Catalyzing Economic Growth: The Power of Entrepreneurship

Thursday, May 17, 2012
Speakers
Mildred Callear

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Small Enterprise Assistance Funds

Richard Shumann

Senior Technical Specialist, CHF International

Presider
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Fellow and Deputy Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations

Introductory Speakers
Elizabeth Littlefield

President and Chief Executive Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Women and Foreign Policy Program

This meeting was part of the Roundtable Series on Entrepreneurs and Market Linkages.

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