A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR MUHAMMAD YUNUS
JANUARY 26, 2009, 383 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY
J.P. Morgan will host a Microcredit Summit Campaign event with Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, January 26 in New York City. Also in attendance will be Ingrid Munro, Founder of Kenyan microfinance organization Jamii Bora. The invitation for the event says that “Sam Daley-Harris, Founder and Director of the Microcredit Summit Campaign, and Professor Yunus will make an exciting announcement about the Campaign’s goals.” The announcement will pertain to the Campaign’s original goal of reaching 100 million of the world’s poorest families with credit. It will be accompanied by a conversation on the future of microfinance. Also on January 26, the State of the Microcredit Summit Campaign Report 2009 will be released, and will be available on the Campaign website.