Mobilising SME finance: joint OECD-CEB webinar

Sustained access to a diverse range of financing instruments will be crucial to continued contributions by SMEs and entrepreneurs to sustainable and inclusive growth. This webinar, organised by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship (OECD/CFE), SMEs, Regions and Cities and the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), brought together experts, policy makers, financial institutions and SME representatives to discuss some of the key issues around SME financing today.

Speakers

• Céline Kauffmann, Head of the Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Tourism Division, OECD/CFE
• Monica Scatasta, Director, Technical Assessment and Monitoring, CEB
• Miriam Koreen, Senior Counsellor on SMEs, OECD/CFE
• Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Princesa de Asturias Chair and Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics
• Rodney Boyd, Senior Manager – Policy, British Business Bank
• Gerhard Huemer, Chief Economist, SMEunited
• Federico J. Diez, Economist, Structural Reforms Unit, IMF Research Department
• Felix Haas Vincon, Head of Unit, European Association of Guarantee Institutions – AECM
• Martin Godemann, Head of Group Funding, ProCredit Holding
• Rudy Aernoudt, Senior Economist, DG GROW

Moderators
• Isabelle Brun, Head of Strategic Development and Special Topics, CEB
• Stephan Raes, Policy Analyst, CFE/OECD