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SOCAP 10, Day 2: Challenges for Program Related Investments
Day 2 of SOCAP 10 kicked off with an opening keynote by Julie Sunderland, Senior Program Investment Officer at the Gates Foundation. Julie described the foundation’s growing commitment to program-related investments (PRI), as supported by a $400 million pilot announced last fall.
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SOCAP10: Where the Action Is, the Fastest Growing Markets and Industries
It depends on exactly what type of action you?re talking about. For those in the audience hoping for a crystal-clear answer along the lines of ?solar energy in sub-Saharan Africa," they didn’t get one. But that doesn?t mean the panelists didn?t offer some valuable insights on what’s hot moving forward.
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Day 1 at SOCAP 10: A Visceral Response
In this entry, I’ll briefly touch on a few key points made during the sessions I attended and conclude with some closing thoughts that I’d like to open up to the NextBillion community.
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Kicking Off SOCAP 10, Novogratz Sets the Tone
Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of Acumen Fund, gets things started at SOCAP 2010. We?re working in a new and nascent industry that is trying to define itself and has a long way to go, she said.
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BoP Career Paths: Interview with Peter Frykman, Driptech CEO & Founder
In this series, NextBillion brings you Base of the Pyramid career path stories and best practices from across the BoP industry spectrum. Today we speak with Peter Frykman, founder and CEO of Driptech, an innovative company that creates ?extremely affordable, water-efficient irrigation solutions for small-plot farmers in developing nations.?
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Friday Roundup – 10/1/10: Columbia, SOCAP, ANDE and Unreasonable Leadership
Where to start this week? My notebook is packed... I’ll go in this order: Columbia, SOCAP, ANDE and "Unreasonable Leadership".
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The Public Sector View at ANDE: “Doing More with Less”
The following is a wrap-up of some public sector highlights, updates and news from the ANDE 2010 Annual Conference.
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Welcoming Scott Anderson, NextBillion’s New Co-Managing Editor
Today we welcome Scott Anderson to the NextBillion team and community. Scott will work full time on the management of NextBillion.net, based in Ann Arbor at the offices of the William Davidson Institute.
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