Her Royal Highness, Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, will accompany Dr. Muhammad Yunus at the VII National Conference in Moscow as part of Russia’s Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009 effort.



The conference, titled “The Role of Microfinance in Overcoming the Financial and Economic Crisis,” will take place Nov. 17-19 at the Borodino Hotel. Princess Maxima will give a speech during the opening session regarding the United Nations’ approach and recommendations concerning better access to finance.

Global Entrepreneurship Week in Wageningen, Netherlands will have some special guests from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Each year, Wageningen University and Wisconsin organize a study abroad program, in which the students work together to study life sciences and sustainability.