Agenda
Updated as of: 4/22/2011
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 9:00 – 9:10 am | Opening Remarks
Sunil Kumar – Dean and Professor of Operations Management Chicago Booth School of Business |
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| 9:10 – 10:00 am | Coffee Chat Morning Keynote – Bill Morgenstern, CEO of Opportunity International Moderator – Dennis Barsema, Instructor at Northern Illinois University |
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| 10:00 – 10:10 am | Break | |
| 10:10 – 11:10 am | Breakout Session I | |
| Innovations in Microfinance | ||
| Does Microfinance Really Work? – Measuring Social Performance of MFI's | ||
| 11:10 – 11:20 am | Break | |
| 11:20 – 12:20 pm | Breakout Session II | |
| Scaling up Microfinance: Small Business Lending | ||
| Commercialization of Microfinance: Tradeoff of Profit & Growth | ||
| 12:20 – 12:30 pm | Break | |
| 12:30 – 1:45 pm | Lunch & Learn Sessions | |
| Livelihoods: Changing Lives and Transforming Communities | ||
| Practicing Microfinance in Areas of Conflict: A Look at its Challenges and Impact | ||
| Empowering Women through Micro-Savings | ||
| Next Generation: Bridging the Gap between Students, Investors, MFI's and Social Business | ||
| 1:45 – 2:00 pm | Break | |
| 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Breakout Session III | |
| Domestic vs. International Microfinance | ||
| Investments in Microfinance | ||
| 3:00– 3:10 pm | Break | |
| 3:10 – 3:50 pm | Fire-side Chat
Afternoon Keynote – Premal Shah, President of Kiva Moderator – Marc J. Lane, Founder and President of Marc J. Lane Wealth Group |
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| 3:50 – 4:00 pm | Closing Remarks Colm A. O'Muircheartaigh – Dean and Professor The Harris School of Public Policy |
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| 4:00 – 5:30 pm | Cocktails and Networking Event |
