The 2017 Latin American Conference is the fourth conference organized by Latin American students at the Harvard Kennedy School. It seeks to create awareness about the policies, experiences, and opportunities for future growth and development in the region.For the first time, the Conference will have two former presidents of the region as our keynote speaker: […]

The fourth session in CID's new Security and Development Seminar Series. Latin America has the highest rates of interpersonal violence in the world. In this session, leading experts explore the causes, correlates, and consequences of this violence, with an emphasis on the Northern Triangle region, which includes El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Speakers: Nathalie Alvarado-Renner, […]

Speaker: Lant Pritchett, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School About the Session: Professor Lant Pritchett will present the four "risks and costs of migration" to host countries (Economic, Cultural Assimilation, Political and Security) and discuss the often overlooked gains of migration to both rich and middle income countries. He will give examples […]

Speaker: Carolina Zambrano-Barragán, Climate change and urban sustainability expert from Quito, Ecuador. About the talk: Latin America needs new approaches to face the impacts of climate change and rapid urbanization, particularly in a context of poverty and rising inequality. Cities in the region have emerged as a central actor for social and political innovation, and […]

Interested in the cutting edge research in International Development? Here’s your chance to meet CID faculty, research fellows and staff and learn about student programs and opportunities at CID’s Annual Open House. Speakers: Matt Andrews, Faculty Associate at BSC; Andrea Carranza, CID Acting Executive Director; Asim Khwaja, Co-Director for EPoD Faculty; Ricardo Hausmann, CID Director

Speakers: Sarmad Khan, Team Leader & Policy Advisor for Leadership Development, UN;Ifoda Abdurazakova, Policy Specialist on Leadership Development, UN About the talk: The global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all Member States of the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. The SDGs constitute 17 ambitious goals from ending poverty, to protecting livelihoods of […]

Speaker: Dr. Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission About the Talk: Through its enlargement and neighborhood policies, the European Union aims at exporting stability to the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and the Southern Mediterranean regions. With a broad policy toolbox, the EU fosters political stabilization and socioeconomic transformation, thus helping […]

Speaker: Carlos Diego Mesa, Former President of Bolivia (2003-2005) About the talk: For more than a century the diplomatic relationships between Bolivia and Chile have been conditioned by the Pacific war (1879-1884), where Bolivia and Peru confronted Chile. As a product of the war Bolivia lost access to the Pacific Ocean. This country has not […]

Speaker: María C. Latorre, member of the European Commission's group of experts in International Trade; Professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. About the talk: According to the majority of economic studies and to the European Commission's estimations, Brexit will be far more damaging for the UK than for the European Union (EU). From the economic point […]

Speaker: Kusi Hornberger, Senior Project Manager, Dalberg Global Development Advisors   About the talk: The most recent GIIN Annual Impact Investor Survey reports that total assets under management (AUM) for impact investing reached US$114 billion, being roughly $36 billion dedicated exclusively to emerging markets. This represents massive growth over just two years when, in 2015, […]

Speaker: Max Bode, Junior Partner at Instiglio About the talk: In the last decade, Results-Based Financing (RBF) has gained tremendous momentum in the international development space. Now, about $30 billion in funding have been disbursed through RBF mechanisms in 78 low and middle-income countries. The promise of RBF is simple: by tying the funding of […]

Speaker: Yasuyuki Sawada, Chief Economist and Chief Spokesperson on economic and development trends, Asian Development Bank About the talk: The Asian Development Bank’s flagship economic publication Asian Development Outlook (ADO) provides a comprehensive analysis of macroeconomic issues in developing Asia. The ADO Update examines the prospects for developing Asia by sub-region: Central Asia, East Asia, […]