March 30 event on microfinance in the BRIC countries

I'm a big fan of Women Advancing Microfinance - great people, great network.
Check out this event!
Katharine
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Next Wednesday, March 30th, the Microfinance Committee of the Financial
Women's Association (FWA) is hosting an event entitled “Will Microfinance
Succeed in the BRIC Countries? Does Regulation Matter?”. The panelists
include:
-- Elisabeth Rhyne of the Center for Financial Inclusion
-- Hans Dellien, Director of Microfinance Products of Women’s World Banking
-- Chikako Kuno, Director of Capital Markets at FINCA
-- Moderator: Audrey Choi, Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Global
Sustainable Finance.

The event will be held at Morgan Stanley’s headquarters, 1585 Broadway -
41st floor (Between 47th & 48th Streets) from 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Below is a link that provides more information about the topics that will
be covered by the panel, as well as bios of the panelists/moderator. By
accessing this link, viewers are also able to register to attend the event.
The only way to register to attend the event is via the FWA website.
Walk-ins will not be possible.

http://www.fwa.org/event/2011_0330_microfin.htm

Briefly, topics that will be discussed include:
A brief overview of the individual regulatory environments for
microfinance in Brazil, Russia, India and China
Has the regulatory environment in each of these countries helped or
hindered the growth of microfinance and the impact it has had in the
local communities?
What will be required of the regulatory organizations and the
microfinance institutions going forward to ensure the success and
proliferation of microfinance, with its many benefits, long into the
future? What are the major challenges today with the regulatory
regimes?