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SOCAP 10, Day 2: Challenges for Program Related Investments
Day 2 of SOCAP 10 kicked off with an opening keynote by Julie Sunderland, Senior Program Investment Officer at the Gates Foundation. Julie described the foundation’s growing commitment to program-related investments (PRI), as supported by a $400 million pilot announced last fall.
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SOCAP10: Where the Action Is, the Fastest Growing Markets and Industries
It depends on exactly what type of action you?re talking about. For those in the audience hoping for a crystal-clear answer along the lines of ?solar energy in sub-Saharan Africa," they didn’t get one. But that doesn?t mean the panelists didn?t offer some valuable insights on what’s hot moving forward.
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Day 1 at SOCAP 10: A Visceral Response
In this entry, I’ll briefly touch on a few key points made during the sessions I attended and conclude with some closing thoughts that I’d like to open up to the NextBillion community.
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Kicking Off SOCAP 10, Novogratz Sets the Tone
Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of Acumen Fund, gets things started at SOCAP 2010. We?re working in a new and nascent industry that is trying to define itself and has a long way to go, she said.
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