Agenda and Speaker Faculty Announced For the Global Microfinance Investment Congress.Full information on the largest North American international gathering of microfinance professionals scheduled for May 19(th)-20(th), New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. NEW YORK -- American Conference Institute (ACI) and PlaNet Finance today announced the complete speaker faculty & agenda for the 2nd Annual Global Microfinance Investment Congress taking place May 19th-20th in New York City Speakers include * Jacques Attali, President, PlaNet Finance * John Simon Ambassador to the African Union; * Stephen Vogel CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Grameen America * Mary Ellen Iskenderian Mary Ellen Iskenderian is President & CEO of Women's World Banking. She assumed the point position in September 2006, taking the mantle of leadership from Nancy Barry who led the organization for more than a decade, to lead the Microfinance-focused organization into its second 30 , CEO, Women's World Bank. A full list of speakers can be found at www.microfinancecongress.com. Mr. Jacques Attali, President of PlaNet Finance will present the opening address on the topic of determining the impact of the current financial crisis on emerging markets. "We are honored and delighted to have the support and participation of so many of the leading names in microfinance." said Kristy Perkins, Conference Director with ACI. "Last year's Congress welcomed more than 250 attendees from more than 50 nations making it the most significant gathering of its kind in the world." The speaker faculty includes more than 50 U.S. and international speakers including senior representatives from The Rockefeller Foundation, The Citi Foundation, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank JP Morgan Chase, Grameen America, TIAA-CREF TIAA-CREF Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund , Accion & Kiva kiva (kē`və), large, underground ceremonial chamber, peculiar to the ancient and modern Pueblo. The modern kiva probably evolved from the slab houses (i.e. . Event partners include CGAP CGAP Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest CGAP Cancer Genome Anatomy Project CGAP Certified Government Auditing Professional CGAP Call Gapping Interval CGAP Commission on Government Accountability to the People (Florida) , Microfinance Gateway and Microcapital. Sponsors include Standard Chartered, The International Finance Corporation and Robert Wray PLLC PLLC Professional Limited Liability Company PLLC Polk Life and Learning Center (Bartow, FL) PLLC Partners of Limited Liability Corporation . More information on the conference including the complete faculty list, agenda and event brochure can be found at www.microfinancecongress.com. American Conference Institute is a leading provider of business information to the legal, financial and pharmaceutical Industries. For more information please contact Arielle Begin at a.begin@americanconference.com. A limited number of press passes are available for this event. |
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