Event Name: Microlumbia’s 6th Annual Microfinance Conference
Event Date: May 3, 2013
Event Location: Faculty House, Columbia University, 64 Morningside Drive, New York, New York, US
Cost: The cost to attend is USD 50 for professionals and USD 20 for students.
Event Summary: The conference will focus on microfinance and technology, the politics of microfinance and lessons for impact investing. Speakers include Michael Schlein, CEO, Accion; Shivani Siroya, CEO and founder, InVenture; Daryl Skoog, executive director, MicroPlanet Technologies; Adriana Magdas, senior associate for financial inclusion, Accion; Stephanie Hanson, director of policy and outreach, One Acre Fund; Batool Hassan, head of business development, Acumen Fund; Timothy Ogden, managing director, Financial Access Initiative at NYU; John Walker, director of finance, Echoing Green; and Assad Mahmood, managing director, Global Social Investment Funds, Deutsche Bank. Each of the speakers is based in the US.
About the Keynote Speaker: Michael Schlein is the president and CEO of Accion. Schlein brings approximately 25 years of experience in international banking, management and public service, previously having served as president of International Franchise Management for US-based Citigroup; chief of staff at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and Deputy Mayor of New York City for Finance and Economic Development.
Background on Organizers: The event is sponsored by BNP Paribas, a Paris-based financial services provider operating in 80 countries, and the following Columbia University student organizations: Columbia Student Investment Management Association, Columbia Finance Organization, the Social Enterprise Program and the Investment Banking Club.
Event Website: http://microlumbia.org/?page_id=707
For additional information, you may contact the Microlumbia Fund via email info[at]microlumbia.org or via phone at +1 (212) 854-2176.
By Jennifer Young, Research Associate
Sources and Additional Resources
Microfinance Gateway Story: Microlumbia’s 6th Annual Microfinance Conference
http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m/template.rc/1.11.190136/
Microlumbia Website: http://microlumbia.org/
MicroCapital Story: “MICROFINANCE EVENT: Extreme Inclusion: Development, Dignity, and Financial Services, May 2, 2013, Medford, Massachusetts, US,” April 22, 2013.
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-extreme-inclusion-development-dignity-and-financial-services-may-2-2013-medford-massachusetts-us/
MicroCapital Story: “MICROFINANCE EVENT: Columbia Business School to Organize Conference on Social Enterprise, New York City, October 5, 2012,” September 25, 2012.
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-columbia-business-school-to-organize-conference-on-social-enterprise-new-york-city-october-5-2012/
MicroCapital Story: “MICROCAPITAL EVENT: 3rd Annual Forum on Responsible Investing,” December 16, 2008.
https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-event-3rd-annual-forum-on-responsible-investing/
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