Agenda

Thursday Evening, October 13
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
Join us for an informal get-together with Opportunity’s community of supporters. Connect with old friends and meet new ones. Cash bar; light hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks provided.

Friday, October 14
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session I
Location: Grand Peninsula Ballroom

  • Bill Morgenstern, Opportunity International
  • Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka, Opportunity International Board of Directors
  • Kevin Compton, Radar Partners
  • Anessa Chui, Credit Suisse
  • Daryl Collins, “Portfolios of the Poor”
  • Karen and Ronnie Lott, Opportunity International Board of Governors
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Plenary Session II
Location: Grand Peninsula Ballroom

  • Steven Levy, Wired Magazine
  • Reeta Roy, The MasterCard Foundation
  • Aleksandr Kalanda, Opportunity International Bank of Malawi
  • Dr. Julie Howard, Feed the Future
  • Ambassador Tony Hall, Alliance to End Hunger
  • Dennis Ripley, Opportunity International
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
Location: Atrium
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions (Choice of four topics for three-one hour sessions with 15-minute breaks between each)
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Reception
Location: Get Involved Area
6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 40th Anniversary Celebration Dinner
Location: Grand Peninsula Ballroom

  • Host: Betty Jane “BJ” Hess
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Plenary Session III
Location: Grand Peninsula Ballroom

  • Mary Lynn Staley, Opportunity International Board of Governors
  • Nadine Pembele, Opportunity International Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Laura Pincus Hartman, Zynga
  • Bill Morgenstern, Opportunity International
  • John Ortberg, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church
9:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Dessert Reception
Location: Get Involved Area

  • Mary Lynn Staley, Opportunity International Board of Governors
  • Nadine Pembele, Opportunity International Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Laura Pincus Hartman, Zynga
  • Bill Morgenstern, Opportunity International
  • John Ortberg, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church

Saturday, October 15
7:00 a.m. – 7:40 a.m. Prayer Breakfast
Location: Grand Peninsula A
7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Breakfast
Location: Swiftwater Café
8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Breakout Sessions (Choice of four topics for two 45-minute sessions)
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Plenary Session IV
Location: Grand Peninsula Ballroom

  • Panelists: David Simms, Opportunity International; Promod Haque, Norwest Partners; Deborah Farrington, StarVest Partners
  • Jeffrey Spector, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Geoffrey Thige, Opportunity International Kenya
  • Connie Nielsen, founder, Human Needs Project
  • Bill Morgenstern – Opportunity International
12:00 p.m. Conference Concludes