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SUMMARY:Close $5.7 Trillion MSME Financing Gap: Bridge the Chasm with Trusted Infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:\nLocation: Paraninfo of the Sevilla University – San Fernando street, 4, Sevilla 41004\nTime: 13h – 14h CET\n\nClose $5.7 Trillion MSME Financing Gap: Bridge the Chasm with Trusted Infrastructure\nHigh-Level Session at FfD4, Seville | July 2025\nOrganized by the IEEE Sustainability Technical Committee\nIn conjunction with GovStack Global and the SME Finance Forum (World Bank/IFC)\nSession Description\nThis high-level session launches a strategically transformative Platform for Action to bridge the $5.7 trillion global MSME financing gap—by building on proven models like US Housing Finance (Fannie Mae) applying the world’s financial and digital expertise on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and AI to architect  systems designed to be trusted, adaptive, and scalable from the start.\nAround the world, small businesses and entrepreneurs are ready to grow, and scientists and engineers ready to research and innovate —but lack the financing and tools they need. This initiative builds trusted digital infrastructure so that everyone—no matter where they live or what language they speak—can access opportunity, research, innovate, do projects, grow businesses, and shape OUR digital future. By working together to protect data rights and build systems people can trust, we unlock funding for MSMEs, strengthen cultural resilience, and intergenerational thriving.\nSpeakers\nOpening Remarks by Convenor and Co-Chair:\nMei Lin Fung (Singapore) – Chair, IEEE SSIT Sustainability Technical Committee; Co-Founder, People-Centered Internet\nA strategic voice on AI and MSME finance at the G7 Think7 (Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada), and 2020 keynote speaker for the SME Finance Forum’s “Decade of Digital Transformation.”\nCo-Chair:\nDeclan Kirrane (Ireland) – Chair, UN Science Summit; CEO, ISC Intelligence\nOpening Keynote: Architecting $5 Trillion in Financing: From Housing to MSMEs – Infrastructure, Trust and Open Finance at Scale”\nMichael MacFarland (Canada / United States) – Former Chief Architect, Fannie Mae\nExpert Commentary:\nQamar Saleem (Pakistan) – Global Head of SME Finance, IFC/World Bank\nGovTech Innovation Spotlight:\nFrancesca D’Angelo (Italy) – Advisor on Innovation & Sustainability; GovTech Global Mentor\nArchitecting Trust: Building Confidence in MSME Finance through Digital Infrastructure – – to be confirmed\nYannis Ioannidis (Greece) – President of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)\nClosing Keynote: From Aid to Investment:   – to be confirmed\nHomi Kharas (US) – Senior Fellow, Center for Sustainable Development, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institute\n \nRegistration\n[wpforms id=”9442″]\n \n \n
URL:https://sciencesummitnyc.org/events/from-exclusion-to-inclusion-505/
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CATEGORIES:AI,Development,Finance
LOCATION:San Fernando, 4, 41004 Sevilla
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