Introduction by:
Henrietta H. Fore
Chairman and CEO, Holsman International and CSIS Trustee
Conversation with:
E. Neville Isdell
Former Chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company and CSIS Trustee
Framing Remarks by:
Holly Wise
Former Director, USAID Global Development Alliance Initiative and
CSIS Senior Associate
Moderated by:
Daniel Runde
Co-Director, CSIS Project on U.S. Leadership in Development and
William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis
Panel Discussion including:
Jeri Jensen, Senior Director for Policy, Initiative for Global Development
Drew Luten, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Jane Nelson, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative,
Harvard Kennedy School
Dennis Whittle, Co-Founder, GlobalGiving
The Center for Strategic and International Studies held event marking the release of a new report, “Seizing the Opportunity in Public Private Partnerships: Strengthening Capacity at the State Department, USAID, and MCC,” on November 1, 2011. In a development landscape changed by globalization, the growth of global philanthropy and tightening foreign assistance budgets, U.S. development strategy must adapt to better reflect the times. Experts discussed the issues and opportunities in working with the private sector on development and suggested ways in which the U.S. government can take fuller advantage of these partnerships.