At this event, we will be hearing from Ms. Jessica Jackley, Co-Founder and former Chief Marketing Officer of Kiva, the largest crowdfunding microfinance platform. Ms. Jackley revolutionized the microfinance sector through Kiva, enabling all those willing to help the world’s unbanked to advance the cause of microfinance. She will discuss her entrepreneurial journey in establishing the non-profit as well as her latest social ventures. As always, at the end of the event, attendees will have the opportunity engage with Ms. Jackley in a Q&A session. 

More on Ms. Jackley: “Jessica is an entrepreneur, investor, and speaker. Her work over the last decade has focused on financial inclusion, the sharing economy, and social justice….She is best known as a cofounder of Kiva, the world's first crowdfunding site for microenterprises. Kiva lets users lend as little as $25 to individual entrepreneurs, providing borrowers affordable capital to start or expand their business. Since its founding in October 2005, Kiva has facilitated over $1.5B in loans worldwide….Jessica’s work has been widely recognized. Honors include The Economist’s No Boundaries Innovation Award, Fast Company’s Most Influential Women in Tech, Silicon Valley Forum’s Visionary Award, the Pasteur Institute’s Common Congress Award, finalist for the TIME 100 Most Influential People list, and more.”