Itinerary
8:00am – 8:30 am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30am – 9:50 am: Panel One – Economic Development & Why We Do What We Do
Introduction to PAC: Two Dollar Challenge Team
Keynote Speakers:
- Dr. Stephen Smith, Professor of Economics and International Affairs - George Washington University
- Dr. Gregory Stanton, Founder of Genocide Watch and James Farmer Scholar of Human Rights – University of Mary Washington
Moderator: James Dillard (Executive Director – Nourish International)
10 MINUTE BREAK
10:00am – 12:00 pm: Students in Action Session (I)
Students leading development initiatives will have 15 minutes to present their programs to their peers and experts in the respective focus area. There will be 10 minutes for expert feedback and 10 – 15 minutes for audience feedback.
12:00pm – 12:30 pm: Catered Lunch
12:30pm – 1:50pm: Panel Two – Microfinance: Its Possibilities and Limitations
Keynote Speakers:
- Anne Hastings, Executive Director of Fonkoze
- John Hatch, Founder of FINCA
Moderator: Patrick Cromptom, Co-founder and Executive Director Alliance of Students Against Poverty
2:00 – 4:30 pm: Students in Action Session (II)
Students leading development initiatives will have 15 minutes to present their programs to their peers and experts in the respective focus area. There will be 10 minutes for expert feedback and 10 – 15 minutes for audience feedback.
4:30 – 5:30: Travel to University of Mary Washington - Main Campus
5:30 – 7:00: Poverty Action Rally at Great Hall
Introduction: Poverty Action Conference Co-Sponsors: ASAP, Nourish International, and TDC Team
Keynote Speaker: Paul Polak, Founder of International Development enterprises and author of Out of Poverty