Thursday, May 2
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| 08:30 |
Registration, coffee, light breakfast |
| 08:45 |
Welcome Remarks |
| 09:00
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Debate: Financial Inclusion means Formal Financial Inclusion, moderated by Peter Walker, Director, Feinstein International Center and Irwin H. Rosenberg Professor of Nutrition & Human Security, Tufts University
Two rounds of arguments and rebuttals by each side (in an Oxford-style debate), followed by questions and commentary from the audience and a plenary vote.
Pro:
Con:
- Jenny Aker, Assistant Professor of Economics, The Fletcher School and the Department of Economics, Tufts University
- Daryl Collins, Director, Bankable Frontier Associates
- Ignacio Mas, Senior Fellow, The Center for Emerging Market Enterprises, The Fletcher School
Respondent: Joanna Ledgerwood, Senior Advisor, Access to Finance, Aga Khan Foundation
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| 10:15 |
Break |
| 10:30 |
Keynote Address: Demanding Inclusion
with James Lawson, Activist and Principal Strategist for the American Civil Rights Movement
Introduction by Hardy Merriman, Vice President and Director of Content Development at the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) |
| 11:30 |
Inclusion around the World: A Dialogue
Join Bhaskar Chakravorti, Senior Associate Dean and Executive Director of The Fletcher School’s Institute for Business in the Global Context for a discussion with industry leaders on the progress of financially inclusive practices around the world.
Panelists:
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| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 01:30 |
Insights from Original Fletcher Research on Three Continents
A panel of Fletcher fellows and faculty share new insights on inclusion and inclusive technologies in “extreme” circumstances.
Panelists:
- Jenny Aker, Assistant Professor of Economics, The Fletcher School and the Department of Economics, Tufts University
- Nicholas Sullivan, Senior Fellow, The Center for Emerging Market Enterprises, The Fletcher School
- Kim Wilson, Lecturer, The Fletcher School and Senior Fellow, The Center for Emerging Market Enterprises, The Fletcher School
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| 02:00 |
On the Frontlines: Extreme Inclusion in Practice, moderated by Peter Uvin, Academic Dean and Henry J. Leir Professor of International Humanitarian Studies, The Fletcher School
Experts from around the world discuss how they blend financial services with other practices to include the ultra-poor.
Panelists:
- Janet Heisey, Director, Technical and Strategic Alliances, Trickle Up
- Maria May, Program Manager, Social Innovation Lab, BRAC
- Nancy Swanson, Executive Director, Linked Foundation
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| 03:30 |
Break |
| 04:00 |
Pitch for Inclusion: Student competition finals and prizes
The finalists pitch their start-ups in this interactive series of final “Pitches for Inclusion!”
Judges:
- Anarge Frangos, Founding Partner and Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Ekaria, LLP
- Walter Frick, Business Editor, BostInno
- Ron Hynes, Group Executive, Global Prepaid Solutions, MasterCard Worldwide
- Ben Knelman, CEO, Juntos Finanzas
- Victoria Slingerland, President and Co-Founder, Upward Mobility and PracticeQuiz.com
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| 05:00 |
Reception |
| 05:30 |
The day will conclude at approximately 5:30 pm. |