The Launch of the Project on U.S. Leadership in Development
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Chevron Corporation hosted:The Launch of the Project on U.S. Leadership in DevelopmentFor a discussion on:"The Role of Development in U.S....
View ArticleCARE and Cargill: An Innovative NGO-Private Sector Partnership to Fight...
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosts a Chevron Forum event:CARE and Cargill: An Innovative NGO-Private Sector Partnership to Fight Global PovertyFeaturing:Michelle Grogg,...
View ArticleEnabling U.S. Investment and Trade: Public-Private Cooperation in the...
Enabling U.S. Investment and Trade: Public-Private Cooperation in the Developing WorldJose W. Fernandez, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business AffairsWilliam C. Lane, Director...
View ArticleNiger Delta Partnership Initiative
On Tuesday, July 26, 2011 the Project on U.S. Leadership in Development hosted Mr. Dennis Flemming, Project Director of the Niger Delta Partnership Initiative (NDPI) Foundation, for a small round-table...
View ArticleThe OECD and Emerging Donors: New Opportunities for Development Assistance
Featuring:Mr. Brian Atwood Chairman of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Development Assistance Committee (DAC)Moderated by: Daniel Runde Co-Director of the Project on U.S....
View ArticleLeveraging Technology Innovation to Solve Development Challenges: A Case...
with:Gabi ZedlmayerVice President, Office of Global Social Innovation, HPAlex DehganScience and Technology Adviser to the Administrator, U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentFriday, September 23,...
View ArticleSouth Sudan and Enterprise Development: A Conversation with SABMiller
featuring:Sue ClarkDirector of Corporate Affairs, SABMiller read more
View ArticleInvesting in Africa's Energy Sector: Challenges & Opportunities
Featuring:Joseph Brandt President and CEO, ContourGlobalRobert A. Mosbacher, Jr. Former President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Chairman, Mosbacher Energy CompanyPaul Hanrahan...
View ArticleUSAID at 50: Legacy of Progress and Future of Partnership
Featuring:Dr. Rajiv Shah Administrator of USAID, 2010-PresentHenrietta ForeAdministrator of USAID, 2007-2009Andrew NatsiosAdministrator of USAID, 2001-2006Brian Atwood (by video) Administrator of...
View ArticleLand Tenure and Development: Innovations and Progress in Titling Systems
with: Bryn FosburghVice President and Executive Committee Member, Trimble Benjamin LinkowLand Tenure Economist, USAID Jolyne Sanjak Chief Program Officer, Landesa read more
View ArticlePepsiCo & WFP: A Public-Private Partnership to Transform Nutrition across Africa
Featuring: Nancy RomanDirector, Communications, Public Policy and Private Partnerships, UN World Food Programme (WFP) Tara AcharyaDirector, Global Health and Agriculture Policy, PepsiCo read more
View ArticlePeace Corps 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of Service
Framing Remarks: Harris WoffordFormer Senator (D-PA), U.S. Senate Panel Discussion Featuring: Aaron S. WilliamsDirector, Peace Corps The Honorable Sam Farrread more
View ArticleConnecting to Opportunity: Mercy Corps and Western Union Partner to Promote...
Featuring:Talya Bosch Senior Director, Social Ventures, Western UnionNeal Keny-Guyer CEO, Mercy CorpsModerated by:read more
View ArticleStatesmen's Forum: President Kikwete of Tanzania
The CSIS Chevron Forum on Development hosts a Statesmen’s Forum: A Country Transformed: A New Agenda for Tanzania A Conversation with His Excellency Jakaya M. Kikwete President, the United Republic of...
View ArticleAdvancing Local Content: Harnessing Business Investment for High Impact...
Featuring Paul Guenette Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, ACDI/VOCA Michael Levett Senior Director & Vice Chairman of the Board, CDC Development Solutionsread more
View ArticleProspects for U.S.–Japan Cooperation in Development
As Japan’s comprehensive development agency, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has a mandate to promote peace, stability, and prosperity in developing countries. CSIS is pleased to host...
View ArticleProcurement and Development: A Case Study from Central Asia
FeaturingKenneth Latta Deputy Director, Supply Operations, GSAJoel Lundy Program Manager, Central Asia, GSA Jake Frazer Chief Operating Officer, TWI Boban Simonovski Program Manager, TWIModerated...
View ArticleOur Shared Opportunity: A Vision for Global Prosperity
Please join us for the launch of a new report by the CSIS Executive Council on Development: Our Shared Opportunity: A Vision for Global Prosperity Featuring Keynote Addresses by: Daniel YohannesCEO,...
View ArticleAfrica's Regional Economic Outlook
withAntoinette SayehDirector, Africa Department International Monetary FundStephen CashinFounder and CEO Pan African Capital GroupSean NolanDeputy Director, Africa Department International Monetary...
View ArticleAn “Exit Interview” with Donald Steinberg
Featuring:Donald Steinberg Deputy Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Developmentread more
View ArticleThe President's Africa Trip and the Power Africa Initiative
With opening remarks by:Andrew Herscowitz Coordinator, Power Africa and Trade Africa, USAIDFeaturing:Christopher Camponovo Director, Business Development, Symbion PowerBen Leo Global Policy Director,...
View ArticleThe Future of Impact Investing: Leveraging Funds for Development Outcomes
Featuring:Paul BrestProfessor of Law, Emeritus and Former Dean, Stanford Law School Agnes DasewiczDirector, Private Capital Group for Africa, USAID Ambassador John SimonFounding Partner, Total Impact...
View ArticleToward a New Paradigm of Sustainable Development: Lessons from the...
Featuring keynote remarks by:Gayle SmithSpecial Assistant to the President and Senior Director, National Security Council read more
View ArticleGlobal Value Chains and Development
Investment is a core driving force in economic development in large part due to its productivity-enhancing benefits. The international fragmentation of production in global value chains (GVCs), driven...
View ArticleCorporate Social Enterprises: A Business-Driven Approach to Development
Opening remarks by:Jennifer G. Cooke Director, Africa Program, CSISFeaturing:Jane Nelson Senior Fellow and Director, CSR Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School; NDPI Board Member Kristi Ragan Chief of...
View ArticleGlobal Youth Workforce Development
The CSIS Project on U.S. Leadership in Development and the Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative cordially invite you to:Global Youth Workforce DevelopmentFeaturing: A Panel Discussion with:...
View ArticleChevron Forum on Development: Bilateral Donor Engagement in the Shifting...
Featuring:Jennifer Adams Director, Office of Donor Engagement, Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning, USAIDKeiichiro Nakazawa Chief Representative, JICA U.S.A. OfficeAndrew Preston Development...
View ArticleThe U.S. Role in Global Infrastructure Development
Please join us for a keynote address and armchair conversation with Leocadia Zak, Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, and Jose W. Fernandez, former Assistant Secretary of State for...
View ArticlePromoting Labor Rights and Leveling the International Playing Field
Please join us for an armchair conversation with Carol Pier, Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs at the Department of Labor. This discussion will focus on how the U.S. government helps...
View ArticleTaxes and Development: The Promise of Domestic Resource Mobilization
Please join us for an expert panel discussion and the release of CSIS' new paper, Taxes and Development, The Promise of Domestic Resource Mobilizaton. From 2000 to 2012, tax revenue in Sub-Saharan...
View ArticleOpportunities in Strengthening Trade Assistance
Please join us for the release of CSIS's new paper, Opportunities in Strengthening Trade Assistance, the final report of the CSIS Bipartisan Task Force on Trade Capacity Building.read more
View ArticleExtracting with Purpose
Please join us for an expert panel to launch FSG's new report Extracting with Purpose: Creating Shared Value in the Oil and Gas and Mining Sectors' Companies and Communities.read more
View ArticleValue-Based Procurement as a Tool for Economic Growth
Please join us for an expert discussion on innovative efforts surrounding procurement reform, with a focus on USTDA's Global Procurement Initiative. While procurement can account for up to 20 percent...
View ArticleDevelopment Opportunities in Supply Chain Localization
Please save the date: Development Opportunities in Supply Chain Localization Featuring:Alejandro Escobar Lead Agribusiness Specialist and Investment Officer, Multilateral Investment Fund,...
View ArticleReport Launch: Barriers to Bankable Infrastructure
Join us for the launch of a CSIS report that examines the estimated $1 trillion annual infrastructure gap, providing recommendations for how U.S. agencies and multilateral development banks can better...
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