MICROFINANCE EVENT: Chicago Microfinance Conference (CFMC), May 7, 2010, Hosted by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Event Name: Chicago Microfinance Conference (CFMC)

Event Date: May 7, 2010

Event Location: University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Event Website: http://www.chicagomicrofinance.com/index.shtml

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Cost: Early Bird Prices (through April 15) range from USD 10 to USD 60. After April 15, prices range from USD 20 to USD 75.

Summary of Event: The Chicago Microfinance Conference (CMFC) is a collaborative effort among several graduate business and policy institutions that brings together practitioners, academics and emerging industry leaders to advance the strategic debate of the future of microfinance.

Background on Organizer:

The conference is sponsored by the Emerging Markets Group at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, the Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago and the Zell Center for Risk Research at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Event Themes and Discussion Topics:

The agenda has not yet been released.

Who Is Invited to Attend:

All are invited to attend this event.

About the Presenters:

The keynote speakers at the conference will be Mr Bob Annibale, Director of Global Microfinance at Citibank; Mr Paul Christensen, Senior Lecturer at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management; Mr Martin Holtmann, Head of Microfinance at the International Finance Corporation (IFC); and Mr Tim Ogden, Editor-in-chief of Philanthropy Action and Executive Partner at Sona Partners.

For a complete list of speakers, please see the conference’s webpage: http://www.chicagomicrofinance.com/speakers.shtml

Online Registration: http://www.chicagomicrofinance.com/registration.shtml

For additional information, please contact:

chicagomicrofinance@gmail.com
A contact phone number has not been offered

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