2009GlobalYouthEnterpriseConferenceAtaGlanceProgramSept4

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September 29-30, 2009

George Washington University Cafritz Conference Center, Washington DC

Conference Program: At a GlanceSeptember 3, 2009 version, which is subject to change without notice

Tuesday, September 29, 20097:30-

8:45am

Conference Registration

8:45-

9:15 am

Welcome and Conference OverviewMs. Fiona Macaulay, Founder and President, Making Cents International

9:15-

10:00am

Keynote Speakers PlenaryMr. Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO, Gallup

10:00-

10:15am

Transition Break

10:15am-12:15pm

2-Hour Sessions: What Do We Know for Sure?

Tracks 1: Program Design

& Implementation

2: Policy &

Advocacy

3: Monitoring,

Evaluation &

Impact

Assessment

4: Partnerships 5: Cross-Cutting

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-Mr. Isnel Pierreval,

Youth ProgramCoordinator, IDEJENProject (Haiti)

Labour

Organization(Egypt)-Mr. Robert

Nelson,

ProfessorEmeritus,

University of

Illinois (USA)

Pennsylvania (USA)

-Mr. C. KemalNance, Director ofYouth Leadership

Initiatives,

Philadelphia Youth Network,

Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania (USA)

-Ms. Suezan Lee,Education

Specialist, USAID

(USA) (moderator)

Institute (Pakistan)

12:15-

1:15pm

LunchOption 1: USAID Lunch Meeting

Do you want to learn about how your initiatives align with USAID's funding priorities? Have lunch with USAID advisors

and program managers in education, microenterprise, PEPFAR, and the Global Development Alliance (GDA). Space isavailable on a first-come, first-serve basis. This lunch session will be interactive, engaging, and informative!

Option 2: Where in the World Would You Like to Eat Lunch?

Grab your lunch and travel to a region of the world where you're working or planning to work on youth enterprise,employment, and/or livelihoods development. When you arrive, you'll meet many others who are working towards similar

objectives in the same region. Share your ideas and experiences, swap business cards, and explore ways you can

collaborate with the others in the future. Travel agents will be disguised as table facilitators to guide the discussion.

Option 3: Open

For those interested in eating lunch outside the structured activities, please feel free to sit at any of the unmarked tables in thContinental Ballroom, or take your lunch to the terrace if the weather is nice. You’re also welcome to purchase your lunch

from the food court on the first level of this building.

1:15- Plenary Panel: Leveraging Technology to Reach Scale




2:45pm Mr. Tim Dubel, Director, Global Community Affairs, Microsoft Corporation

Mr. Craig Newmark, Founder, Craig’s ListMr. Mathew Taylor, World Ahead Senior Solutions Architect, IntelModerator: Mr. Alex Counts, Founder and President, Grameen Foundation

2:45-

3:00pm

Transition Break

3:00-

4:30pm

1.5-Hour Sessions: Ideas in Development to Achieve Our 2020 Vision

Tracks 1: ProgramDesign &

Implementation

“Designing for Scale:

What Can We Learnfrom BRAC?”

-Mr. Ariful Islam,Country Director,

BRAC Uganda

(Uganda)

-Mr. Abebual

Zerihun, Research

Coordinator, BRAC

Uganda (Uganda)-Mr. Eric Rusten,

Director for New

Ventures, Academyfor Education

Development (USA)

1: ProgramDesign &

Implementation

“Integrating Income-

Generating Activities

that Really Make

Money for Programsto Achieve

Sustainability”

- Mr. Machiel Pouw,

Regional Director,Ujima Foundation

(Kenya)

- Mr. Marc van deGiessen, Director andco-Founder, Ujima

Foundation (Kenya)

- Ms. Mary Liz

Kehler, Director of

2: Policy &Advocacy

“CreatingEntrepreneurs

Requires an

Educational Policy

and Pipeline”

-Mr. Asher Epstein,

Managing DirectorDingman Center for

Entrepreneurship,

University ofMaryland (USA)

-Dr. Chyi-lyi(Kathleen) Liang,Department of

CommunityDevelopment and

Applied Economics,

University of Vermont

4: Partnerships

“Innovative Multi-Sectoral Partnerships

that Promote Youth

Entrepreneurship:

Cases from Central

America and India”

-Mr. Addison

Embry, Youth

Entrepreneurship

Program, ASDIRMicrofinance

Institution

(Guatemala)-Mr. Jerry

Hilderbrand,

Executive Director,

Global Center forSocial

Entrepreneurship,

5: Cross-Cutting

“Making InnovationWork for Youth in

Conflict Settings:

Micro-franchising:

Examples from Sierra

Leone, Nepal, andAfghanistan”

-Ms. Radha

Rajkotia, Technical

Advisor for Youth andLivelihoods for West

Africa, International

Rescue Committee(USA)

-Ms. Lili-Marguerite

Stern, Youth and

Livelihoods TechnicalAdvisor, International

Rescue Committee




Planning, Fundacion

Paraguaya (Paraguay)

(USA)

-Mr. HoraceRoberston,

Consortium for

Entrepreneurship

Education (USA)

University of the

Pacific (USA)-Mr. Grant Ennis,Katalysis

Microfinance Network

(USA)-Ms. Jessica

Brownlow, Social

Responsibility, Otis

McAllister (USA)-Dr. Vineeta Gupta,

Program Officer for

South Asia, GlobalFund for Children

(USA)

(USA)

-Ms. NatashaCassinath, SeniorProgram Manager,

Street Kids

International (USA)

4:30-

4:45pm

Transition Break

4:45-

5:45pm

Youth Plenary Panel: Young People Highlight What Makes a Difference

Panelists:

Mr. Gary Barois (Haiti)

Mr. John Guerra (Colombia)Ms. Helen Fabiola Morales Argollo (Bolivia)

Wednesday, September 30, 20097:30-

8:30am

Conference Registration




8:30-

8:35am

Welcome and Overview of Focus on Finance

8:35-

9:30am

Opening Speakers: State of the Sector of Youth-Inclusive Financial Services (Main Ballroom

9:30-

9:45am

Transition Break

9:45-

10:55am

Breakout Sessions: Financial Services for Youth in Practice

Tracks 1: Savings

“Designing, Partnering and Delivering

Savings Services for Youth: Do YouHave What It Takes?”

- Mr. Chandula Abeywickrema,Deputy General Manager, Hatton

National Bank (Sri Lanka)

- Ms. Sara De Paz-Castro, AdvocacyExecutive, Aflatoun (The

Netherlands)

- Mr. Ben Shell, Associate, Women'sWorld Banking (USA/Mongolia)

2: Credit

“Market Research and Partnerships

for Better Health - Financial andOtherwise! Credit Products That

Work for Youth”

- Ms. Taara Chandani, Associate ,

Banyan Global (USA/Uganda)

- Ms. Lara Storm-Swire,Relationship Manager, ProMujer

(USA/ Bolivia)

- Mr. Wilson Twamuhabwa,General Manager, Equity Bank

(Uganda)

Moderator: Ms. Beth Porter,

Director, Youth-Inclusive Financial

Services Linkage Program (YFS-Link), Making Cents International

(USA)

3: Savings and Credit

“Wants and Needs: Understanding

and Designing for Your Clients”

- Ms. Farzana Kashfi, Head of

SOFEA Program, BRAC(Bangladesh)

- Mr. Iqbal Ahammed, Executive

Director, Pakhadep (Bangladesh)- Ms. Jessica Massie, Training

Officer, Microfinance Opportunities

(USA)




10:55-

11:05am

Transition Break

11:05am-

12:20pm

Breakout Sessions: Financial Services for Youth in Practice

Tracks 1: Savings

“Capture and Release: CapturingUnderstanding through Market

Research to Releasing Creativity inMarketing Savings Products”

- Ms. Karen Austrian, PopulationCouncil (Kenya)

- Ms. Lalaine Gepaya, General

Manager, Panabo Multi-Purpose

Cooperative (The Philippines)- Ms. Corinne Wairimu Ngurukie,

Financial Systems Consultant,

MicroSave (Kenya)

Moderator: Ms. Madeline

Hirschland, Independent Consultant(USA)

2: Credit

“Tools that Work for You and YourClients Too! Using Surveys and

Impact Studies to Design and ImproveCredit Products and Services”

Ms. Selma Cilimkovic, MarketResearch Officer, Partner MKO

(Bosnia)

Ms. Jennifer Denomy , Project

Manager, Mennonite EconomicDevelopment

Associates(Canada/Morocco)

Mr. Adil Sadoq, Field ProjectManager, Mennonite Economic

Development Associates

(Canada/Morocco)

Moderator: Ms. Nancy Natilson,Financial Services Specialist, MakingCents International

3: Savings and Credit

“To the Frontiers: Using Informal

Financial Mechanisms to Reach

Further and Deeper”

- Mr. Famari Barro, West Africa

Program Manager, Plan USA (Niger)

- Ms. Anathalie Mukankusi,Economic Strengthening Officer,

Catholic Relief Services (Rwanda)

- Ms. Shahana Nazneen, AdolescentDevelopment Program Manager, Save

the Children (Bangladesh)

Moderator: Ms. Veronica Torres,

Youth Enterprise and Livelihoods

Lead Specialist, Making Cents

International

12:20-

12:30pm

Youth-Inclusive Financial Services: 2020 Visions




12:30-

1:30pm

Lunch

Option 1: Continue the Discussion

After learning about and sharing approaches, experiences, and ideas during the Focus on Finance, continue the

discussion over lunch with colleagues in the Continental Ballroom. Discuss how you and your organization are working

to increase the access young people have to financial services, and how you can collaborate to build and strengthen thissector.

Option 2: OpenYou are also welcome to take your lunch to the terrace, if the weather is nice, or make a purchase in the food court on

the first level of the building.

1:30-

2:30pm

1-Hour Sessions: Tools You Can Use Today

Tracks 1: Program Design

& Implementation

2: Policy &

Advocacy

3: Monitoring,

Evaluation &

Impact Assessment

4:

Partnerships

5: Cross-Cutting

“A Livelihoods

Conceptual Frameworkthat Works for Conflict-

Affected Youth”

-Mr. Dale Buscher,

Women’s Refugee

Commission (USA)

“Partnerships that

ImpactPolicymaking and

Take Youth

EntrepreneurshipPrograms to Scale”

-Mr. HenryClarke Kisembo,Resource

Mobilization,

YouthEmployment

“Managing Towards

Performance: AssessingEvaluation

Methodologies for

Measuring Outcomes inVarious Contexts”

-Ms. Bobbi Gray,Research andEvaluation Specialist,

Freedom from Hunger

(USA)

“Hoteliers

BecomingTeachers: What

are the Tools You

Can Use to BuildPartnerships with

the Hotel Industry

that EnableEmployabilitySkills Training

for

DisadvantagedYouth?”

“Short-Term Course,

Long-Term Benefit:Youth Employment

Readiness Training in

Vietnam”

-Mr. Christopher

Bane, ProjectConsultant, PlanInternational Vietnam

(Vietnam)

- Dr. Pamela Young, Sr. Basic Education




Systems Rwanda

(Rwanda) -Mr. AlbertoCanovas,Programme

Manager, Youth

Career Inititaitve,International

BVusiness

Leaders Forum

(U.K.)-Ms. Andrea

Jones, Americas

Director,International

Business Leaders

Forum (U.K.)

-Ms. MariSnyder, Vice

President, SocialResponsibility

and Community

Engagement,

Marriott LodgingInternational

(USA)

Advisor, Plan USA

(USA)-Ms. Pham Thi

Thanh Tam,

Director, REACH

Vietnam (Vietnam)

2:30-

2:45pm

Transition Break

2:45-3:45 1-Hour Sessions: Market-Driven Field Tested Approaches“Youth Today, Leaders

Tomorrow: Giving a

“New Web-Based

Resources that

“Holistic Programming

for Increasing

“School-Based

Experiential

“Tackling M&E

Challenges in




Better Start to Youth in

Conflict-Affected Areas”

-Ms. Sally Iadarola,

Managing Director,

Community Developmentand Stabilization,

ACDI/VOCA (USA)

-Ms. Lindsey Jones,

Monitoring andEvaluation Director,

ACDI/VOCA (USA)

-Ms. Ruth Campbell,Managing Director of

Enterprise Development,

ACDI/VOCA (USA)

Provide Tools for

You and YourPrograms”

-Mr. Matthew

Giorghiou, CEOand Lead Software

Designer,

MediaSpark, Inc.

(Canada)-Mr. Dan Salcedo,

Founder and CEO,

OpenEntry.com(USA)

Employment

Opportunities forYouth. Example from Niger”

-Ms. Sara Ward,Director of Market

Development , Mercy

Corps (USA)

Learning

Initiatives thatBuildEntrepreneurship

and Employment

Opportunities forYouth.”

-Ms. Michelle

Carhart,Executive

Director,

Financial LiteracyFoundation

(USA)

-Ms. Melissa

Leasher, Directorof Program

Development,Junior

Achievement

Arizona (USA)

Measuring Outcomes

of Youth WorkforceDevelopmentProjects”

Ms. Laura Meissner,Senior Manager, The

SEEP Network

(USA)

- Ms. Stephanie

Chen, Partnership

Development and

CommunicationsManager, Making

Cents International

(USA)

3:45-

4:00pm

Transition Break

4:00pm5:15pm

Plenary Funders Panel: How Can You Partner with Funders?Mr. Luigi Laraia, Research Specialist, Caribbean Development Bank (Barbados)Ms. Stacey Sechrest Carder, Citi (USA)

Mr. Ron Cordes, Founder, Cordes Foundation (USA)

Mr. David Myhre, Director of Microfinance, The MasterCard Foundation (Canada)

Mr. Dave Peery, Founder and CEO, Peery Foundation (USA)




Dr. Clare Ignatowski, Workforce Development and Youth Specialist, USAID (USA)

Moderator: Mr. Andrew Baird, Director of International Programs, Making Cents International (USA) 5:15pm -

5:45pm

Closing Session and Launch of New InitiativesMs. Beth Porter, Director, Youth-Inclusive Financial Services Initiative, Making Cents International (USA)

Mr. Alan Fleischmann, Managing Director, ImagineNations Group (USA)

Ms. Fiona Macaulay, President, Making Cents International (USA)

6:00pm –

10:00pm

Closing Reception

Hosted by the Network of DC Youth Organizations (NDCYO)

K Street Lounge1301 K Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005




All Presenters:

· Ms. Chandula Abeywickrema, Hatton National Bank (Sri Lanka)

· Mr. Iqbal Ahammed, Executive Director, Padakhep (Bangladesh)

· Ms. Karen Austrian, Staff Associate, Population Council (Kenya)

· Mr. Andrew Baird, Director of International Programs, Making Cents

International (USA)

· Mr. Christopher Bane, Project Consultant, Plan International Vietnam

(Vietnam)

· Mr.Gary Barois, Youth Entrepreneur and Graduate of IDEJEN Project (Haiti)

· Mr. Famari Barro, West Africa Program Manager, Plan USA (Niger)

· Ms. Jacqueline Bass, Senior Manager, Economic Growth, Emerging Markets

Group (USA)

· Ms. Jessica Brownlow, Social Responsibility, Otis McAllister (USA)

· Ms. Judith Bruce, Senior Associate, Population Council (USA)

· Mr. Dale Buscher, Women's Refugee Commission (USA)

· Ms. Ruth Campbell, Managing Director of Enterprise Development,

ACDI/VOCA (USA)

· Ms. Suezan Lee, Education Specialist, USAID (USA)

· Dr. Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, Department of Community Development

and Applied Economics, University of Vermont (USA)

· Ms. Jennifer Lyle, Vice President of Education & Training, Youth

Leadership Institute, San Francisco, California (USA)

· Ms. Fiona Macaulay, Founder and President, Making Cents

International (USA)

· Ms. Jessica Massie, Training Officer, Microfinance Opportunities (USA)

· Ms. Laura Meissner, Senior Program Manager, The SEEP Network (USA)

· Ms. Helen Fabiola Morales Argollo, Youth Entrepreneur (Bolivia)

· Ms. Anathalie Mukankusi, Economic Strengthening Officer, Catholic

Relief Services (Rwanda)

· Mr. David Myhre, Director of Microfinance, The MasterCard Foundation

(Canada)

· Mr. C Kemal Nance, Director of Youth Leadership Initiatives, Philadelphia

Youth Network, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)

· Ms. Shahana Nanzeen, Adolescent Development Program Manager, Save




· Mr. Alberto Canovas, Programme Manager, Youth Career Initiative,

International Business Leaders Forum (U.K.)

· Ms. Michelle Carhart, Executive Director, Financial Literacy Foundation (USA)

· Ms. Natasha Cassinath, Senior Program Manager, Street Kids International

(USA)

· Ms. Sara de Castro Paz, Advocacy Executive, Aftatoun (The Netherlands)

· Ms. Taara Chandani, Senior Microenterprise Specialist, Banyan Global (USA)

· Ms. Stephanie Chen, Partnerships & Communications Manager, Making Cents

International (USA)

· Ms. Selma Cilimkovic, Market Research Officer, Partner MKO (Bosnia)

· Mr. Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO, Gallup (USA)

· Mr. Ron Cordes, Founder, Cordes Foundation (USA)

· Mr. Alex Counts, Founder and President, Grameen Foundation (USA)

· Mr. Luis da Cunha, Market Development Associate, "Preparing Us for Work"

Project (Timor-Leste)

· Ms. Jennifer Denomy, Senior Consultant/Project Manager, MEDA (USA)

· Ms. Sara De Paz-Castro, Advocacy Executive, Aflatoun (The Netherlands)

· Mr. Tim Dubel, Director, Global Community Affairs, Microsoft Corporation

· Mr. Addison Embry, Youth Entrepreneurship Program, ASDIR Microfinance

the Children (Bangladesh)

· Ms. Nancy Natilson, Financial Services Specialist, Making Cents

International (USA)

· Ms. Candace Nelson, Consultant, Microfinance Opportunities (USA)

· Mr. Robert Nelson, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois (USA)

· Mr. Craig Newmark, Founder, craigslist (USA)

· Ms. Corrinne Ngurukie, Consultant, Microsave Consulting (Kenya)

· Mr. Pawan Patil, Chief Executive Officer, Partnership for Youth

Investment, World Bank (Qatar)

· Mr. Dave Peery, Founder and CEO, Peery Foundation (USA)

· Mr. Isnel Pierreval, Youth Program Coordinator, IDEJEN project (Haiti)

· Ms. Beth Porter, Director, Youth-Inclusive Financial Services Initiative,

Making Cents International (USA)

· Mr. Machiel Pouw, Regional Director, Ujima Foundation (Kenya)

· Ms. Dina Habib Powell, Director of Global Corporate Engagement,

Goldman Sachs Group (USA)

· Ms. Radha Rajkotia, Technical Advisor for Youth & Livelihoods for West

Africa, International Rescue Committee (USA)




Institution (Guatemala)

· Mr. Grant Ennis, Katalysis Microfinance Network (USA)

· Mr. Asher Epstein, Managing Director, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship,

University of Maryland (USA)

· Mr. Alan Fleischmann, Managing Director, ImagineNations Group

· Ms. Victoria Francis, Director, Emerging Markets Group (USA)

· Ms. Lalaine Gepaya, Panabo Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC) (The

Philippines)

· Mr. Mathew Giorghiou, CEO and Lead Software Designer, MediaSpark Inc.

(Canada)

· Ms. Christina Gold, President and CEO, Western Union (USA)

· Ms. Bobbi Gray, Research and Evaluation Specialist, Freedom from Hunger

(USA)

· Mr. John Guerra, Founder, DUTO and the IRIS Project (Colombia)

· Dr. Vineeta Gupta, Program Officer for South Asia, Global Fund for Children

(USA)

· Mr. Klaus Haftendorn, Senior Specialist, International Labour Organization

(Switzerland)

· Mr. Jerry Hildebrand, Executive Director, Global Center for Social

· Mr. Horace Robertson, Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education (USA)

· Mr. Vidal Rodriguez, Caterpillar (USA)

· Mr. Eric Rusten, Director for New Ventures, Academy for Educational

Development (USA)

· Mr. Dan Salcedo, Founder and CEO, OpenEntry.com (USA)

· Mr. Jorge de los Santos, Commissioner for Strategic Planning, MexicoCity (Mexico)

· Ms. Stacey Sechrest Carder, Director, Office of Financial Education, Citi

· Ms. Amneh Shaikh, Programme Manager, Entrepreneurship and

Community Development Institute (Pakistan)

· Ms. Perveen Shaikh, Founder and President, Entrepreneurship andCommunity Development Institute (Pakistan)

· Mr. Ben Shell, Associate, Women’s World Banking (USA)

· Ms. Joni Simpson, Women's & Youth Entrepreneurship Specialist,

International Labour Organization (Swizterland)

· Ms. Mari Snyder, Vice President, Social Responsibility & Community

Engagement, Marriott International (USA)

· Mr. Darren Spielman, Vice President of Workforce Development,

Philadelphia Youth Network, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)

· Ms. Lili-Marguerite Stern, Youth & Livelihoods Technical Advisor,




Entrepreneurship, University of the Pacific (USA)

· Ms. Madeline Hirschland, Independent Consultant (USA)

· Ms. Sally Iadarola, Managing Director, Community Development and

Stabilization, ACDI/VOCA (USA)

· Dr. Clare Ignatowski, Workforce Development and Youth Specialist, USAID

(USA)

· Mr. Ariful Islam, Country Director, BRAC Uganda (Uganda)

· Ms. Cornelia Janke, Director of the Eastern European and Central Asian Regional

Center and Leader of the Institutional Learning Team, Education Development

Center (USA)

· Ms. Andrea Jones, Americas Director, International Business Leaders Forum

(U.K.)

· Ms. Lindsey Jones, Monitoring & Evaluation Director, ACDI/VOCA (USA)

· Ms. Farzana Kashfi, Head of SOFEA Program, BRAC (Bangladesh)

· Ms. Mary Liz Kehler, Director of Planning, Fundacion Paraguaya (Paraguay)

· Ms. Seema Khurram, Research Associate, Entrepreneurship and Community

Development Institute (Pakistan)

· Mr. Henry Clarke Kisembo, Resource Mobilization, Youth Employment

Systems Rwanda (Rwanda)

International Rescue Committee (USA)

· Ms. Lara Storm-Swire, Relationship Manager, ProMujer

(USA/Bolivia)

· Ms. Perihan Tawfik, KAB Project Assistant for Egypt and North

Africa / KAB Trainer, International Labour Organization (Egypt)

· Mr. Mathew Taylor, World Ahead Senior Solutions Architect, Intel (USA)

· Ms. Pham Thi Thanh Tam, Director, REACH VN (Vietnam)

· Mr. Adelio Tilman, Learning and Training Specialist, "Preparing Us For

Work" Project (Timor-Leste)

· Ms. Veronica Torres, Youth Enterprise and Livelihoods Lead Specialist,

Making Cents International (USA)

· Mr. Wilson Twamuhabwa, General Manager, Equity Bank Uganda

(Uganda)

· Mr. Marc van de Giessen, Director and co-Founder, Ujima

Foundation (Kenya)

· Ms. Alise Vincent, Education and Research Program Assistant, Youth

Leadership Institute, San Francisco, California (USA)

· Ms. Sara Ward, Director of Market Development, Mercy Corps (USA)

· Dr. Pamela Young, Senior Basic Education Advisor, Plan USA (USA)




· Mr. Luigi Laraia, Social Researcher, Caribbean Development Bank (Barbados)

· Ms. Melissa Leasher, Director of Program Development, Junior Achievement

Arizona (USA)

· Mr. Abebual Zerihun, Research Coordinator, BRAC Uganda (Uganda)

· Ms. Jamie Zimmerman, Deputy Director, Global Assets Project of New

America Foundation (USA)


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