CFTE
Global SME Finance Forum 2026, 18 to 20 November, Singapore
Singapore FinTech Festival 2026

Build Your Small Business Growth Enablement Action Plan

Before capital, small businesses need a clear path to profitable revenue.

Date
Friday 20 November 2026
Time
12:00 to 13:30 SGT
Format
In-person training, Learning Day
Venue
Singapore EXPO

CFTE is proud to be a Community Partner of the 2026 Global SME Finance Forum.

Training: Build Your Small Business Growth Enablement Action Plan

Training: Build Your Small Business Growth Enablement Action Plan

Friday 20 November 2026
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12:00 to 13:30 SGT
Global SME Finance Forum, Singapore EXPO
Learning Day training session, open to Forum participants
Tram Anh Nguyen, CFTE Co-Founder, speaker

Every organisation that cares about access to capital and small business financial products has a role in making sure small business owners have the knowledge, access and support they need to build a profitable and sustainable business. Too often the focus is on capital, when what small businesses need first is a clear path to profitable revenue.

In this session, leaders from Silver Lining, IFC and CFTE share techniques, evidence and lessons from supporting SMEs around the world, directly and through partnerships. Participants then work through a guided process to shape a Small Business Growth Enablement Action Plan for their own organisation.

Session speakers

Graeme Harris
Graeme Harris
Practice Lead and Global Program Lead
World Bank Group
Tram Anh Nguyen
Tram Anh Nguyen
Co-Founder; Chairwoman
CFTE; Global Women in AI
Carissa Reiniger
Carissa Reiniger
Chief Executive Officer
Silver Lining

How the session works

A practical 90-minute training session, from shared lessons to a plan you can take back to your organisation.

Step 1

Learn from practice

Techniques, evidence and lessons from Silver Lining, IFC and CFTE on supporting SMEs, directly and through partnerships.

Step 2

Insights and practical advice

Speakers share data, insights and perspective on how to build your own Small Business Enablement Plan.

Step 3

Guided planning

Work through the right plan for your organisation, considering what your clients and small business community need, the returns your organisation needs and the impact you want to have.

Step 4

Leave with your action plan

Participants leave with a customised Small Business Growth Enablement Action Plan, plus offers and opportunities to improve how they support small business owners.

About the 2026 Global SME Finance Forum

Hosted annually, the Forum's 12th edition is co-located with Singapore FinTech Festival for the first time, under the theme Transforming Access into Impact.

The MSME finance gap runs into the trillions, and AI is changing the economics of SME credit. At the same time, 1.2 billion young people are entering the workforce against a projected 420 million jobs.

The Forum frames its response as the SME Growth Stack: fit-for-purpose capital, market access, trusted data and digital platforms, across three layers.

1,000+
Leaders taking part
70+
Countries represented
12th
Edition, first time alongside SFF
Market layer
Borderless and embedded growth
Capital layer
Fit-for-purpose finance
Technology layer
Digitisation, technology and talent

CFTE and the Global SME Finance Forum 2026

CFTE, Community Partner of Global SME Finance Forum, 18 to 20 November 2026, Singapore

CFTE is proud to be collaborating with the SME Finance Forum, managed by the World Bank Group (WBG), and organised with Strategic Partner Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), as a community partner for the 2026 Global SME Finance Forum, taking place from 18 to 20 November at the Singapore EXPO.

Join the Forum in Singapore from 18 to 20 November 2026 and explore the people, partnerships and practical approaches supporting SME growth.

Explore CFTE at Singapore FinTech Festival 2026

All CFTE engagements, the team in Singapore and partner discount passes for SFF 2026 week, in one place.

Visit the CFTE SFF 2026 hub
CFTE
Singapore FinTech Festival 2026

Is AI Pulling the Ladder Up? Reimagining Job-Ready Skills in the AI Transition

Before capital, small businesses need a clear path to profitable revenue.

Date
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Time
15:45 to 17:15 SGT
Format
Public-private roundtable, invitation-only
Venue
Roundtable Room 4, Sands Expo & Convention Centre

CFTE is proud to be part of the Insights2040 Annual Meetings, 16 and 17 November 2026, Singapore.

Global SME Finance Forum, Singapore EXPO
Learning Day training session, open to Forum participants
Tram Anh Nguyen, CFTE Co-Founder, speaker

Every organisation that cares about access to capital and small business financial products has a role in making sure small business owners have the knowledge, access and support they need to build a profitable and sustainable business. Too often the focus is on capital, when what small businesses need first is a clear path to profitable revenue.

In this session, leaders from Silver Lining, IFC and CFTE share techniques, evidence and lessons from supporting SMEs around the world, directly and through partnerships. Participants then work through a guided process to shape a Small Business Growth Enablement Action Plan for their own organisation.

How the session works

A practical 90-minute training session, from shared lessons to a plan you can take back to your organisation.

Step 1

Learn from practice

Techniques, evidence and lessons from Silver Lining, IFC and CFTE on supporting SMEs, directly and through partnerships.

Step 2

Insights and practical advice

Speakers share data, insights and perspective on how to build your own Small Business Enablement Plan.

Step 3

Guided planning

Work through the right plan for your organisation, considering what your clients and small business community need, the returns your organisation needs and the impact you want to have.

Step 4

Leave with your action plan

Participants leave with a customised Small Business Growth Enablement Action Plan, plus offers and opportunities to improve how they support small business owners.

About the 2026 Global SME Finance Forum

Hosted annually, the Forum's 12th edition is co-located with Singapore FinTech Festival for the first time, under the theme Transforming Access into Impact.

The MSME finance gap runs into the trillions, and AI is changing the economics of SME credit. At the same time, 1.2 billion young people are entering the workforce against a projected 420 million jobs.

The Forum frames its response as the SME Growth Stack: fit-for-purpose capital, market access, trusted data and digital platforms, across three layers.

1,000+
Leaders taking part
70+
Countries represented
12th
Edition, first time alongside SFF
Market layer
Borderless and embedded growth
Capital layer
Fit-for-purpose finance
Technology layer
Digitisation, technology and talent

CFTE and the Global SME Finance Forum 2026

CFTE, Community Partner of Global SME Finance Forum, 18 to 20 November 2026, Singapore

CFTE is proud to be collaborating with the SME Finance Forum, managed by the World Bank Group (WBG), and organised with Strategic Partner Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), as a community partner for the 2026 Global SME Finance Forum, taking place from 18 to 20 November at the Singapore EXPO.

Join the Forum in Singapore from 18 to 20 November 2026 and explore the people, partnerships and practical approaches supporting SME growth.

Explore CFTE at Singapore FinTech Festival 2026

All CFTE engagements, the team in Singapore and partner discount passes for SFF 2026 week, in one place.

Visit the CFTE SFF 2026 hub
CFTE

Disruptive by Design: The Financial Future of Emerging Markets

Before capital, small businesses need a clear path to profitable revenue.

Dates
15 and 16 November 2026
CFTE speakers
Tram Anh Nguyen and Huy Nguyen Trieu
Sessions
Four sessions, three as moderator
Location
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

CFTE is proud to be a Community Partner of the 2026 Global SME Finance Forum.

Global SME Finance Forum, Singapore EXPO
Learning Day training session, open to Forum participants
Tram Anh Nguyen, CFTE Co-Founder, speaker

Every organisation that cares about access to capital and small business financial products has a role in making sure small business owners have the knowledge, access and support they need to build a profitable and sustainable business. Too often the focus is on capital, when what small businesses need first is a clear path to profitable revenue.

In this session, leaders from Silver Lining, IFC and CFTE share techniques, evidence and lessons from supporting SMEs around the world, directly and through partnerships. Participants then work through a guided process to shape a Small Business Growth Enablement Action Plan for their own organisation.

How the session works

A practical 90-minute training session, from shared lessons to a plan you can take back to your organisation.

Step 1

Learn from practice

Techniques, evidence and lessons from Silver Lining, IFC and CFTE on supporting SMEs, directly and through partnerships.

Step 2

Insights and practical advice

Speakers share data, insights and perspective on how to build your own Small Business Enablement Plan.

Step 3

Guided planning

Work through the right plan for your organisation, considering what your clients and small business community need, the returns your organisation needs and the impact you want to have.

Step 4

Leave with your action plan

Participants leave with a customised Small Business Growth Enablement Action Plan, plus offers and opportunities to improve how they support small business owners.

About the 2026 Global SME Finance Forum

Hosted annually, the Forum's 12th edition is co-located with Singapore FinTech Festival for the first time, under the theme Transforming Access into Impact.

The MSME finance gap runs into the trillions, and AI is changing the economics of SME credit. At the same time, 1.2 billion young people are entering the workforce against a projected 420 million jobs.

The Forum frames its response as the SME Growth Stack: fit-for-purpose capital, market access, trusted data and digital platforms, across three layers.

1,000+
Leaders taking part
70+
Countries represented
12th
Edition, first time alongside SFF
Market layer
Borderless and embedded growth
Capital layer
Fit-for-purpose finance
Technology layer
Digitisation, technology and talent

CFTE and the Global SME Finance Forum 2026

CFTE, Community Partner of Global SME Finance Forum, 18 to 20 November 2026, Singapore

CFTE is proud to be collaborating with the SME Finance Forum, managed by the World Bank Group (WBG), and organised with Strategic Partner Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), as a community partner for the 2026 Global SME Finance Forum, taking place from 18 to 20 November at the Singapore EXPO.

Join the Forum in Singapore from 18 to 20 November 2026 and explore the people, partnerships and practical approaches supporting SME growth.

Explore CFTE at Singapore FinTech Festival 2026

All CFTE engagements, the team in Singapore and partner discount passes for SFF 2026 week, in one place.

Visit the CFTE SFF 2026 hub
CFTE
Singapore FinTech Festival 2026

UK-Singapore AI in Finance: What Comes Next?

Before capital, small businesses need a clear path to profitable revenue.

Date
Thursday 19 November 2026
Time
09:00 to 11:00 SGT, discussion from 09:30
Format
Invitation-led roundtable
Venue
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, OUE Bayfront, Singapore

CFTE is proud to be a Community Partner of the 2026 Global SME Finance Forum.

Global SME Finance Forum, Singapore EXPO
Learning Day training session, open to Forum participants
Tram Anh Nguyen, CFTE Co-Founder, speaker

Every organisation that cares about access to capital and small business financial products has a role in making sure small business owners have the knowledge, access and support they need to build a profitable and sustainable business. Too often the focus is on capital, when what small businesses need first is a clear path to profitable revenue.

In this session, leaders from Silver Lining, IFC and CFTE share techniques, evidence and lessons from supporting SMEs around the world, directly and through partnerships. Participants then work through a guided process to shape a Small Business Growth Enablement Action Plan for their own organisation.

How the session works

A practical 90-minute training session, from shared lessons to a plan you can take back to your organisation.

Step 1

Learn from practice

Techniques, evidence and lessons from Silver Lining, IFC and CFTE on supporting SMEs, directly and through partnerships.

Step 2

Insights and practical advice

Speakers share data, insights and perspective on how to build your own Small Business Enablement Plan.

Step 3

Guided planning

Work through the right plan for your organisation, considering what your clients and small business community need, the returns your organisation needs and the impact you want to have.

Step 4

Leave with your action plan

Participants leave with a customised Small Business Growth Enablement Action Plan, plus offers and opportunities to improve how they support small business owners.

About the 2026 Global SME Finance Forum

Hosted annually, the Forum's 12th edition is co-located with Singapore FinTech Festival for the first time, under the theme Transforming Access into Impact.

The MSME finance gap runs into the trillions, and AI is changing the economics of SME credit. At the same time, 1.2 billion young people are entering the workforce against a projected 420 million jobs.

The Forum frames its response as the SME Growth Stack: fit-for-purpose capital, market access, trusted data and digital platforms, across three layers.

1,000+
Leaders taking part
70+
Countries represented
12th
Edition, first time alongside SFF
Market layer
Borderless and embedded growth
Capital layer
Fit-for-purpose finance
Technology layer
Digitisation, technology and talent

CFTE and the Global SME Finance Forum 2026

CFTE, Community Partner of Global SME Finance Forum, 18 to 20 November 2026, Singapore

CFTE is proud to be collaborating with the SME Finance Forum, managed by the World Bank Group (WBG), and organised with Strategic Partner Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), as a community partner for the 2026 Global SME Finance Forum, taking place from 18 to 20 November at the Singapore EXPO.

Join the Forum in Singapore from 18 to 20 November 2026 and explore the people, partnerships and practical approaches supporting SME growth.

Explore CFTE at Singapore FinTech Festival 2026

All CFTE engagements, the team in Singapore and partner discount passes for SFF 2026 week, in one place.

Visit the CFTE SFF 2026 hub
CFTE is proud to be a Community Partner of the 2026 Global SME Finance Forum.

Training: Build Your Small Business Growth Enablement Action Plan

Date
November 20, 2026
Venue
Singapore EXPO
Format
12:00 to 13:30 SGT
Time
SGT (UTC+8)

Before capital, small businesses need a clear path to profitable revenue.

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About this event

Global SME Finance Forum, Singapore EXPO
Learning Day training session, open to Forum participants
Tram Anh Nguyen, CFTE Co-Founder, speaker

Every organisation that cares about access to capital and small business financial products has a role in making sure small business owners have the knowledge, access and support they need to build a profitable and sustainable business. Too often the focus is on capital, when what small businesses need first is a clear path to profitable revenue.

In this session, leaders from Silver Lining, IFC and CFTE share techniques, evidence and lessons from supporting SMEs around the world, directly and through partnerships. Participants then work through a guided process to shape a Small Business Growth Enablement Action Plan for their own organisation.

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Graeme Harris
Graeme Harris
Practice Lead and Global Program Lead
World Bank Group
Tram Anh Nguyen
Tram Anh Nguyen
Co-Founder; Chairwoman
CFTE; Global Women in AI
Carissa Reiniger
Carissa Reiniger
Chief Executive Officer
Silver Lining

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