Global Development Discussion Group Description

The Global Development Discussion Group will provide a forum for member to discuss some of the most pressing issues of international development and the role of the rich countries' public, private and non-profit sectors. The monthly Discussion Group will aim to build on Global Development Speaker Series that will cover a wide range of topics including: how to create enabling business environments for private sector growth; evolution in efforts to improve public sector governance at all levels; the growth and impact of community development programs and micro-level interventions; the potential and constraints of expanding education; addressing health crises and building robust health systems; the links between international development and security; provision of global public goods; evaluating aid effectiveness and reforming the global aid regime; evolving roles and cooperation of private, public and non-profit sectors.

The discussion group will also encourage members to produce a concrete output from their discussions, including op-eds, summaries for the YPFP website and support ongoing engagement with partners working on these issues.

Discussion Group Chair: Chris Uregian

Chris Uregian is currently a consultant in the Private Sector Development, Europe and Central Asia Unit at the World Bank. Previously, he worked for the European Commission and the UNDP on Trade and Development issues in Brussels, Geneva and Armenia, as well as for a local business consultancy and think-tank in Armenia between 2003 and 2004. He completed his Masters in Public Affairs (MPA) at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School in June 2006, focusing on Economic Policy and Development Studies.