Quantitative or qualitative: which evaluation method is more useful?  This has long been a contentious debate in the field of international development.  Yet while individual methods like randomized control trials, ethnography, structured observations, and interviews are each well-placed to reveal parts of the picture, each can also miss important parts of the whole.  Thus the […]

Speakers: Filipe Alfaiate and Ariana Almeida, Co-Founders of the Timor-Leste based NGO, Empreza Diak About the session: Filipe and Ariana will be talking about how their dream to make a difference became an award winning NGO empowering poor women and their families in Timor-Leste, the newest and most impoverished country in Asia. They will focus on what […]

Speakers: Matt Andrews, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Lant Pritchett, Professor of the Practice of International Development at Harvard Kennedy School Authors Matt and Lant will present the recently launched book: "Building State Capability - Evidence, Analysis, Action". The book uses data to identify failures in efforts to build state […]

The third session in CID's new Security and Development Seminar Series. Inequality as both Cause and Effect of Crime, Violence in Latin America. This session will explore the causal relationships between inequality, crime, and violence, understanding the former as a both cause and effect of the latter. The relative importance of proximate vs. root causes […]

Speaker: Nika Gilauri, former Prime Minister of Georgia Nika Gilauri will present his book, Practical Economics, in which he provides a detailed analysis of the reforms made in Georgia. The book starts by discussing why the Georgian case is exemplary for other countries and proceeds to describe the fight against corruption, the rightsizing of government, the creation of […]

Speaker: Ljubica Nedelkoska is a Growth Lab research fellow at the Center for International Development at Harvard University About the talk: When CID started its engagement in Albania, a small developing economy bordering Greece, our team was particularly worried about the negative spillovers that the unfolding debt crisis in Greece could bring about. In addition […]

Speaker: Steven Koltai, Managing Director of Koltai & Company, and Brookings Guest Scholar, Governance Studies Steven Koltai is an expert on international entrepreneurship ecosystem development.  He is currently Managing Director of Koltai & Company, an entrepreneurship program development consultancy.  At Brookings, Koltai is pursuing a project and book provisionally titled: “World Peace through Entrepreneurship.” Most […]

Speaker: His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of The Republic of RwandaTHIS EVENT IS FULL HARVARD ID ONLY: You will be required to present your Harvard ID at the entrance.  About the Speaker: Paul Kagame was born in October 1957 in Rwanda’s Southern Province. His family fled pre-independence ethnic persecution and violence in 1960, crossing into […]

Speaker: Gerardo Esquivel, Professor of Economics at El Colegio de Mexico, and Executive Coordinator of Research at the Instituto Belisario Domínguez of the Mexican Senate About the session: The session will discuss the future of trade (NAFTA) and migration flows between Mexico and the U.S. in the context of the Trump administration.  What are the scenarios? Is […]

Speaker: Parag Khanna, Geo-Strategist, best selling author & Senior Research Fellow, National University of Singapore. Parag Khanna will present his book, "Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization". In this book Khanna guides us through the emerging global network civilization in which mega-cities compete over connectivity more than borders. His journeys take us from Ukraine to […]

For over 20 years, the GDC has offered a world-class forum for exploration of new trends in the international development world. The conference has been a thriving platform for decision-makers, practitioners, experts, academics and emerging young leaders to engage with one another and share innovative ideas, attracting world-renowned speakers.This year, the conference discusses fundamental questions […]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Stay tuned for a new date on our website.This session will discuss the outcome of the recent elections for President and National Assembly in Ecuador.Speakers: Nathalie Cely Suárez, President, Center for Competitiveness and Innovation of Ecuador and Ricardo Hausmann, Director, Center for International Development at Harvard University.Moderator: Belén Sánchez, President, Harvard […]