Microfinance California 2009 Webcast Video Archives

9:00 - 9:30 am PDT
Opening Remarks and Keynote Address

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Speakers:
Premal Shah, Kiva
Eric Weaver, Opportunity Fund
Emmett Carson, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Mike Billeci, Regional President, Greater Bay Area, Wells Fargo
John Stumpf, CEO, Wells Fargo


9:45 - 11:00 am PDT
How Microfinance Works in the US: Products, Services, and Risk Management

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Description:
Explore the nuts and bolts of microfinance in the U.S. including discussion of the loan application process, technical assistance, portfolio risk, interest rates and payment terms. Learn the key differences between international and domestic microfinance. How is the current economic climate affecting potential borrows and how are microfinance lenders responding to these trends?

Speakers:
Andrea Levere, President, CFED
Evelyn Huang, Program Director, Opportunity Fund
Stephanie Bernstein, To-Go Ware
Emily Gasner, Program Director, TMC Development Working Solutions
Anne Haines, ACCION New Mexico


12:45 - 2:00 pm PDT
Competing Interests: Sustainability, Scale, and Commercialization of Microfinance

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Commercialization of microfinance from the 2007 IPO issued by Compartamos to large corporations entering the field of microfinance has raised many questions in the field and in the media about the trade-off between profit and social good. Join in on a lively debate about the pros and cons of commercialization, and what practitioners are proposing as the mission-minded way to scale the microenterprise field in the U.S.

Welcome Remarks
Robert A. Annibale, Global Director, Citi Microfinance
Russell Yarrow, Chevron

Speakers
Jonathan Lewis, Microcredit Enterprises
Elizabeth Funk, Dignity Fund
Sean Foote, Managing Director, Labrador Ventures


2:15 - 3:30 pm PDT
Web-Based Microfinance

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Website platforms are serving as a gateway for microentreneurs, investors, and mentors to connect across the country. How are these sites raising new resources to expand the field. What challenges are they facing and what are their goals for the future?

Speakers
Tracey Pettengill Turner, MicroPlace
Giovanna Masci, Kiva
Gina Harman, ACCION USA
Jeff Jones, Program Director, MicroMentor

Moderator
Matt Lonner, Chevron