Development Roundtable Academic Year 2009-2010 Under the guidance of IDEV Director Francis Fukuyama, Associate Director, Cinnamon Dornsife, and IDEV Faculty, the Development Roundtable provides a forum for informed discussion of the major issues facing the development community today. The biweekly event gives speakers the opportunity to address the challenges of global development assistance and suggest new initiatives that will improve the field. For more than a dozen years, the annual series has hosted influential speakers at noontime before a diverse audience comprised of the SAIS community and representatives from the academic, policy and government sectors. Program Coordinator 2009- 2010: Marisa Gerla, (developmentroundtable@jhu.edu) SPRING 2010 SCHEDULE Wednesday, January 27, 2010
12:30 PM – BOB 500
“State Capacity for Development ”
Atul Kohli, David K.E. Bruce Professor of International Relations, Princeton University Please click here for the slideshow presentation Friday, February 26, 2010
12:30 PM – Kenney Auditorium
“The Global Market for the Environment"
Henry M. Paulson Jr., U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 2006- 2009 SAIS Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Fellow, Bernard L. Schwartz Forum on Constructive Capitalism KINDLY NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS OFF THE RECORD AND ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED TO MEMBERS OF THE SAIS COMMUNITY
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
12:30 PM – Rome Auditorium
"The Future of Microfinance"
Mary Houghton, Co-Founder & President, ShoreBank Corporation
Please click here for the video presentation
Friday, March 26, 2010
12:30 PM – BOB 500
"Promoting Cooperation Between Local Governments and Civil Society Organizations"
Mirza Jahani, CEO, Aga Khan Foundation USA Wednesday, March 31, 2010
12:30 PM – Rome 200
"Using Business Tools to Tackle Poverty"
Paul E. Tierney, Jr., Chairman, TechnoServe, Inc.
Unless otherwise indicated, all events are free and open to the public
To RSVP, please e-mail developmentroundtable@jhu.edu
Last Revised: 3/8/2010
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