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MICROFINANCE EVENT: Global Microfinance Investment Summit to be hosted by C5 in London, UK, October 6-7, 2010

Event Name: C5’s Fourth Annual Microfinance Investment SummitEvent Date: October 6 – October 7, 2010

Event Location: Grand Connaught Rooms, London, UK

Cost:

Conference Only: MFIs – GBP 1,199 (USD 1,794), MIVs and Fund Managers – GBP 1,299 (USD 1,943), All Others – GBP 1,499 (USD 2,243)

Workshop is available for GBP 399 (USD 600)

Summary of Event:

The event covers strategies to increase growth, meet social and business objectives and increase return on investment (ROI).

Background on Organizer:

C5 (UK), a company of C5 Group, is a British think tank that monitors trends and development in a range of industries and emerging markets. The organization is based in London but holds conferences in various locations in Europe.

Event Themes and Discussion Topics:

  • Creating capital markets that support high-social-impact investments to maximize growth in developing countries
  • Building credibility, scale and value into socially responsible investing (SRI) programs to exceed social business goals
  • Aligning small and medium enterprise (SME) financing and microfinance to capitalize on sustainability
  • Creating a legal framework to increase the effectiveness of both banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs)
  • Diversifying MFIs to ensure delivery of services to ‘bottom of the pyramid’
  • Pinpointing how new MFIs can overcome key challenges to acquiring external funding

Who is Invited to Attend:

Institutional investors, socially responsible investors, equity investment fund managers, venture capitalists and staff of investment banks, hedge funds, development financial institutions (DFIs), MFIs and microfinance networks.

About the Presenters

Emmanuel de Lutzel, Head of Microfinance, BNP Paribas (France)

Kurt Koeningfest, CEO, BancoSol (Bolivia)

Alejandro Soriano, Deputy Director, CAF (Venezuela)

Richard Wilcox, Head of Social Banking Unit, The Co-operative Band (UK)

Erna Karrer-Rueedi, Vice President Microfinance, Credit Suisse (Switzerland)

For additional speakers you may refer to:http://www.microfinancesummit.com/speakers.html

Event Website:http://www.microfinancesummit.com/index.html

Online Registration:

https://transactions.c5groupinc.com/event_reg.php?conf=2277&site=4&lang=en&gap=5

For Additional Information You May Contact:

C5 Communication Limited

6th Floor, Trans-World House

100 City Road

London EC1Y 2BP

registrations@c5-online.com

+44 (0) 20 7878 6886.

See Our Comprehensive Event Calendar Here:http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events

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

Sources and Additional Resources:

[1] Microfinance Investment Summit:http://www.microfinancesummit.com/index.html

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