"International Development Assistance in the Contemporary World" Conference
Event date: December 16 (Monday), 2024, 10.00am-4.15 pm
Location: Kalecki Hall at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, room VII, building G
The SGH Warsaw School of Economics, the World Bank and the Polish Center for International Aid Foundation have the pleasure to invite you to the conference “International Development Assistance in the Contemporary World,” which will take place on December 16 (Monday), 2024, at the SGH.
During the event, leading global practitioners and experts in international development will discuss the latest research on international development cooperation and trends in global aid policy. The debate, among others, will focus on twenty years of building the Polish system of development cooperation, its small but growing share in global development assistance and ways to improve its effectiveness.
Distinguished attendees include Professor Branko Milanovic from the City University of New York and Mr. Akihiko (Aki) Nishio, Vice-President of the World Bank for Development Finance.
“The main objective of the conference, apart from an in-depth diagnosis of the current situation, is to create a platform for discussion and exchange of experiences and best practices between representatives of the academia, development assistance practitioners and decision-makers in the field of development policy,” emphasizes Professor Ryszard Bartkowiak, Director of the Institute of Political Economy, Law and Economic Policy at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics.
One of the outcomes of the event will be a book with articles penned by the conference speakers, Polish and foreign experts as well as researchers representing various disciplines.
The conference is organized by the Department of Economic Policy and Monetary Theory and the Institute of Political Economy, Law and Economic Policy at the Collegium of Management and Finance of the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. The partners of the event are the World Bank and the Polish Center for International Aid Foundation. The honorary patronage over it has been taken by the Rector of the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Professor Piotr Wachowiak.
The main language of the conference is English. The organizers provide oral translation.
Participation in the conference is free of charge.
- Registration form
Those interested in participating in the conference are requested to fill out the registration form: https://forms.office.com/e/HPzyX703mX
- Agenda
9.00am-10.00am: Registration and welcome coffee
10.00am-10.45am: Welcome session
Professor Piotr Wachowiak, Rector, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Inaugural Remarks: Szymon Hołownia, Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland10.45am-11.45am: Keynote session: “Global Inequalities”
Chair: Professor Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak, Vice Rector, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Keynote speaker: Professor Branko Milanovic, City University of New York11.45am-12.30pm: Session 1: “Human Capital Policy for Development”
Chair: Dr. Tomasz Chmielewski, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Speaker: Dr. Norbert Schady, Chief Economist, Human Development, World Bank
Discussant: Dr. Iga Magda, SGH Warsaw School of Economics and IBS/Institute for Structural Research12.30pm-1.30pm: Session 2: “The Financing of Bretton Woods Institutions”
Chair: Professor Zbigniew Polański, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Speakers: Katarzyna Zajdel-Kurowska, Director, Asset Management and Advisory Department, World Bank, and Dr. Izabela Rutkowska, Senior Finance Officer, International Monetary Fund1.30pm-2.15pm: Lunch
2.15pm-3.00pm: Special Session: “International Development Association (IDA 21) Final Pledging and Replenishment Session’s Results”
Chair: Dr. Paweł Samecki, Vice President, Administrative Council, College of Europe, Bruges and former EU Commissioner for Regional Policy
Speaker: Akihiko (Aki) Nishio, Vice President, Development Finance, World Bank3.00pm-4.00pm: Session 3: “World Development Assistance and Poland”
Chair: Dr. Michał Rutkowski, Director, Human Development, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank
Speaker: Dr. Katarzyna Zalas-Kamińska, University of Wrocław
Discussants: Paweł Karbownik, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Finance, Dr. Wojciech (Wojtek) Wilk, CEO, Polish Center for International Aid, and Dr. Jakub Wiśniewski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs4.00pm-4.15pm: Closing Remarks:
Ary Naim, Resident Representative in Warsaw, World Bank4.15pm: Coffee/tea, refreshments
Dokument
- Scientific Council
Professor Zbigniew Polański, SGH Warsaw School of Economics - Chairman
Professor Ryszard Bartkowiak, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Professor Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Dr. Małgorzata Korczyk, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Professor Branko Milanovic, City University of New York
Dr. Michał Rutkowski, World Bank
Dr. Norbert Schady, World Bank
Professor Piotr Wachowiak, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Professor Joanna Wielgórska-Leszczyńska, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Dr. Katarzyna Zalas-Kamińska, University of Wrocław
- Organising committee
Małgorzata Wojakowska-Żeglińska, MA, Institute of Political Economy, Law and Economic Policy - Chairwoman
Professor Ryszard Bartkowiak, Director of Institute of Political Economy, Law and Economic Policy, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Dr. Marcin Będzieszak, Department of Economic Policy and Monetary Theory , SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Dr. Wiktor Bołkunow, Department of Economic Policy and Monetary Theory, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Professor Marek Chrzanowski, Department of Economic Policy and Monetary Theory, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Dr. Łukasz Marecki, Department of Economic Policy and Monetary Theory, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Eliza Ostropolska-Kubik, MA, Department of History of Economic Thought, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Professor Zbigniew Polański, Head of the Department of Economic Policy and Monetary Theory, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Dr. Ludmiła Słobodzian, Department of Economic Policy and Monetary Theory, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Professor Joanna Wielgórska-Leszczyńska, Dean of the College of Management and Finance, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
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Organizers: Department of Economic Policy and Money Theory - Institute of Political Economy, Law and Economic Policy - College of Management and Finance
Conference patronage: His Magnificence the Rector of the Warsaw School of Economics
Conference Partners: World Bank, PCPM