Better Than Cash Launch Event

2012 the Better Than Cash Alliance was launched at an event at the Ford Foundation in New York.

Watch the video from the event

Program Agenda:

I. Welcome by Luis Ubiñas, President, Ford Foundation

II. Announcement of the Better Than Cash Alliance

Rodger Voorhies, Director, Financial Services for the Poor, Global Development Program, Gates Foundation (on behalf of Alliance Founders)
Christine Roth, Executive Secretary a.i., UN Capital Development Fund

III. Announcement of Government Commitments

Matt Bannick, Managing Partner, Omidyar Network
Mariana Escobar, Department of Social Prosperity of the Government of Colombia (video)

IV. The Journey for Governments: Shift Not Drift

H.R.H. Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development
Carolina Trivelli, Minister, Development and Social Inclusion, Peru
Florencio Abad, Budget Secretary, Department of Budget and Management, Philippines
Dr. Geoffrey Mwau, Economic Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Kenya
Moderated by Matthew Bishop, The Economist

V. Announcement of Development Community Commitments

Matt Bannick, Managing Partner, Omidyar Network
Neal Keny-Guyer, CEO, Mercy Corps
Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, World Food Programme
Recognition of Concern Worldwide commitment

VI. The Global View: A Look at Multiple Markets

Helen Clark, Administrator, UN Development Programme and Chair, UNDG
Francesco Vanni d’Archirafi, CEO Transaction Services, Citi
Dr. Helene Gayle, CEO, CARE
Doug Michelman, Global Head of Corporate Relations, Visa Inc.
Moderated by Rodger Voorhies, Director, Financial Services for the Poor, Global Development Program, Gates Foundation

VII. A Vision for Electronic Payments in Development

Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator, USAID

Images from the event:

Christine Roth, Executive Secretary a.i., UN Capital Development Fund

The Journey for Governments: Shift Not Drift H.R.H. Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, Carolina Trivelli, Minister, Development and Social Inclusion, Peru, Florencio Abad, Budget Secretary, Department of Budget and Management, Philippines, Dr. Geoffrey Mwau, Economic Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Kenya, Moderated by Matthew Bishop, The Economist