Incofin, Grassroots honchos to speak at IQPC conference

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 18, 2009: IQPC, The Wall Street Microfinance Alliance and the New York Microfinance Club have teamed up to host the Microfinance & Sustainable Development: The Investment Opportunity Summit, taking place in New York City, January 25-27, 2010.

After the Microfinance 2.0 Summit, held together with the Silicon Valley Microfinance Network, this upcoming conference is focusing on impact investing within the microfinance industry (Day One) and impact investing beyond microfinance (Day Two) through social entrepreneurship and enterprises. Impact investing encompasses any investment that generates social and environmental value while providing a financial return. According to the Rockefeller Foundation, a principal industry player and conference speaker, impact investors have the ability to produce altruistic outcomes while getting market-rate returns or better. If this industry continues to grow at its current rate, it could serve as a catalyst for substantial social and environmental change.

The Summit features speakers like Antony Bugg-Levine, Managing Director, the Rockefeller Foundation, Christine Looney, Program Investment Officer, Ford Foundation, Elizabeth Littlefield, CEO, CGAP, Bryan Wagner, Environment, Social Finance and Community Reinvestment Group, Morgan Stanley. Also representatives from Unitus Capital, Minlam Asset Management LLC, Benchmark Asset Managers, Cygma, KFW Group, Howard J. Finkelstein, Dial 1298 for Ambulance, Wokai, AyurVAID Hospitals, Pro Mujer, Industree Crafts, USAID, Grameen Foundation, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Clinton Foundation, IADB, LeapFrog Invest, Distributed Capital Group, Arc Finance, CHF International, Blue Orchard, ACCION and others will be present.

The Summit will focus on leveraging lessons learned from the Microfinance industry into new impact investing initiatives, analyzing distribution methods, mitigating risks associated with the market and updates on debt and equity structures, among other topics. The Summit will allow microfinance practitioners, non-profits and individuals to network with some of the largest banks and foundations within the impact investing community.

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