Date and Time: When: February 27, 2015 - 9 AM EST to 5 PM EST
Location: The World Bank Headquarters, Preston Auditorium, 1818 H Street NW, Washington DC

The event will begin with a discussion of findings from six randomized evaluations, conducted in six different countries, followed by panel discussions with investors, donors, and service providers addressing the implications of these results for the industry. Panelists will also explore promising innovations in product design and delivery channels that could expand the reach of financial services for the poor and improve their impact.

The event will bring together investors, donors, financial service providers, and researchers. Among others, featured speakers will include:

Bertrand Badre, Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer
Peer Stein, Director, Finance and Markets, World Bank Group
Orazio Attanasio, Professor of Economics, University College London
Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics, MIT; Founder and Director, J-PAL
Jaikishan Desai, Senior Lecturer and Director of International Studients, Victoria University of Wellington
Esther Duflo, Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics, MIT; Founder and Director, J-PAL
Dean Karlan, Professor of Economics, Yale University
Costas Meghir, Douglas A. Warner III Professor of Economics, Yale University