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SUMMARY:The Wild\, Wild West: What Can We Learn From The Cowboy State?
DESCRIPTION: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: Gov. Mark Gordon (R-Wyoming) 	Governor Gordon serves as the current chair of the Western Governors’ Association\, which includes 19 western states and three U.S. territories in the Pacific region\, working across a range of policy issues to advance western priorities in a bipartisan way. Governor Gordon’s initiative as WGA Chair is entitled “Decarbonizing the West\,” and this initiative follows in a tradition of initiatives focused on energy opportunities\, effective land and water management\, and reimagining the rural west. 	This discussion is co-sponsored by the Growth Lab and its Pathways to Prosperity research engagement with the State of Wyoming. The conversation is expected to touch upon numerous challenges and opportunities facing Wyoming and western states. 	Moderator: Jeff Liebman\, Director of the Taubman Center for State and Local Government 	Please register if you would like the possibility of attending the Forum in person. If a seat is unavailable or you will not be attending in person\, viewers can stream the event live via the IOP’s YouTube page. You do not need to register for virtual attendance. 	About the speaker: \nMark Gordon was elected Wyoming’s 33rd Governor in 2018 and is now serving in his second term. In 2022\, Governor Gordon received 79% of the vote\, the largest margin of victory of any gubernatorial candidate in Wyoming’s history and the largest vote margin among governors elected in that year. Having successfully led Wyoming through some historically difficult times including the COVID-19 pandemic\, Governor Gordon is spearheading efforts to diversify Wyoming’s economy and continue to set Wyoming on a sustainable fiscal path — which he helped to strengthen as Wyoming State Treasurer from October 2012 to January 2019. He and his wife\, Jennie\, are dedicated to making Wyoming the best place in the nation to raise a family. 	Having grown up on a family ranch in Kaycee\, Wyoming\, worked in the oil and gas industry\, and ran several businesses spanning ranching\, outdoor recreation\, and tourism\, Governor Gordon is acutely aware of the challenge of global climate change and has been outspoken about the “climate opportunity” in Wyoming and across the West. He promotes an all-of-the-above energy strategy\, as Wyoming is a leader in coal\, wind\, oil\, gas and uranium production. At a recent Conservative Climate Summit\, Governor Gordon was quoted as saying\,  “As a mountaineer\, I know that glaciers are disappearing. As a rancher\, I can see what’s happening to our farms. As someone who cares about the world for our future\, as a conservative\, I feel very strongly that this country needs to get off its butt and do so with honesty and a respect for what’s happening.”
URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/the-wild-wild-west-what-can-we-learn-from-the-cowboy-state/
LOCATION:JFK Jr. Forum / YouTube
CATEGORIES:Development Talks,Growth Lab
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SUMMARY:Navigating Crisis and Leading Change in Moldova with Former Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita
DESCRIPTION: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: Natalia Gavrilita\, Former Prime Minister of Moldova 	Moderator: Karen Donfried\, Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs 	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. Lunch will be provided. The Zoom webinar is open to the public. \nAbout the Speaker:  	Natalia Gavrilița is a member of the Supervisory Board of the National Bank of Moldova\, as well as member of the ECFR Board. Natalia Gavrilița served as the 15th Prime Minister of Moldova between August 2021 and February 2023. She led the Government through multiple overlapping crises caused by the war in neighbouring Ukraine\, while also advancing ambitious anti-corruption\, economic\, and governance reforms. During her time in office\, Moldova received the largest influx of Ukrainian refugees of any European country\, managed to diversify its energy market away from Russian gas\, and became a candidate country to the European Union. Gavrilița has had a long history in economics and politics. She served as finance minister from June 2019 to November 2019 when President Maia Sandu was Prime Minister. Earlier in her career\, she was Managing Director at the London-based Global Innovation Fund\, a hybrid investment fund supporting social innovation in developing countries. She has also worked within the Ministry of Education\, Ministry of Economy and for Oxford Policy Management. Throughout her career\, she has worked in a number of countries across Africa\, Central and South Asia. Gavrilița graduated from Moldova State University with a bachelor’s degree in International Law and also earned a master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard University.
URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/navigating-crisis-and-leading-change-in-moldova-with-former-prime-minister-natalia-gavrilita/
LOCATION:HYBRID T520\, Allison Dining Room\, HKS / Zoom
CATEGORIES:Development Talks
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SUMMARY:Development Talk: Building Inclusive Cities
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-building-inclusive-cities/
LOCATION:HYBRID W434 A.B.\, HKS / Zoom
CATEGORIES:Development Talks
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