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invite you to the launch of the June issue of Development Outreach
on
Business and Poverty:
Opening markets to the poor
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| | Can poor producers and consumers in |
| | turn transform business models and |
| | shape new opportunities for |
| | companies? |
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| | These are two of the key questions |
| | addressed in the forthcoming issue of |
| | Development Outreach, which examines |
| | the realities of private sector |
| | operations at the base of the pyramid |
| | and the potential risks and benefits |
| | for local development. |
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| | Monday, June 9, 2008 |
| | 12:00 - 1:30 pm |
| | The presentation is followed by a |
| | lunch reception |
| | World Bank Main Complex |
| | Preston Auditorium |
| | 1818 H Street, NW |
| | Washington, DC |
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| | For non Bank staff, please RSVP to |
| | infoshopevents@worldbank.org |
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PRESENTED BY DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH GUEST EDITORS:
V. Kasturi Rangan
Professor, Harvard Business School
William Laufer
Professor, Wharton School of Business
Djordjija Petkoski
Program Leader, Business, Competitiveness & Development Team, World Bank
Institute
DISCUSSED BY
David Lustig
Vice President for External Affairs, Unilever
Tony Henshaw
Corporate Vice President of Sustainability, CEMEX
Masakazu Sago
President, Sumimoto Chemical USA
Louise Hilsen
Vice President of Government Affairs, Nestle USA
MODERATED BY
Chris Neal
Senior Communications Officer, World Bank Institute
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