CID Speaker Series: “Rethinking the Global Economic Development Architecture?”

CID Speaker Series: Join the Harvard Center for International Development (CID) on Friday, September 20th at 12pm for a lunchtime panel discussion on rethinking the global economic development architecture which was borne out of the ashes of World War II. As Bretton Woods institutions like the United Nations, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund celebrate their 80th anniversary, calls to decolonize aid, localize assistance, and shift power and resources from rich countries to developing economies grow louder and more urgent. What would a new world economic order on development look like? And can a new US president get us there? Join us for a thought-provoking discussion by leading development experts including former USAID Administrator Gayle Smith, Dr. Vera Songwe, Brookings Institution Africa Growth Initiative, and CID Faculty Director Asim I. Khwaja. 

This event will be part of Harvard Kennedy School’s Candid and Constructive Conversations series in the fall of 2024. The Candid and Constructive Conversations (CCC) Initiative provides HKS students, staff, and faculty consistent opportunities to learn and practice skills for constructive disagreement across differences with the goal that all members of our community feel heard and respected. As a school-wide initiative for the next generation of public servants and leaders, CCC programming aims to cultivate an environment of openness, humility, and respect to support the robust exchange of ideas within the HKS learning community.

Directly following the speaker series event, there will be a Career Chat with Gayle Smith in the CID Perkins Conference Room (R429) from 1:15pm - 2:15pm. Register for the Speaker Series to ensure your seat (limited capacity).