Statesmen's Forum: Jim Yong Kim, World Bank President
The Center for Strategic and International Studies Project on Prosperity and Development cordially invites you to a discussion on:
Anti-Corruption Efforts in Global Development:
A Commitment to Act
Jim Yong Kim
President, World Bank Group
Panel 1:
Kaushik Basu
Senior Vice President, Development Economics, and Chief Economist, World Bank
Janamitra Devan
Vice President and Head of Network Finance and Private Sector Development, World Bank
Ian Solomon
United States Executive Director, World Bank
Gerald Hyman
Senior Advisor and President, Hills Program on Governance, CSIS; Former Director, Office of Democracy and Governance, USAID
Panel 2:
Gwen Hines
United Kingdom Executive Director, World Bank
Sanjay Pradhan
Vice President, World Bank Institute
Nancy Boswell
Adjunct Associate Professor, American University Washington College of Law; Former President and CEO, Transparency International-USA
Mark Vlasic
Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University; Principal, Madison Law and Strategy Group
Moderated by:
Daniel F. Runde
Director, Project on Prosperity and Development and William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis, CSIS
With an Introduction by:
John J. Hamre
President and CEO, and The Pritzker Chair, CSIS
January 30, 2013 - 9:00AM to 1:00PM
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Set against the backdrop of fiscal austerity throughout the world, the landscape of development assistance is changing. For governments, attempting to accomplish broad development goals with diminishing resources requires innovative approaches and maximizing the impact of each development dollar spent. Corruption at various levels of the aid delivery process hampers the effectiveness of this assistance and hinders what is already often a tough sell by governments to their legislatures to support foreign aid.
The World Bank Group, through its policy advice, lending practices, research, enforcement, and convening power, seeks to reduce corruption in developing countries. Within the World Bank, the Integrity Vice Presidency spearheads anti-corruption and transparency efforts. World Bank contributions in this sphere include a number of notable anti-corruption campaigns, such as the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR), the Open Development platform, and the International Corruption Hunters Alliance.
In his first public speech on anti-corruption, Dr. Kim will discuss the challenges and opportunities around transparency in development, including ongoing efforts and successes. The panels will explore two important sides of the anti-corruption discussion: how corruption risks can be managed, and the costs of corruption to the effectiveness of development.
Please RSVP to PPD@csis.org.
