March 6 Special Event: Karim Khoja (CEO of Afghanistan's largest mobile phone company) and microfinance expert Michael Chu (Harvard Business School), followed by poster session
Mar 06, 2009 
Legatum Lectures Series Presents:
Michael Chu and Karim Khoja
Friday, March 6, 2009
Location: 32-155, Stata Center, MIT
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Open to the general public free of charge
Followed by IAP Seed Grant Poster Session
Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School, Social Enterprise Initiative
Co-founder and Managing Director, Ignia Fund
Former President and CEO of ACCION International
Senior Advisor and Founding Partner, Pegasus Capital
Michael Chu, Senior Lecturer of the Harvard Business School Initiative on Social Enterprise and Managing Director of the IGNIA fund, possesses a wealth of expertise on microcredit, financial services, and social enterprise initiatives in emerging markets, particularly in Latin America. Professor Chu will discuss the power of microcredit in promoting entrepreneurship and bottom-up development for low-income populations.
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CEO, Roshan
Karim Khoja is CEO of Roshan, Afghanistan’s leading mobile phone company and winner of worldwide acclaim for promoting female employment and entrepreneurial opportunities. Khoja will speak about the challenges associated with bottom-up business development in war-torn Afghanistan and discuss the role of entrepreneurship as a catalyst for development.
Followed by IAP Seed Grant Poster Session and reception (refreshments provided) showcasing 12 teams of MIT students who are working on innovative enterprises in low-income countries.
