WHAT IS THE ANNUAL MARKET SYSTEMS SYMPOSIUM?

Inspiration, capacity building, and connections to strengthen market systems development practice 

Market Systems Symposium 2018 will take place from April 24 - 26, 2018, at the Kirstenbosch Gardens Conference Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.

MSS2018's purpose is to provide the inspiration, capacity building, and connections you need to strengthen and transform your market systems development practice. Join leading experts, practitioners and donors from around the globe to move forward conversations that explore innovations in research and the application of market systems development strategies, through inspiring dialogues, capacity building breakouts, hands-on tool workshops, and tons of networking. 

Leading Experts & Participating Practitioners

DAI | USA | Michael Field 
Impact LLC | USA | Elizabeth Dunn 
USAID | Washington DC | Kristin O'Planick 
MesoPartner | United Kingdom | Marcus Jenal
EcoVentures International | USA | Margie Brand 
TechnoServe | Kenya | Annah Macharia
Helvetas | Kosovo | Tim Sparkman
​DAI | Washington DC | Sarah Wall
​Canopy Lab | USA | Eric Derks
USAID | Washington DC | Sashi Jayatileke
DAI | Washington DC | Zaki Raheem
Chemonics | Ukraine | Patrick Rader
Adam Smith International | DRC | Gregoire Poisson
​MesoPartner | South Africa | Shawn Cunningham ​​
World Bank CGAP | USA | Estelle Lahaye
CARDNO | USA | Mary Beggs
AgVerify | Uganda | Robert Katende
IFDC | Kenya​ | Alexander Fernando
Fintrac | USA​ | Jose Maciel 
​ICCO Cooperation | Bangladesh | Tessa Schmelzer
Ag. Markets Dev't Trust | Tanzania | Mahmud Hossain
IFDC | Kenya | Judith Chabari 
​Chemonics |  USA | ​Philip DeCosse
EcoVentures Int'l | UK | Anoushka Boodhna 
Heifer International | USA | Gretchen Villegas
World Bank  CGAP | USA | Thomas Sinclair 
RTI International  | USA | Elizabeth Eckert
HELVETAS | Switzerland | Zenebe Uraguchi
EcoVentures International | Mexico | Caroline Fowler
WorldFish | Bangladesh | Malcolm Dickson
DAI | Ethiopia | Nayeem Kashem
CARDNO | Kenya | Rachel Gikanga
ACDI/VOCA | Tanzania | Daniel Robinson
ICCO Cooperation | Bangladesh | Raisa Chowdhury 
Tetra Tech | USA | Ben Rinehart
Technoserve | Kenya | Dace Mahanay
HEKS/EPER | Georgia | Alexander Gogoberidze
Nathan Associates | UK | Buddhika Samarasinghe
RTI International | USA | Karis McGill
Fronteras | Zimbabwe | Dumisani Nyoni
HEKS/EPER | Georgia | Elene Tkhlashidze
EcoVentures  Internat'l | South Africa | Emma Sexton
Agova | Zambia | Indi Baseden
iDE | Bangladesh | Jeremy Davis
​Technoserve | Kenya | Bertha Babu
HELVETAS | Switzerland | Annick Vollmar
Self Help Africa | Kenya | Peter Byemaro Kazungu
World Vision | Australia | Andy Hunter
SSG Advisors | USA | Kristin Beyard
Habitat for Humanity | USA | Scott Merrill
MEDA | Canada | Jill Baker
Trias | Uganda | Paul Allertz
Winrock | Mozambique | Charity Hanif
GAIN | Kenya | Daniel Alberts
ACDI VOCA | Kenya | Bonface Kang'entu Kaberia
REOS Partners | South Africa | Karen Goldberg
FAO | Italy | Cassandra Walker
IMC Worldwide | Malawi | Cuan Opperman
Consultant| South Africa | Margie Worthington-Smith
CARDNO | Cambodia | Pieter Ypma
PIND Foundation | Nigeria | James Elekwachi
Sustainability Institute | South Africa | Angela Coetzee
Genesis Analytics | South Africa | Caitlin Smit
ILO | Zambia | Brian Chipili​
​CARDNO | Australia | Renee Crossley
iDE | Mozambique | Ivan Dunduro
HELVETAS | Albania | Edlira Muedini
​Heifer | Bangladesh | Farhad Hossain
World Bank CGAP | USA | Yasmin Bin-Humam
Ag. Partnerships Trust | Zimbabwe | Michael Dawes
​Heifer International | USA | Meredith Rolf
CARDNO | Cambodia | Neng Por
Education Development Center​ | USA | Melanie Sany
PIND Foundation | Nigeria | Chidi Agbunno
​Heifer International | Nicaragua | Maximo Blandon
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) | Kenya | Mehrdad Ehsani
Musika | Zambia | Reuben Banda
Heifer International | Kenya | David Ojwang
Prosperity Fund | South Africa | Gulden Bayaz
Bridge Strategy Advisors | Kenya | Irene Karimi
​DAI | Mozambique | Raul Pitoro
Agribusiness Booster | Bangladesh | M Samiul Prantar
DAI | Palestine | Maha EL Hayek
CARE | Malawi | Henry Swira
PIND Foundation | Nigeria | Teslim Giwa
Technoserve | Kenya | Monica Githige
GAIN | Kenya | Daniel Haswell
ICCO Cooperation | Bangladesh | John Schot
ACDI/VOCA | Kenya | Ian Schneider
DAI | Mozambique | Nurdine Sale
World Vision | Swaziland | Mlamuli Busika
DAI | USA | Tracy Mitchell
Palladium | Zimbabwe | Mathew Rupanga
Consultant | Asia & Africa| Donia Benmiloud
Millennium Water Alliance | Kenya | Kenneth Owuocha
Nathan Associates | UK | Christina Mayr
Dexis Consulting Group | USA | Piers Bocock

Click Here to see a list of the Development Programs represented

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

Innovative strategies to leverage development practice to the next level

​Explore the practical application of systems thinking to economic and private sector development strategies. Interact with practitioners and donors who are designing and testing the latest field-based analytical tools and development approaches. 

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** Limited spaces available **

Registration includes:

• 3-day symposium in one of the world's top tourist destinations.
• High-level training and dialogue on practical market systems development strategies.
• Networking with global experts in the field.

Regular Pricing: $785 per person