This two-day event will bring together leading professionals from the mainstream financial sector and the microfinance industry, including senior managers of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and social and commercial investors. The objective of the conference is to provide each group unique opportunities to network, discuss concrete funding deals, learn about industry capital markets transactions, and tackle key industry issues.
This year’s conference will discuss the lessons learned from a challenging year and focus on the way forward. Panel topics will include:
* Regional updates on the effects of the financial crisis with a prognosis for 2010
* Questions on what the experiences of 2009 have taught us about the responsibilities of lenders and MFIs in setting appropriate lending standards
* Reflections on return expectations in microfinance
* Unique insights on identifying the next generation of rising MFIs
* An assessment of the role of microfinance as a socially responsible investment
New York, New York
