Topic: Food Security

Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Resilience

There could be 9 billion people on the planet by 2050. Currently about 15 % of the global population are hungry, live in poverty, and are dangerously dependent on agriculture. Against this background how can we ensure the universal food security that underpins political stability, social welfare, and economic growth?

Topic: Private Sector

Engaging the Private Sector for Development

A healthy, vibrant and competitive private sector is a key to growth and reducing poverty. But how can we best engage the private sector as a development partner to create jobs, income opportunities for the poor, and to leverage additional funding for sustainable and inclusive growth?

Topic: Inclusive Growth

Empowering People for Inclusive Growth

Inequalities that disempower and exclude the poor persist across developing and developed countries. Youth unemployment is skyrocketing worldwide and inequality fuelled the Arab Spring. How can we best address the politically explosive combination of economic growth without jobs and social cohesion?

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Paulo Gomes
Chief Executive Officer, Constellor
Tamsyn Barton
Director General for Operations Outside the European Union, European Invesment Bank
Caroline Anstey
Managing Director, The World Bank
Madhav Kumar Nepal
Prime Minister of Nepal
Macky Sall
President of the Republic of Senegal
Salam Fayyad
Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
Demetris Christofias
President of the Republic of Cyprus
Amadou Toumani Touré
President of Mali
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
President of Liberia
Eva Joly
Chairperson of the Committee on Development, European Parliament
Martha Chen
Lecturer in Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Victor Gorom Ndiaye
Chief Executive Officer, Performances Management Consulting
Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Morgan Tsvangirai
Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
Ali Bongo Ondimba
President of the Republic of Gabon

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