(Financial) Power To The People

Thursday 2:00-3:00 March 26, 2009

Web 2.0 entrepreneurs are shifting power dynamics from institutions (governments and NGOs) to end-users (donors and aid recipients) by creating new online marketplaces. These three social entrepreneurs are having a positive impact on development goals but each follows a different business model: online micro-lending for Kiva, online giving for Global Giving, and online investing for MyC4. Join them in the conversation.

• Tom Watson, Managing Partner, CauseWired Communications
• Premal Shah, President, Kiva.org
• Mari Kuraishi, President, GlobalGiving
• Mads Kjær, CEO & Co-founder, MYC4 A/S