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They’re brilliant.

They’re changing the world.

And they’re giving free lectures.

 
Celebrating IDRC's 40th anniversary, the Speakers of Renown series brings together the best minds in international development for free public lectures on a wide range of pressing issues.
 
 

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Marwan Muasher — Redefining Arab moderation

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Amartya Sen — Nobel views on health, education, food, and water

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Trevor Manuel — Social justice, equity, and governance in a rapidly changing world

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David Waltner-Toews — Ecohealth in a complex world: Policy's holy grail?

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Amina Az-Zubair — Africa Works: Making debt relief work for the poor in Nigeria

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Helen Clark — Evolving challenges in development

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M S Swaminathan — Sustainable food security in an era of climate change

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Suzy Castor — Haiti: Learning from history to build a strong nation

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Muhammad Yunus — Microcredit and social business for a poverty-free world

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Margaret MacMillan — New powers and new types of power: Is history any help in understanding the 21st century?

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Romila Thapar — India's past and present: How history informs contemporary narrative

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Rima Khalaf Hunaidi — Human development in Arab states: Entrenched hurdles and the road ahead

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Paul Collier — The quest for prosperity versus an ethical approach to nature

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Xue Lan — China's engagement with Africa: Challenges or opportunities? For whom?

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Ramachandra Guha — Ten reasons why India will not and must not become a superpower

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Gebisa Ejeta — Revitalizing agricultural research for global food security

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