At AFI’s first annual Global Policy Forum in Kenya in September 2009, policymakers will set the agenda and ask researchers, technical experts and other participants to help draw up a practical roadmap to increase financial access.

Before the three-day event takes place on 14-16 September 2009, policymakers from AFI’s 45 member countries will ask participants to consider solutions to a range of obstacles that are standing in the way of greater financial inclusion, focusing on AFI’s six main policy areas. These ideas will be systematically developed at the conference and step-by-step plans and deliverables agreed to “bring smart policies to life”, from creating the regulatory framework to delivering the services on the ground.

The Forum will also include “out of the box” side events dealing with issues such as knowledge sharing and marketing financial inclusion, as well as field visits to see and experience microfinance solutions in action in local villages.

Further information about the Global Policy Forum will be released soon.