Previous Editions

4th Edition – May 3, 4 and 5th, 2011

Convergences 2015, "Davos of new solidarities"

Initiated by ACTED, the Credit Coopératif and the City of Paris, supported by over 40 partners, the Forum Convergence 2015 gathered 3,000 people from 3 to 5 May 2011 during its 4th edition in Paris with the shared goal of contributing to the emergence of new solidarities in the North and the South to reach the Millennium Development Goals. During three days, public operators, the private sector, including multinational companies as well as social entrepreneurs, and representatives of the civil society exchanged ideas, experiences, best practices and prospects on innovative ways of financing and contributing to sustainable poverty reduction.

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3 days of conferences and debates
Over 3500 participants in the Paris City Hall
Over 200 speakers with an expertise in microfinance, social entrepreneurship and international cooperation
40 round tables on three main concepts: good practices, impact and investment
Over 40 partners from the institutional, private, media, academic and solidarity background
The 1st Edition of the Barometer of Social Entrepreneurship and the 2nd Edition of the Barometer of Microfinance
A Market Place and the Author's Café to foster discussion
The launch of the Convergences 2015 Awards
3 Great Debates in the presence of renowned speakers: Claude Alphandéry – Gérard Andreck – Antoine Frérot – Susan George – Martin Hirsch – Erik Izraelewicz – Michel Pébereau – Andris Piebalgs – Augustin de Romanet – Hernando de Soto – Francisco Whitaker …

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3rd Edition – May 25th and 26th, 2010

Convergences 2015, the annual meeting for microfinance and social entrepreneurship actors

One and a half day of conferences and debates
Over 1,200 participants in the Paris City Hall
70 speakers with an expertise in microfinance and social entrepreneurship
15 debates centering on microfinance (with a focus on Africa), microcredit in France, and social business financing issues
30 partners
The 1st Edition of the Barometer of Microfinance
A Market Place and the Author's Café to foster discussion
1 Great Debate in the presence of renowned speakers: Esther Duflo – Jean-Michel Severino – John Kufuor Martin Hirsch – Emmanuel Faber – Xavier Fontanet – Pierre Jacquet – Maria Nowak – Christian Sautter – Hugues Sibille…

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A Great Debate with Esther Duflo et Jean-Michel Severino.

2nd Edition – April 30th, 2009

A focus on South Asian microfinance to strengthen synergies between operators and experts

Day round conferences and debates
360 participantsfrom the finance and ICT businesses and civil society
10 debates on microfinance in Southern Asia and recent evolution opportunities in microfinance (investment products, broadband, performance assessment)

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1st Edition – April 7th, 2008

The launch of Convergences 2015 for ACTED’s 10th anniversary

80 participants from the finance and ICT businesses and civil society
3 workshops on microfinance and the possibility of a responsible and ethical capitalism in the perspective of a contribution to the MDGs