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Conferencia de Ueli Frei, Director Ejecutivo de FUNDES
— 06.04.11., ZURICH —«Global Growth and Social Entrepreneurship Driving Sustainable Social and Economic Progress in Latin America» será el título de la conferencia en inglés de Ueli Frei, director ejecutivo de FUNDES INTERNATIONAL con sede en Costa Rica. Indispensable llenar formulario de inscripción antes del 04.04.11.
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Venue: Zunfthaus zur Meisen
Guest Speaker
Ueli Frei Executive Director, FUNDES International
Münsterhof 20, 8001 Zurich
Program: 11:30 to 12:00 – Apero and Registration 12:00 to 13:00 – Presentation
13:00 to 14:15 – Networking Lunch
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BIOGRAPHY
Ueli Frei graduated with a Master’s Degree in pharmacology from the Ecole Suisse de Droguerie and with an MBA from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland. He has considerable management experience in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Mr. Frei has been the Executive Director of FUNDES International, based in Costa Rica, since 2008.
Prior to this, Mr. Frei worked in senior management positions at Senn Chemicals (Switzerland), Química Suiza S.A (Peru), Novartis A.G. and CIBA – GEIGY AG in Chile, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Venezuela.
Mr. Frei is determined and excited to use his for-profit experience to unleash the full power of business and wealth generation in the service of human dignity.
FUNDES International
FUNDES is a private, non-profit, pioneering and leading organization with 26 years of experience in strengthening and developing micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSME’s) in Latin America, thus contributing to sustainable development in the region. FUNDES constitutes a network of practical experience and knowledge, with presence in 10 countries in the region; with a staff of 175 skilled and highly qualified professionals and more than 250 external consultants, consolidating a key group with multi-thematic and multi-sector capabilities.
FUNDES promotes the competitive development of MSMEs in Latin America using a systemic approach which seeks to maximize impact on employment conservation and generation and within this framework, FUNDES is promoting the development of projects with the potential to include low-income people.
Market mechanisms used by FUNDES include "Suppliers and Distributors Development Programs" and "Inclusive Businesses Models,” as well as "Sector Development Programs," which are aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the MSME sector as a whole.
The FUNDES Business Model articulates and strengthens the business ties between large corporations and their MSME suppliers and distributors, creating shared values and promoting a better and more sustainable distribution of wealth.