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7:30 – 8:30 am Registration and Breakfast Arcade
8:30 – 8:40 am Opening Remarks
Edward A. Snyder, Dean and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Economics, Booth School of Business 		104 A,B & C
8:40 – 9:40 am Coffee Chat
 Bob Annibale, Global Director, Citi Microfinance & Community Relations

Moderated
by Paul Christensen, Senior Lecturer of Finance and Associate Director, International Business and Markets Program, Kellogg School of Management		 104 A,B & C
9:40 – 9:55 am Break
9:55 – 10:55 am Breakout Session I
Getting "Techy:" Can Technology Innovations Transform Microfinance? 104 B,C
Microfinance in the United States: Where are We Now and How Far can We Go? 104 A
10:55 – 11:05 am Break
11:05 – 12:05 pm Breakout Session II
Impact Monitoring and Reporting: Heading Towards an Industry Standard? 104 B,C
Microfinance Goes “Green:” A Path Towards a More Sustainable Future? 104 A
12:05 – 12:20 pm Break
12:20 – 1:20 pm Lunch & Learn Session
Linking Village Savings and Loan Associations to Financial Institutions C02
David Roodman's Microfinance Open Book Blog C03
Potential and Opportunities for Microfinance in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey C04
Marketing Financial Services to the Hispanic Population in the United States C08
The “Missing Middle:” The Small Business Lending Opportunity C10
1:20 – 1:35 pm Break
1:35 – 2:35 pm Breakout Session III
Microfinance and Faith: How are Faith-based MFIs different from Mainstream MFIs? 104 A
Microfinance and Wall Street: Will MFIs ever be an Asset Class? 104 B,C
2:35– 2:50 pm Break
2:50 – 3:50 pm Fire-side Chat
Martin Holtmann, Head of Microfinance, International Finance Corporation Moderated by Tim Ogden, Editor-in-chief of Philanthropy Action and Executive Partner at Sona Partners		 104 B,C
3:50 – 4:00 pm Closing Remarks
Colm A. O'Muircheartaigh, Dean and Professor, Harris School of Public Policy		 104 B,C
4:00 – 5:30 pm Cocktails and Networking Event 104 A