Conference on Systemic Failure in Finance For Development

We would like to invite you to participate in the first conference on Systemic Failure in Finance For Development. The conference is part of the activities of the IGDC Finance For Development (FFD) network. Lunch, tea, coffee will be provided.

The topic of the conference is to discuss systemic failure in finance for Official Development Assistance, its root causes, the possible solutions and the barriers and enablers to the implementation of such solutions.

We will have a few keynote speakers, followed by a focus group aimed at conducting a horizon-scanning exercise, where the invitees will contribute to identifying the top research questions scholars need to answer in order to support policy makers in addressing the root causes of systemic failure in finance for ODA. Multiple focus groups on the same topic are being run by the FFD network in multiple locations across the world. The outcomes of the horizon scanning will be published in a high impact journal where the paper will be co-authored by all participants (an initial draft is already available).

We will conclude the day with a discussion of the sources of funding we could tap together.

Agenda

9am to 9.30am: Welcome + Coffee / Tea

9.30am to 10am: Introduction to Finance for Development by Chair

10am to 10.35am: Keynote Speaker 1 + Questions (TBC, UNCTAD)

10.35am to 11.10am: Keynote Speaker 2 + Questions (TBC, University of West of England)

11.10am to 11.30am: Break + Coffee / Tea

11.30am to 12.05pm: Keynote Speaker 3 + Questions (TBC, Inter-American Development Bank)

12.05pm to 1pm: Focus Group

1pm to 2pm: Networking Lunch

2pm to 3pm: Focus Group

3pm to 4.30pm: Group Discussion for FFD for the future

4.30pm to 5pm: Closing Remarks

5pm: End of Conference

For additional information, or if you would like to become part of the network, please feel free to send questions to manogna.goparaju@york.ac.uk and corrado.topi@york.ac.uk.