http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2007/09/12/why-the-bop-conference-was-worth-it Comments for "Why the BoP Conference Was Worth It" en http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2007/09/12/why-the-bop-conference-was-worth-it <p style="padding: 5px; float: left;"><img src="http://www.nextbillion.net/files/images/BoPConf20072.img_assist_custom.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image img_assist_custom" width="200" height="129" /></p>I&#39;m back in DC after three very full days at the <a href="http://www.bop2007.org"><em>Business With Four Billion</em></a> BoP conference in Michigan. First of all, let me assure you that I&#39;ll have session summaries written and posted as soon as possible - in the mean time, be sure to check out Nicole Goldin&#39;s live-blogging over at <a href="http://www.changingthepyramid.org/">Changing the Pyramid</a>. You can also check out some PowerPoints and perhaps even archived video/audio of plenary speakers at the <a href="http://www.bop2007.org">BoP2007 web site</a>.<br /><br />In the mean time, I want to tell a short story that I hope will illustrate why this conference was important for those of us who live and breathe BoP. <br /><br />One of the reasons I enjoy traveling for work is down time in airports. Combine a little down time with the complimentary newspaper that most business hotels provide, and you&#39;ve got a great way to spend a few hours. Yesterday was no exception: I picked up a copy of The New York Times at my hotel in the morning, and by 3:00, I was at my gate, leafing through the front section.<br /><br />(This post continues past the break; click &quot;Read More&quot; to continue)<br /><br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2007/09/12/why-the-bop-conference-was-worth-it">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2007/09/12/why-the-bop-conference-was-worth-it#comment Strategy Successful Models The Policy Agenda TheNext4Billion Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:56:34 -0500 Rob Katz 4479 at http://www.nextbillion.net