Innovation in a crisis - Private sector strategies for development: access, competition and engagement in a downturn

Event Details

Time: January 20, 2009 from 5:30pm to 7pm
Location: The Commonwealth Club, 25 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5AP
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Event Type: 'business for development impact' event series
Organized By: Overseas Development Institute, Department for International Development & Business Action for Africa
Latest Activity: Apr 24

Event Description

Innovation in a crisis - Private sector strategies for development: access, competition and engagement in a downturn

The launch of DFID’s Private Sector Development Strategy

Tuesday, 20 January, 17.30 to 19.00 followed by reception (Registration from 17.00).

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Speaker:	Mike Foster MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, UK Department for International Development: text / audio
	Ann Grant, Vice Chair Standard Chartered Bank, speaking on corporate engagement in good business, and the implications of the downturn: audio
	Dame Barbara Stocking, Chief Executive of Oxfam, speaking on access to markets by the poor and how these are affected by the downturn: audio
	His Excellency Claver Gatete, Rwandan Ambassador to the UK, speaking on the challenge of creating competitive markets and the implications of the downturn: audio
Chair:	Simon Maxwell, Director, Overseas Development Institute
Discussion::	Audio of discussion with Mike Foster / Audio of general discussion

This event launches a meeting series that will explore how the private sector will contribute to the development agenda, and how the climate for business and investment can be strengthened, in 2009 and beyond. Join the online discussion here!.

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Comment Wall

Comment by Allan Bussard on January 6, 2009 at 10:11am: I am sorry not to be able to attend this event. Unfortunately, I arrive back from Kenya that evening and so the schedule is not possible. But this topic is of high interest to me and would like to stay informed of similar events in the future. In particular, the issue of market access is of interest, as this is fragile at the best of times, let alone in a downturn. We have investments in fair trade agricultural products and ethical tourism in Kenya, South Sudan and Ethiopia, and we are curious to see how these will be impacted. Interested to hear from others if they are seeing any market access impact in the current economic climate. Particularly regarding exports from Africa.