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:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190301T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190301T140000 DTSTAMP:20260504T120109 CREATED:20190115T001800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175426Z UID:14967-1551445200-1551448800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:PDIA in Action: Challenges & Experiences DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Salimah Samji\, Director of the Building State Capability program at CID About the talk: Building State Capability (BSC) program uses the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach to help organizations develop the capability to solve complex problems and to implement public policies. PDIA is a process of facilitated emergence which focuses on problems (not solutions) and follows a step by step process (not a rigid plan) that allows for flexible learning and adaptation. In this seminar\, Salimah will discuss the challenges and experiences BSC has faced when implementing PDIA in-the-field. She will draw on examples from BSC’s work in Albania and Sri Lanka\, and talk about the recent launch of the PDIAToolkit\, a Do-it-Yourself kit for teams to use when solving complex problems. About the Speaker: Salimah Samji is the Director of Building State Capability (BSC). She has more than 15 years of experience working in international development on the delivery of public services\, transparency and accountability\, strategic planning\, monitoring\, evaluation and learning. She joined CID in 2012 to help create the BSC program. Today\, she is responsible for providing vision\, strategic leadership\, oversight and managing projects and research initiatives. Salimah also leads BSC’s work on digital learning. Before joining CID\, she was an independent consultant working for the World Bank on issues of governance\, and the Hewlett Foundation on strategic planning for one of their grantees. She has worked as a senior program manager at Google.org\, leading a transparency and accountability initiative focused on empowering citizens and decision-makers\, by making information on service delivery outcomes publicly available. Salimah has also worked at the World Bank as a social/rural development and monitoring and evaluation specialist in South Asia. She has a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo (Canada) and a Masters in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) from the Harvard Kennedy School. She is a qualified Casualty Actuary who changed careers after working for 18 months in Afghan refugee camps with a Canadian NGO (FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance) based in Pakistan. Salimah has worked and lived in Kenya\, India\, Pakistan\, Tajikistan\, Canada and the USA.     URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/pdia-in-action-challenges-experiences/ LOCATION:Democracy Lab (R414AB)\, Rubenstein Building 4th Floor\, HKS CATEGORIES:Speaker Series END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190308T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190308T140000 DTSTAMP:20260504T120109 CREATED:20190115T002700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175426Z UID:15070-1552050000-1552053600@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:The Promises and Pitfalls of Philanthropy in International Development DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Nageeb Sumar\, Vice President\, Philanthropic Strategies & Relationship Management Private Donor Group\, Fidelity Charitable About the talk: Private global philanthropy is on the rise\, which has resulted in a shift in the stakeholders involved in influencing international development policy and practice. During this talk\, Nageeb Sumar will review trends in philanthropy- both with private foundations and individual donors- and present reflections on how these shifts are affecting issues in global health and development. He will touch on his recent experience at the Gates Foundation\, as well as his current role at Fidelity Charitable to consider the appropriate role that philanthropy will play in the decades ahead to shape international development. About the Speaker: Nageeb Sumar joined Fidelity Charitable in 2018 as a member of the Private Donor Group team. In his current role\, Nageeb helps Fidelity Charitable’s most generous donors develop innovative solutions in catalyzing social change in the United States and around the world. Prior to joining Fidelity Charitable\, he served in a leadership role at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for nine years\, overseeing the foundation’s work on policy\, systems\, and innovation in philanthropy. He also led and oversaw the Gates Foundation’s partnership with various governments in the U.S.\, Canada\, and Asia-Pacific region. Nageeb holds a law degree from McGill Law School\, a master’s degree in international finance from Queen’s University School of Business\, and bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Urban and Regional Planning from Cornell University. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/the-promises-and-pitfalls-of-philanthropy-in-international-development/ LOCATION:Democracy Lab (R414 AB)\, Rubenstein Building 4th floor\, HKS CATEGORIES:Speaker Series END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190329T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190329T130000 DTSTAMP:20260504T120109 CREATED:20190115T003300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T235355Z UID:15061-1553860800-1553864400@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Tackling Poverty Through Diplomacy and Development DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Fatema Z. Sumar\, Vice President of Global Programs\, OXFAM America About the talk: At a time when 65 million people are displaced from their homes and more than 800 million people go to bed hungry every night\, how can we make a real difference in tackling poverty & social injustices? During this talk\, Fatema will draw on her experiences as a diplomat and development leader and offer case “samples” from her experiences working in the U.S. Senate\, the U.S. State Department\, the Millennium Challenge Corporation\, and Oxfam America. We will explore different pathways to sustainable change – and how where you sit can define how you approach development. About the Speaker: Fatema Z. Sumar joined Oxfam America in 2018 as Vice President of Global Programs\, where she oversees our regional development and humanitarian response programs. Fatema comes to Oxfam with a distinguished career in the U.S. government\, leading U.S. efforts to advance sustainable development and economic policy in emerging markets and fragile countries. Most recently\, she served as Regional Deputy Vice President for Europe\, Asia\, Pacific\, and Latin America at the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)\, where she managed investments focused on international growth and poverty reduction. Prior to MCC\, she served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia at the U.S. Department of State and as a Senior Professional Staff Member on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Fatema holds a Master’s in Public Affairs from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Cornell University. She studied abroad at the American University in Cairo. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/tackling-poverty-through-diplomacy-and-development/ LOCATION:Bell Hall (B500)\, Belfer Building 5th floor\, HKS CATEGORIES:Speaker Series END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR