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In this series of talks, Fellows showcased the significant contributions and important issues they have passionately pursued since participating in the Institute.

Laura Manley, Executive Director of Shorenstein Center On Media, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard University explores the role of technology in democracy building and democratic decline.

An Albright Institute conversation with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, moderated by Joseph Joyce, M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics. Georgieva will discuss how the IMF is shaping a more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive global economy.

An Albright Institute conversation with Ms. Susan Nazzaro ’ 01, Senior Program Officer, Product Introduction and Access at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and David Lindauder, Stanford Calderwood Professor of Economics. Nazzaro will speak to the possibilities offered by multilateralism in addressing the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Martha Goldberg Aronson '89, Corporate Director and President of North Arm Partners, Rudina Seseri '00, Founder and Managing Partner of Glasswing Ventures, and Jenny Brandemuehl '85, Chief People Officer of Chegg, Inc., provide their unique insights into how business can be a powerful force for good.

The Albright Institute’s annual Public Dialogue with Secretary Albright will focus on understanding the demands of advancing beyond resettlement into rebuilding society.

Martha Goldberg Aronson '89, Corporate Director; former Executive Vice President and President of Global Healthcare at Ecolab encouraged Fellows to consider some examples of businesses that have missions beyond increasing shareholder value and how to build a professional career in line with your personal values.

Victoria White '91, Senior Vice President and Head, Global Advisory Solutions, Accion, discussed the potential for digital solutions to bring access to financial management tools to poor, rural and disenfranchised populations.

Smitha Radhakrishnan, Associate Professor of Sociology, Wellesley College discussed how narratives about microfinance help to reinforce existing social hierarchies and inequities.

Panelists George Papaconstantinou, Ph.D., Chairman, GSP Advisory; Greek Finance Minister (2009-2011), Ioana Petrescu '03, Ph.D., International Consultant, Romanian Finance Minister (2014) and Akila Weerapana, Associate Professor of Economics, Wellesley College shared their insights into the past, present and future of the euro currency.

Joseph Joyce, M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations; Professor of Economics, Wellesley College, discussed how the unequal distribution of benefits from globalization have impacted politics, particularly in the U.S., and started a conversation with Fellows about how inequalities can be reduced through government policy.

Keynote Speaker Dame Amelia Fawcett ‘78, Deputy Chairman, Investment AB Kinnevik Stockholm/Chairman Hedge Fund Standards Board, London shares her thoughts on Brexit, the U.S. presidential election and the role and responsibility of journalism in the current environment.

by Martha Goldberg Aronson ’89, EVP and President of Global Healthcare, Ecolab

by Professor Smitha Radhakrishnan, Wellesley College

by Rear Admiral Margaret Kibben, Chief of Navy Chaplains, United States Navy

by Professor Joseph Joyce, Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs

by Professor Helena DeBres, Wellesley College

by Martha Goldberg Aronson ’89, President, Global Healthcare, Ecolab

by Patricia Sulser '79, Chief Counsel, International Finance Corporation; Bernard Sheahan, Director for Infrastructure and Natural Resources, International Finance Corporation

by Kitty Di Martino, Senior Advisor, Albright Stonebridge Group