Thursday 27.10.2011 14:00-15:30 WorkSpace #1 The Big Question: how can mobile technologies help micro-financed micro-enterprises reach their full potential? The power of micro-finance is clearly evident in many developing countries. However, despite its tremendous success, the micro-finance sector faces challenges that impact on an enterprise’s ability to remain sustainable and scalable. Mobile technologies are well positioned to address these challenges. Mobiles not only provide access to finance, but also enable users to access market data, expand target markets and increase social capital. The critical question is how mobiles can be fully incorporated into the micro-finance picture. This workshop encourages policy makers and industry leaders to learn more about how mobile technologies could be key to an effective micro-finance environment. Participants will learn about current successes in other environments, how to benefit from these successes and how to apply this knowledge to their own micro-enterprise ecosystems. OpenSpace Workshops 72 Micro-Finance, Micro-Enterprises and Mobiles OpenSpace Workshop This is a facilitated, delegate-driven meeting in a fully open format that generates collaboration and creativity. Participants themselves create the agenda, pose questions, raise the topics they think are important, join the breakout sessions they are most interested in, and co-create the conversation. Thursday 27.10.2011 11:00-12:30 OpenSpace Open Format Session #5 OpenSpaceWorkshop