MICROFINANCE EVENT: 5th Annual University of Pennsylvania Microfinance Conference, Philadelphia, USA, April 9, 2011

Event Name: 5th Annual University of Pennsylvania Microfinance Conference

Event Date: April 9, 2011

Event Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Cost: This conference is free of charge

Summary of Event: The conference will bring together students, academics and practitioners to discuss the present and future impact of microfinance worldwide. It will explore the “New Face of Microfinance”, a theme that suggests the broadening scope of microfinance. This year’s keynote speakers are President and CEO of ACCION Network, Gina Harman, and Managing Director of Global Social Investment Funds at Deutsche Bank, Asad Mahmood.

Event Themes and Discussion Topics:

– Expanding microfinance services to include microinsurance
– Investing in microfinance
– Bringing microfinance to the United States
– Empowering poor people
– Ethics in microfinance
– Social business competition award

Event Website: http://pennmicrofinance.org/conference/

For additional information, you may contact Lauren Cuzzaniti at +1 267 777 8242 or contact@pennmicrofinance.org

Submit Your Event: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events

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