Conference in Washington, DC on rural and agricultural finance

Just heard about this from the StartingBloc network in NYC - check it out!
Happy networking,
Katharine
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The Cracking the Nut Conference: Overcoming Obstacles to Rural and Agricultural Finance will be a place to discover and discuss the latest in Rural and Agricultural Finance. I know that many StartingBloc fellows are working in agriculture and food security throughout the globe - with our growing population and climate change, we face a world where many more will not have enough to eat. Agricultural finance is a key part of this conversation. At the Conference, you will meet like-minded participants from around the globe, pitch your ideas and find funding, share your lesson learned and challenges, build partnerships and more! If you haven't registered yet and this sounds like the place for you, we encourage you to register for the Conference before it closes at the end of this weekend (May 15, 2011)! Join us in Washington, DC - register today!

Top 5 Reasons for Attending the Conference?

• Network with over 300 rural and agricultural finance specialists from over 30 countries who are committed to building and strengthening the field. See list of participants who have registered already.
• Share your experiences, tools, and innovative approaches in the areas of making markets work, agricultural finance, reaching rural areas, managing risk and attracting private investment.
• Learn from others who are leading work in our 5 theme areas: Making Markets Work, Agricultural Finance Innovations, Reducing Cost of Rural Outreach, Managing Risk Effectively, and Attracting Private Investment. Choose sessions that will teach you something new and pave a path forward for action - See our list of Speakers and the full agenda.
• Access to Conference Finding Publication that will summarize the knowledge shared at the conference, with an emphasis on distilling the most important lessons as well as highlighting unresolved issues facing the sector.
• Advanced Networking, Online Discussions, Access to Presentation materials and more through the Conference’s Online Community.