Chandula Abeywickrema,
Deputy General Manager of
Hatton National Bank PLC

Chandula Abeywickrema, Deputy General Manager of Hatton National Bank PLC who is the current Chairman of Banking with the Poor Network (BWTP), the largest Microfinance Network in Asia with over 40 members representing over 15 countries in Asia has been invited in his capacity as the Chairman of BWTP Network to speak at the prestigious SEEP Network Annual Conference to be held in Washington D.C.

The SEEP Network Annual Conference is considered by many to be a premier opportunity for Microfinance and Micro Enterprise practitioners to share the lessons learned and engage in the new learning on innovative practices and the most current issues in the field.

This year’s conference will be held in Washington DC from November 3rd to 8th under the theme "Powering Connections" and will bring together the largest microfinance networks in the world including practitioners from non-governmental organizations, private sector firms, investment funds and bi-lateral agencies. The conference will offer the participants, key opportunities to learn to share to engage through networking.

The Small Enterprise Development Programme (SEEP Network) is one of the leading international network promoter of best practices and financial services and is a global organisation whose membership is committed to reducing poverty through power of enterprise.

This Washington based organisation has 67 member institutions, active over 140 countries reaching 23 million micro entrepreneurs.

Since its inception in 1985 the SEEP Network has been a leader in the development of microfinance and enterprise development fields, through its contribution to the documentation of best practice, through its capacity to convene key stakeholders and its well regarded methodology for lateral learning which offers a platform for productive dialogue.