Brasília, 7 March 2021.
Dear colleagues,
This is the selection of free webinars for this week about political economy, public policy and business-government relations.
Please, observe the time zones, and thanks for all the suggestions.
Best regards,
Arthur Wittenberg.
Monday, 8 March
9:00am – 10:30am (EST) – Atlantic Council – International Women’s Day 2021: The future of defense and security
10:00am – 11:00am (EST) – Harvard – A Celebration of International Women’s Day with Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
12:00pm – 1:45pm (EST) – Columbia – Sputnik V and Russia’s New Vaccine Politics
4:00pm – 6:00pm (EST) – Atlantic Council – #MujeresAtTheTable: How women’s leadership can bridge divides
5:00pm – 6:30pm (GMT) – Queen Mary – London Financial Regulation Seminar: ‘Taming the Megabanks’
6:00pm – 7:00pm (EST) – Harvard – The Future of Diplomacy is Female: A Conversation with Secretary Madeleine Albright
Tuesday, 9 March
9:00am – 10:00am (EST) – PIIE – Remaking international cooperation post-COVID-19: The role of private companies and countries
12:00pm – 1:15pm (EST) – Columbia – Afro-Brazilians and the Right to Memory, Education and Culture
1:00pm – 2:00pm (GMT) – Institute for Government – Tax policy in the real world: in conversation with former chancellors
5:00pm – 6:30pm (GMT) – LSE – UK Market Regulation After Brexit: higher, lower or stay the same?
Wednesday, 10 March
11:30am – 12:30pm (GMT) – Edinburgh – Varieties of Risk Analysis in Public Administrations: Problem-Solving and Polity Policies in Europe
12:00pm – 1:00pm (EST) – Yale – 2034: A Novel of the Next World War
12:00pm – 1:00pm (EST) – Atlantic Council – A conversation with former director of Israel’s Mossad, Shabtai Shavit
12:00pm – 1:00pm (EST) – Harvard – Machine [Gun] Politics: Why Politicians Cooperate with Criminal Groups
12:00pm – 1:00pm (GMT) – King’s – Crisis Communication and Management in the Digital Age
4:00pm – 5:00pm (GMT) – LSE – A Brief History of Equality, with Professor Thomas Piketty
4:30pm – 5:45pm (EST) – Harvard – Can Legislators Reform Policing?
4:30pm – 6:30pm (EST) – King’s – Citizen Engagement in Politics
Thursday, 11 March
9:00am – 10:00am (EST) – PIIE – Regulating financial activities versus regulating entities
12:00pm – 1:00pm (EST) – Harvard – Regulatory Review, Progressive-Style: Suggestions for the Biden-Harris Administration
4:00pm – 5:00pm (EST) – Harvard – More Than Ready: Lessons from Women of Color in Public Tech Leadership
6:00pm – 7:15pm (BRT) – Cebri – As ferrovias e o agronegócio
Friday, 12 March
9:00am – 10:15pm (EST) – Brookings – Should the government play a role in reducing algorithmic bias?
12:00pm – 1:30pm (EST) – Columbia – Expert Panel: U.S. Foreign Policy, Geopolitics and Human Rights
12:45pm – 2:15pm (GMT) – LSE – Reforming in Crisis – Lessons for Today from the Global Financial Crisis
2:00pm – 3:00pm (GMT) – Oxford – Fiscal Systems and Digital: How to Tax for Innovation
Arthur Wittenberg 