Schedule 2009

 
Track I:
Microfinance 101
Track II:
Case Studies
Track III:
 Interactive Workshop
8:00a.m.-9:00a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
       
9:00a.m.-9:30a.m.
Welcome and Keynote
Opening Remarks by:
John Stumpf, CEO, Wells Fargo
Premal Shah, President, Kiva
       
9:45a.m.-11:00a.m. How Microfinance Works in the US: Products, Services, and Risk Management Beyond Credit: Microfinance Savings Products Improving Underwriting Efficiency and Response Time With MMS portfolio services
       
11:15a.m.-12:30p.m. ROI: The Business Case for Microfinance Innovations in U.S. Microfinance: Tapping into the Future Practitioner's Roundtable: A Conversation about the Current Economic Climate
       
12:45p.m.-2:00p.m. Lunch and "Sustainability and Scale"-- "A Lively Conversation on Commercialization of Microfinance"    
 
Tours: Visit microfinance clients in the Bay Area
2:15p.m.-3:30p.m. Women and Microfinance in the US Web-Based Microfinance Citi-ACCION Texas Partnership
 
Tours: Visit microfinance clients in the Bay Area
3:45p.m.-5:00p.m. Mainstreaming Microfinance Beyond Microfinance: Consumer Products Business Development Services: The Key To Small Business Survival
       
5:00p.m.-6:00p.m.
Cocktails
       
6:00p.m.-7:30p.m.
Small Group Dinners