Market Systems Symposium 2020

Important update - MSS2020 moves online
Given the rapidly escalating and uncertain situation surrounding COVID-19, we have decided to move the Market Systems Symposium 2020 to an online platform and forego the opportunity to meet in person this year in Cape Town.
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Strengthen and transform your market systems development practice

The Symposium will now take place intermittently throughout June, July, and August with interactive and informational sessions scheduled for a few hours each week. Participation is optional to fit your schedule, 2-3 hours per week.  There are multiple time slots for small group discussions, recordings of best practice sessions will be available, in-depth chats will run over two days.

Highlights include: 

• Specialised sessions on COVID-19 & its implications for market systems development and our work
• Discussions and debates with donors and practitioners
• Collaborative co-creation sessions and deep-dive consultations with smaller groups of experts using smart collaboration technology to discuss and build strategies and approaches
• Particular focus on 3 key themes within the context of COVID-19: 
  - ​Resilience of Market Systems 
  - Private Sector Engagement 
  - Financial Market Systems 
• Access to voice & video recordings of thematic sessions​
• Online polls & surveys to feed into donor research areas and influence the industry
• Individual highly-personalized profile on our exclusive online networking hub
• Informal online happy hour networking sessions

Additional Information:

• Further information and registration