Agenda for the Day of Ecuador at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, April 21 from 9-5pm

1. Breaking)The)Natural)Resources)Dependence,)Is)It)Possible?)
A)Vision)From)The)Middle)Of)The)World)
Monday April 21 2014
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
1730 Cambridge St.
CGIS South, S250
This event is part of the Day of Ecuador at Harvard

2. Breaking)The)Natural)Resources)Dependence,)Is)It)Possible?)
A)Vision)From)The)Middle)Of)The)World)
Monday April 21 2014
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
1730 Cambridge St.
CGIS South, S250
Panel)1:)An)Economic)PerspecGve)of)the)Natural)Resource)Curse)
and)its)ImplicaGons)for)a)Developing)Country))
9:15)–)10:15)AM)
Jeffrey&Frankel,&Professor&of&Capital&Forma6on&and&Growth,&Harvard&Kennedy&School&
René&Ramírez,&Na6onal&Secretary&of&Higher&Educa6on,&Science&and&Technology&&Ecuador&
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Moderator:&Francisco&Monaldi,&Visi6ng&Professor&inPublic&Policy,&Harvard&Kennedy&School&
Panel)2:)Ecuador)in)the)LaGn)American)Context)
10:15)–)11:15)AM)
Steven&Levistky,&Professor&of&Government&at&Harvard&University&
Candelaria&Garay,&Assistant&Professor&of&Public&Policy,&Harvard&Kennedy&School&
)
Moderator:&Juan&Pablo&Chauvin,&PhD&Student&in&Public&Policy,&Kennedy&School&
Panel)3:))Development,)FDI,)and)Investment)ProtecGon)TreaGes)
11:30)–)12:30)PM)
Lise&Johnson,&Senior&Legal&Adviser,&VALE&Center&for&Sustainable&Investment&&Columbia&University&
Gustavo&Dominguez,&Advisor&of&the&Embassy&of&Ecuador&in&legal&and&environmental&affairs&
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Moderator:&&Belén&Sánchez,&Head&of&Interna6onal&Coopera6on&Unit,&Embassy&of&Ecuador&)
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Panel)4:)EducaGon)as)a)TransformaGonal)Engine)
2:00)–)3:00)PM)
Gloria&Vidal,&Former&Educa6on&Ministry&of&Ecuador,&Ambassador&of&Ecuador&in&Argen6na&
Guillaume&Long,&Coordinator&Ministry&of&Human&Talent&of&Ecuador&
)
Moderator:)Carolina&Silva,&PhD&Student&in&Law,&Harvard&Law&School&
Panel)5:)Biodiversity)
3:00)–)4:15PM)
Nelson&Vinueza,&Assistant&Professor,&North&Carolina&State&University&
Johannah&Barry,&President&of&Galapagos&Conservancy&
Héctor&Rodríguez,&CEO&of&Yachay&–&The&City&of&Knowledge&in&Ecuador&
This event is part of the Day of Ecuador at Harvard