Excited to share that Charter Cities Institute is cohosting this two-day conference on Oct 17/18 with Center for Global Development and @growthteams on bringing economic growth back to the forefront of the development conversation, featuring leading voices from governments, philanthropy, and the private sector!

In partnership with Growth Teams, our conversation with Kurtis Lockhart, Executive Director of Charter Cities Institute, hosted by Growth Teams co-founder Kartik Akileswaran, is live! They discuss charter cities, development, and more. Watch it now! youtu.be/VrydGltQfQI?si…

We are excited to announce that CCI is co-hosting a two-day conference in Washington, DC on October 17-18 with Center for Global Development and Growth Teams. The conference will focus on bringing economic growth back to the forefront of the development conversation. We will feature leading voices from

Starting tomorrow ➡ Academics, researchers, representatives from foundations and donor agencies, and policymakers & practitioners will join Center for Global Development for two days of panels and free-flowing conversations on growth. Express your interest in attending: bit.ly/4eZYMzj

“Growth can lift people en masse out of poverty and misery. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” —Adnan Khan Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, quoting the Growth Commission Charter Cities Institute Center for Global Development Growth Teams Open Philanthropy

Starting off Day 2 of the Growth Summit with a great discussion among funders on growth: Open Philanthropy Gates Foundation Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office IMF and Bridgewater Associates

Mesas Ejecutivas are a “technology”, or methodology, for jointly solving problems that hold back firms, breaking through the “watertight compartments” across government agencies. —Piero Ghezzi at the #GrowthSummit Charter Cities Institute Center for Global Development Growth Teams Open Philanthropy

Last week, kunal sen was speaking at the first ever #GrowthSummit. The event recognizes the need to reassert economic growth and structural transformation as central goals of development. More: go.unu.edu/4kW4g

🚀 Africa's cities hold the future of growth, but how do we unlock their potential? Tune in to our latest quarterly digital roundtable, where Kartik Akileswaran from Growth Teams presents powerful insights on the role of 'know-how' in city development, using Kenya as a case study

We just wrapped up an incredible #GrowthSummit last week, co-hosted with Center for Global Development, and Growth Teams. It was a vital gathering of philanthropists, researchers, and practitioners focused on reasserting economic growth as a top priority for development and job creation in lower-income