Friday, October 16, 2009

Introduction to Microfinance: A Speaker Series

Oct 26 – Dec 7, 2009; Mondays, 7 – 9 pm; Uris 332

UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business invites you to be part of an innovative learning experience this Fall. This Speaker Series class explores why and how microfinance operations have grown to provide financial services to poor and low-income communities on a sustainable basis. Professor Sean Foote provides an excellent introduction to the field of Microfinance and brings together advice and best practices from a variety of successful practitioners around the world, creating a forum to learn about current challenges, debates, and innovations.

Featured Speakers:
-Kurt Koenigsfest – CEO, BancoSol
-Maya Chorengal – Managing Director, Elevar Equity
-Kendall Mau – CFO & COO, Prisma Microfinance
-Premal Shah – President, KIVA
-Tracey Pettingill Turner – Founder, Silicon Valley Microfinance Network and Microplace

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