On Thursday, April 9, at 9:00 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center will host the Global Prosperity Forum at the Atlantic Council’s global headquarters in Washington, DC. With the US reshaping its approach to foreign assistance and international investment, this year’s Forum will highlight new approaches to advancing democracy and prosperity across the world.
The Forum will feature discussions about development finance, democracy assistance, global entrepreneurship policy, country spotlights on Iran and Venezuela, and more. Speakers include leaders and experts shaping the international development landscape.
New policy: In-person attendees will be required to show photo ID upon arrival, and no on-site registration will be permitted.
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Morning Agenda | 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Welcome remarks
Speakers
James Mazzarella
Senior Director, Freedom and Prosperity Center,
Atlantic Council
Michael Fisch
Founder and CEO,
American Securities
From evidence to reform: Kicking off the Entrepreneurship Policy Initiative
Speakers
Greg Wolcott
Director, Individual Freedom and Free Markets,
John Templeton Foundation
Dan Barnes
Managing Director for Selection and Accountability,
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Adriana Vicentini
CEO,
MEG Datos de Inteligencia
Patrick McLaughlin
Research Fellow, Hoover Institution,
Stanford University
Moderated by
Moussa Traoré
Director, Entrepreneurship Policy Initiative,
Freedom and Prosperity Center,
Atlantic Council
Achieving strategic objectives through investment and development finance
Speakers
Colin Buckley
Managing Director and General Counsel,
British International Investment
Bethany Aquilina Brez
Vice President, Office of Foreign Policy,
US International Development Finance Corporation
Jake Cusack
Co-founder and Managing Director,
CrossBoundary Group
Moderated by
Kim Reed
Distinguished Fellow, Freedom and Prosperity Center,
Atlantic Council
The future of democracy assistance
Speaker
Dan Twining
President,
International Republican Institute
Moderated by
Patrick Quirk
Vice President for Global Policy and Public Affairs,
UNICEF USA;
Senior Advisor, Freedom and Prosperity Center,
Atlantic Council
More speakers and exact session times to be announced soon.
Afternoon Agenda | 1:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Responsible mining in the critical minerals sector
Speakers
Tom Haslett
Director, Energy and Critical Minerals Policy,
US International Development Finance Corporation
Alan Carroll
Deputy Director of Government Affairs,
KoBold Metals
Moderated by
Kyeh Kim
COO,
Fulcrum Ventures
Iran country spotlight: War, human rights, and the path to a better future
Speaker
Holly Dagres
Libitzky Family Senior Fellow, Viterbi Program on Iran and US Policy,
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Moderated by
Nate Swanson
Director, Iran Strategy Project, Rafik Hariri Center and Middle East Programs,
Atlantic Council
Winning hearts and markets? China’s reach in the Global South
More speakers and exact session times to be announced soon.
Speakers
Joseph Asunka
CEO,
Afrobarometer
Melanie Hart
Senior Director, Global China Hub,
Atlantic Council
Ho-fung Hung
Henry M. and Elizabeth P. Wiesenfeld Professor in Political Economy,
Johns Hopkins University
Moderated by
Jeremy Mark
Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoEconomics Center,
Atlantic Council
Venezuela country spotlight: Navigating political and economic transition
Featuring
Rafael De La Cruz
Director,
Office of Maria Corina Machado and the President-elect
Edmundo González Urrutia in the United States
Moderated by
TBD
Using energy compacts to promote growth
Syria country spotlight: The need for a ‘rules-first’ reset
Speaker
Ibrahim Al-Assil
Senior Research Fellow, Middle East Initiative,
Harvard Kennedy School;
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Syria Project,
Atlantic Council
Moderated by
Nour Dabboussi
Associate Director, MENA Futures Lab, Rafik Hariri Center and Middle East Programs,
Atlantic Council
Using soft power: Countering cartels and transnational crime to advance American interests
Speakers
Noy Villalobos
Chief Programs Officer,
Creative Associates International
Conor Pfeiffer
Senior Director of Government Relations,
FDD Action
Moderated by
Patrick Quirk
Vice President for Global Policy and Public Affairs,
UNICEF USA;
Senior Advisor, Freedom and Prosperity Center,
Atlantic Council
Tunisia country spotlight: Building institutions for long-term stability
Speaker
Ameni Mehrez
Assistant Professor, Government Department,
College of William & Mary;
Nonresident Fellow, Middle East Initiative,
Harvard Kennedy School
Moderated by
Nour Dabboussi
Associate Director, MENA Futures Lab, Rafik Hariri Center and Middle East Programs,
Atlantic Council
More speakers and exact session times to be announced soon.
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