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Notes from Granada: A Different Kind of Conference
Far from the traditional panel format that assumes some people know and others listen, the ANDE Conference’s format has striked me as engaging and action oriented.Here’s how it worked yesterday: The day got started with a keynote presentation from Randall Kempner ...
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From Costa Rica to Nicaragua: Capturing Day 1 at the ANDE Latin American Conference
It’s a warm, yet breezy evening in Granada, Nicaragua. From Parque Central, a central reference point for most visitors, the soft backdrop of music and laughter can be heard dripping from the patios. I have just made my way back to the small family run hotel where I stay after a more than just a busy day at ANDE’s Latin American Conference.
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ANDE Goes to Nairobi (and E+Co Was There!)
As Diana Hollmann reported yesterday, the maiden investment management training organized by Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) in Nairobi in the first week of March 2010, gathered at least 15 participants from four continents and nine countries. This was an incredible platform which afforded participants an opportunity to share...
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Miami Social Enterprise Conference: Why It Mattered
While I find my way to one of the oldest cities in the hemisphere, I open up my notes to share some impressions of what I saw in Miami, why I thought it was an important step for the region’s social enterprise movement and how it ties to what will be further discussed this week in Granada.
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Notes from ANDE’s First Investment Officer Training in Kenya
"I hear, I forget; I see, I remember; I do, I understand"This quote by Confucius was written on the back of our name tags and was also the underlying principle at the inaugural Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) investment officer training this March.
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The Inaugural World [Water] Cup
Throughout the globe today, communities will be celebrating World Water Day. Remembering my first trek to the dirt football pitch in the Mathare slum several months ago, I realize now that perhaps nowhere else is this year’s message of "water quality" more relevant than in the slums of Nairobi.
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iBoP Asia Conference
In early March, I attended the iBoP Asia conference FRONTIERS: Charting the Future of S&T Innovations for the Base of the Pyramid in Southeast Asia. Individuals from all sectors met in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 3rd to share and discuss science and technology innovations for the BoP in Southeast Asia.
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Weekly Roundup: Spotlight on Latin America
I’m still waiting to hear from participants in the Social Venture Capital/Social Enterprise Conference in Miami this weekend and especially the Sustainable Haiti side-event that was planned there after the earthquake in Port-Au-Prince. But in case you missed it, this past week NextBillion was all Latin America all the time.
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