Events - Center for International Private Enterprise

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UN IGF 2021: “Level Up: Methods for Localizing Digital Policy and Norms”

12.7.2021, 9:45AM

The session will directly tackle the challenges and opportunities associated with how global policies and norms—including global human rights instruments as well as emerging global digital policy standards—are effectively implemented and interpreted at the national level. Implementation is often...

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UN IGF 2021: “Connecting Democracy and Internet Governance Advocates”

12.7.2021, 6:45AM

Come to this networking session to connect with others working at the intersection of democracy and internet governance. As a technological platform, the internet offers incredible potential in terms of strengthening democratic processes worldwide. Yet, over the past decade, there has been a global ...

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Behavioral Change Approaches to Reducing Economic Informality in Albania

12.6.2021, 2:00PM

CIPE’s Europe & Eurasia team and partner ICC Albania hosted our panel event part of Integrity Week Albania, an annual initiative to bring stakeholders in Albania together to discuss ethical behavior and integrity. During the event, “Behavioral Change Approaches to Reducing Econo...

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Turning Corrosive Capital into Constructive Capital – Asia & Pacific Event Series: Papua New Guinea

11.30.2021, 5:00PM

About the Event Indo-Pacific countries that need foreign investment must guard themselves against corrosive capital that threatens to corrupt markets and weaken governance, while also building a better environment for constructive capital that generates greater opportunity. This is the focus of a n...

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Promoting Trust in Business: How to Increase Trust in Business?

11.30.2021, 8:30AM

Many future-oriented businesses are implementing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards to give back to their local communities, ensure their development, and build trust-oriented organizations. CIPE and AmChams in Europe launched the Promoting Trust in Business to shed light on the ...

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Manila Webinar Series – Layertech Module Launch: Women’s Economic Empowerment & Harnessing the Power of Digital Economy

11.17.2021, 8:00PM

Register Today About the Event The Philippines has endured one of the world’s longest COVID-19 lockdowns. The pandemic halted business operations, threatened livelihoods, and forced many enterprises to not only find ways to cope with a global health and economic crisis but also to adapt and shif...

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Turning Corrosive Capital into Constructive Capital – Asia & Pacific Event Series: the Philippines & Pakistan

11.17.2021, 9:00AM

About the Event How can Indo-Pacific countries that need foreign investment guard themselves against corrosive capital that threatens to corrupt markets and weaken governance, while also building a better environment for constructive capital that generates greater opportunity? This is the focus of ...

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Global Entrepreneurship Week – Layertech Module Launch: Harnessing the Power of the Digital Economy for Global Entrepreneurship

11.12.2021, 9:00AM

Click Here to Register Today About the Event As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and Layertech Software Labs cordially invite you to the launch of the new course: “Harnessing the Power of the Digital Economy: MSME Guide to Digital Transfo...

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2021 Survey Results of COVID-19 Impacts on Women-Owned and Operated MSMEs in Papua New Guinea

11.4.2021, 1:00AM

About the Event Women entrepreneurs in Papua New Guinea (PNG) face many complex challenges in setting up and growing their businesses due to various barriers such as gender inequality, lack of access to finance, and societal challenges such as poverty and illiteracy. Under the economic pressures of...

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Turning Corrosive Capital into Constructive Capital – Asia & Pacific Event Series: Cambodia

10.28.2021, 9:00AM

About the Event How can Indo-Pacific countries that need foreign investment guard themselves against corrosive capital that threatens to corrupt markets and weaken governance, while also building a better environment for constructive capital that generates greater opportunity? This is th...

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Identifying Corrosive Capital from China in the Americas and the Caribbean

10.25.2021, 2:00PM

About the Event Corrosive capital can take many forms, but the outcome is always the same. The erosion of democratic foundations and the predatory exploitation of regulatory and governance gaps in the public and private sectors of the recipient country. The implications could define the fate of a r...

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Unpacking Urban: Towards Livable, Resilient, and Competitive Cities

10.20.2021, 1:30AM

— Event in partnership with the Institute for Solidarity in Asia and Philstar. — The world has witnessed a rapid increase in rates of urbanization for the last five decades. The UN World Urbanization Prospects reported that more than four billion people were living in urban settings in ...

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Turning Corrosive Capital into Constructive Capital – Asia & Pacific Event Series: Myanmar

10.7.2021, 8:00AM

About the Event How can Indo-Pacific countries in need of foreign investment guard themselves against corrosive capital that threatens to corrupt markets and weaken governance, while also building a better environment for constructive capital that generates greater opportunity? This is the focus of...

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C20 Summit Panel: Human-Centered Governance for Digital Transformation

10.7.2021, 7:30AM

The digital economy is inextricably linked to global economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The promise of digital transformation to improve lives and livelihoods also poses new challenges and risks to democratic freedoms and human rights in the absence of governance consensus on te...

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Youth Leadership Conference 2021

9.28.2021, 12:00AM

CIPE is expanding its support for youth engagement and thought leadership. In many countries, education and employment options are even more limited now due to the COVID pandemic. At CIPE’s September 28 Global Youth Leadership Conference, CIPE Youth Leaders from five countries shared their pro...

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Shaping Regulations to Promote Business Resiliency in the Digital Economy

9.23.2021, 9:00AM

As we look toward economic recovery post-pandemic, significant global policy actions may be needed to ensure inclusive and widespread revitalization. What changes will be required to ensure a more resilient business climate in the future? In this webinar, experts from the Kroll Institute, the Cente...

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The Private Sector’s Role in Combating Corrosive Capital in Central Europe

9.20.2021, 9:00AM

Corrosive capital from countries such as Russia and China erodes democratic norms and undercuts prosperity by preying upon regulatory and governance gaps in the public and private sectors of recipient countries. While there is a growing body of research on how national governments and the European ...

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High-Level Workshop to Support Private Sector Leadership in the G5 Sahel Economic Recovery

9.13.2021, 12:00AM to 9.16.2021, 12:00AM

The Center for International Private Enterprise and the Sahel Business Coalition are organizing a regional conference to support economic recovery in the G5 Sahel. This work supports the conclusions of the June 2020 meeting of the G5 Council of Ministers and the full participation of the private ...

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The Role of Business in Ending the Pandemic

8.24.2021, 9:00AM

The event was held in English with simultaneous French and Arabic interpretation provided. L’événement s’est tenu en anglais avec une interprétation simultanée en français et en arabe. سينعقد المنتدى باللغة الإنجليزية مع توفير ترجمة فوري�...

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FEDN Conference — Towards Successful Transitions: Economic Recovery and Democratic Renewal

6.28.2021, 8:30AM

CIPE Chairman Greg Lebedev introduces National Endowment for Democracy President Carl Gershman, “The Michelangelo of Democracy”. The FEDN Secretariat at CIPE was pleased to host the inaugural conference of the Free Enterprise & Democracy Network (FEDN). This virtual, two-day ...