Speaking Engagements

2009

May

  • May 7-9 — 39th St. Gallen Symposium, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, (speaker)
  • May 19-20 — 2nd Annual Global Microfinance Investment Congress, New York, (speaker)

February

  • February 23 — Microfinance in Africa Summit , Africa, (speaker)

January

  • January 23 — International Symposium: Microfinance as a Tool for Peacebuilding, Cali, Colombia, (speaker)
  • January 30 — Microfinance: The Investment Opportunity conference, New York City, (speaker)

2008

September

  • September 18, 19 - Banking on Women Conference, London, England

July

  • July 15 - Microfinance: The Investment Opportunity, San Francisco, California (speaker)

June

  • June 3 - The Financial Times Sustainable Banking Conference, London, England
  • June 5-8 - Eisenhower Fellowship’s conference: "Leadership for Development and Sustainable Growth: Facing the Challenges in Latin America,” Ouro Preto, Brazil
  • June 12 - The Microfinance Committee of the Financial Women’s Association, New York City
  • June 18 - Wharton Leadership Conference: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (attendee)
  • June 24 - WAM International (Women Advancing Microfinance) New York Chapter on the Impact of Commercialization on Women Microfinance Clients: A Discussion of WWB's Recent Paper "Stemming the Tide of Mission Drift: Microfinance Transformations and the Double Bottom Line": New York City (speaker)

May

  • May 1-3 - Harvard University’s Women’s Leadership Board Biannual meeting, Cambridge, Massachusetts (attendee)
  • May 15-17 - Inaugural meeting of the Women’s Forum Asia, Shanghai, China
  • May 30 - Eastern Europe Regional meeting of MFC, Mongolia

April

  • April 2, 3 - Sa-Dhan Annual Policy Conference, New Delhi, India
  • April 15 - The Leadership Connection (TLC) luncheon, New York City
  • April 16 - 2ndAnnual Women and Leadership conference: “Women as Leaders in Change and Development,” Columbia University, New York City
  • April 17 - Council on Foreign Relations luncheon, New York City
  • April 22 - IDB/MIF and WWB seminar "Microfinance: Towards the Inclusion of All," Buenos Aires, Argentina

March

  • March 8 — Global Businesswomen & Leaders Summit on International Women’s Day, Dubai, UAE
  • March 11 — Capital Markets Credit Analyst Society (Invitation from Morgan Stanley), Special session on Emerging Markets and Microfinance, New York City