Events Detail

Thursday, June 15, 2006
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
1015 15th Street, NW, 6th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005

What creates prosperity in the developing world? What helps the poor escape poverty for good? Is more government aid the answer, or is there a better way? Recognizing that private investment and good governance are the engines of growth in developing countries, many realists believe that foreign aid can be more effective through private giving, volunteerism, public-private partnerships, and individual remittances.

Historically less reliant on government aid than Europeans, Americans are on the forefront of private global giving. Hudson’s new Index of Global Philanthropy presents the first comprehensive measure of American giving abroad—public as well as private.

Join us for a keynote address by Amir Dossal, head of the United Nations Fund for International Partnerships, and other panelists for a first-hand look at what works—and why—in creating prosperity in the developing world.

2:30 p.m. Introduction:
Carol C. Adelman, Dr. P.H., director, Center for Global Prosperity, Hudson Institute

2:45 p.m. Keynote Presentation:
Amir Dossal, executive director, United Nations Fund for International Partnerships

3:15 p.m.Panel Discussion:
Jerry O’Brien, senior advisor, Office of Global Development Alliance, U.S. Agency for International Development

Brenda Colatrella, executive director, HIV Policy & External Affairs, Merck & Co., Inc.

Richard Kiy, president & CEO, International Community Foundation

Tim Ogden, vice president of communications, Geneva Global, Inc.

Manuel Orozco, Ph.D., senior associate and director, Remittances and Rural Development Program, Inter-American Dialogue

4:30 p.m. Refreshments

RSVP to Samantha Grayson, Samantha@hudson.org, 202-974-6453