Register & Attend Microfinance USA Single Sessions
May 5, 2010 1 Comment
Tickets for single sessions
at Microfinance USA now available!
$50 per session | Sign up now
Unable to spend the full 2 days at the conference?
Register for the opening plenary on either day, or attend a breakout session, networking event, lunchtime session or borrower tour!
Microfinance USA
The conference where microfinance practitioners, investors, and enthusiasts meet.
New! Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco
(Opening Remarks on 5/21)
May 20-21, 2010 * San Francisco, CA
Presented by: Opportunity Fund, Kiva, and the ACCION U.S. Network
Thursday, May 20th
10:00 – 11:45am -Sign up now!
Opening Session: Conversation with Maria Shriver, First Lady of California
& Premal Shah, President of Kiva
Opening Address: Martin Eakes, Self-Help
1:15 - 2:30pm – Sign up now!
Breakout Sessions
+ A Living History: U.S. Microfinance: Past, Present and Future
+ Scaling Global Microfinance: Funder Perspectives
+ Outsourcing: Improving underwriting and Portfolio Management
2:45 - 4:00pm – Sign up now!
Breakout Sessions
+ Growing Microlending in a Challenging Economy
+ Where Does All That Loan Capital Come From Anyway?
+ Leveraging Partnerships to Reach Millions
4:15 - 5:30pm – Sign up now!
Breakout Sessions
+ Inside the SBA Microenterprise Program
+ The Rise of P2P Lending
+ What is a Fair Price to Pay for Good Credit?
5:30 - 7:30pm
Taste of Microentrepreneurship Food Festival & Cocktail Reception
Microentrepreneurs representing some of the Bay Area’s most popular and cutting-edge kitchens will delight guests with a “food festival” sampling of their culinary delights. Live music, hors d’œuvre, and cocktails. ($35 with conference registration/$45 at the door)
Friday, May 21st
9:00 – 10:30am -Sign up now!
Opening Remarks: Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco
Opening Address: Andrea Levere
General Plenary: Is Savings More Important than Credit?
11:00 - 12:30pm – Sign up now!
Breakout Sessions
+ Innovations in Microfinance Worldwide
+ Funding U.S. Microenterprise: Why Now? (for Donors and Funders only)
+ Policy Efforts to Promote Responsible and Appropriate Financial Products
+ Student Led Microfinance Clubs
12:30 - 2:00pm – Sign up now!
Lunch Sessions
+ Microfinance Careers Roundtables (Only a few spots available)
+ Microloan Client Tours (Only a few spots available)
+ Kiva Lender-Borrower Meet-Up
2:30 - 3:45pm – Sign up now!
Breakout Sessions
+ Proven Technology Trends for the Developing World
+ US Innovations: Serving the Unbanked
+ (Ir)Rational: Applying Behavioral Economics to Microfinance
+ Connecting Retail Banking and Microfinance
Full conference schedule and session descriptions
Watch video highlights from last year’s conference: 2009 Highlights
Register: www.microfinanceusa2010.org/register
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