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Base of the Pyramid Conference Sept. 9-11

Dan Shine — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:05:00 -0500

All the plenary sessions from the Base of the Pyramid conference Sept. 9-11 in Ann Arbor, Mich. are scheduled to be streamed live on the Web. For more information, go to: http://www.wdi.umich.edu/News/382. After the conference, all plenary videos will be posted on the William Davidson Institute website.

Food - Nutrition and BOP strategies

Berry — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:00:21 -0500

Hi, I am a senior manager with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and will participate in the September conference. I would be interested to meet people who are working on BOP strategies in the food and beverage sector. GAIN has exprience in many countries and we would like to share it with others. As we know BOP spending on food is critical around 50% in Nigeria annd 55% in Pakistan but what are companies strategies to meet the need and to deliver added value in terms of nutrition benefits. GAIN will organise a conference on this theme next year and I would love to discuss with people working in this field either online or during the conference. Regards Berry

BOP conference 2007

Rob Katz — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:47:55 -0500

The Business to Four Billion conference will be held at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) in 2007. There is no information available on their web site, but keep this URL handy and check back for more information: http://wdi.umich.edu/ResearchInitiatives/BasePyramid/Events/ We will also post updates here on NextBillion.net as we learn more.

How can I attend?

Bonaventura B. Ishengoma — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 01:07:13 -0500

I am working as livestock extension officer in Tanzania, how can I attend this conference.

Details of Conf

Kanishk Negi — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 04:32:49 -0500

Hi, I am interested in the event and the topic is the one which i am focusing on. I work with a development aid agency in India and would love to get more info on the discussions. Since attending it would not be possible for me, is there any other way by which i can get to know the discussion or the proceedings etc. I could be reached at damatrionegi@yahoo.co.in; is there any website for this?

Dates

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:33:18 -0500

Please let me know the dates as soon as possible.

Is there a website on this co

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 15:32:21 -0500

Is there a website on this conference?

Business With Four Billion: Creating Mutual Value at the Base of the Pyramid

John Paul — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:18:05 -0500

Start: Sep 9 2007 - 09:00

End: Sep 11 2007 - 09:38

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

Location:
Ann Arbor, Michigan

description:

The William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan and the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise at Cornell University are pleased to host Business with Four Billion: Creating Mutual Value at the Base of the Pyramid. This conference will be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 9-11 and is co-sponsored by the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

The conference builds on the growing global interest in enterprise-based strategies for serving the four billion poor at the base of the economic pyramid (BoP). It will bring together the foremost BoP business managers, policy makers, social entrepreneurs, academics, and non-profit leaders to share the latest thinking and further build the community in this emerging and dynamic field.

In particular, the conference will focus on exploring three of the most intriguing and timely challenges facing organizations that operate at the BoP. These include: understanding the landscape of the base of the pyramid, evaluating the development implications of enterprise-based approaches to poverty alleviation, and exploring the capabilities organizations need to develop successful BoP-oriented ventures.

Plenary speakers include