On September 11 at 9:00 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, in partnership with the Policy Center for the New South, will host a conversation on the future of US development finance and commercial diplomacy in Africa and beyond.
With tectonic changes in trade policy, the future of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and African Growth and Opportunity Act under review, and the reauthorization deadline for the US International Development Finance Corporation looming, 2025 is a pivotal year for US commercial diplomacy. This conversation will highlight how efforts, from scaling investments to increasing flexibility, can drive shared economic prosperity both in the United States and US partners abroad.
Aubrey Hruby will also share findings from her new policy brief, “DFC 2.0: A blueprint for a bigger, faster, and more strategic agency.”
New policy: In-person attendees will be required to show photo ID upon arrival, and no on-site registration will be permitted. Guests will not be admitted later than twenty minutes after the event’s start time. Registration for this event will close at 5:00 p.m. ET the day prior.
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Speakers
Rob Mosbacher, Jr.
Former President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Chairman, Mosbacher Energy Company
Helaina Matza
Chief Strategic Development Officer
TECHMET
Aubrey Hruby
Senior Advisor, Africa Center
Atlantic Council
Moderated by
Adva Saldinger
Senior Reporter
Devex
Additional speakers to be announced.
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The Africa Center works to promote dynamic geopolitical partnerships with African states and to redirect US and European policy priorities toward strengthening security and bolstering economic growth and prosperity on the continent.
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