BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Fordham Now - ECPv6.5.1.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://now.fordham.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Fordham Now REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T140000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20231010T230743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231010T230743Z UID:10003533-1698238800-1698242400@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Council on Foreign Relations Webinar: Military Strategy in the Contemporary World DESCRIPTION:Stephen Biddle is a senior fellow for defense policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)\, a professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University\, and the author of notable books that have won prestigious prizes\, such as the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Award Silver Medal for 2005\, and the 2005 Huntington Prize from the Harvard University Olin Institute for Strategic Studies. \nThe webinar will consist of an approximate 20-minute briefing on topics of military strategy and global security followed by a 40-minute Q&A. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/council-on-foreign-relations-webinar-military-strategy-in-the-contemporary-world/ LOCATION:Rose Hill\, Dealy Hall E-519\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231019T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231019T160000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20231010T230526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231010T230526Z UID:10003532-1697731200-1697731200@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Event: Health and Development—A Functional Approach DESCRIPTION:Sophie Mitra is a professor of economics\, founding director of the Research Consortium on Disability at Fordham University\, and principal investigator of the Disability Data Initiative. Her research agenda has documented economic insecurity and evaluated policies that try to reduce it. Her work seeks to produce evidence to document disability inequalities through disaggregated statistics and to understand the factors that drive them\, such as discrimination or extra costs of living for families (e.g. medical or transportation costs). \nThe lecture will consist of a 30-minute presentation followed by a 20-minute Q&A\, as well as introductions and/or closing remarks\, informal networking\, and refreshments. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-event-health-and-development-a-functional-approach/ LOCATION:Rose Hill\, Dealy Hall\, E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.861203;-73.8892181 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Rose Hill Dealy Hall E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892181,40.861203 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T150000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20231010T231314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231010T231314Z UID:10005243-1697637600-1697641200@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Ukraine at the United Nations DESCRIPTION:Sergiy Olehovych Kyslytsya is a Ukrainian career diplomat\, who serves as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ukraine and permanent representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. He previously served as deputy minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019. \nAmbassador Kyslytsya will give a live talk covering topics on Ukraine current events\, such as the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. Approximately 10 minutes will be delegated toward opening remarks and an introduction to welcome the ambassador. This will be followed by a talk with an official moderator to oversee the topics and questions of the discussion. The talk will then be followed by a short informal reception where guests can chat and network. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/ukraine-at-the-united-nations/ LOCATION:Flom Auditorium\, Walsh Library\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Flom Auditorium Walsh Library 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T170000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20231006T160832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231006T160832Z UID:10005241-1697126400-1697130000@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Event: Saviors vs. Liberators—The Historical Debate on Economic Development DESCRIPTION:William Easterly\, Ph.D.\, is a renowned economist\, author\, and researcher in the field of economic development. His ideologies caution against the wasteful side of international aid and instead promote investing in the rights of the poor. Currently\, he is a professor of economics at New York University and co-director of the NYU Development Research Institute\, which won the 2009 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge in Development Cooperation Award. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-event-saviors-vs-liberators-the-historical-debate-on-economic-development/ LOCATION:Campbell Hall Multipurpose Room\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Campbell Hall Multipurpose Room 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T140000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20231006T160336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231006T160336Z UID:10003529-1697029200-1697032800@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Council on Foreign Relations Webinar: Africa on the Global Stage DESCRIPTION:Landry Signé is a senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program and the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. His career and research span the areas of global political economy\, global governance and sustainable development\, global business and emerging markets\, strategic management and leadership\, fragility\, state capacity and policy implementation\, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Globalization 4.0\, and the political economy of Africa and developing countries. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/council-on-foreign-relations-webinar-africa-on-the-global-stage/ LOCATION:Rose Hill\, Dealy Hall E-519\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T140000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20230926T143758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230926T143758Z UID:10005221-1696251600-1696255200@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Event: Corruption and Development in the Philippines DESCRIPTION:Join us in welcoming former Philippine senator Paolo Benigno Aguirre Aquino IV. Aquino is the youngest senator in Philippine history. As a senator\, he served on numerous congressional committees and helped pass laws uplifting youth\, microfinance\, and people with disabilities. Currently\, he is a Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellow at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-event-corruption-and-development-in-the-philippines/ LOCATION:O’Hare Special Collections Room\, Walsh Library\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=O’Hare Special Collections Room Walsh Library 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T170000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20230921T142717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T142717Z UID:10003494-1695916800-1695920400@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:2023-2024 IPED Event: International Political Economy and Development in the Era of Cybersecurity and AI DESCRIPTION:Collins Obidiagha\, S.J.\, entered the Jesuit novitiate in Benin City in 2007\, spending two years as the network administrator for the community’s computer lab. He then earned a B.A.\, with honors\, in philosophy and humanities from the University of Zimbabwe in 2013. After attending the Cisco Networking Academy\, Father Obidiagha served as the IT administrator and head of the Information and Technology Communications Department at Jesuit Memorial College in Nigeria. He is currently a Cybersecurity master’s candidate at Fordham University. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/2023-2024-iped-event-international-political-economy-and-development-in-the-era-of-cybersecurity-and-ai/ LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T170000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20230908T170830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T170830Z UID:10005202-1694707200-1694710800@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:2023-2024 IPED Lecture Series: Summer Internships DESCRIPTION:We are kicking off this year’s lecture series as we always do with the heroic tales of the second year students’ summer internships. Please come and learn about their adventures and what opportunities are available for students. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/2023-2024-iped-lecture-series-summer-internships/ LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T140000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20230912T153603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T153603Z UID:10005208-1694610000-1694613600@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations academic conference call with Nirupama Menon Rao\, focusing on “India and Great-Power Rivalry.” \nAbout the Speaker\nNirupama Menon Rao is a retired Indian diplomat\, foreign secretary\, and ambassador. During her four-decade-long diplomatic career\, she held several important assignments. She was India’s first woman spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs\, New Delhi; the first woman high commissioner from her country to Sri Lanka; and the first Indian woman ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. Ambassador Rao holds an honorary doctor of letters degree from Pondicherry University in India. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/council-on-foreign-relations-academic-conference-call-3/ LOCATION:Dealy Hall\, Room E-517\, 441 E. Fordham Road\, Bronx\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T170000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20230411T194606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230411T194606Z UID:10005091-1681401600-1681405200@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Event 2022-2023: Public Policy DESCRIPTION:Khetha Dlamini is a master’s candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School\, as well as a teaching assistant for the Financial Crises: Concepts and Evidence course at Harvard University. Prior to attending Harvard\, he worked in economic policy in South Africa\, advising senior policymakers and business leaders. He held various positions at the National Treasury of South Africa\, most recently serving as interim chief director of fiscal policy. Dlamini is trained in mathematics and computer science and holds a Master of Commerce degree in economics from the University of the Witwatersrand. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-event-2022-2023-public-policy/ LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T140000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20230216T225704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T225704Z UID:10004994-1681304400-1681308000@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Event: CFR Academic Conference Call DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call on the geopolitics of oil\, featuring Helima Croft. \nCroft is a managing director and the head of global commodity strategy and MENA research at RBC Capital Markets. She specializes in geopolitics and energy\, leading a team of commodity strategists that cover energy\, metals\, and cross-commodity investor activity. She is a member of the National Petroleum Council\, a select group of individuals who advise\, inform\, and make recommendations to the Secretary of Energy with respect to any matter relating to oil and natural gas. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-event-cfr-academic-conference-call-3/ LOCATION:Dealy 304\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.861203;-73.8892181 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy 304 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892181,40.861203 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T140000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20230216T225420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T225420Z UID:10004993-1680094800-1680098400@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Event: CFR Academic Conference Call DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call on media literacy and propaganda\, featuring Renee Hobbs. \nHobbs is an internationally recognized authority on media literacy education. Through community and global service and as a researcher\, teacher\, advocate\, and media professional\, Hobbs has worked to advance the quality of digital and media literacy education in the United States and around the world. She is the founder and director of the Media Education Lab\, whose mission is to improve the quality of media literacy education through research and community service. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-event-cfr-academic-conference-call-2/ LOCATION:Dealy 304\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.861203;-73.8892181 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy 304 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892181,40.861203 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T170000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20230322T152053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230322T152053Z UID:10005040-1679587200-1679590800@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Event 2022-2023: Intergral Ecology for Sustainable Development: Case Studies from Kenya and Malawi DESCRIPTION:This panel will provide valuable insight into the ideals of sustainable development and integral ecology based on their experiences in Kenya and Malawi. Pope Francis\, in his encyclical letter Laudato Si’\, focused on these concepts and stressed the need to safeguard our environment to ensure that while we meet the needs of the present generation\, we also do not compromise the needs of the future generation. The discussion panel will include Endashaw Debrework\, S.J.\, Wendy Omanga\, and Tione Matthews Phwandaphwanda. \nAbout the Speakers\nEndashaw Debrework\, S.J.\, is a Jesuit priest of the eastern Africa province. He is the executive deputy director at Jesuit Hakimani Centre in Nairobi\, Kenya. Hakimani is a Jesuit center for social transformation comprising Uganda\, Tanzania\, Ethiopia\, South Sudan\, Kenya\, and Sudan. At the social center\, Debrework oversees policy dialogue initiatives\, advocacy influencing\, and humanitarian efforts and supports the general implementation of projects. \nWendy Omanga is a youth activist and impact entrepreneur from Nairobi\, Kenya. She is the\nfounder and CEO of Moonlight Initiative\, a commercial forestry nonprofit that seeks to\nrestore riparian ecosystems while also providing an alternative income source to small-scale\nfarmers. Inspired by the social and environmental teachings of Pope Francis\, Omanga is a\nfounding member of the Economy of Francesco’s Africa Hub. \nTione Phwandaphwanda is an environmental specialist and community development\nworker who has been passionately working with the most vulnerable communities for more than\nnine years\, transforming their lives in the face of the impacts of climate change. He is a\nsenior project officer at the Jesuit Center for Ecology and Development (JCED) in Lilongwe\,\nMalawi\, where he works in the center’s resilience-building program. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-event-2022-2023-intergral-ecology-for-sustainable-development-case-studies-from-kenya-and-malawi/ LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T140000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20230216T225110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T225110Z UID:10004992-1679490000-1679493600@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Event: CFR Academic Conference Call DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call on U.S. relations with South America\, featuring Brian Winter. \nWinter is the editor in chief of Americas Quarterly and is one of Latin America’s most influential political analysts\, with more than 20 years following the region’s ups and downs. His current role is the vice president of policy for Americas Society/Council of the Americas. He has been called “the best foreign expert on Brazil of this moment” by GloboNews. He is the author of several books\, including Why Soccer Matters\, a New York Times bestseller he wrote with the soccer legend Pelé. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-event-cfr-academic-conference-call/ LOCATION:Dealy 304\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.861203;-73.8892181 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy 304 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892181,40.861203 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T170000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20230224T193656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T193656Z UID:10005001-1677772800-1677776400@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Lecture Series 2022-2023: Making Sense of the U.S. Economy Amid High Inflation Rates DESCRIPTION:Giacomo Santangelo\, Ph.D.\, is a senior lecturer in Fordham’s Department of Economics. He serves as the director of the International Political Economy and Development (IPED) undergraduate program. Santangelo is also a professor at the W. Paul Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University\, where he lectures on economics and quantitative analysis. \nHe is a frequent contributor to multiple publications\, such as Forbes\, and has been featured on various news shows\, such as NBC news and CBS news. In early February\, he was a guest on the Indian Parliamentary News program Global Debate\, discussing the recent trend in tech layoffs. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-lecture-series-2022-2023-making-sense-of-the-u-s-economy-amid-high-inflation-rates/ LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T170000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20230202T202344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T202344Z UID:10004958-1675353600-1675357200@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED 2022-2023: Multilateralism in the Age of Sovereign Rule DESCRIPTION:Ntombana Mbele is a passionate policy and trade economist whose focus is on demystifying economics and making it an inclusive discipline that speaks to all economic agents. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Johannesburg in economics and industrial policy. \nMbele currently works as an economic and trade advisor at the Embassy of Switzerland in South Africa. Her primary responsibilities include conducting economic research and providing strategic policy advice to the Embassy and the Swiss government in its bilateral relations with South Africa\, Botswana\, Eswatini\, Lesotho\, Mauritius\, and Namibia. \nShe previously worked as a quantamental analyst at UBS Investment Bank South Africa. Mbele also has worked for Investec as a private investment banker; was a junior lecturer at the University of Johannesburg; was an independent economist for BRICS magazine and Business Day; and was a frequent feature on Talk 702\, Radio 2000\, Kaya FM\, and Power FM business shows. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-2022-2023-multilateralism-in-the-age-of-sovereign-rule/ LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221201T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221201T170000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20221129T154600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221129T154600Z UID:10004895-1669910400-1669914000@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Event 2022-2023: Trans in the Philanthropic Sector DESCRIPTION:Join us for a presentation with Matthew Gembecki\, managing director of Global Impact’s fundraising and partnerships team. In this capacity\, he directs all business development\, strategy\, and implementation for fundraising and partnership development efforts to help international NGOs achieve their philanthropic goals. Gembecki also provides strategy for private and public grantmakers to maximize their impact. \nPreviously\, Gembecki served as managing director at Changing Our World\, where he partnered with some of the world’s largest nonprofit organizations to raise hundreds of millions of dollars. Select clients include The Salvation Army\, The Smithsonian\, CARE\, Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon\, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Gembecki has also been a featured speaker on topics related to trends in fundraising at conferences and events around the world. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-event-2022-2023-trans-in-the-philanthropic-sector/ LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T140000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20221101T215403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221101T215403Z UID:10004877-1668603600-1668607200@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED CFR Series: Religious Literacy in International Affairs DESCRIPTION:Susan Hayward is the associate director for the Religious Literacy and the Professions Initiative (RLPI)\, which advances an ambitious agenda of curricular and programmatic activity to advance religious literacy across a wide range of professional fields of public engagement. Working across Harvard graduate schools and in partnership with Harvard Divinity School (HDS) and other Harvard faculty\, as well as a network of professional fellows and professional organizations\, Hayward is responsible for setting and executing strategy for the RLPI through a program of coursework\, a practitioner fellows program\, student experiential learning opportunities\, annual symposia\, public events\, and online training opportunities. \nMost recently\, Hayward served as a senior advisor for religion and inclusive societies at the U.S. Institute of Peace and as a 2020–2021 fellow in religion and public life. At the U.S. Institute of Peace\, which she joined in 2007\, Hayward led efforts to understand religious dimensions of conflict and advanced efforts engaging religious actors and organizations in peacebuilding. Her fieldwork focused on Sri Lanka\, Myanmar\, Colombia\, and Iraq. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-cfr-series-religious-literacy-in-international-affairs/ LOCATION:Dealy 207\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221111T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221111T120000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20221101T134837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221101T134837Z UID:10004866-1668159000-1668168000@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:Fordham IPED U.N. Side Event: Pope Francis' World Day of the Poor DESCRIPTION:Join us for  the U.N. Side Event Pope Francis’ World Day of the Poor. This event is sponsored by Fordham University’s graduate program in International Political Economy and Development (IPED)\, Caritas Internationalis\, and Catholic Relief Services. \nTo commemorate the World Day of the Poor\, we will release the 2022 issue of Fordham’s Pope Francis Global Poverty Index. Permanent Observer of the Holy See Mission to the U.N. Archbishop Gabriele Caccia will open the event\, and Bill O’Keefe\,  executive vice president for advocacy and mobilization at Catholic Relief Services\, will deliver the keynote address\, titled “Global Climate Crisis – Pathways for the Poor.” \nA light breakfast and a light lunch will be provided. Please register in advance\, as space at the event is limited. \nProof of COVID-19 vaccination is required. Masks will be provided for anyone who wants to use them. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/fordham-iped-u-n-side-event-pope-francis-world-day-of-the-poor/ LOCATION:Church Center for the United Nations CATEGORIES:Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://now.fordham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-IPED-WPD_1078x516.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T170000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20221101T213620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221101T213620Z UID:10004876-1668096000-1668099600@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Lecture 2022-2023: Building a New Economy – Growing the Cooperative Economics Sector in NYC DESCRIPTION:Will Spisak is the senior program associate at New Economy Project\, a New York-based nonprofit organization that seeks to build an economy that works for all\, based on cooperation\, equity\, social and racial justice\, and ecological sustainability. At New Economy Project\, Spisak works on policy advocacy campaigns and supports grassroots organizations working to implement new models of economic cooperation in their communities. His work focuses primarily on supporting the development of community land trusts and establishing a municipally owned public bank in New York City. Spisak is a lifelong New Yorker from Queens and has more than a decade of experience working as an organizer\, advocate\, and project manager in the city. In addition to his work in the nonprofit sector\, Spisak is an adjunct instructor teaching in the urban studies departments at CUNY Queens College. He holds a master’s degree from the International Political Economy and Development program at Fordham University and a bachelor’s degree from Queens College. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-lecture-2022-2023-building-a-new-economy-growing-the-cooperative-economics-sector-in-nyc/ LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T140000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20220822T190522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T190522Z UID:10004796-1667998800-1668002400@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED CFR Series: A.I. Military Innovation and U.S. Defense Strategy DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call with Lauren Kahn\, a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations\, where her work focuses on defense innovation and the impact of emerging technologies on international security\, with a particular emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI). Prior to joining CFR\, Kahn worked as a research fellow at Perry World House\, the University of Pennsylvania’s global policy think tank\, where she helped launch and run its project on emerging technologies and global politics. \nHer work has appeared in Foreign Affairs\, Defense One\, Lawfare\, War on the Rocks\, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists\, and Orbis\, and has been featured in the Economist. \nShe received her B.A. in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania\, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in computer and information technology at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-cfr-series-a-i-military-innovation-and-u-s-defense-strategy/ LOCATION:Dealy 207\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221103T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221103T170000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20221101T205740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221101T205740Z UID:10004875-1667491200-1667494800@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Lecture 2022-2023: The Current State of Turkey DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lecture on the current state of Turkey with A. Talha Yalta\, professor of economics at TOBB University of Economics and Technology\, Turkey. A visiting scholar in the Department of Economics at Fordham University for the 2022-2023 academic year\, he earned a B.A. in political science and public administration from the Middle East Technical University in 1999 and received his Ph.D. in economics from Fordham in 2007. His main areas of research are macroeconomics and econometrics. His articles have been published in leading journals\, including the International Journal of Forecasting\, Journal of Applied Econometrics\, Energy Economics\, Computational Economics\, and Real Estate Economics. He also co-authored two textbooks\, titled Modern Mikroekonomiye Giriş and Modern Makroekonomiye Giriş in Turkey. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-lecture-2022-2023-the-current-state-of-turkey/ LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T170000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20221018T215053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T215053Z UID:10004850-1666886400-1666890000@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Lecture Series 2022-2023: Life and Loathing in Buenos Aires DESCRIPTION:Tony Zinicola is the founding member of Prometheus Insurance Consulting. He has worked in various roles\, identifying and managing the risks multinational companies and nonprofit organizations face. He has traveled\, worked\, and established companies in more than 40 countries during his 30-year career. \nZinicola attended Fordham and received a B.A. in economics and a master’s in the International Political Economy and Development (IPED) program. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-lecture-series-2022-2023-life-and-loathing-in-buenos-aires/ LOCATION:Rose Hill\, Dealy Hall\, E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.861203;-73.8892181 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Rose Hill Dealy Hall E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892181,40.861203 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T140000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20220822T190329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T190329Z UID:10004795-1666789200-1666792800@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED CFR Series: Global Economics DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call with Zongyuan Zoe Liu\, Ph.D.\, a fellow for international political economy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Her work focuses on international political economy\, global financial markets\, sovereign wealth funds\, supply chains of critical minerals\, development finance\, emerging markets\, energy and climate change policy\, and East Asia-Middle East relations. Liu’s regional expertise is in East Asia\, specifically China and Japan\, and the Middle East\, specifically Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Liu is the author of Can BRICS De-dollarize the Global Financial System? (Cambridge University Press) and the forthcoming Sovereign Funds: How the Communist Party of China Finances its Global Ambitions (Harvard University Press). URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-cfr-series-global-economics/ LOCATION:Dealy 207\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T170000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20221012T175011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221012T175011Z UID:10004839-1666281600-1666285200@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Lecture Series 2022-2023: The Carter Foundation's Guinea Worm Eradication Program DESCRIPTION:The Guinea Worm Eradication Program (GWEP) has reduced Guinea worm transmission by more than 99.99% since 1986\, successfully eliminating it in 16 countries. The GWEP remains working to fully eradicate Guinea worm disease (dracunculiasis) in Mali\, Chad\, South Sudan\, Ethiopia\, and Angola. The goal of program completion is now set for 2030. \nGiovanna Steel first joined in 2014 as a technical advisor to the program in South Sudan\, where she subsequently served as a regional coordinator and deputy country representative. Steel has a master’s degree in conflict resolution from Georgetown University and bachelor of arts degrees in political science\, Spanish\, and international studies from Loyola University Chicago. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-lecture-series-2022-2023-the-carter-foundations-guinea-worm-eradication-program/ LOCATION:Rose Hill\, Dealy Hall\, E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.861203;-73.8892181 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Rose Hill Dealy Hall E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892181,40.861203 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T140000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20220822T185438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T185438Z UID:10004794-1665579600-1665583200@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED CFR Series: Russia's Global Influence DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call with Mary Elise Sarotte\, an expert in the history of international relations. Sarotte is the inaugural holder of the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Distinguished Professorship of Historical Studies. She is also a research associate at Harvard University’s Center for European Studies. Sarotte earned her A.B. in history and science at Harvard and her Ph.D. in history at Yale University. She is the author or editor of six books\, including The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall and 1989: The Struggle to Create Post-Cold War Europe\, both of which were selected as Financial Times Books of the Year\, among other distinctions and awards. Following graduate school\, Sarotte served as a White House fellow\, then joined the faculty of the University of Cambridge\, where she received tenure before accepting an offer to return to the United States to teach at USC. Sarotte is a former Humboldt Scholar\, a former member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton\, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Her most recent book\, Not One Inch: America\, Russia\, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate\, is on what the fight over NATO expansion did to Western relations with Russia. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-cfr-series-russias-global-influence/ LOCATION:Dealy 207\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T120000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20220830T001415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220830T001415Z UID:10004799-1664535600-1664539200@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Lecture Series 2022-2023: William Easterly on Economic Development DESCRIPTION:William Easterly is a professor of economics at New York University and co-director of the NYU Development Research Institute\, which won the 2009 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge in Development Cooperation Award. He is the author of three books: The Tyranny of Experts: Economists\, Dictators\, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor (March 2014); The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good (2006)\, which won the FA Hayek Award from the Manhattan Institute; and The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists’ Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics (2001). \nHe has published more than 60 peer-reviewed academic articles and has written columns and reviews for the New York Times\, Wall Street Journal\, Financial Times\, New York Review of Books\, and Washington Post. He has served as co-editor of the Journal of Development Economics and as director of the blog “Aid Watch.” He is a research associate of NBER and a senior fellow at BREAD. Foreign Policy Magazine named him among the Top 100 Global Public Intellectuals in 2008 and 2009\, and Thomson Reuters listed him as one of the Highly Cited Researchers of 2014. He is also the 11th most-famous native of Bowling Green\, Ohio. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-lecture-series-2022-2023-william-easterly-on-economic-development/ LOCATION:O’Hare Special Collections Room\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T170000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20220907T183407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220907T183407Z UID:10004806-1664467200-1664470800@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Lecture Series 2022-2023: A More Just Economic System DESCRIPTION:A growing chorus of economists and politicians is demanding a new paradigm to create a global economy for the common good. In his recent book Cathonomics\, Anthony M. Annett unites insights in economics with those from theology\, philosophy\, climate science\, and psychology\, exposing the failures of neoliberalism while offering us a new model rooted in the wisdom of Catholic social teaching and classical ethical traditions. Drawing from the work of Pope Leo XIII\, Pope Francis\, Thomas Aquinas\, and Aristotle\, Annett applies these teachings to discuss current economic challenges such as inequality\, unemployment and underemployment\, climate change\, and the roles of business and finance. \nAnnett is a Gabelli fellow at Fordham University and a senior adviser at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He has a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University and spent two decades at the International Monetary Fund\, where he worked as a speechwriter to the managing director. He is also a member of the College of Fellows of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-lecture-series-2022-2023-a-more-just-economic-system/ LOCATION:Rose Hill\, Dealy Hall\, E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.861203;-73.8892181 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Rose Hill Dealy Hall E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892181,40.861203 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T140000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20220822T182727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T182727Z UID:10004793-1664370000-1664373600@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED CFR Series: Defining Democracy DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call with Yascha Mounk\, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a professor of international affairs at Johns Hopkins University\, a contributing editor at the Atlantic\, and the founder of Persuasion. Known for his work on the rise of populism and the crisis of liberal democracy\, Mounk published in 2022 The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure\, an optimistic case for the future of ethnically and religiously diverse democracies. \nMounk also authored three previous books: Stranger in My Own Country: A Jewish Family in Modern Germany\, a memoir about Germany’s fraught attempts to deal with its past; The Age of Responsibility: Luck\, Choice and the Welfare State\, which argues that a growing obsession with the concept of individual responsibility has transformed western welfare states; and The People vs Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is In Danger and How to Save It\, which explains the causes of the populist rise and investigates how to renew liberal democracy. \nMounk frequently writes for newspapers and magazines\, including Foreign Affairs\, the New York Times\, and the Wall Street Journal. He is also a regular columnist or contributor for major international publications\, including Die Zeit\, El Pais\, Letras Libres\, l’Express\, Folha de Sao Paolo\, Kultura Liberalna\, and La Repubblica\, and hosts “The Good Fight” podcast. \nBorn in Germany to Polish parents\, Mounk received his B.A. in history from Trinity College\, University of Cambridge and his Ph.D. in government from Harvard University. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-cfr-series-defining-democracy/ LOCATION:Dealy 207\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T170000 DTSTAMP:20250512T001636 CREATED:20220915T153631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220915T153631Z UID:10004808-1663862400-1663866000@now.fordham.edu SUMMARY:IPED Lecture Series 2022-2023: Environmental Economics DESCRIPTION:Marc N. Conte is an associate professor in the economics department at Fordham University and a faculty research fellow at New York University. He was a visiting associate professor at the Yale School of the Environment in the spring of 2020. Prior to his arrival at Fordham\, he was a post-doctoral research fellow at Stanford University\, where he worked with the Natural Capital Project. While finishing his graduate studies at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management\, as an advisee of Christopher Costello and a trainee in the NSF-funded IGERT Economics and Environmental Sciences program\, he had a visiting position at Williams College. \nConte is an applied microeconomist whose research agenda covers several topics at the heart of environmental economics: public good provision\, natural capital\, natural disasters\, and air pollution. He uses applied econometric techniques\, applied theory\, laboratory experiments\, and randomized field experiments to explore policy-relevant questions of interest. URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-lecture-series-2022-2023-environmental-economics/ LOCATION:Rose Hill\, Dealy Hall\, E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu GEO:40.861203;-73.8892181 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Rose Hill Dealy Hall E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892181,40.861203 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR