2012 SEEP Annual Conference: Finish up with conference tweets!
The 2012 SEEP Annual Conference, held this week in Arlington, VA, focused on Building Inclusive Markets: Impact Through Financial and Enterprise Solutions. With lots of great presentations lined up, conference participants took to Twitter to share highlights and quotes from various plenaries, sessions, and trainings. Read the Twitter recap from Thursday's events and stay tuned for more coverage of the SEEP Annual Conference.
Opening plenary, last day of #SEEP2012, discussing the move from #CSR to inclusive business to enhance value chains. #SEEPPrivateSector
— Microlinks (@Microlinks) November 8, 2012
On business involvement to fight poverty: convo has moved from why to how to how much (scaling)#seepprivatesector #seep2012
— Lillian (@lillian_gu) November 8, 2012
Great workshop on using behavioral economics to expand savings for the poor, with our own Debbie Dean #seep2012 twitter.com/GrameenFdn/sta…
— Grameen Foundation (@GrameenFdn) November 8, 2012
The buzz word in #SEEPPrivateSector now is inclusive business! Scale should be more on our mind! #SEEP2012 #SocEnt #ImpInv #microfinance
— Paulina (@Paulina_SE) November 8, 2012
MT @m_peralta: Branchless banking booming in #Haiti, says @fonkoze's @chuck_petty. But cost is limiting its further expansion. #SEEP2012
— Shoulder to Shoulder (@Fonkoze) November 8, 2012
workshop group discussing power dynamics in private sector partnerships @ #SEEP2012 who pays for what? #SEEPPrivateSector
— Alison Griffith (@GriffithAlison) November 8, 2012
It is humbling to realize that over 1 million people now have access to safe places to save. -Jason Wolfe, USAID #SEEP2012
— CRS_Expertise (@CRS_Expertise) November 8, 2012
Only 41% of people in developing countries are banked. -Leora Klapper,@worldbank @akf_usa #SEEP2012
— Schafer Bomstein (@sbomstein) November 7, 2012
#SEEP2012 plenary on #savings challenges us 2 ask if opening traditional accts=financial inclusion. Poor do save, but need creative ways
— Microlinks (@Microlinks) November 7, 2012
#SEEPPrivateSector We need start thinking beyond #MDGs and we've come a long w/ bringing business 2 #IntDev #ImpInv #SEEP2012
— Paulina (@Paulina_SE) November 8, 2012
Carlos Hoya: savings is a gateway for the ultra poor to access financial services in Colombia #seep2012
— Oikocredit USA(@OikocreditUSA) November 8, 2012
Partnerships with NGOs bring broad systemic impact and shorter time to bring projects to scale. #SEEPPrivateSector #SEEP2012 #valuechain
— Microlinks (@Microlinks) November 8, 2012
Nester @grameenfdn: working w/ poorest requires targeting, segmenting & context specific strategies #seep2012 #financialinclusion
— Joy Chen (@joychen122) November 8, 2012
Existing female entrepreneurs are trusted recruiters in identifying fellow entrepreneurs. - Camilla Nestor @grameenfdn #SEEP2012
— Microlinks (@Microlinks) November 8, 2012