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Beginning Mon. Oct. 27th from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. and continuing every Monday until December.

Participants will tune into a live video broadcast lecture series on Microfinance hosted by the Haas School at Berkeley. Each week, a prominent industry leader will facilitate the seminar and discuss a “hot topic.”

Confirmed speakers for the series include:
• Elizabeth Funk, Chairman of Unitus
• Jessica Jackie Flannery – Founder, Kiva
• Monica Brand – Vice President, ACCION International
• Kendall Mau – CFO and COO, Prisma Microfinance
• Chris Dunford – President, Freedom from Hunger

Students from Columbia, Kellogg, Yale, Michigan, Chicago, Dartmouth, Case Western, Colorado State, UNM, Denver University, UC Davis will also participate. Throughout the seminar, participating students will skype questions to Haas so we can better engage as a community.

Welcome to Wharton Social Impact!

Pre-term, affectionately deemed math camp, has come to a close and the school year is underway. WSI has a packed year ahead and in the coming days we will be electing first year Officers to fufill leadership positions.  Check out our Upcoming events and stay tuned…

The first session of this year’s Social Impact Salon will be held on Tuesday, August 5th, from 8 – 10 PM at the MBA Cafe in Huntsman.

Join your new classmates to reflect on the role social impact issues might play in your Wharton experience.  You can meet classmates with similar interests, discuss substantive current issues in the field, and have some fun!  Ben & Jerry’s ice cream will be provided.  There will be two more Salon sessions during Pre-Term, but the format of each session will be quite different and the three sessions are intended to build upon one another. 

To register, email Josh Densen by Monday, August 4th at 5pm at: jdensen@wharton.upenn.edu.  Feel free to contact Josh with any questions or for more information.

Salon dates, locations and Information:
All sessions will take place from 8 – 10 PM and be followed by a social gathering in Center City
Light, after-dinner snacks will be provided

First Session: Getting to Know You
Date: Tuesday, August 5th,
Location: JMHH MBA Café

Second Session: Social Impact Opportunities at Wharton
Date: Tuesday, August 12th
Location: JMHH F 85 or F 90 (depending on group size)

Third Session: Net Impact North America Conference Information and Preparation
Date: Tuesday, August 19th
Location: 1500 Locust, top floor, PC Deck