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Roundup from Ghana: International Development Design Summit and Maker Faire Africa
"I cannot miss this again next year", I thought around this time last year after reading Rob’s great piece about his day at the International Development Design Summit, which took place in the MIT campus in Cambridge. I promised I wouldn’t let IDDS fall off my radar in 2009.
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Reality TV for the BoP: Development Idol
In an effort to frame the debate and discussion regarding scale versus just about everything else, NextBillion is pleased to bring you the first and perhaps the last episode of a new reality series, "Development Idol". All characters, especially the one with a real name, are fictional...
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Introducing Staff Writer Phil LaRocco
The NextBillion.net team is proud to announce the addition of our newest member: Staff Writer Phil LaRocco. Phil is the founder of E+Co, the leading practitioner of the enterprise-centered model of investing in energy businesses in developing countries. Until his retirement in April 2009, LaRocco also served as E+Co’s Executive Director and CEO.
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Legatum Center Photo Contest Now Accepting Submissions
In contrast with images that show only the most devastating aspects of life in low-income countries, Legatum’s contest looks for photos that capture stories of entrepreneurial activity and demonstrate innovation and empowerment. The contest helps Legatum present a new vision for development ? one that is more dignified, one that is more...
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Who’s Going to SOCAP 09? Gil Crawford from Microvest Capital Management
Like Alvaro Rodriguez, Gil Crawford will be at the Social Capital Markets Conference this coming September. Mr. Crawford is the Chief Executive Officer of MicroVest Capital Management. He has over 20 years experience with microfinance institutions and capital markets, and has worked extensively in Latin America and Africa, as well as in Asia.
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Beyond the Grid – Connecting the Roma in Bulgaria
In 2004 a colleague tried entering a caf? in Pazardjik, a Bulgarian town located on the old Orient Express train line between Istanbul and Sofia. As an American whose family originally hailed from India, she didn?t have time to say a word before the proprietor shuttled her out the door. It was a case of mistaken identity - the owner thought
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Bankinter Foundation Talks Released: Jocelyn Wyatt, Maria Blair and More
The talks from the recent Bankinter Foundation Conference "Reinventing Support for Sustainable Development" have been released on Foundation’s website. I had the chance to participate in the Forum and listen to great presentations delivered by relevant folks in the base of the pyramid world, like Maria Blair, Jocelyn Wyatt, Nishant Lalwani ...
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Chinese and Indian Growth in Latin America: New Business Opportunities
In 1980 the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) economy was twice as large as that in China and India. By 2004, LAC was 20% smaller than China and India. Has this growth had a positive effect on LAC? What new business opportunities in LAC may be opened by this trend?
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