SESSION INFORMATION
2009 PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONFERENCE
The Power of Connection
Student Activities Council
Jessica Jackley Flannery is a co-founder of Kiva.org, the world’s first peer-to-peer online micro-lending web site. Kiva lets Internet users lend as little as $25 to specific developing world entrepreneurs, providing affordable capital to help them start or expand a small business. Kiva has been one of the fastest-growing social benefit web sites in history, connecting hundreds of thousands of people through lending across more than 120 countries. Flannery’s work with Kiva has been featured in a wide array of media, including Oprah, the Today Show, CNN, BBC, NBC, ABC, PBS, NPR, the New York Times and more. Flannery speaks widely on microfinance and social entrepreneurship, and serves as a director on several boards related to microenterprise development, including Opportunity International.
When: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: Juanita K. Hammons Hall
