This document provides an agenda for the 12th Workshop of University Meets Microfinance held at the University of Bergamo on June 11-12, 2015. The workshop included panels on enhancing food security through microfinance, microfinance and adaptation to climate change, the role of investors and donors in microfinance for climate change and food insecurity. It also included sessions on weather microinsurance, presentations of student field research, and a reflection on food value chains and fair trade at EXPO Milano 2015.

1. Enhancing Food Security and
Resilience to Climate Change:
What Role for Microfinance?
Welcome to the 12th Workshop of
University Meets Microfinance
University of Bergamo
June 11th – 12th, 2015

2. 12th University Meets Microfinance Workshop
Introductory Presentations & Plenary
Discussion
University of Bergamo
June 11th – 12th, 2015
Azalea Carisch, University Meets Microfinance and PlaNet Finance
Dorothee Heller, Deputy Chancellor for International Relations,
University of Bergamo
Laura Viganò, University of Bergamo and Research
Center on International Cooperation
Grammenos Mastrojeni, Italian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Italian Development Cooperation

3. 12th University Meets Microfinance Workshop
Panel A – Enhancing Food Security
through Microfinance
University of Bergamo
June 11th – 12th, 2015
Thursday, June 11th; 16:15 - 17:45
Nourou Macki Tall, Resilience Operations Team, FAO
Regional office for Africa
Matteo Cortese, Comunità Impegno Servizio
Volontariato (CISV)
Félicité Kambou, Coopérative de prestation de
services agricoles (COPSA-C)
Moderated by Grammenos Mastrojeni, Italian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and Italian Development Cooperation

4. 12th University Meets Microfinance Workshop
Panel B – Microfinance and Adaptation
to Climate Change
University of Bergamo
June 11th – 12th, 2015
Thursday, June 11th; 16:15 - 17:45
Alicia Rondon-Krummheurer, Frankfurt School-UNEP
Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainabla Energy
Finance
Davide Forcella, Université Libre de Bruxelles & Centre
for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi)
Barbara Bendandi, International Organization for
Migration
Moderated by Davide Castellani, University of
Bergamo, University Meets Microfinance

5. 12th University Meets Microfinance Workshop
Role of Investors and Donors:
Microfinance in the Climate Change and
Food Insecurity Context
University of Bergamo
June 11th – 12th, 2015
Thursday, June 11th; 17:45 - 19:15
Davide Libralesso, Etimos Foundation
Emily Coleman, IFAD-WFP Weather Risk
Management Facility
Moderated by Sophie Romana, Oxfam America

6. 12th University Meets Microfinance Workshop
Plenary session
Weather Microinsurance – Part 1
University of Bergamo
June 11th – 12th, 2015
Friday, June 12th; 9:30 - 11:30 am
Benjamin Collier, The Wharton School, University of
Pennsylvania
Sophie Romana, Oxfam America
Federica Di Marcantonio, Joint Research Centre
European Commission
Moderated by Laura Viganò, University of Bergamo
and Research Center on International Cooperation

7. 12th University Meets Microfinance Workshop
Presentation of student field research
University of Bergamo
June 11th – 12th, 2015
Friday, June 12th; 11:45 - 13:15
Adrian Fenton, PhD Candidate, University of Leeds
Comment by Davide Forcella, Université Libre de
Bruxelles and Centre
for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi)
Natalia Realpe Carrillo, PhD Candidate, Technische
Universitat Berlin and MicroEnergy International
Comment by Davide Castellani, University of
Bergamo

8. 12th University Meets Microfinance Workshop
Weather Microinsurance – Part 2
University of Bergamo
June 11th – 12th, 2015
Friday, June 12th; 14:30 - 16:30
Yann Gelister, Grameen Crédit Agricole,
Microfinance Foundation
Anaar Kara, PlaNet Guarantee
Diana Urbani, CelsiusPro
Moderated by Benjamin Collier, The Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania

9. 12th University Meets Microfinance Workshop
Reflecting on EXPO Milano 2015: Food
Value Chains, Fair Trade and
Development
University of Bergamo
June 11th – 12th, 2015
Friday, June 12th; 16:30 - 17:30
Stefano Corsi, University of Milan
Gianluca Bozzia, Chico Mendes Onlus
Moderated by Laura Viganò, University of Bergamo