Events at the IOP

  1. Public Leadership and Africa’s Developmental Agenda

    Wednesday April 25 - 6:00pm

    Hakeem & Myma Belo-Osagie Panel
    A Conversation with
    H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
    Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania (2005-2015)
    H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo
    Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999-2007)
    H.E. Carlos Veiga
    Former Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1991-2000)
    Thoko Moyo (Moderator)
    Associate Dean for Communications and Public Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

  2. Navigating the Crisis in Transatlantic Relations

    Tuesday April 24 - 6:00pm

    A Conversation with
    Pedro Morenés
    Ambassador of Spain to the United States
    David O’Sullivan
    Ambassador of the European Union to the United States
    Julianne Smith
    Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security Program, Center for a New American Security
    Peter Wittig
    Ambassador of Germany to the United States
    Nicholas Burns (Moderator)
    Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, HKS
    Faculty Chair, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship; Future of Diplomacy Project

    Opening Remarks by
    Douglas Elmendorf
    Dean and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

  3. The Movement for Black Lives: Justice for Michael Brown 4 Years Later

    Monday April 23 - 6:00pm

    A Conversation with
    Benjamin Crump
    Attorney for families of Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, and Stephon Clark
    Lezley McSpadden
    Mother of Michael Brown
    Jason Pollock
    Documentary Filmmaker, Stranger Fruit
    Jasmine Rand
    Attorney for families of Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin
    Khalil Muhammad (Moderator)
    Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
    Suzanne Young Murray Professor, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies
    Ashley Spillane (Moderator)
    Roy and Lila Ash Student Fellow, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

    4:00pm: Public screening of Stranger Fruit, a documentary about the killing of Michael Brown - Rubenstein 306

  4. Will Behavioral Science Make The World a Better Place?

    Thursday April 19 - 6:00pm

    The 2018 Gustav Pollak Lecture Series on Research in Government
    A Conversation with
    David Halpern
    Chief Executive, United Kingdom’s Behavioural Insights Team
    Todd Rogers (Moderator)
    Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

  5. Black Political Leadership in the 21st Century

    Friday April 13 - 5:00pm

    A Conversation with
    Representative Cedric Richmond (D-LA-02)
    Congressman, Louisiana
    Chairman, Congressional Black Caucus
    Symone Sanders (Moderator)
    2018 Spring Fellow, Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
    Strategist, Priorities USA
    National Press Secretary, Bernie Sanders 2016

  6. Sleep When You’re Dead: Getting Things Done as a Governor

    Thursday April 12 - 6:00pm

    A Conversation with
    Terry McAuliffe
    Governor, Virginia (2014-2018)
    Chairman, Democratic National Committee (2001-2005)
    Lisa Lerer (Moderator)
    Fellow, The Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Harvard University
    National Political Writer, The Associated Press

    Welcome Remarks by
    Mark Gearan
    Director, Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School

  7. Invested in Detroit

    Wednesday April 11 - 8:00pm

    A Conversation with
    Jamie Dimon
    Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase
    Mike Duggan
    Mayor of Detroit (2014-Present)
    Peter Scher
    Global Head of Corporate Responsibility, JPMorgan Chase
    Karen Mills (Moderator)
    Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School
    Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration (2009-2013)

  8. Leverage, Financial Crises, and Policies to Raise Economic Growth

    Wednesday April 11 - 6:00pm

    The 2018 Albert H. Gordon Lecture
    A Conversation with
    Raghuram Rajan
    Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
    Governor, Reserve Bank of India (2013-2016)
    Chief Economist and Director of Research, International Monetary Fund (2003-2006)
    Douglas Elmendorf (Moderator)
    Dean and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

  9. #MeToo and the Media

    Tuesday April 10 - 6:00pm

    A panel discussion featuring
    Koa Beck
    Editor-In-Chief, Jezebel
    Dahlia Lithwick
    Senior Editor, Slate
    Zerlina Maxwell
    Senior Director of Progressive Programming, SiriusXM
    Gabriel Sherman
    Special Correspondent, Vanity Fair
    Genevieve Roth (Moderator)
    Fellow, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, HKS

  10. Globalization 2.0: The Backlash

    Monday April 9 - 6:00pm

    Remarks by
    Fareed Zakaria
    Host, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS
    Syndicated Columnist, The Washington Post
    Author, In Defense of a Liberal Education, The Post-American World, The Future of Freedom
    David Gergen (Moderator)
    Public Service Professor of Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School
    Director, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School

  11. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Life, Loss, Legacy

    Friday April 6 - 4:00pm

    A Hutchins Center Symposium
    Keynote Address by
    Danielle Allen
    James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University
    Director of Harvard's Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics

    Introductory Remarks by
    Peniel E. Joseph
    Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values and Founding Director, Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, LBJ School of Public Affairs
    Professor of History, University of Texas-Austin

  12. President Trump’s Economic Policy: A Conversation with Kevin Hassett, Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers

    Thursday April 5 - 4:00pm

    The 2018 Malcolm H. Wiener Lecture on International Political Economy
    A Conversation with
    Kevin Hassett
    Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers
    Jason Furman (Moderator)
    Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, HKS

    Introductory Remarks by
    Douglas Elmendorf
    Dean and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

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