Conferences
TBLI CONFERENCE™ ASIA 2008
Workshop 5 - Microfinance
Location
Landmark 1
Time
11:15 - 13:00
Description
Learn how investors in emerging businesses apply microfinance. What are the challenges they have overcome? How do they scale up and replicate successful models? What are the risks and returns in this emerging sector and what attracts investors to microfinance?
Speakers
Moderator
Alex Mavro (Thailand)
CSR Manager - TNT Thailand
Speaker
John Gaddala (India)
Founder - Secretary - Pragathi Seva Samithi
Title
Micro Finance as a Means to Transcend Vulnerability - Experiences of a Grass Root Worker
Description
1) How "Micro" is Micro Finance?
2) Should Micro Finance investments inherently have extra-economic implications?
2) Should Micro Finance investments inherently have extra-economic implications?
Speaker
Abhilash Mudaliar (Australia)
Associate - Unitus Equity Fund
Title
Risk Capital to Support Growth, Innovation and Efficiency in Microfinance
Description
1) Evolution: trends in the microfinance industry and the need for growth-oriented risk capital
2) Case study: Unitus Equity Fund – performance and strategy
3) Future opportunities: what providers of risk capital should be looking to encourage?
2) Case study: Unitus Equity Fund – performance and strategy
3) Future opportunities: what providers of risk capital should be looking to encourage?
Speaker
Ellie Skeele (Nepal)
CEO & Founder - HimalayanTechies
Title
Beyond Microfinance
Description
1) What happens when the capital needs of women and other disenfranchised entrepreneurs grow beyond the scope of microfinance?
2) How microfinance (and beyond) can be structured into a large-scale "not just for profit" business plan and operation.
2) How microfinance (and beyond) can be structured into a large-scale "not just for profit" business plan and operation.
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