Friday, March 26, 2010

Reminder: Early Bird Registration for Empowering Women Through Microfinance Discussion ends 4/1!

The Yale Club of Southern California is hosting a discussion on the Microfinance Industry on Wednesday, April 28th in Los Angeles. Come join Kiva Co-Founder, Jessica Jackley, and other like-minded Kiva lenders and microfinance enthusiasts in the LA area and learn more about the impact of microfinance on women.

Register for this event before Thursday, April 1st, and receive a discount off ticket prices. Click here for more information.

Additional Panelists include:

Jon Yasuda, West Region Vice President of Opportunity International

Dean Karlan, Professor of Economics at Yale University and President of Innovations for Poverty Action

Eric Weaver, CEO of The Opportunity Fund

Bhalchander Vishwanath, CEO and Founder of United Prosperity

Moderated by Professor Robert Spich from theUCLA Anderson School of Management

With a KEYNOTE ADDRESS on "Universal Financial Access" by Professor Bhagwan Chowdhry from the UCLA Anderson School of Management

Date: April 28th @ 7pm

Location: Korn Hall, UCLA Anderson School of Management

Register Before April 1st for Early Bird Savings!

Current Students are free!

Click here to purchase tickets.

In addition to the panel, a reception will be held afterwards with food, drinks, and additional information on how you can become a more active participant in microfinance in the US and abroad.