Harvard Kennedy School
We want to give a warm welcome to our students and faculty to the 2016-2017 academic year! Please join us for some refreshments and to learn more about CID from staff and faculty starting at 6:15pm.
The Center for International Development at Harvard University is collaborating with the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Meta-Council on Inclusive Growth and the MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth to find sustainable and scalable solutions to foster inclusive growth.The project began in March 2015 with a “call for practical examples and ideas” – open to those in […]
Steering Sri Lanka towards Sustainable and Inclusive Development Harvard University’s Center for International Development has done an initial growth diagnosis on Sri Lanka and has identified the following key areas they believe are important to support sustained and inclusive long-term growth. This economic forum is structured around these key areas of risk and opportunity, with […]
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 hosted by Marcela Escobari, CID Executive Director. Featuring Research Programs: Building State Capability (Matt Andrews) Evidence for Policy Design (Asim Khwaja) Growth Lab […]
Speaker: Jessie Cronan, Executive Director, Gardens for Health International Gardens for Health International (GHI) is an NGO that works in partnership with local health centers in Rwanda to provide lasting agricultural solutions to chronic childhood malnutrition. Jessie joined the Gardens for Health team in June 2012. She came to the organization with a broad range […]
Speaker: Charles MacCormack, President Emeritus, Save the Children Charles MacCormack is President Emeritus of Save the Children U.S. and currently an advanced Leadership Fellow at Harvard University, where he is working on issues involving the role of private philanthropy in global health and development. Most recently, Dr. MacCormack has served as Executive Chair of the […]
Speaker: Soulaima Gourani, CEO Capital Aid & Owner, Tradeconductor.com Soulaima Gourani is a Danish CEO, motivational speaker, author, and philanthropist whose vision is to make the world a more tolerant place through international trade and business relations. She is currently CEO of CapitalAid, a Denmark-based company helping small businesses to accelerate growth through strategic growth […]
Speaker: Migara Yawardena, Senior Energy Specialist in the Energy and Extractives Global Practice, The World BankMigara Jayawardena has worked throughout the world on issues related to infrastructure reform and development finance. Mr. Jayawardena’s work in the energy sector has focused mostly on power sector and utility reform, renewable energy, rural electrification, public-private partnerships, and development […]