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INVESTING FOR IMPACT CGIAR Development Dialogues New York City, 25 September 2014, Columbia University Faculty House Session Agenda 7:30 – 8:00

Registration and Breakfast

8:00 – 8:20

Welcome and opening remarks followed by presentation on the state of agricultural research and challenges facing the global international agricultural research community Jonathan Wadsworth, Head of the CGIAR Fund Office

8:20 – 8:30

Discussion following the presentation

8:30 – 8:50

Common research strategy – common funding: update on the Strategic Results Framework (SRF), Resource Mobilization Strategy (RMS) development and exploration of potential Innovative Financing Instruments relevant to the CGIAR Frank Rijsberman, Chief Executive Officer, CGIAR Consortium (to be confirmed) Charlie Michaud, Managing Director, CCS Fundraising Chris Egerton-Warburton, Partner, Lion’s Head Global Partners

8:50 – 9:00

Discussion following the presentation

9:00-9:30

Translating research into impact – research for development partnerships to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals – Panel Discussion Roger Thurow, Senior Fellow on Global Agriculture & Food Policy, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Atsuyuki Oike, Ambassador & Director General for Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Mark Cackler, Manager, Agriculture and Rural Development Department, The World Bank Tjada McKenna, Deputy Coordinator for Feed the Future and Acting Assistant to the Administrator, USAID Bureau for Food Security

9:30 – 10:00

Discussion following the presentation

10:00 – 10:15 Closing remarks

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