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than Jimmy Carter and Al Gore, and CEOs from leading companies in design, finance, new technologies, and media. It's extremely difficult to describe what it feels like to be there, but blogger Rob Katz captures it a bit in his account which you can read here. We were fortunate to have been more than a mere participant (which would have been fantastic on it own if only for the ideas, energy and networking opportunities that permeated the whole event) as CANVAS was able to present its history, programs, and

takes place, bringing a breath of fresh air to cloudy, rainy England (apologies for the weather metaphor). For a review of Forums past, check out Jacqueline’s blog post from 2006 and Kevin Jones’ guest post on NextBillion from 2007. I sincerely hope for good weather in Oxford this week, since a number of my Acumen Fund colleagues (and numerous allies from throughout the ‘base of the pyramid’ community) will be attending the Forum. Then again, rain might be for the

takes place, bringing a breath of fresh air to cloudy, rainy England (apologies for the weather metaphor). For a review of Forums past, check out Jacqueline’s blog post from 2006 and Kevin Jones’ guest post on NextBillion from 2007. I sincerely hope for good weather in Oxford this week, since a number of my Acumen Fund colleagues (and numerous allies from throughout the ‘base of the pyramid’ community) will be attending the Forum. Then again, rain might be for the

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