Conference Agenda
7:45 am - 8:30 am Registration and Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:45 am

Welcome/Opening Remarks
8:45 am - 9:15 am Morning Keynote Speaker
Richard Weingarten
Executive Secretary, UNCDF
9:15 am - 9:45 am Break
9:45 am - 11:00 am

Breakout Session 1
  Finance Track:
Diversification of Liabilites and Reduction of the Cost of Financing
 

Impact Track:
Profit and the Poor

11:00 am - 11:15 am Break
11:15 am - 12:30 pm Breakout Session 2
  Finance Track:
Consolidation & Growth in the Microfinance Industry
  Impact Track:
Corporations Employing Microfinance for Social Impact: Two Case Studies
  Impact Track:
Development Finance and Microfinance in the U.S.
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm Break
12:45 am - 1:45 pm

Lunch and Learns
Microfinance in Eastern Europe
Savings Led Approach to Microfinance: a CRS Case Study
Career
Foreign Exchange Risk and Microfinance
Students' Project Showcase
Bond Issue Case Study
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm Break
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Breakout Session 3
  Finance Track:
Government Involvement in Microfinance
  Impact Track:
Needs of the Poor and Product Diversification in Microfinance
3:15 pm - 3:35 pm Break
3:35 pm - 5:00 pm Moderated Plenary Discussion
 Navigating the Path Ahead:
A discussion envisioning the future of microfinance initiatives.
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Afternoon Keynote Speaker
Matthew Bishop
Chief Business Writer, The Economist

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

 Closing Remarks and Happy Hour