Workshop the Role of Financial Technology for SMEs Development in Asia Economies” diselenggarakan oleh Lembaga Penyelidikan Ekonomi dan Masyarakat, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Indonesia (LPEM FEB-UI) bekerjasama dengan Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Toshiba Foundation (TIFO) dan GraSPP, The University of Tokyo, Jepang pada tanggal 7-8 November 2018 di Pullman Hotel Thamrin Jakarta Pusat. Workshop ini diikuti oleh Dr. H. Aan Jaelani, M.Ag (FSEI) dan sebagian besar member pada jaringan penulis dan peneliti se-Indonesia pada RePEc (Research Papers in Economic), Jerman.
Narasumber workshop internasional ini adalah Chaikal Nuryakin (LPEM FEB UI), Bihong Huang (ADBI), Masami Komatsu (Music Securities, Inc), dan Dr. Lan Hoang Nguyen (Credit Risk Database (CRD) Association). Adapun materi workshop mencakup adoption of branchless banking and SME development, financial technology and innovative, approaches to SME financing, country experiences of financial technology innovation and SME development, financial technology and soft infrastructure for SME development, and panel discussion on the role of financial technology for SME development in asian economies. Acara ini ditutup dengan country delegates for country panel discussion.
