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Tuesday, June 7, 2011 12:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. (PDT)
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The Case for Youth Savings
New Insights and Ideas from the YouthSave Consortium
Are savings accounts a viable tool to spur development and financial inclusion for one of the world’s most vulnerable population, low-income youth? One year ago, Save the Children, the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St Louis, the New America Foundation and the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor launched the YouthSave Project in order to explore this very question.
Join the YouthSave Consortium, with a special keynote by Michael Sherraden, author of the pathbreaking book “Assets and the Poor” and one of Time Magazine’s 2010 100 most influential people, as they share their experiences from the first year of field work, research and analysis. The event will feature new insights and ideas on a range of topics including financial capability, the policy and regulatory environment for youth savings, the business case, and opportunities and challenges to impact research and analysis.
This event will be webcast LIVE on the event page at 3:30pm ET/ 12:30pm PDT.
Please note that you do not need to RSVP to view the webcast.
3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. – Keynote Address
Michael Sherraden
Youngdahl Professor of Social Development
Director, Center for Social Development
Washington University in St. Louis
3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – New Insights and Ideas from the Consortium
Rani Deshpande
Director, YouthSave Project
Save the Children US
Tanaya Kilara
Associate Microfinance Analyst
Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)
Li Zou
International Director, Center for Social Development
Washington University in St. Louis
Moderator
Jamie Zimmerman
Director, Global Assets Project
New America Foundation
5:00p.m. to 5:15pm – Closing
Rani Deshpande
Director, YouthSave Project
Save the Children US
To view webinar, go to the event page: http://www.newamerica.net/events/2011/the_case_for_youth_savings
For questions, email Stephanie Gunter at gunter@newamerica.net.
Visit New America Foundation’s website.