Special Events
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Food for Thought: Kathleen Beegle on Working at the World Bank
Kathleen Beegle discusses her career at the World Bank.
The Food for Thought series features student-focused events with speakers from a variety of disciplines discussing topics related to global development.-Gunn SIEPR Building - Lectures & Discussions
Speaker Series on Youth Employment in Africa
Misan Rewane and Kathleen Beegle discuss the challenge of youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Series features talks by distinguished scholars and policymakers with the goal of fostering discussions about successes and challenges in the field of poverty alleviation.-Gunn SIEPR Building - Lectures & Discussions
Speaker Series with Hakeem Belo-Osagie
Nigerian entrepreneur Hakeem Belo-Osagie discusses the business environment in Africa.
The Series features talks by distinguished scholars and policymakers with the goal of fostering discussions about successes and challenges in the field of poverty alleviation.-Gunn SIEPR Building - Lectures & Discussions
Speaker Series with Esther Duflo: Good Economics for Warmer Times
A conversation on evidence for effective and equitable climate action.
The Series features talks by distinguished scholars and policymakers with the goal of fostering discussions about successes and challenges in the field of poverty alleviation.-Gunn SIEPR Building - Student Event
Food for Thought: Nicholas Bloom on the Impact of Management on Firm Performance
Professor Bloom discusses the impact of modifying management practices in the Indian textile industry.
The Food for Thought series features student-focused events with speakers from a variety of disciplines discussing topics related to global development.-Gunn SIEPR Building - Conferences & Workshops
The Call to Service Conference
The role of selection and incentives in politics and bureaucracies.
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Past Special Events
- Past Event Student Event
Food for Thought: Conducting Research with Local Partners
A multi-disciplinary panel of researchers shares tips and methods for collaborating with local organizations.
The Food for Thought series features student-focused events with speakers from a variety of disciplines discussing topics related to global development.-*This event has passed.Gunn SIEPR Building - Past Event Student Event
Food for Thought: Using Data and AI to Address Human Trafficking
The Stanford Human Trafficking Data Lab discussed its impact on our understanding of human trafficking markets and policies.
The Food for Thought series features student-focused events with speakers from a variety of disciplines discussing topics related to global development.-*This event has passed.Gunn SIEPR Building - Past Event Conferences & Workshops
2022 Conference on Firms, Trade, and Development
-*This event has passed.Stanford University + London School of Economics - Past Event Student Event
Food for Thought: Steve Luby and Jenna Forsyth on Lead Exposure
Professor Luby and Dr. Forsyth discussed their work to reduce two key sources of lead contamination in Bangladesh
The Food for Thought series features student-focused events with speakers from a variety of disciplines discussing topics related to global development.-*This event has passed.Gunn SIEPR Building - Past Event Lectures & Discussions
The Power of Hope: Effective Approaches to Women’s Empowerment in Global Development
Discussion with Shameran Abed, Scott MacMillan, Manisha Shah and Pascaline Dupas
Following the publication of a biography of BRAC's founder, the Stanford King Center hosted a discussion on successful approaches to women’s empowerment.-*This event has passed.Gunn SIEPR BuildingUnited States
- Past Event Student Event
2022 International Engagement Fair
For students to learn about international experiences abroad and on-campus offered by student and campus organizations
-*This event has passed.Gunn SIEPR Building - Past Event Lectures & Discussions
David Malpass: The Crisis Facing Development
-*This event has passed.Gunn SIEPR Building - Past Event Conferences & Workshops
2022 Global Development Postdoctoral Fellows Conference
-*This event has passed.Landau Economics Building - Past Event Lectures & Discussions
Speaker Series with Ted Miguel
A conversation on donor conditionality and international development outcomes
The Series features talks by distinguished scholars and policymakers with the goal of fostering discussions about successes and challenges in the field of poverty alleviation.-*This event has passed.Gunn SIEPR Building - Past Event Student Event
Non-Academic Careers Panel
for Stanford PhD Students
-*This event has passed.Gunn SIEPR Building - Past Event Student Event
DEVPEC
Development and Political Economics Conference
A Bay Area Graduate Student Conference-*This event has passed.Gunn SIEPR Building - Past Event Student Event
Food for Thought with Desiree LaBeaud and Bethel Bayrau
Learn how supporting recycling contributed to reduce vector borne disease in Kenya.
This series of student-focused events features speakers from a variety of disciplines discussing topics related to global development.-*This event has passed.Gunn SIEPR Building - Past Event Lectures & Discussions
Speaker Series with Sir Partha Dasgupta
A conversation on the challenge of protecting biodiversity and environmental quality while achieving economic development
The Series features talks by distinguished scholars and policymakers with the goal of fostering discussions about successes and challenges in the field of poverty alleviation.-*This event has passed.United States
- Past Event Student Event
Food for Thought with Visiting Professor Belinda Archibong
This event is part of a series of student-focused events featuring speakers from a variety of disciplines discussing topics related to global development.-*This event has passed. - Past Event Conferences & Workshops
2022 Conference on Behavioral Economics and Development
-*This event has passed.United States
- Past Event Lectures & Discussions
Speaker Series with Param Iyer
A conversation on delivering at scale: Transforming India’s sanitation policy and practice
The Series features talks by distinguished scholars and policymakers with the goal of fostering discussions about successes and challenges in the field of poverty alleviation.-*This event has passed.United States
- Past Event Student Event
Research Interrupted: Restarting Fieldwork
Stanford PhD students discuss restarting fieldwork amid the COVID-19 pandemic.-*This event has passed.United States
- Past Event Conferences & Workshops
2021 Conference on Firms, Trade, and Development
-*This event has passed. - Past Event Student Event
Food for Thought with Susan Athey
This series of student-focused events features speakers from a variety of disciplines discussing topics related to global development.-*This event has passed. - Past Event Lectures & Discussions
Speaker Series with Penny Goldberg
A conversation on supply chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic
The Series features talks by distinguished scholars and policymakers with the goal of fostering discussions about successes and challenges in the field of poverty alleviation.-*This event has passed.Virtual Event