"Shaping the Industry's Future: From Microcredit to Microfinance in the Arab Region" was the theme of Sanabel's third annual conference that was held in Marrakech-Morocco during the period 28-30 November 2006.

Declared a tremendous success, the conference was held under the patronage of Mr. Driss Jettou, Morocco's Prime Minister. More than 400 microfinance experts, donor agencies, NGOs and government officials from 30 different countries attended the conference.

Sponsors & Event Organizers:

• Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organization - AGFUND
• Grameen-Jameel Initiative
• Rockdale Foundation
• French Ministry of Foreign Affairs/SCAC - Embassy of France in Morocco
• USAID/Microenterprise Development Office
• French Agency for Development Office
• KFW Bankengruppe (KFW Banking Group)
• Organizer: Ad Litteram