Microfinance 2.0: Innovative Solutions to Thrive in the Downturn
June 15 – 17, 2009 · Grand Hyatt, San Francisco, CA
Optimize your business strategy and Explore Creative Solutions to:
- Achieve scalability and reach the next billion at the bottom of the pyramid
- Improve investor sentiment and thrive during this recession
- Reach the poorest of the poor through technological innovations like mobile banking
- Utilize the internet and social networking to increase outreach, impact, and profitability
- Enjoy unparalleled networking opportunities with all of the industry leaders
Microfinance Expert Speaker Roster:
* Vikram Akula, Founder, SKS MICROFINANCE**TIME Magazine Top 100 People of the Year, 2006**
* Sean Foote, Board, SILICON VALLEY MICROFINANCE NETWORK, LABRADOR VENTURES, LLC, Professional Faculty, BERKELEY HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
* Melissa Nussbaum, Executive Director, SILICON VALLEY MICROFINANCE NETWORK
* Tracey Turner, Founder, MICROPLACE (AN EBAY COMPANY)
* Dave McClure, Founder & CEO, 500 HATS
* Jason Oberfest, Senior Vice President, MYSPACE
* Adam Nash, Sr. Director – Product & User Experience, LINKEDIN
* Adam Hunter, Director – Product Development, YOUTUBE (A GOOGLE COMPANY)
* Meagan Marks, Director, FACEBOOK
* Joan Trant, Executive Director, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MICROFINANCE INVESTORS
* Richard Weingarten, Managing Director, NORWEGIAN MICROFINANCE INITIATIVE
* Raul Pomares, Vice President, GUGGENHEIM PARTNERS
* Gerhard Pries, President, MEDA INVESTMENTS
* Taylor Jordan, Managing Director, IMPRINT CAPITAL ADVISERS
* Alex Hartzler, PRIVATE INVESTOR
* Rupert Ayton, Chairman & Co-Founder, CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL FINANCE
* Brian Cox, Executive Director, MFX SOLUTIONS
* Art Avedisian, Executive Director, CYGMA
* Premal Shah, President, KIVA
* Randy Paynter, Founder & President, CARE2
* Bhakti Mirchandani, Associate Vice President, UNITUS CAPITAL
* Brita Lombardi, Executive Vice President, Marketing & Expansion, DONORS CHOOSE
* Nandini Pandhi, Founder, GREEN MANGO
* Maya Chorengel, Managing Director, UNITUS EQUITY FUND
* Steve Hardgrave, Partner, GRAY GHOST VENTURES
* James Magowan, Founder, HOUSING MICROFINANCE, LLC
* Monica L. Brand, Principal Director, Frontier Investments, ACCION INTERNATIONAL
* Gautam Ivatury, Strategic Adviser, CONSULTATIVE GROUP TO ASSIST THE POOR (WORLD BANK)
* Steve Wright, Director of Innovation, SALESFORCE FOUNDATION
* Shari Berenbach, Executive Director, THE CALVERT FOUNDATION
* Ann Miles, Managing Director, BLUE ORCHARD
* Elizabeth Littlefield, Director & CEO, CGAP
* Gabriel Solorzano, Founder & CEO, BANEX (FORMERLY FINDESA)
* Pedro E. Saucedo Torres, Director of Social Projects, COMPARTAMOS
* Howard J. Finkelstein, Founder, LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD J. FINKELSTEIN
* Roland Dominicé, Executive Director, SYMBIOTICS
* Hunter Walk, Director—Product Development, YOUTUBE (A GOOGLE COMPANY)
* Dennis Whittle, CEO, GLOBAL GIVING
* Randy Haykin, Managing Director, OUTLOOK VENTURES
* Elizabeth Clarkson, DRAPER FISHER JURVETSON
* Stephen Goodman, Executive Communications, SUN MICROSYSTEMS
* Lee Valkenar, Co-chair Board of Directors, WHOLE PLANET FOUNDATION (WHOLE FOODS)
* Gino Picasso, Founder & CEO, GLOBOKASNET
* Dr. Nick Hughes, Global Head of International Mobile Payment Solutions, VODAFONE
* Jesse Moore, GSMA DEVELOPMENT FUND
* Charu Adesnik, Manager, Public Benefit Investment, CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
* George Conard, Executive Director, MIFOS INITIATIVE, GRAMEEN FOUNDATION
Source: http://www.iqpc.com/ShowEvent.aspx?id=178828&langtype=1033
Social networking online is a great way to spread your brand in a cost-effective way during the global recession. Some don’t realise just how useful it can be to also discover views of your customers, too, in sites like twitter which can help you to target them better.
.-= Tom Gurney´s last blog ..Pablo Picasso Biography – 1881-1973 =-.