The Futures Summit: A New Era of Development Cooperation

EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso and CSIS expert Enoh T. Ebong discuss how the EBRD is approaching this new era of development.

This event will explore how the Russia-Ukraine War has shaped economic performance, investment patterns, and key sectors in Ukraine.

CSIS welcomes WTO Director General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for a discussion on what a reformed WTO could look like - one that integrates trade with global health, climate action, and gender equity.

Gavi CEO Sania Nishtar sits down with CSIS Expert Katherine E. Bliss to discuss the ways in which Gavi is reforming to improve efficiencies, promote country ownership and self-sufficiency, overcome resource constraints and meet the geopolitical challenges of the current moment

Executive Director of UNOPS Jorge Moreira da Silva sits down with CSIS expert Noam Unger to discuss what country-led development cooperation can look like in practice, and how the broader development system can close the gap between available resources and real-world needs.

This discussion will outline how the funding environment for global health has shifted internationally in this post-Covid moment, and what innovations could look like in the years ahead.

CSIS welcomes Jeremy Lewin, Daniel O'Day, and Peter Sands for a discussion on how the lenacapavir partnership fits into a renewed U.S. strategy for foreign assistance focused on big bets and advancing American innovations around the world.

UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo sits down with CSIS expert Enoh T. Ebong to discuss what a reimagined model of development cooperation can look like, and how the broader multilateral system can close the gap between the resources available and the scale of need on the ground.

Explore how the U.S. can better align development finance, strategic capital, allies, and private investment to secure and build critical overseas infrastructure, advancing partner needs while strengthening American security and economic interests.

How are innovative development models being designed and implemented, and how can development actors better collaborate to create a more effective system of cooperation in a rapidly changing global environment?