President of African Development Bank to Speak on Innovation through Grassroots Leadership

Contact: Doug Gavel
Phone: (617)-495-1115
Date: February 21, 2008

Cambridge, MA. - Donald Kaberuka, president of the African Development Bank (ABD) will deliver a public address Feb. 25 at Harvard Kennedy School. “Development and Technology: Fostering Innovation through Grassroots Leadership” will begin at 6 p.m. in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge.

The ADB, headquartered in Abidjan, is a regional multilateral development finance institution engaged in mobilizing resources towards the economic and social progress of its regional member countries. Kaberuka has served as its president since 2005.

Journalists interested in covering this event should contact the Kennedy School Communications Office at (617) 495-1115 to reserve space on the press riser.

Watch the live web-stream: http://www.iop.harvard.edu/events_forum.html

To view this and other events after their conclusion, visit the Forum archive: http://ksgaccman.harvard.edu/iop/events_forum_listview.asp

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