CONFERENCES CONFERENCES AND EVENTS AND EVENTS 2ND ANNUAL SAN DIEGO MICROFINANCE SUMMIT In collaboration with local microfinance practitioners and fellow educational institutions, the Ahlers Center played host to the 2nd Annual San Diego Microfinance Summit to highlight the work of local and international microfinance practitioners. Stemming from a successful inaugural summit in 2009, this year’s summit included many of the prior year’s components, such as a panel discussion, networking lunch catered by microfinance clients and a marketplace of microfinance client vendors selling their products and services. This year, the summit was extended to a full day format to include afternoon breakout sessions and a closing reception. Yeardley Smith, the famous voice of Lisa Simpson, delivered the keynote address about her experience as a Grameen Foundation ambassador working to rebuild Haiti’s financial sector after the devastating earthquake in early 2010. Attendees of this sold-out event included university graduate and undergraduate students, faculty and business community members.
International microfinance practitioner panel: Elisa Sabatini, Via International; Christopher Crane, Eduleap; Peg Ross, Grameen Foundation; Sean Carpenter, Project Concern International Moderator: Robert Gailey, Ph.D., Point Loma Nazarene
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