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The 2009 Pacific Northwest
Microfinance Conference, held May 8-9 at Seattle
Pacific University, was a highly successful
event. Attendance was limited due to room
capacity, but the 400 plus attendees,
presenters, and sponsors all expressed their
appreciation, and added their encouragement for
us to
consider future similar events.
The photos below are a
visual scrapbook of the event. Please
click on the images to enlarge them.
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Peter Bladin, Executive
Vice-President, Grameen Foundation and Executive
Director, Grameen Technology Center
presented the session titled
Globally Connected: Technology in Microfinance.
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Brad Stave, Marketing and
Communications Manager, VisionFund
International/ World Vision spoke on
The Role of Faith/ Spirituality in Microfinance. |
Many of the
breakout sessions were absolutely filled beyond
classroom capacity.
Here
David Mesenbring (left), Board Member with Oikocredit,
speaks in the session on
Investing in Microfinance:
Anyone Can Do It.
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Great weather
allowed conference attendees to enjoy their
lunchtime fellowship in Martin Square,
around which the buildings hosting the
conference are situated. |
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The atrium of upper Gwinn
Commons provided a beautiful location for
sponsor presentations.
Atul Tandon, Senior
Vice-President for Donor Engagement for World
Vision and as a board member for VisionFund
International
(World Vision’s microfinance subsidiary), spoke
on
Microfinance
in the Midst of Economic Crisis.
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The session on
Beyond Credit: The Integration of Financial
and Non-Financial Services Within the Community
was very popular.
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This session
entitled
Microfinance in the United States:
Domestic Microfinance 101 included
small group participation |
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Author
and Conference Co-Chair
Jeff Keenan led a
session titled
Get in the Action: 10 (or More) Ways You
Can Help.
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Skip Li, founder of Agros International,
concluded the conference with his passionate
remarks at the final plenary session.
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Photos and conference website by Richard Sleight.
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