Network Governance and the Development Potential of Middle-Income Countries

In partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 Edit view Opening keynote by: H.E. Enrique Castillo Minister for Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica Panel discussion: "The Future of International Cooperation: Growing Prosperity through Knowledge Partnerships" Jan Wouters Jean Monnet Chair and Director, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, University of Leuven Timothy Meyer Assistant Professor, University of Georgia School of Law Laurence Prusak Founder, Institute for Knowledge Management Kazuki Kitaoka Manager of "Networks for Prosperity" initiative, UNIDO Jerry O'Brien Deputy Director, Office of Science and Technology, USAID Moderated by: Daniel F. Runde Director of the Project on Prosperity and Development and William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis, CSIS Panel discussion: "Resolving Complex Development Challenges: Connecting to Private Enterprise and Global Value Chains" William Reese President and CEO, International Youth Foundation Radha Muthiah Executive Director, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Barbara Kreissler Manager, UNIDO Business Partnerships Kathleen Vickland Vice President, Latin America & the Caribbean, CARANA Corporation With a response by: Michael Levett Senior Associate, CSIS Moderated by: Daniel Runde Thursday, May 16, 2013, 9:00AM to 12:30PM B1 Conference Center CSIS 1800 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006 Follow @CSIS, @UNIDO, and @net4prosperityfor live updates. Middle-income countries are of massive importance to the success of global development efforts because it is these countries that are experiencing rapid economic growth, accompanied by ambitious national development agendas, while at the same time being home to the majority of the world's poor. Beyond the governmental level, middle-income countries are host to rich and growing networks of civil society organizations, academia, and private foundations, not to mention for-profit corporations with a stake in development. Realizing this potential requires the consolidation and expansion of the knowledge networks that have taken shape among both developing and industrialized countries since the turn of the millennium. Indeed, with the 2015 deadline approaching for the original Millennium Development Goals, there is a critical need to form a coordinated agenda beyond that date. CSIS and UNIDO have partnered to organize this public forum to highlight the importance of a multi-stakeholder network-driven approach to the future of global development, with a particular focus on the capabilities of middle-income countries. This conference builds on the June 2012 CSIS report Strategic Foreign Assistance Transitions: Enhancing U.S. Trade and Cooperation Relations with Middle-Income Countries, and on the November 2012 report Networks for Prosperity: Connecting Development Knowledge Beyond 2015, a collaboration between UNIDO and the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies.