Van Mittal-Henkle
Software Developer, Grameen Foundation

Van works on moving forward the architecture and design of the Grameen Foundations Mifos initiative. He has worked at Amazon.com and a number of start-ups. He enjoys helping micro-entrepreneurs around the world get funding for their own start-ups through micro-finance powered by Mifos.

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11:00am Friday, 07/23/2010

Ending Poverty With Software: Using Globally Distributed Teams to Tackle Difficult Problems

Tools & Techniques
Location: Portland 252

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Adam Feuer (Grameen Foundation), Adam Monsen (Grameen Foundation USA), Van Mittal-Henkle (Grameen Foundation)

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Open source software is a key ingredient in solving some of the worlds' most difficult problems. This is particularly true with the problem of poverty. Join us to dive into the problem of poverty, find out why it demands both open source software and Agile methods, and explore lessons learned from an existing project in this area, the Grameen Foundation's Mifos Initiative. Read more.

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Van Mittal-Henkle Software Developer, Grameen Foundation