MFTransparency presents at Investment in Microfinance Conference, London

On July 8th 2009 MFTransparency’s CEO Chuck Waterfield presented at the Hanson Wade “Investment in Microfinance” Conference 2009. This two-day event focused on “Surviving the Liquidity Crisis and Ensuring Sustainable Growth”, exploring how key microfinance institutions (MFIs) and funds are changing their strategies to ensure survival amidst the financial crisis.

Speakers at the event include Asad Mahmood, Managing Director at the Deutsche Bank; Elizabeth Littlefield, Director and CEO, CGAP; André Laude, Chief Information Officer, IFC; Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO, Woman’s World Banking; Bob Annibale, Global Head of Microfinance, CitiGroupand Christian Speckhardt, Member of the Board, responsAbility.

Chuck Waterfield presented on the implications of non-transparent pricing in microfinance to an audience of  institutional investors, portfolio managers, equity investors, consultants, asset managers, philanthropic investors and socially responsible investors. Key organizations participating in this event included the Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, CitiGroup, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, SKS Microfinance, Blue Orchard, IFC, KFW and Women’s World Banking among others.