Plenary Speakers

Opening Plenary

Flannery, Matt

Growing Kiva Against the Odds - Monday November 30, 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Founded in 2005, Kiva's mission is to alleviate world poverty. Since its start, Kiva has loaned nearly $86 million (and growing) to almost 210,000 entrepreneurs. Matt will share how Kiva started and how against great odds, it's growing despite a global recession.

Kiva's the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe. To make this happen, Kiva partners with existing expert microfinance institutions.

Kiva provides a data-rich, transparent lending platform. They are constantly working to make their system more transparent to show how money flows throughout the entire cycle, & what effect it has on the people & institutions that lend, borrow, & manage it along the way. Their technology enables one-to-one interpersonal connections & lending at the lowest possible cost.

Luncheon Plenary

Archer, Ron, Ph.D.

The Art of Transforming Pain into Power and Wound into Wisdom - Tuesday December 01, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

How do inspirational leaders achieve their best when the pressure mounts? Dr. Ron Archer explores the ways to achieve outstanding results when it matters most. He will ignite your passion to succeed even when the pressure seems too much to overcome. Dr. Archer's tools to build an innovative and collaborative team are simple: he believes that transparency, reciprocity, consistency, and rationality are the foundations of today's most successful leaders.