NYU DRI Annual Conference | International Development: Which way now?

Please join us on Monday, April 20, 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. ET, for a panel discussion on International Development: Which way now? at the 2026 NYU DRI Annual Conference.

Crises can be moments of honest reckoning and new directions, and the international development sector is facing an unprecedented crisis today. How did we get here, economically and politically? What should come next for international development policy and action? How can that be achieved?

Event

3:30 – 4:00 pm: Registration and pre-reception
4:00 – 5:15 pm: Panel discussion and Q&A moderated by Professor Jonathan Morduch
5:15 – 6:30 pm: Reception and networking
Panelists

Ambassador Mark Green is the President Emeritus of the Wilson Center, former Administrator of USAID, former Ambassador to Tanzania, and former U.S. Congressman.

Alexia Latortue is the Head of Secretariat of the Future of Development Cooperation Coalition, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Trade and Development, and former Deputy CEO of MCC.

Dean Karlan is Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University, former Chief Economist at USAID, and the Founder and former President of Innovations for Poverty Action.

Jonathan Morduch (moderator) is Professor of Public Policy and Economics at NYU Wagner. He is a founder and Executive Director of the NYU Financial Access Initiative.

This event is for the NYU community and the general public. Visitors must have a valid government ID to enter the building.