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Development Talk: Building Inclusive Cities
October 30, 2023 — 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The Growth Lab’s “Development Talks” is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working on economic growth and development in countries, regions, states and cities in the US and around the world. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both economic growth and development and analytical work centered on policy.
Speaker: Carel Kleynhans, CEO of Divercity Property Group
Moderator: LaChaun Banks, Ash Center Director for Equity and Inclusion
Divercity Property Group is South Africa’s leading investor in well-located affordable housing precincts: Divercity invests in affordable rental housing in well-located urban precincts with scale. In this talk, Carel Kleynhans will discuss specifically what Divercity does in South Africa and why they think that a new vision for urban development that is scalable and commercially viable can really be an instrumental part of addressing any one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals or any other developmental outcome.
Location: HYBRID W434 A.B, HKS / Zoom
Whether attending in-person or virtually, please register in advance. Room attendance is limited to the Harvard community. Seating availability is based on a first-come, first-served basis. Refreshments will be provided. The Zoom webinar is open to the public.