Base of the pyramid conference 2007

Business with Four Billion: Creating Mutual Value at the Base of the Pyramid

Hosted by:
William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan
Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise at Cornell University

Date: September 9 - 11, 2007

Location: Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

Plenary speakers: Al Hammond, Stuart Hart, Ted London, Mark Milstein, C.K. Prahalad et. al.

Paper submissions: Not accepted.

Registration fee: US$ 395 (before July 1st), US$ 295 for non-profit organizations, BoP Entrepreneurs residing in developing countries and students.

In particular, the conference will focus on sharing the latest thinking on three of the most intriguing and timely issues facing organizations that are interested in developing enterprise-based approaches to creating mutual value with low-income communities. These include:

• Generating a deeper understanding of the landscape, including the opportunities and challenges for enterprise development, at the base of the pyramid.
  
  
• Understanding the development implications of a BoP approach as compared to other poverty alleviation strategies.
  
  
• Developing the new organizational capabilities required to achieve both business growth and poverty alleviation.

More information and registration at bop2007.org