Roundtable Discussion Topics
Thank you to those who submitted ideas for topics and to those that voted. We received close to 70 topics for our Roundtable Discussions! During Day 2 of the Conference, you will be able to join other attendees at virtual tables for a facilitated discussions on the following topics. Each discussion leader will facilitate two 30-minute conversations during the hour networking session. There are limited seats so arrive on time!
Final Roundtable Discussion Topics:
HOW DID WE SELECT THE TOPICS?
We want our Conference to focus on topics of interest to our members, so their votes carried the most weight. The SID-W Annual Conference Committee and staff also casted votes to ensure that we selected a diverse set of topics that complement the rest of the Annual Conference programming.
Final Roundtable Discussion Topics:
- Adapting to a Post-Covid World (Led by Laurence Leclercq)
- Applying International Democracy & Governance Expertise and Tools in the United States (Led by Ailea Sneller)
- Collaborative Approaches to Identify Local Partner Needs (Led by Lisa Tarantino)
- Communications & Marketing In a Pandemic (Led by Richard Parker)
- Creating Virtual Empathy: Lessons from a Year of Remote Work (Led by Beth Skorochod)
- De-colonizing Aid: The Way Forward (Led by Richard Crespin)
- Decolonizing Aid: Gender Equality & Social Inclusion (Led by Abigail Donner)
- Dignity in Development (Led by Nishant Das and Garrett Mason)
- Ethical Leadership (Led by Georgia Sheehy-Beans)
- Harnessing the Private Sector for Climate Change Adaptation (Led by Michèle Olivier Laird)
- How Leadership Coaching Can Help Global Development Professionals to Advance in Their Careers and Thrive and Enhance Team Performance (Led by Fiona Macaulay and Maria Hutchinson)
- INGOs Role in Supporting Social Entrepreneurs (Led by Taylor Cruz Mwila)
- Lessons from Co-Creation with USAID (Led by Whitney Kippes)
- Local Partnerships and Capacity Sharing (Led by Sophia Wanjiku Ngugi)
- New Direction for Partnerships with USAID (Led by Randy Tift)
- Stop Calling Me Poor: Identifying Community Assets (Led by Abdiaziz Bashir and Garrett Mason)
- Thinking and Working Political (Led by Lisa McGregor)
- Using Blended Finance at Scale to Achieve the SDGs (Led by April Warren)
- Using Data Visualizations for Impact (Led by Aasit Nanavati)
- Utilizing Open Innovation in International Development Work (Led by Ricky Marton)
HOW DID WE SELECT THE TOPICS?
We want our Conference to focus on topics of interest to our members, so their votes carried the most weight. The SID-W Annual Conference Committee and staff also casted votes to ensure that we selected a diverse set of topics that complement the rest of the Annual Conference programming.
- Members (40%)
- Annual Conference Committee (30%)
- Staff (30%)