http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2007/01/26/event-microfinance-in-the-next-thirty-years Comments for "Event: Microfinance in the Next Thirty Years" en http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2007/01/26/event-microfinance-in-the-next-thirty-years <p style="padding: 5px; float: left;"><img src="http://www.nextbillion.net/files/images/center for global development.img_assist_custom.gif" alt="" title="" class="image img_assist_custom" width="170" height="81" /></p>The Center for Global Development (CGD) is hosting an event next Wednesday entitled <a href="http://www.cgdev.org/content/calendar/detail/12276/ ">Eyes beyond the Prize: Envisioning the Next Thirty Years of Microfinance</a>. The talk will look at critical issues for microfinance institutions including: What changes will technology bring? Which new products ought to be pursued, and for whom? How great is the threat of backlash against high interest rates?<br /> <br /> The discussion promises to be quite interesting, featuring speakers:<br /> <ul><li>Alex Counts - Founder, President, and CEO, Grameen Foundation </li><li>Elizabeth Littlefield - CEO, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor </li><li>Elisabeth Rhyne - Senior Vice President, ACCION International </li><li>Damian von Stauffenberg - Founder and CEO, MicroRate </li><li>Moderated by David Roodman - Research Fellow, Center for Global Development </li></ul> (This post continues past the break; click &quot;Read More&quot; to continue)<br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2007/01/26/event-microfinance-in-the-next-thirty-years">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2007/01/26/event-microfinance-in-the-next-thirty-years#comment Miscellaneous Strategy Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:08:23 -0500 Lauren Abendschein 3800 at http://www.nextbillion.net