BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Growth Lab - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161007T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161007T130000 DTSTAMP:20260507T081112 CREATED:20160927T002200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175417Z UID:14941-1475840700-1475845200@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Lunch Seminar - Can Government Promote Evidence-based Innovation in Development? DESCRIPTION:  Speaker: Anne Healy (MPA/ID ’12)\, Managing Director of Development Innovation Ventures (DIV)\, USAID Anne leads Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) at USAID\, the Agency’s evidence-based social innovation fund. She has worked across the private\, public\, and social sectors on evidence and innovation in government and international development. As a consultant at McKinsey & Co.\, she advised Fortune 500 companies\, federal and state government entities\, multilateral organizations\, and philanthropies on strategy\, organizational change\, and operations\, with a focus on economic development and crisis response and recovery. Anne was part of the senior leadership team that established the Innovations for Poverty Action operation in Kenya\, where she also oversaw randomized controlled trials in the water and sanitation sector with leading development economists from Harvard and Berkeley. Most recently\, as Senior Advisor at the State Department\, Anne advised Deputy Secretary Heather Higginbottom on global health security and innovation in Department operations and management. DIV recruits graduate student summer interns\, so this would be a useful opportunity for students starting to consider internship options to hear about an exciting opportunity in the public sector. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/lunch-seminar-can-government-promote-evidence-based-innovation-in-development/ LOCATION:Perkins Room (R-415)\, 4th Floor Rubenstein\, HKS CATEGORIES:Speaker Series END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161014T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161014T130000 DTSTAMP:20260507T081112 CREATED:20161006T173700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175417Z UID:14945-1476445500-1476450000@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Lunch Seminar - Empowering Human Capital and Institutions through Higher Education DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Angelica Natera\, Executive Director LASPAU \nAngélica Natera is the Executive Director of Laspau: an organization affiliated with Harvard University that has contributed to the educational development of thousands of individuals in Latin America through scholarship programs and knowledge exchange opportunities. With more than 25 years of professional experience\, including 14 years at Harvard\, she has worked on the design and management of educational programs for public and private universities\, governmental agencies\, private companies and non-profit organizations in Latin America\, Spain and the United States. In working with different regions in the world\, Angélica has developed extensive expertise and a deep understanding of global trends and innovation in higher education. Angélica has developed programs to improve teaching in public and private universities in Latin America and the Caribbean\, programs on effective learning and teaching in engineering and science\, programs to improve entrepreneurship education\, and initiatives to promote the development of clusters of innovation and competitiveness through the integration of universities\, government and industry. She has led educational programs for a broad range of organizations and entities\, including the United States Department of State\, Goldman Sachs Foundation’s 10\,000 Women Initiative\, the Kellogg Foundation\, the Ministry of Education in Chile\, the Ministry of Higher Education\, Science and Technology in the Dominican Republic\, and the Council of Science and Technology in Colombia among others. These programs and initiatives have involved experts from Harvard University\, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, Olin College\, Brown University\, and the University of California. Angélica has advised governments and university leaders on innovation in learning and teaching. In 2007 she founded the Initiative for the Development of Academic Innovation\, which has contributed to the professional development of thousands of university teachers and academic leaders in Latin America. She has been invited to share her ideas and experience across the US\, Latin America\, Caribbean\, Africa\, Asia and the Middle East. Because of her work and leadership\, Angélica has been invited to present at the National Hispana Leadership Institute\, a program for successful Latinas leaders in the US. Angélica is Venezuelan and holds a graduate certificate in administration and management from Harvard University\, a graduate degree in psychology from the Universidad Simón Bolivar in Venezuela\, and a bachelor of administrative and management sciences from the Universidad Tecnológica del Centro in Venezuela. In 2010 Angélica was awarded the Harvard University Administrative Fellowship\, a program of the office of the assistant to the President\, which selects talented individuals in the university. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/lunch-seminar-empowering-human-capital-and-institutions-through-higher-education/ LOCATION:Perkins Room (R-415)\, 4th Floor Rubenstein\, HKS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161018T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161018T173000 DTSTAMP:20260507T081112 CREATED:20161018T013500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175417Z UID:15049-1476806400-1476811800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Saving a Nation: Restoring the Rule of Law In Guatemala DESCRIPTION:Join Iván Velásquez Gómez\, Commissioner for the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG)\, as he describes his battles against illegal security groups and clandestine security organizations in Guatemala – criminal groups believed to have infiltrated state institutions\, fostering impunity and undermining democratic gains in Guatemala since the end of the country’s armed conflict in the 1990s. The CICIG  represents an innovative initiative by the United Nations together with a Member State to strengthen the rule of law in a post-conflict country. Before his post with CICIG\, Commissioner Gómez was a prosecutor in Colombia\, where he investigated the ties and relations of former President Uribe to paramilitary groups. Co-sponsored by the Center for International Development\, the Carr Center for Human Rights\, and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Tickets to this event are free\, with priority given to Harvard students\, but you MUST register HERE    URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/saving-a-nation-restoring-the-rule-of-law-in-guatemala/ LOCATION:Adams House LCR END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T130000 DTSTAMP:20260507T081112 CREATED:20161011T193000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175417Z UID:14942-1477050300-1477054800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Lunch Seminar - City SMARTup: New Tools to Fire Up Your Smart City Project DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Renato De Castro\, International Advisor\, World e-Governments Organization   \nRenato de Castro is a Smart City senior consultant with more than 20 years’ experience and specialized in investment attraction and management for smart cities projects. He is senior vice president for Smart Cities at CreF\, Inc\, an American investment bank from Pittsburgh. He is also a member of the global advisory board of Leading Cities\, located in Boston\, and international advisor for The World e-Governments Organization of Cities and Local Governments\, in Seoul. Renato responds as mentor and advisor specialized in globalization strategies for startups around the world. He is a Doctor of Business Administration candidate at Maastricht School of Management\, MSM\, Netherlands\, researching about Smart Cities. He is also a writer\, columnist and video blogger for Smart City\, ICT and Urbanization Strategies topics. Note: This talk will be held in Nye A in the Taubman building. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/lunch-seminar-city-smartup-new-tools-to-fire-up-your-smart-city-project/ LOCATION:Nye A\, 5th Floor Taubman\, HKS CATEGORIES:Speaker Series END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T150000 DTSTAMP:20260507T081112 CREATED:20161003T173500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T225948Z UID:15050-1477573200-1477580400@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Security and Development Seminar: Corruption\, Impunity\, and Development in Latin America DESCRIPTION:The first session in CID’s new Security and Development Seminar Series. This session will explore how corruption and impunity obstruct development in Latin America\, with a focus on Mexico.Speakers include:Ricardo Hausmann\, Faculty Director\, CIDThomas Abt\, Innovation in Citizen Security Project\, CIDLourdes Morales\, Associate Professor\, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica (CIDE)There will be a live stream of the event on CID’s Facebook page. Seating capacity is 40. RSVP to cid@hks.harvard.edu to confirm a seat. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/security-and-development-seminar-corruption-impunity-and-development-in-latin-america/ LOCATION:Perkins Room (R-415)\, Rubenstein Building\, HKS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161028T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161028T130000 DTSTAMP:20260507T081112 CREATED:20161019T174500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T002439Z UID:14950-1477655100-1477659600@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Lunch Seminar - Peace through Entrepreneurship: Investing in a Start-up Culture for Security and Development — CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled. To be rescheduled in the spring. Details TBD.  URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/lunch-seminar-peace-through-entrepreneurship-investing-in-a-start-up-culture-for-security-and-development-cancelled/ LOCATION:Perkins Room (R-415)\, 4th Floor Rubenstein\, HKS END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR