The DCED Annual Meeting for 2023 took place 19-22 June, in Geneva, Switzerland.
During the first two days, all Working Groups met to share member updates and discuss work items.
The Thematic Day 21 June explored recent experiences on the theme of SMEs: The Missing Transforming Middle.
The final day 22 June offered space for member update presentations, and the Business Session.
Agendas are posted below. Minutes of the event can be downloaded here. Minutes of individual Working Group Meetings will be made available on the Working Group pages.
Schedule of meetings
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Monday 19th June: Working Group meetings (Green Growth, Results Measurement)
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Tuesday 20th June: Working Group meetings (Market Systems Development, Private Sector Engagement, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Business Environment Reform – plus joint BER/GG and joint WEE/GG meetings)
Private Sector Engagement Working Group meeting agenda
Women’s Economic Empowerment Working Group meeting agenda
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Wednesday 21st June: Thematic Day, SMEs: The
MissingTransforming Middle (Agenda)
Selected presentations and resources:
- Getting to Scale. Lessons from Private Sector Development Programmes, Gareth Davies, Tandem
- Sustainable cocoa production and trade – NL Strategy, Daan van der Meer, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Promoting the green transformation with a systemic approach, Isaac Cowan Gore, ILO
- INCLUDE and CFYE. Empowering a green transformation in Africa, Siri Lijfering, INCLUDE and Report on Green Jobs for Youth in Africa, INCLUDE, 2022