Miami Conference Press Release

PRESS RELEASE December 10th, 2009 For Immediate Release Contact: Social Venture Capital/Social Enterprise Conf. (Miami) 561-251-9941 SVC/SE (Miami), March 17-19, 2010

Agenda for Miami Conference 150+ speakers Conference Agenda Miami- Thursday, December 10, 2009 Social Venture Capital/Social Enterprise Conference, Miami has released its Conference Agenda for the March 2010 event. It is now available on the Conference website at www.connectionmiami.com Over 150 speakers from 25+ countries will be conducting 70+ panels and workshops from Wednesday, March 17th- Friday, March 19th, 2010. SVC/SE, Miami-2010 is the largest Social Venture Capital/Social Enterprise Conference in the world specifically addressing Latin America, the Caribbean, and the continuing connections of US entrepreneurs and financial organizations to the region. "Nearly 60 of the Miami Conference's 70+ panels/workshops are now profiled on our website. In the coming weeks, we will be adding even more panels on Impact Investing and Venture Philanthropy as well as profiling entrepreneurs and major organizations from Latin American and the Caribbean", stated John Rosser whose firm DVK L3C is organizing the event. UPCOMING DEADLINE: The first registration deadline for the Miami Conference will occur on December 31st, 2009. After this time, ticket prices for the 3 day Conference will increase. Additionally, attendees are strongly encouraged to book their hotel rooms well in advance, given the expected overflow crowds for the event during Miami Beach's heavy tourist season. ABOUT SVC/SE, MIAMI- 2010 SVC/SE, Miami-2010 is organized by DVK L3C, an experienced business conference and festival organizer, that previously led the Gasparilla International Film Festival (over 6,000 attendees) and the MBAs for Asia/MBAs for Latin America (over 2,000 attendees), the largest international MBA job fair in the world. SVC/SE, Miami-2010 is also being actively supported by many members of the South Florida Social Enterprise and Financial Community. ADVISORY BOARD The SVC/SE, Miami-2010 Advisory Board includes members of professional Social Venture Capital/Social Enterprise organizations from around the world. The SVC/SE, Miami-2010 Advisory Board is led by Jonathan C Lewis, CEO of MicroCredit Enterprises and CEO of the Opportunity Collaboration Conference. Other members of the Advisory Board include: Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui - Ignia Daniella Levine - Human Services Coalition Kelly Michel - Vox Capital Rodrigo Villar - New Ventures Mexico Percy Venegas - Solar Business Technology Eric Leenson - Progressive Asset Management and Instituto Ethos Raul Pomares - Guggenheim Partners

Miami Conference

On March, 2010, I will be speaking at the Miami Conference (www.connectionmiami.com), an event that will discuss social investing, focused on Latin America with an special emphasis in Brazil.

March 17, 2010 -- FORESTATION ISSUES IN THE NEW ECONOMY

Rodrigo Han, Fundação Daniel Dazcal and Consultant to Vox Capital and Inter-American Development Bank
Dr. Micheal Roy, CREA
Diogo Rossi, The Nature Conservancy
MODERATOR: TBA

If economic interest (cattle raising, food production, wood extraction) is what drives deforestation, can there be an equation that combines social and environmental sustainability
synergistically to pose an economically viable alternative to deforestation economic interest? Is
economic interest and social and environmental sustainability mutually exclusive?

March 18, 2010 -- CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR BRAZILIAN SOCIAL BUSINESS

Kelly Michel, Vox Capital/Artemisia
Vivianne Naigeborin, Social business specialist
MODERATOR: Rodrigo Han, Fundação Daniel Dazcal and Consultant to Vox Capital and Inter-American Development Bank

Impact investors consistently note the need for increased preparedness on the part of the businesses receiving capital. There are several serious players in Brazil tackling this challenge, all of whom will share their insights and innovative methodologies they have been able to
develop along the way. These programs have resulted in increased “investment-readiness” on the part of the participating businesses.

GREEN BUSINESSES AND POVERTY IN BRAZIL
Rubens Gomes, “Grupo de Trabalhos Amazónicos” and Oela
Rodrigo Han, Fundação Daniel Dazcal and Consultant to Vox Capital and Inter-American Development Bank
“Maneto” (Valdemar de Oliveira Neto), AVINA
Matheus Moura, Grupo ORSA
MODERATOR: Virginia Barreiro, World Resources Institute

Triple Sustainability

Time has passed quite a bit since I last wrote here. Well, since then I have become quite an enthusiast about sustainability -- the triple kind of sustainability: socio, economic, environmental... I feel as though I must work on something larger than life. In helping to establish a more socially-economic well balanced world, which will hurt our planet less (for I don't think the human being can ever not hurt nature), I might have done my contribution to this world.

Social Venture Capital

Dear Reader,

As you read this topic, I am wondering whether or not to take on the less travelled road. Coming from a financial/consultancy backgroung, social venture capital/imapct investing is really something that hits my ear in a very different way than anything that I have ever heard.