Microfinance Event: Second Annual Microfinance Investment Summit, October 6-7, 2009, London United Kingdom, Sponsored by Incofin
Second Annual Microfinance Investment Summit, October 6-7, 2009, London, United Kingdom, Sponsored by Incofin
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Event Name: 2nd Annual Forum on Prepaid Card Compliance: Legal and Practical Guidance for Structuring Products and Mitigating Risk, June 23 – 24, 2009
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Cost: Conference Only USD 1995 (USD 2195 if paid after May 29, 2009). Additional master classes extra, see website for more details.
Summary of Event: This event focuses on legal, regulatory and enforcement concerns of the prepaid card industry. Regulatory and enforcement officials, compliance experts, and outside counsel specializing in prepaid card compliance will discuss bsa exams, fraud deterrence, insolvency risks, obtaining non-public personal information, unclaimed property laws, and more.
Event Name: Summer Academy on Sustainable Enterprise Development
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Cost: EUR 4000 (USD 5600) including course fees, full board, lodging, and insurance.
Summary of Event: The ILO Summer Academy on Sustainable Enterprise Development is a two week course that offers participants an overview of the existing tools and knowledge base in the enterprise development field, with an emphasis on the role of the private sector in social and economic development.
Global Youth Enterprise Conference Program 2009, September 29-30, 2009, Washington DC
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Event Name: 2nd Annual Microfinance Investment Summit
Event Description: The conference will provide an opportunity to discuss, debate and learn about critical microfinance investment issues, ensuring the industry’s survival and its continued sustainable growth in the current economic climate. It will bring together microfinance stakeholders from institutional and private investors, the donor community, microfinance institutions (MFIs) and industry experts.
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Cost: Starting from £1,099 (plus 15% VAT). Each additional workshop £399 (plus 15% VAT). Discounts available for non-profits and group bookings.
Latin America – Caribbean Regional Microcredit Summit, June 8-10, 2009, Cartagena, Colombia.
Summary of Event: This is the 13th Microcredit Summit since the first summit held in Washington DC in 1997. The summit will offer the opportunity for microcredit practitioners, advocates, investors, donors, non-government organizations, financial institutions and those committed to the summits’ goals to assess progress, address challenges and discuss strategies for achieving the 2015 goals. Delegates will also come together to share microfinance best practices and network. The conference will be in Spanish and English depending upon the workshop session.
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Cost: Registrants from Latin America and the Caribbean USD 250; all other registrants USD 300. This excludes 16 percent tax and must be paid in USD. This includes all sessions (seating may be limited), closing dinner and all lunches. This does not include field visits and day-long courses post summit.
Monday, May 18, 2009, New York City, New York.
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October 5-7, 2009, at Cebu City, Philippines.
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Emerging Microfinance in Anglophone West Africa: May 6, 2009, Lagos, Nigeria
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Cost: N/A
Summary of Event: Alitheia Capital, DARC, JCS Investments and Goodwell Investments have, with the support of First Bank, performed an in-depth study of the potential of the microfinance market in Anglophone West Africa. The event will feature a presentation of the study results as well as an introduction to a new microfinance equity fund to be launched this year. Prominent speakers from the regional and international microfinance community will participate in a panel discussion and answer questions from the floor.
The San Diego Microfinance Summit
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Cost: $25 for general public and $10 for students; includes lunch
Summary of Event: The conference will highlight the local and international work of San Diego’s microfinance organizations. Lunch, catered by local microfinance clients, will follow the sessions. There will also be marketplace where microfinance clients will sell their wares and services, including artisans, musicians and bakers.
Microfinance, Economic Development and Global Health, presented by Princeton Microfinance Organization 1st May 2009
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International Training Program: Business Development Service Providers for Micro Enterprises & Microfinance, January 4, 2010 – February 12, 2010
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Mobile Money Summit 2009
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Cost: Mobile Money Summit 2009 Fee: 1,599 USD + 16% VAT (Total cost USD 1,854.90)
GSMA Member Attendee Fee: 1,199 USD + 16% VAT on full attendee price (Total cost USD 1,390.90)
Banking & Payment Technologies West Africa, Lagos, Nigeria, 4-6 May 2009
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Sankalp 2009: Social Enterprise and Investment Forum
April 28, 2009, Mumbai, India
Panel discussion and book launch of “Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day” by Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford, and Orlando Ruthven.
May 7, 2009, 6:00pm-8:00pm, New York University Law School, Lipton Hall, 108 West 3rd Street, New York, NY 10012
Risk Management for Microfinance Institutions and Banks
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CGAP Funder Training
Developing Inclusive Financial Systems for the Poor: How Funders Can Make a Difference
Amman, Jordan (Dead Sea), June 14-18, 2009