The San Diego Microfinance Summit
Session Descriptions & Schedule
(This page will be updated frequently as session details become fully clarified)
8:30am-9:00am
Registration
Foyer of Joan B. Kroc Institute
9:00am-10:00am
Welcome: David Pyke, Ph.D., Dean, University of San Diego School of Business Administration
Keynote Address: Lynn McMullen, Executive Director, The Peace Alliance
(session includes Q & A from the audience)
Main Theater
10:15am-11:00am
Session 2: San Diego-Based Microfinance Organizations
Moderator: Steven Conroy, Associate Professor of Economics, University of San Diego
Panelists from: ACCIÓN San Diego, CDC Small Business Finance, Foundation for Women
& International Rescue Committee
(session includes Q & A from the audience)
Main Theater
11:15am-12:00pm
Session 3: International Microfinance Organizations
Moderator: Robert Gailey, Assistant Professor of Business, Point Loma Nazarene University
Panelists from: Foundation for Women, Grameen Foundation, Opportunity International
& Project Concern International
(session includes Q & A from the audience)
Main Theater
12:10pm-12:30pm
Session 4: Local Microfinance Clients
Moderator: Deana Gullo, 2009 Master's Candidate, School of International Relations & Pacific Studies, UCSD
Clients from: ACCIÓN San Diego, CDC Small Business Finance, Foundation for Women
& International Rescue Committee
(session includes Q & A from the audience)
Main Theater
12:30pm-2:00pm
Lunch, Networking and Marketplace
(lunch is included in registration fee)
Adjacent Conference Rooms & Courtyard