Event Name: Oikocredit USA Summit 2013: Investing in People, Empowering Communities
Event Date: September 5-6, 2013
Event Location: Hyatt Regency Washington, DC, USA
Cost: The cost of the event is USD 200 with registration open through August 31, 2013. Discounts of up to USD 140 are available dependent on registrant type.
Event Summary: The summit is a networking event amongst investors with guest speakers including David Wood, international managing director, Oikocredit; Steve Wright, vice president of poverty insights, Grameen Foundation; Chuck Waterfield, CEO and president, MicroFinance Transparency; and Cheryl Smith, managing partner, Trillium Asset Management. The event will hold panel discussions and breakout sessions that highlight the trends in socially responsible investing; faith and money; and an update on Oikocredit project developments and achievements in West Africa and the northern region of South America.
Background on Organizers: Oikocredit is a Dutch cooperative investment fund comprised of church groups, cooperatives and individual investors. Established in 1975, it works in 70 countries, investing mainly in microfinance institutions (MFIs), as well as trade cooperatives, fair trade organizations and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the developing world. As of 2012, Oikocredit reported total assets of EUR 723 million (USD 961 million) and 854 active investees, of which 598 were MFIs.
Event Website: http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=1208113
For additional information, you may contact OikoCredit USA via email at usa[at]oikocredit.org or by telephone at +1 202 728 4140.
By Jennifer Young, Research Associate
Sources and Additional Resources
MicroCapital Story, July 15, 2013, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MFX Solutions Launches “Risk Management Initiative in Microfinance (RIM)” for Microfinance Institutions,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-mfx-solutions-launches-risk-management-initiative-in-microfinance-rim-for-microfinance-institutions/
MicroCapital Story, April 25, 2013, “MICROFINANCE PUBLICATON ROUND-UP: Drivers of Over-Indebtedness in Cambodia, Accelerating Impact Investing, Mobile Banking in Tanzania,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-publicaton-round-up-drivers-of-over-indebtedness-in-cambodia-accelerating-impact-investing-mobile-banking-in-tanzania/
MicroCapital Story, April 10, 2013, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Online Fundraiser Kiva, Microlender Microinvest of Moldova End Partnership,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-online-fundraiser-kiva-microlender-microinvest-of-moldova-end-partnership/
MicroCapital Story, December 27, 2012, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Oikocredit Names David Woods as Managing Director,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-oikocredit-names-david-woods-as-managing-director/
MicroCapital Story, March 12, 2012, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Freedom from Hunger, Oikocredit to Implement Health Protection through Microfinance Institutions in Ecuador, Peru,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-freedom-from-hunger-oikocredit-to-implement-protection-through-microfinance-institutions-in-ecuador-peru/
MicroCapital Story, November 11, 2011, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Sustainable Enterprise Fund, Oikocredit, Grace Foundation Invest in Barefoot Power to Support Renewable Energy in Remote Indian Communities,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-sustainable-enterprise-fund-oikocredit-grace-foundation-invest-in-barefoot-power-to-support-renewable-energy-in-remote-indian-communities/
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