Abstract

On behalf of the Centre for Rising Powers (CRP) at the University of Cambridge, I am pleased to invite you to participate in the inaugural Forum on Resilience and Sustainable Development, which will be hosted at Clare College from 3:00-7:30pm on March 8, 2016.

Roundtable discussions will focus on the importance and role of resilience and sustainable development for rising powers. Experts from academia, government and industry will lead the discussion of how adaptive leadership and institutional innovation foster resilience and sustainable development.

The confirmed panelists to date include:

• Professor Rajah Rasiah— distinguished Professor of International Development at the University of Malaya, 2015 recipient of the Celso Furtado prize from the World Academy of Sciences for his seminal contributions in the field of social sciences
• Professor David Runciman—Head of the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge
• Sir Richard Shirreff—former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO
• Dr Francois Kayitakire—Joint Research Center in the Institute of Environment and Sustainability, European Commission
• Dr Kun-Chin Lin—Director of the Centre for Rising Powers at the University of Cambridge
• Dr Nazia Mintz-Habib—Lecturer in Public Policy, Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge
• Michael Brooke—Head of Innovation at BNP Paribas
• Steve McCauley—executive leadership coach and mentor to senior leaders in government, business, finance and professional services
• Ana Hajduka— CEO Africa GreenCo
• Joe Studwell—Journalist and author of The China Dream, Asian Godfathers, and How Asia Works
• Catherine Tilley—Director of Executive and Graduate Education at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Coffee, snacks, and drinks will be provided, as well as networking opportunities with panelists and other participants.

We would be delighted to have you join us for the forum. Please register now at bit.ly/RSDPCambridge and feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues

We look forward to seeing you on March 8.