Overview The six-day Harvard Business School-Accion Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance offers leaders from around the world an exceptional opportunity to connect with peers while engaging with some of the HBS faculty’s foremost thinkers in business strategy and management. The HBS Executive Education learning model immerses the world’s most promising top-level managers in a transformational experience that combines the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and tools with professional, intellectual, and personal development.
Program Benefits
Program Components Immersive Learning Experience Program participants spend six days intensely engaged in coursework material that combines the best of strategic thinking with the most important advances in financial inclusion and impact investing. Participants benefit from the diverse learnings of their peers and instructors. Springboard for Peer Collaboration The HBS-Accion Program convenes
A platform for financial inclusion leaders within
top leaders in financial inclusion
financial services companies, government agencies,
from varied organizations and
support organizations, and knowledge institutions
backgrounds to deliberate topics that
to discuss, share ideas, and gain new expertise
are crucial to the future success of
An intensive six days of learning using the worldrenowned HBS case study methodology, learning from and analyzing the decisions of financial inclusion leaders at critical moments Access to distinguished HBS faculty and subject-matter experts in business strategy and management
the industry, and the productive and rewarding relationships formed here continue far beyond the duration of the course. HBS Case Study Method The Harvard Business School’s worldrenown educational methodology
The opportunity to expand your network and to
highlights the greatest challenges
connect with like-minded peers from around the
facing leading and emerging
world facing similar issues and to learn from their
companies, and under the guidance
experiences
of experienced faculty members, Program participants take the lead in unpacking underlying issues and comparing alternatives before recommending final courses of action.
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“My experience at HBS is unforgettable. This training provides an opportunity to detach from everyday work and reflect on some of the ‘macro’ issues related to ‘micro’ finance. Having the opportunity to discuss and analyze challenging aspects of the industry amongst a sophisticated group of practitioners and qualified lecturers has allowed me to bring back fresh thoughts on how best to address challenges my organization is facing in its complex environment.”
“The blend of industry players provided a platform for cross fertilization of ideas and enriching experience. The diversity of participants across continents was a great asset and opportunity. Indeed the environment at HBS was conducive for learning and for sure through the executive training and experience sharing, we will change the world.” – Jackson Obare Marwanga, Head of Programs/ Consultancy, K-Rep Development Agency
– Ranya Abdel Baki, Executive Director, Sanabel Network Egypt
Course Focus Topics The program addresses key strategic issues arising out of the dual goals of economic and social value creation that define microfinance. Topic areas include: Inclusive finance Impact investing Business analogies at the base of the pyramid Industry leadership and future directions
To Apply For more information about the HBS-Accion Program, please visit centerforfinancialinclusion.org/hbs. Program costs, including tuition, housing, all meals, and extras are $8,350. We are currently seeking funding to be able to provide limited scholarships only to participants who cannot attend due to cost.
About the Center for Financial Inclusion
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis by the
The Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion (CFI) is an
HBS-Accion Program Admissions Committee.
action-oriented think tank that engages and challenges
Space is limited.
the industry to better serve, protect and empower
The application period opens October 2018.
clients. We develop insights, advocate on behalf of clients and collaborate with stakeholders to achieve a
For other questions, please contact us via email at
comprehensive vision for financial inclusion. We are
hbsaccion@accion.org
dedicated to enabling three billion people who are left
The Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion 1101 15th Street NW, Suite 400
out of – or poorly served by – the financial sector to improve their lives.
Washington, DC 20005 USA Tel + 1 202 393 5113 Fax + 1 202 393 5115 www.centerforfinancialinclusion.org
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