National Development Banks are vital public policy instruments. When they achieve their full potential, their positive development impact is unparalleled
- Diana Smallridge -
FOUNDER
Reimagining Capacity Building for the 21st Century
The Centre of Excellence will provide National Development Bank industry professionals with holistic and practical hands-on programs that will help lift both organizations and individuals to meet their full potential.
The Centre’s programs are designed to be highly interactive and practical as experience and research shows this is the most effective way for participants to learn and retain the skills that allow them to make meaningful change in their home institutions.
The Centre’s initial core training offerings will provide technology-based programs for cohorts of 8-10 participants, featuring a mixture of live instruction, peer-to-peer discussions and support, and practical resources; all accessed through our dynamic online knowledge centre. The CENDB focuses on gathering and disseminating innovative solutions to NDBs around the world under the three core themes.
Training
Ensuring NDBs have the skills, knowledge and training to thrive. Courses cover all NDB capacities including credit appraisal, business origination, risk management, portfolio monitoring and stress-testing, ESMS, development impact measurement, climate finance, and more.
Organizational Development
Disseminating best practise management processes, structures, and procedures within NDBs, including HR best practises, leadership development, strategic planning and stakeholder relationships management such as the commercial banks, business community, academia and government).
Institutional Development
Promoting the development of governance arrangements that are immunized from political interference and that enable NDBs to function with optimal capacity and relevance.
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A partner to National Development Banks for 20 Years
CENDB is led by a team of global experts with unparalleled experience advising National Development Banks around the world to help them strengthen their institutions, programs and products, and fulfill their public mandates to deliver broad benefits to their countries.
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The ADFIAP-CENDB Leadership Series
The ADFIAP-CENDB Leadership Series is a collaborative effort between the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) and the Centre of Excellence for National Development Banks (CENDB).
The series is designed to engage non-competitive international collaboration between both ADFIAP and non-ADFIAP institutions to create meaningful impact through programs that are designed to be highly interactive and practical. We believe this is the best way for participants to learn and develop skills that allow them to make meaningful change in their home institutions.
CENDB Leadership
Diana Smallridge, Founder
Diana Smallridge is widely recognized as one of the foremost advisors and pacesetters in the fields of development finance and global trade and investment. She is president and CEO of Momentus (formerly International Financial Consulting Ltd.), a firm she founded in 2000, that offers customized solutions and expert advisory services to public financial institutions and governments worldwide. Diana has consolidated a high caliber team of global professionals and successfully overseen the execution of over 300 projects in 78 countries.
Diana’s in-depth global expertise has elevated her reputation as a published author and prominent specialist in the field. She is known for being a trailblazing thought-leader on current issues such as blended finance and climate finance. Diana is a sought-after speaker and facilitator for workshops and conferences internationally. She has been the chairperson for ExCred International conference for over 20 years and in 2019 Diana was selected as an Inspirational Woman in Finance by Trade Finance Global Magazine.
Diana has authored numerous publications on the role of National Development Banks and international trade and investment, and is a leading expert in development and export finance systems and their role as catalysts of economic growth. Diana is also the creator of the Full Potential© strategic planning methodology as well as the Health Diagnostic Tool©, products deployed by development institutions around the world to measure and improve organizational performance.
Diana graduated from Queens University, in Kingston, Ontario with a Masters of Arts in Economics. She worked with the Export Development Canada for 12 years, where she was Director, International Relations, as well as Special Advisor to the President. She departed in 2000 upon founding Momentus.
