This year’s third annual Chicago Microfinance Conference (CMFC), ‘The Road Ahead, Innovation, Integration, Impact,’ will feature keynote addresses by Elizabeth Littlefield, CEO Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), a consortium of 33 public and private development agencies based in Washington DC, and Vikram Akula, CEO, SKS Microfinance, and Indian microfinance institution (MFI). Established by the University of Chicago, Kellogg School of Management, and Harris School of Public Policy Studies, the conference, to be held on May 25th 2007, aims to “advance strategic debate of the future of microfinance” and brings together practitioners, academics and industry leaders.
Further to the keynote speeches there will also be 11 panel discussions on topics including impact measurement, securitization and expanding reach through product and technology innovations. The panels will include experts from organizations including FINCA, the Grameen Foundation, Shorebank Companies, OPIC and Women’s World Banking among others.
Event registration begins on the day at 7.45am. Admission is USD 25 for students and non-profit organisations, USD 40 for alumni or faculty members and USD 65 for general admission. For additional information about speakers, panels, and the day’s agenda contact Griffin Murray (gmurray@uchicago.edu, 1-312-545-4140) or visit the conference website www.chicagomicrofinance.com.
