Speaker series
04/17/2013
San Francisco, CA
Organization
SVMN and Accion

Impact Investing: Pioneering Past, Promising Future

Featuring: Michael Schlein
Chief Executive Officer of Accion

Law Offices of Hanson Bridgett LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (PDT)

Accion has been at the leading edge of advancing the microfinance industry’s access to private capital markets for decades. From their establishment of the first microfinance loan guarantee fund in the 1980’s to new work in socially responsible venture and angel investing, Accion has pioneered approaches to impact investing that continue to evolve and shape the future of global development.

Join Michael Schlein, President & CEO of Accion, for a behind-the-scenes look at how the microfinance industry harnesses funding from socially-minded investors, and how these investors are now fueling the next great advances in the ways financial services are provided to the world’s poorest people.

Event Agenda
6:30 – 6:45 pm Networking
6:45 – 7:30 pm Program
7:30 – 7:45 pm Audience Q&A
7:45 – 8:30 pm Wine and Cheese Reception
Online registration closes the day of the event. At-the-door admission is $10 more.