Events - Center for International Private Enterprise

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Leveraging Youth and Technology for Governance Reforms

8.15.2016, 12:30PM to 2:00PM

Listen to the full discussion: On August 12th, people around the world celebrated International Youth Day, marking the 17th year the United Nations designated a day to celebrate and reflect upon...

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The State of Journalism Globally: How Authoritarian Regimes Control Information

6.8.2016, 9:30AM to 11:00AM

This panel discussion focused on the state of journalism around the world – especially in authoritarian states and developing countries where there is a push-back on democracy. The panel of...

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Confronting Gender-Based Violence: Empowerment through Economic Opportunity

5.12.2016, 2:00PM to 3:30PM

The discussion focused on how women’s economic empowerment helps reduce gender-based violence and how women can be supported to gain greater input into governance and public policymaking in order to...

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Benefit to All: Implementing the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement

11.18.2015, 2:30PM

CIPE hosted a panel discussion on Capitol Hill on the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation, a multi-donor, multi-year, multi-million dollar effort that teams with the private sector to assist with...

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Sri Lanka’s Democratic Transition: Can Substance Match the Talk?

10.27.2015, 2:00PM to 4:00PM

With two elections, all signs point to a real democracy emerging in Sri Lanka, but much work needs to be done for the transition to succeed. The Sirisena government has...

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Women’s Entrepreneurship: Giving Women a Voice through Economic Empowerment

10.19.2015, 2:00PM to 4:00PM

Innovation and jobs created by women entrepreneurs are vital to economic growth worldwide. What is equally important is that entrepreneurial success by women also leads to their greater democratic participation...

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New SDG Framework: Securing the Future through Inclusive Economic Growth

7.20.2015, 2:00PM to 4:00PM

Job creation and poverty reduction is arguably the biggest problem facing the world today. With the post-2015 development agenda about to be finalized, CIPE hosted a timely discussion on the role...

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A Way Forward for a Viable Syria: An Insider Perspective from the Private Sector and Civil Society

5.21.2015, 12:00PM to 2:00PM

Every day we see news about atrocities and violence in Syria. Much of the media coverage focuses on sectarian violence and ISIS-created mayhem. But even with the chaos and human...

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Strengthening Fragile States: Causes and Solutions

5.1.2015, 2:00PM to 4:00PM

Fragile states drive a disproportionate share of the world’s instability, violence, and poverty. People living in these countries suffer from weak or dysfunctional institutions, social divisions, corruption, poor governance, a...

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The Next Generation of Discovery: Research and Policy Change Inspired by Ronald Coase

3.27.2015, 9:00AM to 3.28.2015, 12:00AM

CIPE and the Ronald Coase Institute held a conference celebrating the life and work of Ronald Coase, his insights into the conduct of economic research, and lessons for institutional reform....

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Shaping the New Development Agenda

9.9.2014, 2:00PM to 4:00PM

As we approach the end of the basic period of performance for the Millennium Development Goals, the development community is engaged in an intensive effort to shape a new agenda....

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CIPE and Freedom House Host Discussion On Advancing Political and Economic Freedom in Africa

8.1.2014, 10:00AM to 12:00PM

Representatives from African and American civil society, private sector, academia and government gathered at Freedom House on August 1 to participate in a panel discussion titled “Advancing Political and Economic...

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CIPE Hosts Roundtable with Tunisian National Constituent Assembly

5.1.2012, 9:00AM to 11:00AM

On May 2, 2012, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) hosted a roundtable with four members of the Tunisian National Constituent Assembly (NCA): Meherzia Laabidi of the Al-Nahda...