Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Brookings Global Young Professionals Program Feb. 27, 2008

Brookings Global Young Professionals Program Launch
Featuring Matt Flannery, co-founder of Kiva.org


NOTE: Registration for this event is now closed. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list and receive further information about the program, please contact Kristie Latulippe (global@brookings.edu).

The Global Economy and Development program at Brookings is pleased to invite you to the inaugural meeting of its Global Young Professionals Program on February 27 at 6:30 p.m., featuring Matt Flannery, co-founder of Kiva.org, the world's first person-to-person micro-lending Web site. A networking reception will follow the presentation. The briefing is intended for young professionals — the next generation of leaders — in the fields of global economics and development. Through the program, Brookings Global will provide a platform for emerging leaders in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to network and explore professional connections within the deep reservoir of capacity at Brookings to influence and shape current policy debates. The briefing is the first in a program series.

Attendance to the inaugural event is free. More information about the Brookings Global Young Professionals Program will be provided at the launch. To RSVP, please contact Kristie Latulippe at klatulippe@brookings.edu; 202-797-6065.

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