Brasília, 20 September 2020.
Dear colleagues,
This is the selection of webinars for this week about political economy, public policy and business-government relations. All webinars are in English, except the ones with a title in Portuguese.
Please, observe the time zones, and thanks for all the suggestions.
In line with “Climate Week NYC” (see here for the extensive list of events) and the General Assembly of the United Nations, many webinars are related to these two events.
Apart from that, we’ll have digital platforms under scrutiny, women empowerment, the independence of central banks, fintechs and a 2-day conference on security.
Best regards,
Arthur Wittenberg.
Monday, 21 September
9:00am – 10:30am (EDT) – The World Bank – Circular Economy and the Private Sector
9:30am – 10:45am (EDT) – Brookings – Global China: Examining China’s approach to global governance and norms
11:00am – 12:00pm (BRT) – Valor – Entrevista com Fabio Coelho, presidente do Google Brasil
11:00am – 12:00pm (EDT) – Wilson Center – Trump or Biden: What Would it Mean for Latin America and the Caribbean?
12:00pm – 1:30pm (EDT) – Columbia – The Impact of the Energy Transition on Global Health and Economic Prosperity
12:00pm – 1:00pm (EST) – Harvard – Japan and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria): The Road Ahead
1:00pm – 2:30pm (PT) – Stanford – Metrics at Work: Journalism and the Contested Meaning of Algorithms
1:00pm – 2:00pm (EST) – Harvard – How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic Workshop
3:00pm – 4:00pm (BST) – The Economist – Working for ESG; making ESG work
3:00pm – 4:00pm (CEST) – CERRE – Europe’s net-zero ambition: solving the regulatory and tech puzzle
4:00pm – 5:00pm (BST) – Financial Times – Why Democracy’s Future Depends on Citizenship
Tuesday, 22 September
9:00am – 9:00pm (EST) – United Nations – General Debate of the 75th Session: Opening Speakers
9:00am – 10:30am (BST) – King’s College London – Delivering Nuclear Security During Times of Crisis
9:00am – 10:00am (EDT) – PIIE – What reforms does the US financial system need?
11:30am – 12:30pm (EDT) – Columbia – Towards a Green & Just Recovery: Reimagining Our Future Through Divest/Invest, with Bill de Blasio, Sadiq Khan and other mayors
12:00pm – 1:30pm (EDT) – Columbia – Green Recovery from COVID-19: Perspectives From Across the Globe
12:00pm – 12:45pm (BST) – Chatham House – China’s Role in the United Nations: Revisionist, Reformist or Status Quo?
2:00pm – 3:00pm (BST) – Chatham House – The US, UK and Future of the Transatlantic Relationship
1:00pm – 2:00pm (EDT) – Atlantic Council – Re-envisioning economic statecraft and American power
7:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT) – Harvard – Confronting Disinformation: A Conversation with Audrey Tang
Wednesday, 23 September
10:00am – 12:00pm (BST) – King’s College London – Women, Peace and Security 20th anniversary roundtable
10:00am – 11:00am (EDT) – Brookings – Could a new Digital Platform Agency protect consumers from Big Tech?
10:30am – 12:30pm (BRT) – FGV – Regulation and Governance Models for Just Transition in the Mining Sector
11:00am – 12:00pm (ET) – Eurasia – Crisis Response & Recovery: Reimagining while Rebuilding
11:00am – 12:00pm (EDT) – Georgetown – Women Economic Empowerment and Job Reinsertion in the Post-pandemic Era
11:45am – 12:45pm (EDT) – Yale – “Challenges of Making Unbiased Decisions in a World of Data and Algorithms” with Nisheeth Vishnoi, Professor of Computer Science
12:00pm – 1:00pm (EDT) – Yale – Election Primer Mini-Series Part 1: Role of Media in the 2020 Election and Voting Issues During the COVID Era
12:00am – 1:00pm (BST) – Manchester – Levelling up regional resilience: Policy responses to COVID-19
2:00pm – 4:00pm (BST) – DIT – Government procurement as a strategic tool for public management – perspectives from the United Kingdom and Brazil
5:00pm – 6:30pm (EDT) – Yale – Virtual COVID-19 Workshop: COVID, FDA, and Science
Thursday, 24 September
8:00am – 9:00am (EDT) – Columbia – Central Banking in the Covid-19 Era: Implications for Central Banking Independence
9:00am – 10:30am (BRT) – FGV – Bigtechs no Sistema de Pagamentos Brasileiro
10:00am – 3:00pm (BRT) – Konrad Adenauer Stiftung/ Cebri – XVII Forte de Copacabana International Security Conference (English, Español e Português)
12:00pm – 1:00pm (EDT) – Atlantic Council – UNGA 75: Reaffirming the world’s commitment to Venezuela, with Juan Guaidó
12:00pm – 1:00pm – National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics – Getting Ready For Your 2021 (Virtual?) Fly-In
4:00pm – 5:30pm (BST) – Canning House – Covid-19 in Latin America: September Update
Friday, 25 September
10:00am – 4:00pm (BRT) – Konrad Adenauer Stiftung/ Cebri – XVII Forte de Copacabana International Security Conference (English, Español e Português)
1:00pm – 2:00pm (BST) – Chatham House – Embedding Climate Risk Management in the Strategic Planning of International Organizations
Arthur Wittenberg 