BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Growth Lab - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Growth Lab 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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170413T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170413T130000 DTSTAMP:20260507T003305 CREATED:20170407T005700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175419Z UID:14944-1492084800-1492088400@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Lunch Seminar - Ecuador After the Election: What Comes Next? DESCRIPTION: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 Ecuadorian Student Association (HESA) About the Speakers: Nathalie Cely Suarez is a social innovator\, creative and academic thinker focused on finding solutions to boost competitiveness and economic inclusion in Latin America. With more than 25 years of experience working in Latin America and Ecuador on issues related to economic structural transformation\, export diversification\, investment attraction and competitiveness. She recently served as Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States\, where she had the opportunity to promote the great tourism and productive potential of the country. Her previous positions in the public service as Coordinating Minister of Production and Competitiveness and Coordinating Minister of Social Development give her extensive experience in the design and implementation of policies for productive diversification\, economic and social inclusion and international relations Currently she shares her time between her participation as an advisor to the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils based in Washington and the executive chair of the Center for Competitiveness and Innovation of Ecuador\, as well as accompanying Stratega BDS as Chair of the Advisory Council. Her extensive background and academic preparation led her to lead and form part of advisory teams to Latin American and Caribbean Governments and to Multilateral Cooperation Agencies. She is actively involved as a panelist in major global events such as the recent UNCTAD Conference Number 14 event. She is the author of several publications on economic issues\, where her vision has made her an opinion leader on issues of economic\, social and competitiveness development. Nathalie Cely is an economist from the Catholic University of Guayaquil; During her years of study\, she was awarded the prestigious prize of “Philanthropic” in 1985\, 1986 and 1987\, and the “Faculty of Economics” award in 1987; Later\, and thanks to a grant from the Inter-American Development Bank\, he completed a master’s degree in Public Administration at Harvard University’s John F Kennedy School of Government; Also has a Diploma in Public and Social Policies; She received the “Edward Mason Award for Academic and Community Contributions” in 2001. During her work as an Associate Researcher at the Harvard Economic Development Center\, she did research work as an assistant to internationally renowned professors. \nRicardo Hausmann is Director of the Center for International Development and Professor of the Practice of Economic Development at Harvard University. Previously\, he served as the first Chief Economist of the Inter-American Development Bank (1994-2000)\, where he created the Research Department. He has served as Minister of Planning of Venezuela (1992-1993) and as a member of the Board of the Central Bank of Venezuela. He also served as Chair of the IMF-World Bank Development Committee. Hausmann was Professor of Economics at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA) (1985-1991) in Caracas\, where he founded the Center for Public Policy. His research interests include issues of growth\, macroeconomic stability\, international finance\, and the social dimensions of development. He holds a PhD in economics from Cornell University. Co-sponsored with: \nHarvard Ecuadorian Student Association (HESA) is a student organization registered at University-wide Student Group Program (USG) of Harvard University in December 2013. The purpose of Harvard Ecuadorian Student Association (HESA) is to engage students from across Harvard University in an active dialogue about Ecuador\, as well as to foster a community of students from and/or interested in Ecuador throughout campus. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/lunch-seminar-ecuador-after-the-election-what-comes-next/ LOCATION:Perkins Room (R-415)\, 4th Floor Rubenstein\, HKS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170414T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170414T130000 DTSTAMP:20260507T003305 CREATED:20170404T170800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175419Z UID:14840-1492171200-1492174800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:CID Speaker Series: Economic policy in Brazil - prospects for recovery after the crisis DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Fabio Kanczuk\, Secretary of Economic Policy at the Brazilian Ministry of Finance and Full Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of São Paulo. Please sign up for the event on the link below to secure a seat About the talk: In recent years Brazil has been experiencing its largest economic contraction since 1930s. In an attempt to reverse the decline in economic activity the Government is currently implementing a series of measures to reduce inflation\, control government debt and promote private investment. In this event\, the Secretary of Economic Policy at the Brazilian Ministry of Finance will talk about the roots of the economic crisis\, the measures being adopted and the current and future challenges for Brazilian policy-makers. About the Speaker: Fabio Kanczuk is Electronic Engineer “Magna cum Laude” from ITA (Aeronautic Technological Institute)\, holds a Ph.D. in Economics from UCLA and a post-doctorate from Harvard University. His academic work was published in international journals as Journal of International Economics\, Review of Economic Dynamics\, Journal of Development Economics and Review of International Economics. In the private sector\, he was a consultant during the last twenty years\, and was a Partner at Rosenberg Consultoria\, MCM Consultores\, Reliance Gestão de Ativos\, e Brazil Warrant Gestão de Investimentos. He is currently Full Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of São Paulo\, and the Secretary of Economic Policy at the Brazilian Ministry of Finance. This event is co-sponsored with: Brazilian Caucus – A Student Run Organization at HKS URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/cid-speaker-series-economic-policy-in-brazil-prospects-for-recovery-after-the-crisis/ LOCATION:Perkins Room (R-415)\, 4th Floor Rubenstein\, HKS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170415T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170415T170000 DTSTAMP:20260507T003305 CREATED:20170406T010700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T004439Z UID:15056-1492245000-1492275600@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:South Asia ConnectED DESCRIPTION:  South Asia ConnectED is the first ever South Asia centric education conference being hosted in Harvard Graduate School of Education. Explore catalyzing for scale in education policy\, social change and education technology with leaders from South Asia. Join John Floretta\, Associate Director of Policy for J-PAL\, Sridhar Rajagopalan\, Founder\, Educational Initiatives\, Sanjli Gidwaney\, Director\, Design for Change\, USA and many others as they opine and connect with us on the day. Register here for free: http://bit.ly/2nbLSXr Organizers: This conference is being conducted by HGSE South Asia Education Initiative\, a student body at HGSE\, aiming to build a bridge between students and faculty in Harvard and beyond with education practitioners and academics in South Asia. Follow us here: http://bit.ly/2o6KUMH URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/south-asia-connected/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170422T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170422T163000 DTSTAMP:20260507T003305 CREATED:20170410T175100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175419Z UID:14922-1492851600-1492878600@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:HKS Latin American Conference - Moving Beyond the Crossroads: How can Latin America overcome its old and new challenges? DESCRIPTION: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: Mrs. Dilma Rousseff (Brazil) and Mr. Carlos Salinas de Gortari (Mexico)\, who will give their outlook on how Latin America has changed and the region’s development challenges. For detailed information and tickets please access: https://www.latamconference.org/ URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/hks-latin-american-conference-moving-beyond-the-crossroads-how-can-latin-america-overcome-its-old-and-new-challenges/ LOCATION:Harvard Kennedy School – Littauer building 1st floor END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170427T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170427T174500 DTSTAMP:20260507T003305 CREATED:20170117T231800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T004341Z UID:15053-1493310600-1493315100@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Security and Development Seminar: Violence\, Insecurity\, and Development in Latin America DESCRIPTION: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\, Citizen Security Lead Specialist\, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)\, Daniel Ortega\, Director of impact evaluation and policy learning\, CAF Thomas Abt\, Innovation in Citizen Security Project\, Center for International Development at Harvard University Marcela Escobari\, visiting Fellow at Brookings Institution and former Assistant Administrator\, USAID Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean There will be a live stream of the event on CID’s Facebook page. Seating capacity is 40. RSVP on the link below to confirm a seat.   URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/security-and-development-seminar-violence-insecurity-and-development-in-latin-america/ LOCATION:Perkins Room (R-415)\, 4th Floor Rubenstein\, HKS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170428T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170428T130000 DTSTAMP:20260507T003305 CREATED:20170425T222800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175419Z UID:14957-1493380800-1493384400@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Lunch Seminar: Human mobility: potential and resistance DESCRIPTION: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 of how different “types” of countries can address the above mentioned costs and benefits from worker mobility.  \nAbout the Speaker: Lant Pritchett is Professor of the Practice of International Development at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (as of July 1\, 2007). In addition he is a Senior Fellow of the Center for Global Development. He was co-editor of the Journal of Development Economics and worked as a consultant to Google.org. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1983 with a B.S. in Economics and in 1988 from MIT with a PhD in Economics. After finishing at MIT Lant joined the World Bank\, where he held a number of positions in the Bank’s research complex between 1988 and 1998\, including as an adviser to Lawrence Summers when he was Vice President from 1991-1993. From 1998 to 2000 he worked in Indonesia. From 2000 to 2004 Lant was on leave from the World Bank as a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In 2004 he returned to the World Bank and moved to India where he worked until May 2007. Lant has been part of the team producing many World Bank reports\, including: World Development Report 1994: Infrastructure for Development\, Assessing Aid: What Works\, What Doesn’t and Why (1998)\, Better Health Systems for Indias Poor: Findings\, Analysis\, and Options (2003)\,World Development Report 2004: Making Services Work for the Poor\, Economic Growth in the 1990s: Learning from a Decade of Reforms (2005). In addition he has authored (alone or with one of his 22 co-authors) over 50 papers published in refereed journals\, chapters in books\, or as articles\, at least some of which are sometimes cited. In addition to economics journals his work has appeared in specialized journals in demography\, education\, and health. In 2006 he published his first solo authored book\, Let Their People Come\, and in 2013 his second\, The Rebirth of Education: Schooling Ain’t Learning. Lant\, an American national\, was born in Utah in 1959 and raised in Boise\, Idaho. Perhaps because of this\, he has worked in\, or traveled to\, over fifty countries and has lived in three other countries: Argentina (1978-80)\, Indonesia (1998-2000)\, and India (2004-2007\, & 2011-2012). Lant has been married since 1981 to Diane Tueller Pritchett and together they have three children. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/lunch-seminar-human-mobility-potential-and-resistance/ LOCATION:Perkins Room (R-415)\, 4th Floor Rubenstein\, HKS END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR