Nicola Crosta, Head of Knowledge, Policy and Advocacy at UNCDF, and an IDC panelist, contributes an article to the IDC website on how the MDGs could address inequality
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A special year-long series on the 7 Billion and population from National Geographic magazine.
Read more...18th Annual International Development Conference features very compelling development thinkers and leaders. Click here for more details and speaker bios. Confirmed speakers include: Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator of the Financial Times Abhijit Banerjee, Director of the Poverty Action Lab and co-author of “Poor Economics” Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the UN, in a special video […]
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Thank You for attending the IDC
THANK YOU to those who attended. It was really nice to have the chance to get to know some of you, and your diversity and experience added a lot to the conference. 500+ participants, 12 panels, 3 workshops, 3 case competitions, 2 keynotes, 11 networking lunches, 3 learning lunches, and a lot of good dialogue […]
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Read more...This year features an exciting list of speakers including Abhijit Banerjee (Director of the Poverty Action Lab), Gayle Smith (Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director at the National Security Council for Global Development, Stabilization, and Humanitarian Assistance) and Ban Ki-moon (Secretary-General of the UN), in a special video address.
Read more...Michael Chu (Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School; Managing Director, IGNIA Fund; Senior Advisor, Pegasus Capital) Nicola Crosta (Head of Policy, Knowledge and Advocacy of the United Nations Capital Development Fund, UNCDF) Elizabeth Thompson (Executive Coordinator, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development) Dr. Jishnu Das (Senior Economist, World Bank; Visiting Scholar,Center for Policy Research) Dr. Fred Mednick […]
Read more...IDC 2011 keynote speaker: Janamitra Devan VP of FDP at the World Bank and IFC
Last year’s IDC Keynote speaker – Janamitra (Dev) Devan, Vice President and Head of Network for Financial and Private Sector Development at the World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC). As leader of the network, Devan engages with government policy makers who shape the business environment for the private sector. He works to promote collaborative […]