Small Money – Big Impact | Peter Fanconi | TEDxZurich

Peter Fanconi shares his experiences fostering financial inclusion. Asking the question, “how can we include the exluded?” he takes us through the workings and outcomes of microfinance. The positive impact of investing $3 billion in over 60 emerging and frontier markets is staggering. But it’s the personal stories behind the statistics that impart a lasting impression.

Peter A. Fanconi is the Chairman and former CEO of BlueOrchard. Prior to this, Peter demonstrated his entrepreneurial competencies in various positions, including CEO of the Vontobel Private Bank, a Swiss listed bank and CEO of Harcourt Investment, a global leader in alternative investments. Peter’s previous roles include Managing Partner at PwC, Managing Partner and Founder of MAP AG, Member of the Board of the Liechtenstein Landesbank (LLB). Peter holds a Master of Law from the University of Zurich. Besides lecturing at various business schools, Peter is the co-author of the bestseller Small Money – Big Impact as well as Power to the Poor, both published by NZZ Libro Verlag. Peter serves today as Chairman of the Graubündner Kantonalbank (GKB), a Swiss listed bank, as President of ROKPA International Foundation and as Member of the Global Executive Council of the Brandeis University Business School in Boston.

[MrSmartInventor]

It is a fantastic speech. Global leadership should change. Speakers like this man should be in charge of international economic mechanisms.

[rachelkent]

the look on this man's face when he talks about the happiness of the people he's helping though...truly good person.