THE FUTURE OF MICROFINANCE IN THE WAKE OF THE CURRENT FINANCIAL CRISIS
NOVEMBER 24, 2008, COLOMBIA UNIVERSITY, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BUILDING (118TH ST & AMSTERDAM AVE.), ROOM 1501
6:30PM to 8:30PM
The Microfinance Working Group will sponsor a panel discussion to address the ways in which the current financial situation is affecting the microfinance industry, its clients, and institutional investors.
Scheduled Panelists Include:
Rupert Scofield,Executive Director, FINCA International, a USD 367 million international microfinance organization
Luca Torre, Founder and Managing Director, Treetops Capital, a fund management and financial advisory company
Louise Schneider-Moretto, Senior Director Capital Markets, Women’s World Banking, a global network of microfinance providers
Mark Narron, Associate, Deutsche Bank Community Development Finance Group, part of Deutsche Bank’s community reinvestment efforts
Aaron Gress, Associate, Developing World Markets, a microfinance-focused fund manager and investment bank
The event is free of charge. For additional information please contact Yam Ki Chan (ykc2108@columbia.edu) or Daniel Alvarez (da2283@columbia.edu)
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