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Highlighting the diversity of perspectives on globalization, its issues, and its impacts

The Military/Security and Development
A GW International Development Forum
Friday, October 29, 2004, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
GW Campus (Foggy Bottom Metro)

The fourth annual GW International Development forum addressed the theme of the role of the military and security in development. We were pleased to welcome the following discussants:

• Deborah Avant, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Global and International Studies, George Washington University
• Sheryl Brown, Chief Information Officer and Director, Virtual Diplomacy Initiative, US Institute of Peace
• Paul Hughes, Colonel, US Army and Senior Military Fellow, Institute of National Security studies, National Defense University
• Randy Martin, Director of Global Emergency Operations, Mercy Corps

Opening remarks were delivered by Alisa Belman, a doctoral student at the School of Public Policy and Public Administration and Jennifer Brinkerhoff, Associate Professor at the School of Public Policy and Public Administration and the Elliott School of International Affairs. The event was attended by faculty, graduate students, members of the Development Management Network (an informal professional association), and others from the international development practitioner community who are working on or interested in the subject (e.g. the World Bank, USAID, and the international NGO community).

This was the fourth annual GW International Development Forum; previous themes were the role of multinational corporations in international development, international civic engagement, and post-conflict reconstruction and development.

The Forum was co-sponsored by GW's School of Public Policy and Public Administration and the GW Center for the Study of Globalization.

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GW International Development Forum on Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development
Friday, November 7, 2003, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
GW Campus (Foggy Bottom Metro)
Media and Public Affairs Building, Room 310 (805 21st Street, NW, corner of 21st & H)

The third annual GW International Development forum explored civic engagement from a range of perspectives and experiences. We were pleased to welcome the following discussants:

• Robert Aten, Deputy Chief Economist, Asia and Near East Region, U.S. Agency for International Development (spoke on recent experience in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Indonesia)
• Othello Gongar, former Minister of Education, Liberia (spoke on the diaspora perspective)
• Aaron Williams, Vice President for International Business Development, Research Triangle Institute (spoke on recent experience in Iraq)

Opening remarks were delivered by Jenny Petrow and Olivia Tecosky, GW graduate students, Elliott School of International Affairs, International Development Studies. The event was attended by faculty, graduate students, members of the Development Management Network (an informal professional association), and others from the international development practitioner community who are working on or interested in the subject (e.g. the World Bank, USAID, and the international NGO community).

This was the third annual GW International Development Forum; previous themes were international civic education and the role of multinational corporations in international development.

The Forum was co-sponsored by GW's School of Public Policy and Public Administration, the GW Center for the Study of Globalization, and the GW Institute of Public Policy.

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GW International Development Forum on Civic Engagement
March 13, 2003

The second annual GW International Development forum explored civic engagement from a range of perspectives and experiences. We were pleased to welcome the following discussants:

• Najma Siddiqi, Social Development Department and Community Empowerment and Social Inclusion Learning Program, The World Bank
• Michael Meunier, President and Founder of US Copts Association
• Connie Paraskeva, Senior Technical Advisor for Governance and Democracy, Pact

The event was widely attended by faculty, graduate students, members of the Development Management Network (an informal professional association), and others from the international development practitioner community who are working on or interested in the subject (e.g. the World Bank, USAID, and the international NGO community).

The International Development Forum on Civic Engagement was co-sponsored by GW's Public Administration Department, the GW Center for the Study of Globalization, and the GW Institute of Public Policy.

For further information, please contact Jennifer Brinkerhoff.

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GW International Development Forum on The Role of Multinational Corporations in International Development
February 2002

This first annual GW International Development Forum was organized as an informal chat among practitioners with a variety of institutional affiliations. Participants included:

• Greg Adams, AES Corporation.
  AES is a leading global power company comprised of competitive generation, distribution, and retail supply businesses in Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Georgia, Hungary, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Venezuela. Social responsibility is one of AES's four corporate principles: "The Company believes that it has a responsibility to be involved in businesses that provide social benefits, such as lower costs to customers, a high degree of safety and reliability, increased employment and a cleaner environment." For more information, see http://www.aesc.com/culture/responsibility.html.
• Vivian Lowery Derryck, Senior Vice President and Director of Public-Private Partnerships, Academy for Educational Development
  The Academy for Educational Development (AED) is an independent 40-year-old U.S. non-profit committed to solving critical social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world through education, social marketing, research, training, policy analysis and innovative program design and management. AED works to promote positive social change through partnerships with corporations, communities and governments in the following areas: workforce training, HIV/AIDS, healthcare, environment, IT, and economic development. AED currently has offices and programs operating in more than 80 countries. For more information, see http://www.aed.org.
• Holly Wise, Head of Secretariat, USAID's Global Development Alliance
  The Global Development Alliance (GDA) is USAID's commitment to change the way it implements its foreign assistance mandate. On May 10, 2001, Secretary of State Colin Powell announced the Global Development Alliance as USAID's new business model, and the GDA is the First Pillar of USAID's reorganization and reform strategy. Over the past 20 years, NGOs, PVOs, cooperatives, foundations, corporations, the higher education community, and even individuals, have provided development assistance. As a result, the U.S. Government is not the only, or perhaps even the largest, source of U.S. resources being applied to the challenges of foreign relief and development. For more information, see http://www.usaid.gov/gda/.
• Sarah Newhall, Executive Director of Pact
  Pact recognizes it takes more than public sector resources to address the world's pressing social, economic, and environmental problems. At the same time businesses increasingly see planned investments in social issues are in their long-term best interest in achieving bottom-line benefits. In response to this recognition, Pact, with funding from USAID, formed a strategic alliance with the Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum and is also pursuing linkages with individual businesses that represent resources to support our development mission and programs while meeting the needs and interests of business at the local level. In each case, we and the business partner seek new ways of doing business together that contribute to sustainable development through principled best use of our comparative advantages. For more information, see http://www.pactworld.org.

The Forum was co-sponsored by GW's Public Administration and International Business departments in the School of Business and Public Management, and the GW Center for the Study of Globalization.

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World Bank Development Forum Discussion on Pakistan and Afganistan: Opportunities and Challenges in the Wake of the Current Crisis
November-December 2001

The World Bank Development Forum aims to increase knowledge and insights into the situation of Afghanistan and Pakistan, to improve the appreciation of perspectives of different actors, to enhance understanding of the roots (and branches) of the current situation, the complexities, opportunities and challenges for both countries, and a realistic assessment of the way forward.

This session built upon several other discussions on the subject hosted over the past two months by different organizations, including a dialogue organized by PAKNET, a World Bank staff association, in early October 2001. The PAKNET dialogue invited Shahid Javed Burki, ex-Vice President World Bank and CEO Emerging Markets, Partnerships and Financial Advisers, to speak on "The Choices Available for Pakistan" and Ashraf Ghani, adjunct Professor of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University, to trace the history and focus on "The Potential for Constructive Engagement in Afghanistan."

This was a face-to-face dialogue internal to the Bank, followed by a moderated discussion among participants. To learn more details about the forum, please visit The World Bank website.

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