Microfinance and Development Venture Capital

Annual Microfinance Debate, Thursday, 4/19/07 @ 5:30pm

Microfinance and Development Venture Capital presents:

The Annual Microfinance Debate

Perspectives in Microfinance:
Pricing, Profits, and Public Policy

"Profits and the Investor" - Julie Harris, Managing Director of Minlam Asset Management LLC

"Profits and Public Goods" - Professor Guy Stuart, The Kennedy School of Government

Who is right? Come and find out.
Join us after for a happy hour and networking at Red Line

Date & Time:
Thursday, April 19th, 2007
5:30pm

Location:
Allison Dining Room
Taubman 5th Floor
The Kennedy School of Government
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/main/directions.htm

"What's Wrong with Microfinance?"

Malcolm Harper, former chairman of BASIX in India, will be speaking at the Fletcher School tomorrow, Thursday, November 16th. The talk will begin at 5:30pm in Cabot 205. Everyone is welcome. Please see http://fletcher.tufts.edu/directions/Default.asp for directions. A light reception will be served after the event.

UPDATE: An article describing Malcolm Harper's talk can be found at the following website:

http://fletcher.tufts.edu/news/2006/11/harper.shtml

Malcolm Harper at Fletcher Nov 16

Professor Malcolm Harper will be visiting Fletcher direct from Delhi. He recently left his long tenure as Chairman of Basix in India (large MFI). He is editor of the SED Journal and a board member of ITDG Publishing. He is widey published himself. He will be speaking at Fletcher on "What's Wrong with Microfinance?"

This event will be open to the public. Event details will be posted on this blog shortly.