool, contributing to and propelling towards achieving sustainable development goals. Its multifaceted roles encompass some of the key aspects instrumental in fostering sustainable development. Through financial inclusion, microfinance democratizes access to capital, empowering marginalized communities and amplifying economic participation. It contributes to poverty alleviation, offering avenues for entrepreneurship and job creation. Microfinance also champions gender equality by providing women with access to financial services. As a catalyst for change, microfinance intertwines financial empowerment with social empowerment, paving the way towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. This year's session is expected to be attended by the MFI practitioners, regulators and funders to discuss most pertinent issues facing the sector.

The 9th Eastern India Microfinance Summit in 2025, themed "Microfinance – On a Path to USD 5 Trillion Economy through Women Entrepreneurship and Financial Empowerment," presents a critical platform for practitioners across various sectors—Banking, Microfinance, Investors, Insurance, Fintech, and Health services—to come together. The summit will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share insights and collaborate on strategies to contribute toward the overarching goal of building a USD 5 trillion economy, with a special focus on women’s entrepreneurship and financial empowerment as drivers of this transformation. Besides, will provide an opportunity to identify common opportunities for partnership.

Target Audience/Participants and delegates

There will be around 450 delegates in the summit with the following categories :

1. MFIs (NGOs as well NBFCs, SFBs, BCs and Bank) who are operating in West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar and North Eastern States. Expected over 60 MFIs from Eastern India.
2. Delegates from neighboring countries
3. Banks, Regulators, Ratings Agencies
4. Fintech, IT, Software Companies
5. Insurance Companies
6. Researchers, Scholars and Students
7. Energy Companies especially green energy providers and social enterprises
8. Mobile Banking/Core Banking Solution Providers
9. Industry association/network
10. Donor agencies/multilateral Institutions and International Agencies.
11. Consultancy firm
12. All stakeholders
13. A good number of Reporters from print and electronic media