BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Growth Lab - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Growth Lab X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Growth Lab REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240201T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240201T140000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20240112T224700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175436Z UID:14875-1706792400-1706796000@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talk: How Can Wall Street Avoid Funding Dictators? 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: Marcos Buscaglia\, Economist\, Former Wall Street Analyst and Emerging Markets Expert Moderator: Javier Murcio\, Director\, Emerging Markets; Portfolio Manager and Senior Sovereign Analyst at Standish and ex-JP Morgan 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. About the Speaker: Marcos Buscaglia has more than 30 years doing research on the economies of Emerging Market countries and advising Wall Street companies. He is also emerging as a leading voice on the topic of markets and democracy. He is the founder of Alberdi Partners\, a consultancy firm dedicated to political\, economic and market analysis of Latin American countries. Buscaglia was for five years chief Latin America economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York and ranked #1 in the Institutional Investor rankings in the categories Latin America economics and Argentina in 2015. He also served as chief economist for Latin America at Citibank in New York\, and as chief economist for the Southern Cone countries at Citibank\, based in Buenos Aires.   URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-how-can-wall-street-avoid-funding-dictators/ LOCATION:HYBRID Democracy Lab\, HKS / Zoom CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231030T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231030T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20231017T171400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T000734Z UID:14868-1698674400-1698678000@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20231016T230300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175436Z UID:14962-1698148800-1698152400@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231023T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231023T190000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20231016T195900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175436Z UID:15073-1698084000-1698087600@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230908T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230908T131500 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20230830T013600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175435Z UID:14866-1694174400-1694178900@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talk: A Conversation with Indermit Gill\, Chief Economist of the World Bank 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: Indermit Gill\, Chief Economist of the World Bank Group and Senior Vice President for Development Economics Moderator: Dany Bahar\, Associate Professor\, Brown University’s Watson Institute; Senior Research Fellow\, Growth Lab 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: Indermit Gill is Chief Economist of the World Bank Group and Senior Vice President for Development Economics. He brings to the role a broad combination of leadership\, expertise\, and practical experience working with governments on macroeconomic imbalances\, growth\, poverty\, institutions\, conflict\, and climate change. Before starting this position on September 1\, 2022\, Gill served as the World Bank’s Vice President for Equitable Growth\, Finance\, and Institutions\, where he played a key role in shaping the Bank’s response to the extraordinary series of shocks that have hit developing economies since 2020. Between 2016 and 2021\, he was a professor of public policy at Duke University and non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Global Economy and Development program. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-a-conversation-with-indermit-gill-chief-economist-of-the-world-bank/ LOCATION:Malkin Penthouse / Zoom (registration info below) CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230419T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230419T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20230407T213000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175435Z UID:14881-1681920000-1681923600@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talk: The Political Economy of the Postwar Reconstruction of Ukraine DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s “Development Talks” is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in economic development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.Speaker: Vladyslav Rashkovan\, Alternate Executive Director\, International Monetary FundModerator: Konstantin Usov\, Acting Deputy Mayor of Kyiv\, HKS MC/MPA 2023 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. The Zoom webinar is open to the public. \nAbout the speaker: Vladyslav Rashkovan became a member of the International Monetary Fund Executive Board in February 2017. As an Alternate Executive Director\, Vladyslav represents Ukraine and 15 other European countries. Previously\, Vladyslav had a prominent banking career\, serving as a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ukraine and being responsible for the banking sector reforms and central bank transformation. Before joining the NBU in 2014\, Vladyslav occupied the position of Chief Financial Officer of UniCredit Bank in Ukraine\, also being engaged in the leadership of the Group turnaround projects in Central and Eastern Europe. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine\, Vladyslav stands at the center of many international projects to provide financial support to Ukraine and plan its post-war reconstruction and modernization. He also serves as a member of the International Advisory Panel for the National Recovery Council. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-the-political-economy-of-the-postwar-reconstruction-of-ukraine/ LOCATION:Nye A\, Zoom (registration information below) CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20230406T235200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175435Z UID:14877-1681819200-1681822800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talk: Investment in the Energy Transition / Global and Domestic Dimensions DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s “Development Talks” is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in economic development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: Suman Bery\, Vice Chairperson\, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog Moderator: Akshay Mathur\, Edward S. Mason Fellow\, Harvard Kennedy School Opening remarks: Ricardo Hausmann\, Director\, Growth Lab\, and Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy\, HKS 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. The Zoom webinar is open to the public. Boxed lunch will be provided at the end of the seminar.  \nAbout the speaker: Mr. Suman Bery is currently Vice Chairperson\, NITI Aayog\, in the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister. An experienced policy economist and research administrator\, Mr. Bery took over as NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson on May 1\, 2022. At the time of his appointment\, Mr. Bery was a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research\, New Delhi; a Global Fellow in the Asia Programme of the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars in Washington D.C.; and a non-resident fellow at Bruegel\, an economic policy research institution in Brussels. He was also a member of the Board of the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation\, New Delhi.From early 2012 till mid-2016\, Mr. Bery was Royal Dutch Shell’s global Chief Economist based in The Hague. In this capacity\, he advised the board and management on global economic and political developments. He was also part of the senior leadership of Shell’s global scenarios group. During his time at Shell\, he led a collaborative project with Indian think tanks (later published) to apply scenario modeling to India’s energy sector. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-investment-in-the-energy-transition-global-and-domestic-dimensions/ LOCATION:L-230 Gundle Family Classroom / Zoom CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230417T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230417T131500 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20230404T000600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175434Z UID:14872-1681732800-1681737300@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talk: Economic Policymaking in a World of Deep Disorder DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s “Development Talks” is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in economic development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.Speaker: Mamo Mihretu\, Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia\, HKS MPA 2009Moderator: Pablo Andrés Neumeyer\, Professor of Economics\, Universidad Torcuato Di TellaWhether 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. The Zoom webinar is open to the public. Lunch will be provided. \nAbout the speaker: Mamo E. Mihretu is the 10th Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE). As the central bank\, the primary objective of NBE is to maintain price stability\, health and proper functioning of the financial services industry. Before he was appointed as the Governor of NBE\, Mr. Mihretu served as the founding CEO of the Ethiopian Investment Holdings\, the strategic investment arm of the Government of Ethiopia. EIH manages all key commercial companies of the Government of Ethiopia\, such as Ethiopian Airlines and Ethio Telecom. Mr. Mihretu is a member of Ethiopia’s Macroeconomic Council\, which is the body that steers economic policy and strategic decisions.  Mr. Mihretu obtained a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School. He also holds a post-graduate degree in Trade and Investment from the Universities of Pretoria and Amsterdam. He was a gold medalist when he graduated from Addis Ababa University\, School of Law. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-economic-policymaking-in-a-world-of-deep-disorder/ LOCATION:Malkin Penthouse / Zoom (registration info below) CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20230330T183500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175434Z UID:14874-1681387200-1681390800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talk: Greening Economic Development / What Does It Take? DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s “Development Talks” is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in economic development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: Amir Lebdioui\, Assistant Professor in the Political Economy of Development\, SOAS University of London Moderator: Ketan Ahuja\, Research Fellow\, Growth Lab What does it take to align economic development with ecological sustainability? Is industrial development still the optimal pathway to poverty reduction? What does a climate-smart industrial policy look like? Why are the factors of success in the implementing of green industrial policy for latecomers? What does an economic development agenda look like for biodiverse nations? Drawing on recent research and policy work\, this talk will address how governments can cope with the changing optimal pathways to economic development\, and explain the type of joined-up policy approach needed to use the decarbonization agenda as a lever to diversify economies\, leave the commodity dependence trap behind\, and increasing macroeconomic resilience. 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. The Zoom webinar is open to the public. Lunch will be provided. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Amir Lebdioui is an Algerian development economist and lecturer in the Political Economy of Development at SOAS\, University of London. Before joining SOAS\, Amir was based at the London School of Economics (LSE) where he led the Canning House Research Forum\, a research and policy engagement program on the Future of Trade in Latin America. His research has focused on the economic diversification of resource-dependent nations\, low carbon innovation\, biodiversity-based innovation\, and industrialization in the context of climate change. Amir also regularly advises governments and international institutions on industrial policy strategies. He serves on the advisory council of the Natural Resource Governance Institute\, as member of the African Climate Foundation (ACF) and as a non-resident fellow of the Africa Policy Research Institute. He holds an MPhil and PhD in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-greening-economic-development-what-does-it-take/ LOCATION:Bell Hall (B-500) / Zoom (registration information below) CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20230323T005700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175434Z UID:14867-1680609600-1680613200@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talk: Access to Power / Electricity and the Infrastructural State in Pakistan DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s “Development Talks” is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in economic development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.Speaker: Ijlal Naqvi\, Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean (Curriculum and Teaching) at the School of Social Sciences of Singapore Management UniversityProf. Naqvi will discuss his new book “Access to Power: Electricity and the Infrastructural State in Pakistan\,” which explores state capacity in Pakistan by following the material infrastructure of electricity across the provinces and down into cities and homes.Moderator: Abdurrehman Naveed\, HKS MPP 2023Whether 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. The Zoom webinar is open to the public. Lunch will be provided. This talk is co-sponsored by the HKS South Asia Caucus.  \nAbout the speaker: Ijlal Naqvi is Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean (Curriculum and Teaching) at the School of Social Sciences of Singapore Management University. He studies governance and development in the Global South\, using infrastructure as a lens on state-building and the citizen’s engagement with the state on an everyday basis. His book Access to Power: Electricity and the Infrastructural State in Pakistan was published by Oxford University Press (2022). Ijlal’s research has been published in Energy Research and Social Science\, Journal of Development Studies\, Urban Studies\, Journal of Democracy\, and Current Sociology. Ijlal earned his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-access-to-power-electricity-and-the-infrastructural-state-in-pakistan/ LOCATION:Nye C\, Zoom (registration information below) CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T131500 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20230314T182100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T000758Z UID:14870-1679572800-1679577300@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talk: Easy to Say\, Hard to Do / Leading Economic Change in Wyoming DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s “Development Talks” is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in economic development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: Josh Dorrell\, CEO\, Wyoming Business Council Moderator: Gordon Hanson\, Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy\, HKS 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. The Zoom webinar is open to the public. Lunch will be provided. As CEO of the Wyoming Business Council\, Josh Dorrell provides leadership and strategic direction in the state’s economic development strategy. In this talk\, Josh will discuss the growth challenges in Wyoming\, and how a research collaboration with the Growth Lab is helping them outline pathways to sustainable growth\, jobs\, and prosperity.   URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-easy-to-say-hard-to-do-leading-economic-change-in-wyoming/ LOCATION:Location: Democracy Lab (R-414) (Harvard Community) / Zoom CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T140000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20230206T193500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175434Z UID:14878-1676984400-1676988000@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talk: Order Without Design / Rethinking the Role of Government in City Development DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: Alain Bertaud\, Senior Fellow\, New York University’s Marron Institute of Urban Management; Distinguished Visiting Fellow\, Mercatus Center\, George Mason University.Moderator: Diane E. Davis\, Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism\, Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. 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. The Zoom webinar is open to the public. Lunch will be provided. Please arrive at 11:45 am to allow for lunch\, seating\, and a prompt start at 12 pm. \nAbout the speaker: Alain Bertaud is a Senior Fellow at New York University’s Marron Institute of Urban Management and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. From 2014 to 2020\, he taught a graduate course at NYU in urban economic planning\, “Markets\, Design\, and the City.” In his book\, “Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities\,” published by MIT Press in November 2018\, he argues that a city’s chief attraction resides first in the people already living in it. People and firms\, through markets\, create a spontaneous order. The top-down design infrastructure that serves this spontaneous order\, not the other way around. Cities are primarily labor markets that form the substructure on which all the other social amenities are built. Bertaud previously held the position of principal urban planner at the World Bank\, where he worked on developing housing projects in India\, Pakistan\, and Bangladesh.   URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-order-without-design-rethinking-the-role-of-government-in-city-development/ LOCATION:Nye B&C (T-520) / Zoom (registration information below) CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221201T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221201T140000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20221116T233200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175434Z UID:14902-1669899600-1669903200@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Export Diversification Strategy: The Case of Knowledge-Intensive Services in Costa Rica DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: Andres Valenciano\, John F. Kennedy Fellow\, HKS MC/MPA ’23 Moderator: Alejandro Rueda-Sanz\, Research Fellow\, Growth Lab 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. The Zoom webinar is open to the public. Lunch will be provided. Please arrive at 11:45 am to allow for lunch\, seating\, and a prompt start at 12 pm. About the speaker: Andres is currently a John F. Kennedy Fellow at the MC/MPA program at Harvard Kennedy School. Previously he was the Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica\, responsible for Costa Rican foreign trade policies\, export promotion\, and attraction of foreign investment\, as well as the official representation before several multilateral organizations\, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO). During his tenure\, he was responsible for leading the final stage of the accession process for Costa Rica to become the 38th member of the OECD. In this period\, Costa Rica became the number one country in the world in greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction. Before becoming Minister\, Andres was the Executive President of the Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje\, where he oversaw technical and vocational education in Costa Rica and led the most important and far-reaching transformation the organization has undergone since its foundation in 1965. Previously\, he was Executive Director of local and international NGOs\, and worked in education\, health\, social housing\, and economic development projects in over 12 countries in 3 continents\, in partnership with IADB\, UNDP\, PAHO\, ILO\, among others. Andres is an Industrial Engineer from the University of Costa Rica\, with a Master’s degree in International Business from The Fletcher School – Tufts University\, and a Lee Kuan Yew School Senior Fellow from the National University of Singapore. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/export-diversification-strategy-the-case-of-knowledge-intensive-services-in-costa-rica/ LOCATION:Wexner 434 AB\, Zoom (registration information below) CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221108T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221108T140000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20221101T225300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175433Z UID:14869-1667912400-1667916000@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talk: Culture\, Psychology and Economic Development DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: Joseph Henrich\, Ruth Moore Professor\, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology\, Harvard University Moderator: Eliana La Ferrara\, Professor of Public Policy\, Harvard Kennedy School 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. The Zoom webinar is open to the public. Lunch will be provided. Please arrive at 11:45 am to allow for lunch\, seating\, and a prompt start at 12 pm. About the speaker: Dr. Henrich is currently the Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. Before moving to Harvard\, he was a professor of both Economics and Psychology at the University of British Columbia for nearly a decade\, where he held the Canada Research Chair in Culture\, Cognition and Coevolution. His research deploys evolutionary theory to understand how human psychology gives rise to cultural evolution and how this has shaped our species’ genetic evolution. Using insights generated from this approach\, Professor Henrich has explored a variety of topics\, including economic decision-making\, social norms\, fairness\, religion\, marriage\, prestige\, cooperation and innovation. In 2016\, he published The Secret of Our Success (Princeton) and in 2020\, The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West became psychologically peculiar and particularly prosperous (FSG). URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-culture-psychology-and-economic-development/ LOCATION:Rubenstein 414 AB / Zoom CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20221021T220800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175433Z UID:14879-1667390400-1667394000@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talk: Political Favoritism and Regime Stability - Why Bad Policy is Almost Always Good Politics DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.  Speakers:Bruce Bueno de Mesquita\, Silver Professor; Professor of Politics\, New York UniversityAlastair Smith\, Bernhardt Denmark Professor of International Relations\, New York University Moderator: José Morales-Arilla\, Research Fellow\, Growth Lab; Postdoctoral Fellow\, Department of Politics\, Princeton University 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. The Zoom webinar is open to the public. Lunch will be provided. Please arrive at 11:45am to allow for lunch\, seating\, and a prompt start at 12pm. About the speakers \nBruce Bueno de Mesquita is an emeritus senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Silver Professor of Politics at New York University (NYU). An expert on foreign policy and nation building\, his current research focuses on political institutions\, economic growth\, and political change. He is also known for his research on policy forecasting for national security and for business concerns.   \nAlastair Smith is the Bernhardt Denmark Chair of International Relations at New York University and a professor of political science in the Wilf Family Department of Politics. He has a PhD in political science from the University of Rochester and a BA in Chemistry from the University of Oxford. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-political-favoritism-and-regime-stability-why-bad-policy-is-almost-always-good-politics/ LOCATION:T-520 Allison Dining Room\, Zoom (registration information below) CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221031T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221031T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20221013T184000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175433Z UID:14882-1667217600-1667221200@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talk: The Role of Business in South Africa's Future DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. This event is co-sponsored by Harvard’s Center for African Studies.  Speaker: Ann Bernstein\, Executive Director\, Centre for Development and Enterprise\, South Africa Moderator: Soraya Mohideen\, Harvard South Africa Fellow\, HKS Mid-Career MPA ’23 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. The Zoom webinar is open to the public. Lunch will be provided. Please arrive at 11:45am to allow for lunch\, seating\, and a prompt start at 12pm. \nAbout the speaker: Ann Bernstein heads the Centre for Development and Enterprise\, South Africa. An independent think tank CDE is South Africa’s leading development policy centre\, with a special focus on growth\, jobs\, education\, cities and the role of business. Member of the Transition Team\, then the Board of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (1994 – 2001). Fellow\, National Endowment for Democracy\, Washington DC (2005). Public Policy Scholar\, Woodrow Wilson Center\, Washington DC\, 2013. Board member Brenthurst Foundation 2007-2017. In 2008 and 2009 invited African faculty member\, World Economic Forum\, Davos. Invited Fellow Bellagio Center\, Rockefeller Foundation 2016. Her book\, The Case for Business in Developing Economies (Penguin 2010) received favourable reviews in South African media\, the Economist\, Financial Times\, Forbes and elsewhere. The book won the Sir Anthony Fisher Award 2012\, Atlas Research Foundation\, Washington DC. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-the-role-of-business-in-south-africas-future/ LOCATION:Wexner 434 AB\, Zoom (registration information below) CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221019T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221019T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20221007T013800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175432Z UID:14873-1666180800-1666184400@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talk: Gambling on Development / The Role of Local Elites in a Growth-based Future DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.Speaker: Stefan Dercon\, Professor of Economic Policy\, Oxford’s Blavatnik School of GovernmentModerator: Clement Brenot\, Research Manager\, Growth Lab Prof. Dercon’s latest book\, Gambling on Development: Why some countries win and others lose  draws on his academic research as well as his policy experience across three decades and 40-odd countries\, exploring why some countries have managed to settle on elite bargains favoring growth and development\, and others did not. Please register in advance\, and contact Chuck McKenney with any questions. \nAbout the speaker: Stefan Dercon is Professor of Economic Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government and the Economics Department\, and a Fellow of Jesus College. He is also Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies. He combines his academic career with work as a policy advisor\, providing strategic economic and development advice\, and promoting the use of evidence in decision making. Between 2011 and 2017\, he was Chief Economist of the Department of International Development (DFID)\, the government department in charge with the UK’s aid policy and spending. Between 2020-2022\, he was the Development Policy Advisor to successive Foreign Secretaries at the UK’s Foreign\, Commonwealth and Development Office.  His research interests concern what keeps some people and countries poor: the failures of markets\, governments and politics\, mainly in Africa\, and how to achieve change.    URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-gambling-on-development-the-role-of-local-elites-in-a-growth-based-future/ LOCATION:Zoom (registration information below) CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20220816T221600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175432Z UID:14876-1663675200-1663678800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talk: In Search of the Promised Land - Mobility and Economic Outcomes in the Age of Mass Migration DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.  Speaker: Leah Boustan\, Professor of Economics\, Princeton University Moderator: Nikita Taniparti\, Research Manager\, Growth Lab Prof. Leah Boustan will discuss her work\, including her new book Streets of Gold: America’s Untold Story of Immigrant Success\, on the mass migration from Europe to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The discussion will address the prevailing narratives about the effects of migration and what that might suggest for policy design and debate.​​ Whether attending in-person or virtually\, please register in advance\, and contact Chuck McKenney with any questions. Non-Harvard attendees should review the HKS Visitor’s Policy.  \nAbout the speaker:  Leah Boustan is a Professor of Economics at Princeton University\, where she also serves as the Director of the Industrial Relations Section. Her research lies at the intersection between economic history and labor economics. Her first book\, Competition in the Promised Land: Black Migrants in Northern Cities and Labor Markets (Princeton University Press\, 2016) examines the effect of the Great Black Migration from the rural south during and after World War II. Her recent work\, including her new book Streets of Gold: America’s Untold Story of Immigrant Success (PublicAffairs 2022)\, is on the mass migration from Europe to the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.  Professor Boustan is co-director of the Development of the American Economy Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She also serves as co-editor at the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. Professor Boustan was named an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in 2012 and won the IZA Young Labor Economists Award in 2019. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talk-in-search-of-the-promised-land-mobility-and-economic-outcomes-in-the-age-of-mass-migration/ LOCATION:T-520 NYE A & Zoom CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220914T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220914T160000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20220907T180300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175432Z UID:14887-1663167600-1663171200@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talks: Charting the Future of MENA - Q&A with UAE's Minister of Economy DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: HE Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri\, Cabinet Member & UAE Minister of Economy Moderator: Ricardo Hausmann\, Director\, Growth Lab; Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy\, HKS Room attendance is limited to the Harvard community. Seating availability is based on a first-come\, first-served basis. The Zoom webinar is open to the public. Whether attending in-person or virtually\, please register in advance. Contact Chuck McKenney with any questions. \nAbout the speaker: H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri was appointed Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the new government structure approved in July 2020. He is chairman of the General Civil Aviation Authority\, UAE International Investors Council\, and CSR UAE Fund’s Board of Trustees. Prior to his appointment\, H.E. Al Marri held important positions in the government as a senior\, top-ranking official. He was the Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet since 2017\, during which he was instrumental in strengthening the interdependence between the federal and local governments. In this role\, he also spearheaded many initiatives to get the pulse of the people and know their sentiments\, as well as build the UAE’s long-lasting relations with international organizations such as the World Economic Forum. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talks-charting-the-future-of-mena-qa-with-uaes-minister-of-economy/ LOCATION:Land Hall (B-400) / Belfer Building & Zoom CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220728T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220728T110000 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20220711T190100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175432Z UID:14895-1659002400-1659006000@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talks: Why We Fight - The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.  Speaker: Chris Blattman\, Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of Chicago’s Pearson Institute and Harris School of Public Policy Chris will discuss his new book\, Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace. The book draws on decades of economics\, political science\, psychology\, and real-world interventions to lay out the root causes and remedies for war\, showing that violence is not the norm; that there are only five reasons why conflict wins over compromise; and how peacemakers turn the tides through tinkering\, not transformation. Moderator: José Morales-Arilla\, Research Fellow\, Growth Lab; Postdoctoral Fellow\, Department of Politics\, Princeton University Whether attending in-person or virtually\, please register in advance\, and contact Chuck McKenney with any questions. Room attendance is limited to the Harvard community.  \nAbout the speaker: Chris Blattman is the Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of Chicago’s Pearson Institute and Harris School of Public Policy\, he coleads the Development Economics Center and directs the Obama Foundation Scholars program. His work on violence\, crime\, and poverty has been widely covered by The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal\, Financial Times\, Forbes\, Slate\, Vox\, and NPR. He is an economist and political scientist who studies violence\, crime\, and underdevelopment. His most recent book is Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talks-why-we-fight-the-roots-of-war-and-the-paths-to-peace/ LOCATION:T-520 NYE A & Zoom CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220511T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220511T131500 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20220503T005200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175432Z UID:14884-1652270400-1652274900@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talks - A Journey of Impact in Namibia: From the Private Sector to Policymaking DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.  Speaker: Nangula Uaandja\, CEO\, Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board Moderator: Nikita Taniparti\, Research Manager\, Growth Lab Please register in advance\, and contact Chuck McKenney with any questions. \nAbout the speaker: Nangula Uaandja is a chartered accountant by profession and is currently the CEO of the newly established Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board. The Board\, a public entity in the Presidency in Namibia\, is tasked with the mandate of promoting and facilitating foreign and domestic investments as well as the development of SMEs. Until December 2020\, Nangula served as Partner at PwC Namibia with more than 20 years experience in auditing\, and she has also been involved in non-audit work such as consulting\, fraud investigation\, budgetary processes\, etc. Nangula was named Namibia’s Businesswoman of the year in 2011.   URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talks-a-journey-of-impact-in-namibia-from-the-private-sector-to-policymaking/ LOCATION:Zoom (registration information below) CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T131500 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20220330T014100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175432Z UID:14888-1651060800-1651065300@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talks: Community Engagement as a Frontline to National Development DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.  Topic: Community Engagement as a Frontline to National Development: The Peace Corps Experience Speaker: Dr. Josephine (Jody) K. Olsen\, Executive Director of U.S. Peace Corps (2017-2021) Moderator: Tim Freeman\, Research Fellow\, Growth Lab Whether attending in-person or watching over Zoom\, please register in advance\, and contact Chuck McKenney with any questions. Room attendance is limited to the Harvard community. About the speaker:Dr. Josephine (Jody) Olsen\, PhD\, served as the 20th Director of the Peace Corps from March 2018 to January 2021.  In March 2020\, at the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic\, she led the nine-day evacuation back to the United States of all 7\,000 Peace Corps Volunteers from 61 countries. During her tenure\, she opened a new Peace Corps program in Viet Nam\, championed global women’s economic empowerment\, and led Peace Corps HIV/AIDS mitigation efforts in Africa. Read more URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talks-community-engagement-as-a-frontline-to-national-development/ LOCATION:Democracy Lab\, Rubenstein 414 AB/Zoom CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T141500 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20220201T195900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175431Z UID:14885-1645102800-1645107300@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talks: A New Agenda for African Continental Integration DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s “Development Talks” is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: Donald Kaberuka\, President\, African Development Bank (2005-2015) Moderator: Tim O’Brien\, Senior Manager\, Applied Research\, Growth Lab Please register in advance to attend this webinar. Contact Chuck McKenney with any event-related questions. \nAbout the speaker: A Rwandan economist\, Mr. Kaberuka is Chairman and Managing Partner of SouthBridge\, a Pan-African financial advisory and investment firm. Previously\, he served as the 7th President of the African Development Bank (AfDB)\, from 2005 to 2015\, in which he is credited with the expansion of the reach and impact of AfDB. During his two terms as President\, Mr. Kaberuka led from the front on infrastructure\, promoted private sector development and economic integration. The Bank played a major countercyclical role during the 2008 financial crisis to enable African countries in weathering the crisis. Prior to joining AfDB\, Mr. Kaberuka served as Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning from 1997 to 2005. Mr. Kaberuka is currently the African Union High Representative for the Peace Fund and Board Chair of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS\, Tuberculosis and Malaria and also serves on the Board of the Rockefeller Foundation\, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation\, the Centre for Global Development and several other advisory boards. Mr. Donald Kaberuka was educated at universities in Tanzania and Scotland. He holds a PhD in Economics from Glasgow University. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talks-a-new-agenda-for-african-continental-integration/ LOCATION:Zoom (registration information below) CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220126T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220126T141500 DTSTAMP:20260409T144513 CREATED:20220105T234800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T001326Z UID:14889-1643202000-1643206500@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Talks: Confronting Post-COVID Macroeconomic Challenges in Namibia DESCRIPTION:The Growth Lab’s “Development Talks” is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: Ipumbu W. Shiimi\, Minister of Finance\, Namibia Moderator: Miguel Angel Santos\, Director of Applied Research\, Growth Lab Please register in advance to attend this webinar. Contact Chuck McKenney with any event-related questions. Speaker’s bio: Ipumbu Shiimi\, an accomplished economist\, is the Minister of Finance in the Republic of Namibia. Before his Ministerial appointment\, Shiimi was Governor of the Bank of Namibia from 2010 to 2020\, where he previously served as Assistant Governor and also occupied several positions from junior to senior level. During his working career\, Shiimi participated in various research projects\, co-authored multiple publications\, and served on various Boards and Committees. He holds a Master of Science in Financial Economics (1998) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Economic Principles (1995) from the University of London. He also has a Diploma in Foreign Trade and Management (1994) from the Maastricht School of Management\, Netherlands\, along with Honours in Economics (1993) and Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Accounting (1992) degrees from the University of Western Cape\, South Africa. He underwent specialized training in the Management Development Program at the University of Stellenbosch (2000) and Wits Business School\, South Africa (2001). URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-talks-confronting-post-covid-macroeconomic-challenges-in-namibia/ LOCATION:Zoom (registration information below) CATEGORIES:Development Talks END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR