"ANDE is playing a leading and key role in building the impact investing space. The meeting in Granada is important for the exchange of ideas of how we will all collaborate in the construction of this nascent field."

Keynote Speaker
Alvaro Rodríguez
IGNIA Partners

"The upcoming ANDE workshop in Nicaragua offers an opportunity for colleagues in our industry – finance for small and growing businesses – to come together, discuss shared challenges, and forge common solutions as we work to build a new asset class in Latin America and beyond."

Brian Milder
Director of Strategy and Innovation
Root Capital

"I think this conference is an excellent start to building the ANDE Latin America network and connecting organizations and local staff in this sector so that we can support one another and collaborate on projects and other initiatives to support SGBs in the region."

Dorit Leavitt
Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group

"The ANDE Latin America Conference in Nicaragua is a great way to get an up to date overview of best practices for fostering the development of Small and Growing Businesses. In addition to networking with leaders of this important development field, attendants will have the opportunity to explore one of Latin America's most beautiful colonial cities set next to the world's tenth largest lake."

Julio Montealegre
Country Director - TechnoServe

"I'm personally very excited about the upcoming ANDE Latin America conference. It respresents the launch of ANDE in one of the most vibrant, most important, and highest potential regions for entrepreneurship."

Randall Kempner
Director
ANDE

"The conference will be the first ever gathering of ANDE members working in Latin America. We hope it will be a catalyst for increased cooperation, engagement and impact of ANDE members throughout the Americas."

Ben Powell
Managing Partner
Agora Partnerships

"A desk is a dangerous place from which to see the world!"

Derk Norde
BiD Network Latin America

"The ANDE Latin America conference will hopefully be the first step toward building an active and engaged network of social enterprises, funders, and other organizations supporting small and growing businesses in Latin America. It will be an opportunity to discuss common struggles, share learnings, and get to know peers better."

Marc Namara
Acumen Fund