Events - Center for International Private Enterprise

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Fixing Fragile States from the Inside Out: The Power of Business

4.11.2017, 2:00PM to 3:30PM

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and OEF Research, a program of the One Earth Future Foundation (OEF) co-hosted a presentation and panel discussion on the role of local business communities in repairing fragile states. Fragile States continue to garner international attention, ...

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Online Free Speech and Internet Access: Challenges Facing Journalists, Media, and Civil Society

5.8.2017, 2:00PM to 3:00PM

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) hosted a panel discussion on online free speech and internet access, and the subsequent challenges facing journalists, media, and civil society. An open internet – where citizens can express themselves, share and debate ideas, and condu...

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Livelihoods Innovation through Food Entrepreneurship (LIFE) Project Launch

9.15.2017, 11:00AM to 1:00PM

The Center for International Private Enterprise and their Consortium partners held the launch of a new project: Livelihoods Innovation through Food Entrepreneurship (LIFE). The Syrian refugee conflict has forced five million people to seek refuge in neighboring countries and more than one million to...

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Building Sustainable Civil Society Organizations from Within

11.16.2017, 2:30PM to 4:00PM

It is widely recognized that civil society plays an important role in improving the economy, health, and security around the world. Yet, only four of the 70 countries included in USAID’s Civil Society Organization (CSO) Sustainability Index have civil society sectors that were deemed financially ...

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Controlling Corruption through Public Financial Management

12.1.2017, 10:30AM to 12:00PM

The Center for International Private Enterprise hosted an event titled “Controlling Corruption through Public Financial Management.” This event featured the Honduras Minister of Finance, Wilfredo Cerrato, discussing the importance of augmenting efforts to control corruption with public f...

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How the Power of Economic Opportunity for Women Transforms Society

12.5.2017, 1:00PM to 2:30PM

In honor of International Women’s Day, CIPE is highlighting innovative new programs by global partners to support economic empowerment for women. CIPE recently hosted a panel discussion that focused on top current challenges and what is needed to catalyze changes. Watch “How the Power of Economi...

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Can We Make Anti-Corruption Sustainable?

12.8.2017, 10:30AM to 12:00PM

The Center for International Private Enterprise and the Partnership for Transparency co-hosted an event that asks, “Can We Make Anti-Corruption Sustainable?” Dr. Delia Matilde Ferreira Rubio gave her first speech in the United States since her recent election to Chair of the Internation...

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The New Great Game? China’s Investment Model in the Developing World

2.6.2018, 12:00PM to 1:30PM

China’s international investments have increased rapidly over the past decade, expanding from a narrow focus on natural resources and construction to real estate, finance, brands, and service industries. Much of this international investment has been spearheaded by state-owned enterprises, which ...

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The Weight of Corruption on Women Leaders in Africa

2.21.2018, 2:00PM to 3:30PM

Around the world, systemic corruption continues to impede market development and erode the legitimacy of political systems. Across Africa, leaders have attempted to tackle the corruption endemic in bureaucracies, business, and security forces, with varying success. As Africa has witnessed the rise ...

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GLOBSEC 2018 — Bratislava Forum

5.19.2018, 9:00AM

CIPE was among the organizations playing a key role in the GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum that took place May 17, 18 and 19. Hundreds of influential experts, statesmen, and business leaders gathered in Slovakia this week to discuss pressing global issues. CIPE Board Chairman Greg Lebedev (pictured below, ...