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Net Impact 2009: Career Paths at the Base of the Pyramid
From the opening keynote, the Net Impact Conference was buzzing with students and professionals passionate about corporate social responsibility, green living, and international development. So it makes sense that one of the panels would be focused around "Careers at the Base of the Pyramid".
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Net Impact 2009: Emerging Markets Investment – Beyond Aid
Impact investing is estimated to reach a total of 500 billion USD within the next decade. Profit-seeking investment to generate social and environmental impact could be an alternative model or an important supplement to traditional aid flowing from developed countries to emerging markets.
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Design for Extreme Affordability: Driptech and ClickDiagnostics
How can we design, fund and implement affordable solutions for the developing world’s toughest challenges? How can we maximize social impact with our designs? The "Design for Extreme Affordability" panel at Net Impact conference tackled these very issues.
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Net Impact 2009: Beyond Microfinance – New Knowledge and Models for Development
Although microfinance (MF) has not been a panacea for economic development and poverty eradication at the base of the pyramid, its significant impact has prompted many to urge the MF community to expand by moving into "Microfinance 2.0."
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Net Impact 2009: Social Impact Measurement Frameworks
Simply judging by titles, less than a handful of panels at this year?s Net Impact conference dealt with impact measurement. I found this quite surprising considering the intensive discourse and current initiatives underway in the sector (Rob and others have reported quite extensively on Nextbillion lately).
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Net Impact 2009: Lighting the Base of the Pyramid with OSRAM Energy Hubs
My second event at the 2009 Net Impact Conference was a very well orchestrated case study analysis of a critical emerging market and base of the pyramid (BoP) issue - off grid solutions and energy consumption. Our presenter, Wolfgang Gregory, painted a lively picture of the origins of a project that has the potential to change the off grid sector.
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Net Impact 2009: Enabling Access to Clean Water ? Top Down Vs. Bottom Up Approaches
The first session I attended at this year’s Net Impact Conference was a lively panel on approaches to address water-related challenges in the developing world. It was moderated by Cheryl Choge of the Global Water Challenge, who began by reminding us of a few key water facts, for those of you who’re curious about the scale of the problem.
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Net Impact 2009: ICT in Emerging Markets is an Enabler of Good Things, Not a Cure-All
What are the challenges and opportunities of ICT in emerging markets? How has ICT been received? What works and what does not? The Net Impact conference featured a panel on "Using Technology to Develop Business in Emerging Markets" which touched on some of the fundamental struggles of development work.
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