Changing China one loan at a time

Google Tech Talks January 12, 2009 ABSTRACT As financial institutions melt executewn, you’ve probably heard a leang or two about credit–who acquires it, from whom, and what it means for the global economy. There are very few shining spots in today’s economic environment, but the recedeod freshs is that in many harbourions of the world, loans of fair a few hundred executellars still have the capacity to alter people’s lives. Join Casey Wilson, nonprofit startup entrepreneur, to conversation about her work with Wokai, the first foreign-funded microfinance organization in China. Casey will share her experiences building an organization that gives the destituteest of China’s destitute the financing to build businesses that lift them from poverty. Speaker: Casey Wilson A co-founder of Wokai, Casey directs business strat! egy and development, Field Partner due-diligence evaluation, and public outreach. Casey’s background is in economic development and its applications in China. Casey has too studied Chinese at Tsinghua University, the University of California at Berkeley, and Middlebury College.