SEP-19, Birgit Galemann | Effective cooperation through tailor-made electronic tools & telecommunication

Session Description: Join Birgit Galemann as she shares her experiences of using new methods of communication to facilitate more effective engagement with partners based around the world. Focusing on a recent project based in Uganda, Birgit will provide insights into establishing long-term, valuable relationships without the need for a continuous on-site presence.

Bio: Birgit has served as an advisor to microfinance institutions in rural Uganda since 1994. In 2007, she became an independent consultant developing tailor-made quantitative management tools for microfinance banks and SACCOs based in a variety of countries. Birgit has also worked towards the establishment of a self-dependent, 3-level cooperative network of Savings and Loan Associations. This network is strengthened by tailor-made tools which allow continuous internal auditing and accounting to be performed on a primary, secondary, and tertiary level.

Prior to concentrating on microfinance, Birgit gained 13 years of experience in international finance through working in risk management while being based in New York, London, and Frankfurt. In her latest role she was responsible for the methodological development and implementation of Deutsche Bank’s global credit exposure system for trading books.

Birgit holds a diploma in mathematics and economics from Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.

More about Birgit’s work can be found on her website: International Finance Development (IFD).