The Anderson School of Management is offering a speaker series on Monday nights examining how harnessing the power of the free market could solve the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality. The speaker series will be offered on Mondays from 5 to 7 p.m. through Dec. 8 in the Anderson Computer Lab located on the first floor of Anderson's west building. It will be simulcast from the University of California, Berkeley.
Sponsored by UNM Net Impact, there is no cost to attend the series. For more information e-mail, UNMmicrofinance@gmail.com
The Speaker Series...
November 10
Kendall Mau, CFO and COO, Prisma Microfinance
"Managing and Working at a Microfinance Institution"
Kendall Mau is a seasoned financial and human resources executive as well as an International Management Consultant having worked with for-profit and non-profit organizations in the United States, West & East Africa, Central & South America, and former Republics of the Soviet Union.
November 17
Monica Brand, Vice President, ACCION International
"Challenges in Microfinance"
In her role as vice president, Monica Brand manages initiatives in the areas of market intelligence, new product development and efficiency. She has designed market research projects, overseen the development and launch of new products, conducted training workshops, and analyzed the institutional capacity of microfinance institutions in Latin America, Africa, and the United States.
November 24
Chris Dunford, President, Freedom from Hunger
"Beyond Credit - Other Microfinance Products"
Chris Dunford joined Freedom from Hunger in 1984 and became its president in 1991. He has more than 30 years of experience in development planning and management in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the United States.
December 1
Anne Miles, Director of USA Office, Blue Orchard Finance USA and Steve Hardgrave, Partner, Gray Ghost Ventures
"Investing in Microfinance Institutions"
Before joining Blue Orchard in 2006, Ann Miles worked at Women's World Banking, New York, a non-profit global network of microfinance institutions (MFIs), where she managed the Financial Products and Services team which monitored the financial performance of the MFIs and helped them access commercial sources of funding.
Steve Hardgrave is a partner at Gray Ghost Ventures a company that aims to demonstrate the viability of microfinance as an alternative investment option.
December 8
Jessica Jackley Flannery, Founder, Kiva
"New Innovations in Microfinance"
The co-founder and spirit behind Kiva, Jessica Jackley Flannery completed her MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She has worked in rural Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda with village Enterprise fund and project Baobab on impact evaluation and program development.
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