The Role of the Private Sector in Development

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday January 21, 2020 - Wednesday January 22, 2020
      11:00 am - 11:59 am
  • Location: Habersham Building, Room G17
  • Phone:
  • URL: Habersham Building
  • Email:
  • Fee(s):
    N/A
  • Extras:
    Free food
Contact

Chris McDermott at chris.mcdermott@gatech.edu 

Summaries

Summary Sentence: The Nunn School Global Development Program is hosting a round-table to discuss the role of the private sector in development.

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The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs' Program on Global Development will host a round-table to discuss the role of the private sector in development. Topics to discuss include the possibilities and limitaions of the private sector development in Brazil, the trap of middle income, and leveraging economic sectors for peace from the perspective of Lebanon. 

Moderator: Mr. John Rice, distinguished professor of the practice at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs

Panelists:

  • Kirk Bowman, professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
  • Alberto Fuentes, assistant professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
  • Dennis Lockhart, distinguished professor of the practice at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
  • Rana Shabb, PhD candidate at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs

Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Chris McDermott at chris.mcdermott@gatech.edu 

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
No
Groups

Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP), Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Postdoc, Public, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
global development, private sector, brazil, Lebanon
Status
  • Created By: Christopher McDermott
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jan 10, 2020 - 3:14pm
  • Last Updated: Jan 10, 2020 - 3:29pm