COMPAS is proud to announce its Spring Conference Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey Sachs*
We have entered a new phase of history, in which the intertwined challenges of economic development, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability must be addressed holistically, or else the world will find itself at dire risk of social instability and environmental calamity. The path ahead is a narrow one, fraught with difficulties and uncertainties, yet the promise of a better life for billions of people is also realistic. With proper policies, moral framework, and global cooperation, ours can be the generation that ends extreme poverty, stabilizes the world's population, and ushers a new era of sustainable growth.
Jeffrey D. Sachs is the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Millennium Development Goals, having held the same position under former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He is Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He is co-founder and Chief Strategist of Millennium Promise Alliance, and is director of the Millennium Villages Project. Sachs is also one of the Secretary-General’s MDG Advocates, and a Commissioner of the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Development. He has authored three New York Times bestsellers in the past seven years: The End of Poverty (2005), Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet (2008), and The Price of Civilization (2011).
Following the address, there will be panel discussion followed by an opportuniy for questions from the audience.
- Panelists:
Ian Sheldon (Andersons Professor of International Trade, OSU Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics)
Elena Irwin (Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, OSU) - Moderator:
Michael Neblo (Political Science, OSU)
This event will also be serving as the inaugural lecture for the Provost's newly established Discovery Themes Lecturer Program. The program will bring eminent authorities to Ohio State to address topics related to the Discovery Themes. Discovery Themes Lecturers will be authorities in one or more of the Discovery Themes areas of Health and Wellness, Energy and Environment, and Food Production and Security. They will be world-class thought leaders whose broad vision enables them to go beyond the technical aspects of the grand challenges represented by the Discovery Themes to include their ethical, political, and social dimensions.
*Please note that this event is free and open to the public. No registration required.
