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About the webinar
In many countries, financial cooperative institutions (CFIs) have set up apex organizations, mostly in the form of federations and confederations as a means to overcome the constraints that arise from their small size and local nature. These apex organizations provide a range of services in very different areas, that may include back-office services, information technology, internal control and audit, safety nets, etc. and they can also play a role in the supervision of their affiliates in coordination with the supervisory authorities. This webinar will take a closer look at the role that these entities can play, as well as at the conditions for their establishment and growth in time and the opportunities they generate for a dynamic development of CFIs in a changing world.
Prof. Dr. Hans Groeneveld
Prof. Dr. Hans Groeneveld has extensive practical, policy and academic experience in – cooperative – banking. Mr. Groeneveld is currently Director of International Co-operative Affairs of Rabobank in the Netherlands. In this capacity, he is involved in strategic and organizational projects and represents the Managing Board in the national and international co-operative world, among other things.
Mr. Groeneveld is also Board member of the International Raiffeisen Union in Germany, chairman of the Think Tank on European co-operative banks and of the Task Force on Co-operative Affairs in Brussels, member of the Scientific Committee of the European Research Institute on Co-operative and Social Enterprises in Italy, and member of the International Co-operative Entrepreneurship Think Tank within the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA).
He has published extensively on monetary topics, banking, co-operative banks, and co-operatives in academic and policy journals. He has also carried out commissioned research for the ICA on the enabling environment for co-operatives in 33 countries around the globe.
Furthermore, Mr. Groeneveld is a distinguished professor, Financial Co-operatives at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.
Mr. Billy Manuel Rodas Morales – Director of Supervision and Analytics, MICOOPE Guarantee Fund (Guatemala )
Having served since 2010 in different positions within the MICOOPE network in Guatemala, Mr. Rodas has a deep knowledge of the network’s operations and internal control mechanisms. In 2017 he was appointed as coordinator of Supervision and Analytics at the MICOOPE Guarantee Fund, which is a dedicated institution safeguarding the deposits of members at the affiliated financial cooperatives and which also has a supervisory function over the affiliated entities.
Mr. Rodas was recently appointed as Director of Supervision and Analytics at the MICOOPE Guarantee Fund. In addition to this, Mr. Rodas has lectured at the Universidad Mariano Gálvez in Guatemala. Mr. Rodas has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Mariano Gálvez.
He is currently studying for a Master’s Degree in advanced Statistics at the Universidad de San Carlos in Guatemala.
Samadanie Kiriwandeniya, Managing Director- SANASA Development Bank (Sri- Lanka)
Ms. Samadanie Kiriwandeniya is a development professional with cross-disciplinary experience in Development Financing, Gender Mainstreaming, Entrepreneurship development and Co-operative enterprise promotion.
She joined the SANASA development bank, a private bank created by the cooperative movement, which is currently listed in the Colombo stock market, as a Senior Manager in 2005 heading the national post Tsunami rebuilding program of SANASA group. She was elected as the Chairperson of the same bank in 2011. When elected for the first time, she was the youngest Chairperson in the Sri Lankan banking industry.
While serving SANASA mission as a corporate leader of SANASA group in Sri Lanka, she served the country by taking up multiple voluntary responsibilities. She was a member of the National Committee on Reintegration of Ex-combatant, a Board Member of the Western Province Industrial and Commerce Bureau, a Board Member of Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a Committee Member of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, and a Steering Committee Member of GIZ FLICT project.
Currently, she serves SANASA group as the Managing Director of SANASA International. She was recognized as the 6th most powerful businesswoman in Sri Lanka by echelon magazine, three times and was awarded gold for the best entrepreneur (institutional category) in 2017 at WIM Awards. She is a mother of two strong young women
Dr. Nethi Muralidhar, Managing Director of the Telangana State Cooperative Apex Bank (India)
Dr. Nethi Muralidhar has over 35 years of experience in cooperative banking and currently serves as Managing Director of the Telangana State Cooperative Apex Bank (TSCAB) in Hyderabad, India.
As a post-graduate in Veterinary Science, he joined the 3-tier cooperative banking system in 1987, in the unified state of Andhra Pradesh. In his career, he has assumed the position of CEO of 3 District Central Cooperative Banks within the unified state before assuming the position of MD of TSCAB in 2015.
Dr. Muralidhar is a member of various National & State level Committees pertaining to cooperative credit structure. He has strongly promoted – and successfully implemented- computerisation of primary cooperatives (PACS) in the State of Telangana. The first state to do so in India. As a result, the 3 tier credit cooperative structure is much more enabled to provide integrated services to its vast member base.
Bjorn Schrijver, Senior Project Manager , Rabo Partnerships (The Netherlands)
Schooled in History and Economics, Mr. Bjorn Schrijver joined the cooperative Rabobank in 2001.As a Sr. project manager at Rabo Partnerships, he is responsible for designing & executing institution-building projects in banking, Agri finance and cooperative development. Mr. Schrijver has working experience in Africa, Eastern Europe, Middle East, and extensively worked in South and South-East Asia. Between 2013-2016 Mr. Schrijver worked as Team Leader in the technical cooperation project between Rabo Partnerships in India to transform the vast cooperative credit structure (about 3,300 locations) in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, into a more client-oriented, modernized, efficient, and sustainable banking network, that strongly endeavors to enhance financial inclusion. In recent years Mr Schrijver is focussing increasingly on transforming & strengthening State-Owned Banks, and financial cooperative networks as these institutions often well-positioned to leverage on their network and be a driving force for rural economic development and financial inclusion. In this capacity, he is also involved in the joint programme with WB and Rabo Foundation to strengthen Cooperative Financial Institutions/Networks in a number of countries.
Calendar » Apex organizations of financial cooperatives: Role and opportunities, November 11, 2020 9:00 AM (Washington D.C. time)
Apex organizations of financial cooperatives: Role and opportunities, November 11, 2020 9:00 AM (Washington D.C. time)
The World Bank in partnership with the Rabobank Foundation is delighted to invite you to a panel discussion on:
Apex organizations of financial cooperatives: Role and opportunities
November 11, 2020
09:00 am -10:30 am (Washington DC time)
Join the session via Webex
Video Recording and other webinar material will be posted on the CFI website.
Subscribe to the next CFI Newsletter and to receive notifications about future events
About the webinar
In many countries, financial cooperative institutions (CFIs) have set up apex organizations, mostly in the form of federations and confederations as a means to overcome the constraints that arise from their small size and local nature. These apex organizations provide a range of services in very different areas, that may include back-office services, information technology, internal control and audit, safety nets, etc. and they can also play a role in the supervision of their affiliates in coordination with the supervisory authorities. This webinar will take a closer look at the role that these entities can play, as well as at the conditions for their establishment and growth in time and the opportunities they generate for a dynamic development of CFIs in a changing world.
Prof. Dr. Hans Groeneveld
Mr. Groeneveld is also Board member of the International Raiffeisen Union in Germany, chairman of the Think Tank on European co-operative banks and of the Task Force on Co-operative Affairs in Brussels, member of the Scientific Committee of the European Research Institute on Co-operative and Social Enterprises in Italy, and member of the International Co-operative Entrepreneurship Think Tank within the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA).
He has published extensively on monetary topics, banking, co-operative banks, and co-operatives in academic and policy journals. He has also carried out commissioned research for the ICA on the enabling environment for co-operatives in 33 countries around the globe.
Furthermore, Mr. Groeneveld is a distinguished professor, Financial Co-operatives at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.
Mr. Billy Manuel Rodas Morales – Director of Supervision and Analytics, MICOOPE Guarantee Fund (Guatemala )
Mr. Rodas was recently appointed as Director of Supervision and Analytics at the MICOOPE Guarantee Fund. In addition to this, Mr. Rodas has lectured at the Universidad Mariano Gálvez in Guatemala. Mr. Rodas has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Mariano Gálvez.
He is currently studying for a Master’s Degree in advanced Statistics at the Universidad de San Carlos in Guatemala.
Samadanie Kiriwandeniya, Managing Director- SANASA Development Bank (Sri- Lanka)
She joined the SANASA development bank, a private bank created by the cooperative movement, which is currently listed in the Colombo stock market, as a Senior Manager in 2005 heading the national post Tsunami rebuilding program of SANASA group. She was elected as the Chairperson of the same bank in 2011. When elected for the first time, she was the youngest Chairperson in the Sri Lankan banking industry.
While serving SANASA mission as a corporate leader of SANASA group in Sri Lanka, she served the country by taking up multiple voluntary responsibilities. She was a member of the National Committee on Reintegration of Ex-combatant, a Board Member of the Western Province Industrial and Commerce Bureau, a Board Member of Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a Committee Member of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, and a Steering Committee Member of GIZ FLICT project.
Currently, she serves SANASA group as the Managing Director of SANASA International. She was recognized as the 6th most powerful businesswoman in Sri Lanka by echelon magazine, three times and was awarded gold for the best entrepreneur (institutional category) in 2017 at WIM Awards. She is a mother of two strong young women
Dr. Nethi Muralidhar, Managing Director of the Telangana State Cooperative Apex Bank (India)
As a post-graduate in Veterinary Science, he joined the 3-tier cooperative banking system in 1987, in the unified state of Andhra Pradesh. In his career, he has assumed the position of CEO of 3 District Central Cooperative Banks within the unified state before assuming the position of MD of TSCAB in 2015.
Dr. Muralidhar is a member of various National & State level Committees pertaining to cooperative credit structure. He has strongly promoted – and successfully implemented- computerisation of primary cooperatives (PACS) in the State of Telangana. The first state to do so in India. As a result, the 3 tier credit cooperative structure is much more enabled to provide integrated services to its vast member base.
Bjorn Schrijver, Senior Project Manager , Rabo Partnerships (The Netherlands)