Meeting of the HKS Dean's Council March 2024

Agenda for the Meeting of the Dean's Council | London, March 2024

Please note: All speakers, titles, and times are subject to change. Times listed are GMT.

Thursday, March 7 | Dean's Council Dinner

Hosted by Mohammed Alardhi HKSEE 1992, MC/MPA 2004, Dean’s Council Member and Executive Chairman, Investcorp | The Royal Air Force Club, 128 Piccadilly, London W1J 7PY

New Members’ Reception | 5:30 PM | Churchill Bar

Doug Elmendorf PhD 1989, Dean and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Karen Frank MBA 1997, Chair, Dean’s Council

Reception | 6:00 PM | Churchill Bar

Dinner and Program | 6:30 PM | The Sovereigns’ Room

A Conversation with Maia Sandu MC/MPA 2010, President, the Republic of Moldova (joining virtually from Moldova)

Friday, March 8 | Meeting of the Dean's Council

Hosted by Schroders PLC and Dean’s Council member Claire Fitzalan Howard, trustee of the Mallinckrodt Foundation and the Schroder Foundation | Schroder Investment Management Limited, 1 London Wall Place, London EC2Y 5AU |

All sessions in Main Auditorium unless specified.

Registration for all members | 9:00 AM | Main Auditorium Lobby (breakfast available)

Welcoming Remarks and Self-Introductions | 9:45 AM

Population Aging and the Global Economy | 10:30 AM

Doug Elmendorf
Karen Dynan PhD 1992, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Professor of the Practice of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University

Break | 11:15 AM | Main Auditorium Lobby

Discovering the Future | 11:30 AM

Matt Andrews Edward S. Mason Senior Lecturer in International Development; Faculty Director, Building State Capability, Harvard Kennedy School
Salimah Samji MPA/ID 2004, Director, Building State Capability, Harvard Kennedy School

Social Lunch | 12:30 PM | Main Auditorium Lobby

Alumni Changemakers | 1:15 PM

A conversation moderated by Salimah Samji MPA/ID 2004, Director, Building State Capability, Harvard Kennedy School and featuring:

Catherine Barber MPA/ID 2003, MPA/ID 2003, Assistant Director, Environment and Energy, Greater London Authority
Gareth Davies MP, MC/MPA 2016, Member of Parliament, Grantham and Stamford; Exchequer Secretary to His Majesty's Treasury, United Kingdom
Jack Sennett MPA/ID 2018, AI Policy, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, United Kingdom

Break | 2:00 PM | Main Auditorium Lobby

Crisis and Opportunity in the Middle East | 2:15 PM

Tarek Masoud Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Governance; Faculty Director, Middle East Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School

Thank You | 3:00 PM

Doug Elmendorf

Meeting Adjourns | 3:30 PM

Friday evening, March 8 | Ancillary Event (optional)

HKS on the Road: London

A gathering of alumni and friends hosted by Maha Kaddoura MC/MPA 2000, Dean’s Council Member and President, Kaddoura Charitable Foundation | Mosimann’s, 11B W Halkin St, London SW1X 8JL

Reception | 5:30–7:30 PM | Casa Luiza Room

Program: Building a Better Tomorrow | 6:30 PM | Casa Luiza Room

Matt Andrews Edward S. Mason Senior Lecturer in International Development; Faculty Director, Building State Capability, Harvard Kennedy School
Salimah Samji MPA/ID 2004, Director, Building State Capability, Harvard Kennedy School