ODI/APGOOD Meeting Series 2005-7

'What's Next in International Development?'
Political Perspectives

2005 was heralded as a historic year for international development and an unrivalled opportunity for the UK government to provide leadership at the G8 summit at Gleneagles, through the UK Presidency of the EU, at the MDGs Summit in New York and at the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial.

What was achieved? How can the momentum be sustained and what are the major issues and challenges that lie ahead? This ODI and APGOOD series seeks to answer such questions.

Introducing the final three meetings of this series, Simon Maxwell, Director of ODI said:

'I’m delighted to announce a series of three public meetings, with speeches by Gareth Thomas, Andrew Mitchell and Lynne Featherstone. These meetings will bring to a close our series with APGOOD on ‘What’s Next in International Development?’

'With a change in Prime Minister imminent, they could not be timed better to reflect on the lessons of the past ten years and the challenges for the future. I’m especially pleased that all three major parties have agreed to contribute at such a senior level.'

'Our ‘What’s Next?’ series has been running intermittently since the beginning of last year. Our themes have ranged over the economics and politics of globalisation, the link between development and foreign policy, the future of the UN and the EU, and the changing landscape of aid. Speakers so far have included: Hilary Benn, Kemal Dervis, Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Don McKinnon, among others.

'With the mid-point of the MDGs this year, and with the G8 imminent, the time is right to think strategically about the future of international development. I very much hope you will come to hear our distinguished speakers and join in our conversation.'

Speaker: Gareth Thomas MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development
Chair: Rt Hon John Battle MP, Chair, APGOOD
Tue 5 June, 13.00 - 14.30
Wilson Room, Portcullis House, Victoria Embankment, London SW1A 2LW

Speaker: Andrew Mitchell MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Chair: Tom Clarke MP, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Thu 7 June 2007, 13.00 - 14.30
Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, Victoria Embankment, London SW1A 2LW

Speaker: Lynne Featherstone MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on International Development
Chair: Baroness Lindsay Northover, Secretary, APGOOD
Thu 14 June 2007, 13.00 - 14.30
Committee Room 10, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. Please allow extra time for security.

'Global Challenges: Europe's Role'
Thursday 1st February 2007, 1.00-2.30PM, Committee Room 10, House of Commons
Co-hosted with the Foreign Policy Centre

Speaker: Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP, Minister for Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chair: Baroness Margaret Jay, Chair, ODI

'Development, Global Issues and Democratic Governance'
Wednesday 1st November, 5.00-6.30pm, Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Speaker: Kemal Dervis, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Discussant: Simon Maxwell, Director, ODI
Chair: Rt Hon John Battle MP, Chair, APGOOD

Speaker: Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Commissioner for External Affairs and Europe's Neighbourhoods
Discussant: Simon Maxwell, Director, ODI
Chair: Rt Hon John Battle MP, Chair, APGOOD

Speakers:
- Gareth Thomas MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development
- Simon Maxwell, Director, ODI
- Dame Margaret Anstee, Former Under Secretary-General of the UN
Chair: Tom Clarke MP, Member of Parliament for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill

Speaker: Hilde F. Johnson, Former Minister for Internatioanl Development, Norway
Chair: Rt Hon John Battle MP, Chair, APGOOD

'Aid Architecture: The Role of the Regional Development Banks'
Tuesday 28th March, 1.00-2.15pm, Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Speaker: Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank
Chair: Rt Hon John Battle MP, Chair, APGOOD

Speaker: Richard Manning, Chair, Development Assistance Committee, OECD
Discussant: Andrew Lawson, Research Fellow, ODI
Chair: Rt Hon John Battle MP, Chair, APGOOD

Speaker: Dr Ashraf Ghani, Vice -Chancellor, University of Kabul & Former Finance Minister, Afghanistan
Discussant: Clare Lockhart, Research Fellow, ODI
Chair: Rt Hon John Battle MP, Chair, APGOOD

Speaker: Rt Hon Donald C. McKinnon, Commonwealth Secretary-General
Discussant: Diana Cammack, Research Fellow, ODI
Chair: Tom Clarke MP, Member of Parliament for Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill

Speaker: Gareth Thomas MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development
Discussant: Matt Phillips, Save the Children Fund & Make Poverty History Campaign
Chair: Rt Hon John Battle MP, Chair, APGOOD

Map showing location of Portcullis House
How to get to Portcullis House