Event Page - If you are interested in the event, please contact Gamze Mercan at gmercan@umich.eduRegister for EMC's 2017 International Development Conference on Friday, Dec 1 | Speakers from the IFC - World Bank Group & Ex-Google" 
The Emerging Markets Club (EMC) proudly presents the 2017 Emerging Markets Conference. This year’s theme is International Development: Sustainable Strategies for Developing Countries. The EMC Conference is an annual event that brings together leading experts from around the world and University of Michigan’s top tier students to address some of the biggest challenges faced by developing economies today.

The conference has been specifically designed to optimize collaboration between students and speakers, through panels in order to promote networking and learning. The EMC Conference will take place at Ross School of Business on Friday, December 1, 2017 from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM in Blau Colloquium. Speakers and panelists come from highly diverse organizations with work related to international development, ranging from the IFC - World Bank Group to Google.

Agenda 
10:30AM-11.00AM Registration
11:00AM-11:10AM Opening Remarks
11:10AM-12:10PM Keynote Speaker: Critical Thinking in International Development
12:15PM-1:15PM Lunch
1:15PM-2:15PM Panel 1: Entrepreneurship as a Drive to Economic Growth in Emerging Markets
2:20PM-3:20PM Panel 2: For-Profit and Nonprofit Integration: The Driver For Sustainable Development
3:30PM-4:30PM Networking Reception