WASHINGTON, March 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On
April 4, 2018, Georgetown University, in partnership with Banco
Santander, the Eurozone's largest bank, will bring together 150
opinion leaders, policy experts and government officials, as part
of its Georgetown University/Santander
Social Economy Partnership, to address the global challenges
associated with bringing underserved populations into the financial
system.
This year's seminar titled, "Responsible Growth: A Shared
Future," will feature four distinguished panelists, who will
discuss the challenges for the unbanked and underbanked, both in
developing countries and the U.S., and how technology, policy and
people can work together to promote financial inclusion. The
seminar will close with a keynote address from Santander Group
Executive Chairman, Ana Botín.
Who:
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Host:
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Norberto
Grzywacz, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences,
Georgetown University
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Keynote
Speaker:
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Ana Botín,
Executive Chairman, Santander Group
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Panelists:
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Ajay Banga,
President and CEO, Mastercard
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Ceyla
Pazarbasioglu, Senior Director for the Finance Competitiveness
& Innovation Global Practice, World Bank Group
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Michael
Schlein, President and CEO, Accion
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Jennifer
Tescher, President and CEO, Center for Financial Services
Innovation
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Moderator:
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Drew Propson,
Project Lead, Financial Inclusion, The World Economic
Forum
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WHAT:
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In the United States,
the FDIC estimates that 24.5 million households are underbanked and
lack access to basic financial services and, globally, over two
billion adults do not have basic transaction accounts. Formally
announced in 2015, the Georgetown University/Santander Social
Economy Partnership seminar series was created to bring financial
services industry thought leaders together to address this issue
and examine the barriers to financial inclusion. Georgetown and
Santander's five-year social economy initiative looks to identify
effective strategies and technologies that can create inclusive
financial growth by delivering financial services in a responsible
and sustainable way to underbanked consumers and businesses around
the world.
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When:
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Wednesday, April 4,
2018
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2:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
(Doors open at 1:30 PM)
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Where:
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Georgetown University
Hotel and Conference Center
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3800 Reservoir Road
N.W.
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Washington, D.C.
20057
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RSVP:
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To register for the
event, please visit: http://bit.ly/socialeconomyGU
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Please register by
April 3rd at 5:00 p.m.
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Media Contacts:
Ann Davis
Santander US
617-757-5891
ann.davis@santander.us
Helen Ryan
Program Coordinator, Social Economy Partnership
Georgetown University
202-687-5603
socialeconomy@georgetown.edu
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