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2010 Seminar Series
The seminar series provide a forum for presentations and panel discussions that allow participants to explore special international development topics in performance, implementation, measurement and evaluation, policy, management, and business operations.
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July 8: M4D: How mobile phones are transforming global development
Eduardo Jezierski, Vice President, Engineering, InSTEDD
Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Policy, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House
Ted Okada, Director of U.S. Global Strategic Accounts, Microsoft
Moderator: Maura O’Neill, Chief Innovation Officer, Office of the Administrator, USAID
- July 15: Food Security, Climate Change, Water and Health: How can integration better solve complex problems?
Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Director of the Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
Warren Evans, Director of Environment Department, World Bank
Loren A. Labovitch, Climate Adaptation Manager, The White House Council on Environmental Quality
Moderator: Tegan Blaine, Climate Change Advisor for Africa Bureau, USAID
W. Evans presentation slides (PDF-166 KB)
- July 22: Neglected Opportunities: Investment climate, rights to assets, and women’s untapped economic potential
Mark Blackden, Independent Consultant, Gender and Development
Sandra Joireman, Professor and researcher, Wheaton College
Moderator: Wade Channell, Senior Trade Advisor, Office of Economic Growth, Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade, USAID
Neglected Opportunities presentation slides (PDF-977 KB)
- July 29: Combating Trafficking in Persons: Fighting slavery in a globalized world
Gary Barr, Assistant Director for Asia, Africa, and the Middle East - International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program, Department of Justice
Christina Chandler, American Bar Association
Cathy Cozzarelli, Vulnerable Groups and Anti-trafficking Advisor, Bureau Gender Advisor, Europe and Eurasia Bureau, USAID
Luzviminda Padilla, Labor Attaché, Embassy of the Philippines
Moderator: Dorothy Douglas Taft, Director, Office of Democracy and Governance, Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
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August 5: Public Engagement in International Disaster Assistance
Ann Kaguyutan, Director of Disaster Fundraising, American Red Cross
Linda Poteat, Director, Disaster Response, Interaction
Sandra Schimmelpfennig, Director of The Charity Rater, LLC and blogger for Good Intentions are Not Enough and the Huffington Post
Moderator: James Fleming, Operations Division Chief, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
Previous USAID Summer Seminars
Notes, Q&A transcripts, handouts, and slides from previous USAID Summer Seminar are available for the following years: 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003.
How to Contact Us
Any questions concerning the Summer Seminars should be directed to the Summer Seminar Planning Team at ksc@usaid.gov.
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