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Agenda for the Meeting of the Dean's Council | March 2023

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Thursday, March 9 | Dean's Council Dinner
Hosted by Sir Leonard Blavatnik and George Kounelakis, Member, Dean's Council
Banqueting House | Whitehall, London SW1A 2ER
 
Reception | 7:00 pm
 
Dinner and Program | 7:45 pm
 
Welcoming Remarks
  • Douglas Elmendorf PhD 1989, Dean and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Karen Frank MBA 1997, Chair, Dean's Council, Harvard Kennedy School
Keynote: China in 2030: What (not) to Expect
  • Rana Mitter, Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China, St. Cross College, Oxford University
 

 
Friday, March 10 | Meeting of the Dean's Council
Hosted by Rod Miller MPP 1990, Vice-Chair, Dean's Council
Milbank LLP | 100 Liverpool Street, London, EC2M 2AT
 
Leadership Circle Breakfast: Constructive Discourse at Harvard Kennedy School | 8:30 am
  • Erica Chenoweth, Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment, Harvard Kennedy School
New Members' Orientation | 9:30 am | Breakfast available
  • Douglas Elmendorf
  • Karen Frank
Registration for all Members | 9:30 am | Breakfast available
 
Welcoming Remarks and Self-Introductions | 10:00 am
  • Douglas Elmendorf
  • Karen Frank
The Future of World Trade | 10:45 am
  • Robert Lawrence, Albert L. Williams Professor of International Trade and Investment, Harvard Kennedy School
Break | 11:30 am
 
Improving Global Learning: An Evidence-based Systems Approach | 11:45 am
  • Asim Khwaja PhD 2001, Sumitomo-FASID Professor of International Finance and Development; Director, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
Social Lunch | 12:30 pm
 
Women on the Frontlines of Revolution  | 1:30 pm
  • Erica Chenoweth
  • Zoe Marks, Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Break | 2:30 pm
 
Celebrating the Transformative Power of Financial Aid: Student Spotlight | 2:45 pm
  • Michelle De La Isla MC/MPA 2023, U.S. Latino Leadership Fellowship
  • Mina Hanin MPP 2023, Neustadt Fellowship; Tamer Fellowship
  • Tala Katarina Ram-Rainsford MPP 2023, Kistefos Public Service Fellowship
  • Omri Segev MPA 2024, Sammy Ofer Fellowship
Counsel from the Council | 3:45 pm
  • Douglas W. Elmendorf
Closing Remarks | 4:15 pm
  • Douglas W. Elmendorf
  • Karen A. Frank
Meeting Adjourns
 

 
Friday, March 10 | HKS Alumni Event (Optional)
Hosted by Erica Wax MPP 1997, Member, Leadership Circle, Dean's Council, and Andrew Balls MPA 1998, Member, Leadership Circle, Dean's Council
The Conduit Club | 6 Langley Street, London WC2H 9JA
 
Registration | 6:00 pm
 
Keynote and Reception: Is Globalization Dead? | 6:30 pm
  • Robert Lawrence, Albert L. Williams Professor of International Trade and Investment, Harvard Kennedy School
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