Events

CGD is committed to building an organization that embraces diversity and fosters inclusivity. We value diversity across intersectional dimensions, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, geographic location, and gender. As such, our public events aim to bring together relevant expertise and a balance of perspectives. Read our diversity commitments for public events here.

Oct

10

2024

HYBRID

Washington, DC

9:30—11:00 AM EST | 2:30—4:00 PM BST

Improving the Impact per Dollar of USAID Programming

Join the Center for Global Development and USAID to celebrate these strides in cost-effective programming and to launch USAID’s first-ever Position Paper on Cost-Effectiveness and Position Paper on Direct Monetary Transfers, two new Agency policy doc...

Oct

15

2024

VIRTUAL

7:30—8:30 AM EST | 12:30 - 1:30 PM BST

What Can Donors Learn from the Rise and Fall of DFID?

Through an introduction from the book’s co-author, CGD Senior Fellow and former DFID Permanent Secretary, Sir Mark Lowcock and a discussion with a panel of international experts, key lessons for today will be drawn out, and experiences and questions ...

Oct

17 - 18

2024

IN PERSON

Washington, DC

3:00—6:00 PM EST & 9:00 AM—4:30 PM EST

The Growth Summit: Recentering Economic Growth in Development

Academics and researchers, representatives from foundations and donor agencies, and policymakers and practitioners will join CGD, Growth Teams, and the Charter Cities Institute for two days of panels and free-flowing conversations on growth. Panelist...

Oct

22

2024

HYBRID

Washington, DC

12:00—1:30 PM EST | 5:00 - 6:30 PM BST

Making Progress on Gender Equity at the IFIs

Join CGD for an event alongside the Annual Meetings to explore key questions including: What barriers prevent women from ascending to higher leadership roles? And how can we ensure transparency and accountability at the IFIs as the push toward intern...

Oct

22

2024

HYBRID

Washington, DC

3:00—5:00 PM EST | 8:00—10:00 PM BST

The Time Is Now to Raise Health Taxes

This event will discuss the findings from a new report by the Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health, of which CGD is the secretariat. The report advocates for implementing and increasing health taxes as a timely policy solution to raise revenue and ...

Oct

23

2024

HYBRID

Washington, DC

9:00—10:30 AM EST | 2:00—3:30 PM BST

Bretton Woods at 80: Priorities for the Next Decade

Join the Center for Global Development and ICRIER for a conversation featuring prominent thinkers and high-level former policymakers on how the World Bank and IMF can tackle the challenges of the 21st century.