Matt Flannery, CEO of Kiva.org, to Speak at Town Hall in Seattle
Published by Ryan Calkins, | 27 Jan 2009 at 07:48 am
Please join SeaMo at Town Hall in Seattle as we host Matt Flannery, the CEO and Co-Founder of Kiva.org, at 7pm on March 5th. Matt will discuss microcredit as a means of poverty eradication, how technology helps facilitate development, and Kiva’s plans to continue innovating. Tickets are limited, so purchase now at Brown Paper Tickets.Kiva is an innovative peer-to-peer microcredit site that enables individuals to make small loans to microentrepreneurs around the world. Matt has been featured on Oprah, written about in Bill Clinton’s book, Giving, and lauded on the CNN Heroes program. Matt began developing Kiva in late 2004 as a side-project while working as a computer programmer at TiVo, Inc. In December 2005 Matt left his job to devote himself to Kiva full-time. As CEO, Matt has led Kiva’s growth from a pilot project to an established online service with partnerships across the globe and millions in dollars loaned to low income entrepreneurs.
Where: Town Hall 1119 Eighth Avenue Seattle, WA 98101
When: 7pm, March 5th (doors open at 6:15pm)
Tickets: Brown Paper Tickets
Author's Website: http://www.seattlemicrofinance.org/