Harvard Kennedy School
About the Conference: Our world is rapidly changing. The rise of populism, the migration crisis and the threat of climate change are driving development initiatives to evolve and adapt to these new dynamics. The 24th student organized edition of the annual Global Development Conference will debate the future, and envision a future shaped through shared […]
Speaker: Jamey Butcher - Executive Vice President, Chemonics About the talk: In January 2016, Chemonics International was awarded the Global Health Supply Chain - Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) program. GHSC-PSM is the largest project ever awarded by USAID, and is tasked with procuring and delivering the HIV AIDS, malaria, reproductive health, maternal and child health and […]
Speakers: Martha Chen - International Coordinator, WIEGO 1997-2017 Isabel Guerrero Pulgar - Regional Vice-President, World Bank; Co-Founder, IMAGO Jacqueline Bhabha - Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, Harvard University Salimah Samji - Director, CID Building State Capability Program Join the Women in Power Professional Interest Council and the International Development Professional Interest Council for a […]
Speakers: Daniel Mejia, Secretary of Security of Bogota & Chris Blattman, Professor of Global Conflict Studies, Harris School of Public Policy Moderator: Thomas Abt, Senior Research Fellow, Center for International Development at Harvard University About the talk: To better understand which security policies are most effective, the Mayor’s office of Bogota is testing and evaluating several […]
Speakers: Dr. Salam Fayyad, MEI Senior Fellow and Former Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority and Rema Hanna, Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies, Harvard Kennedy School; Co-Director of the Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) research program, Center for International Development, Harvard University About the talk: A seminar with Dr. Salam Fayyad, MEI Senior Fellow and Former Prime […]
Speaker: Dan Honig, Assistant Professor of International Development, Johns Hopkins SAIS; PhD, Harvard Kennedy School About the talk: Join the CID's Building State Capability Program and the M-RCBG's Sustainability Science Program for an interview with Dan Honig, author of Navigation by Judgment: Why and When Top Down Management of Foreign Aid Doesn't Work. In his new book, Honig argues […]
Speaker: H.E. Dr. Abdirahman D. Beileh, Minister of Finance, The Federal Republic of Somalia About the Talk: While Somalia has achieved socio-economic progress in the past years, there are many remaining challenges to overcome. The overriding argument is that Somalia is truly unique in both the challenges it poses to the world and the opportunities it provides for national […]
Speaker: Susan Scribner, Director, Preparedness and Response project, DAI About the Talk: In this session, Susan will lead an interactive exercise where participants will identify risks that might contribute to a pandemic, recommend interventions to mitigate the risks, and discuss how different government and non-government actors can contribute to pandemic preparedness and response. About the Speaker: Susan […]
Speaker: Carlos Fernández Valdovinos, Governor of the Central Bank of Paraguay About the Talk: Latin America experienced an average growth of 4.4% between 2004 and 2011, much higher than that observed in the nineties (3%). In large part, this improved performance was the result of a very favorable external situation, reflected in historically high commodity prices […]
Speakers: Roberto Patino, Founder and CEO, Caracas Mi Convive & Thomas Abt, Senior Research Fellow, Center for International Development at Harvard University About the talk: Caracas Mi Convive works in the poorest communities of Caracas, Venezuela to prevent violence by building trusting relationships between and among community members. Founder, CEO, and HKS alum Roberto Patino will engage with Thomas […]
Speaker: Sanjiva Weerawarana, Founder, Chairman and Chief Architect of WSO2 About the talk: This talk is Sanjiva Weerawarana's story of returning to Sri Lanka in 2001, starting an open source foundation, starting a business, joining the army and building software of all kinds. Sanjiva lived in the US for 16 years before that (his entire adult life) […]
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE: The Economist reported last September that it is "a good moment to celebrate Bangladesh’s economic progress. Its annual growth has averaged more than 6% over the past ten years and has run above 7% over the past two.” More than celebrating, Bangladesh Rising conference will discuss how Bangladesh can maintain its momentum, […]