The DCED 2024 Annual Meeting took place in Washington, DC, 3-6 June 2024, hosted by USAID, the World Bank and IFC. Full Minutes are available here.
Working Groups met on 3 and 4 June. Minutes of individual WG meetings are being shared with WG members and on the respective WG webpages.
The Thematic Day on 5 June focused on The future of PSD at the nexus of green and digital transformations.
The final day on 6 June offered space for member update presentations and the DCED Business Session. Member update presentations are being posted below as they become available.
Schedule of meetings
2-page provisional overview of all planned Working Group meetings and open sessions
Monday 3 June: Working Group meetings and open sessions
- Women’s Economic Empowerment Working Group meeting: all day, including an open workshop session for all members on How to Consider Social Norms in your Private Sector Development Policies and Programmes in the afternoon, facilitated by the World Bank and CGAP.
- Business Environment Working Group meeting: all day, including an open session on ‘Using Evidence to Inform Innovative Programs for SME Growth’ organised by JICA (3:30pm to 5pm)
- Results Measurement Working Group meeting: half day in the morning, including an introductory session on their work for all members. A joint session with Dean Karlan, USAID Chief Economist, is also being explored.
Tuesday 4 June: Working Group meetings and open sessions
- Private Sector Engagement Working Group meeting: all day, featuring a presentation of USAID’s PSE Modernize reform initiative; a collaborative session with the MSD WG and development finance institutions (FMO, IDB) is also being organised.
- Market Systems Development Working Group meeting: half day in the morning on WG activities; and a collaborative exchange with the PSE WG and development finance institutions in the afternoon. A separate meeting with USAID’s MSP activity will take place after the end of the Business Day on Thursday.
- Green Growth Working Group meeting: half day in the morning.
- Open member consultation on USAID’s forthcoming Economic Growth Policy and Trade Policy (1.5 hours in the afternoon, after the end of all Working Group meetings)
Wednesday 5 June: Thematic Day on The future of Private Sector Development at the nexus of green and digital transformations (Agenda)
The future of PSD will be significantly shaped by climate change and the digitalisation of the global economy. This Thematic Day aimed to inspire and inform members, by showcasing current experiences, evidence and debates on how to manage risks and maximise economic opportunities linked to the green and digital transitions.
The Thematic Day was moderated by Kate Warren, Executive Editor and Executive Vice President of Devex.
Read our main take-aways for donor agencies from the dicussions here. Selected presentations, links and resources from the Thematic Day can be found below.
Session I: Setting the stage: Future trends shaping risks and opportunities for PSD at the nexus of green and digital transformation
AI and the future of work, Pei Chin Tay (Tony Blair Global Institute)
Useful reading by McKinsey on implications of climate change and the net-zero transition for developing countries:
- An affordable, reliable, competitive path to net zero, McKinsey Global Institute, 2023
- The net-zero transition: What it would cost, what it could bring, McKinsey Global Institute, 2022
- Climate risk and response: Physical hazards and socioeconomic impacts, McKinsey Global Institute 2020
Session II: Future-proofing business: Companies and entrepreneurs leading the green and digital transformation
Circular economy business model: Green Charcoal Briquettes in Sierra Leone, Alhassan Islam Tarawally
We mean Business Coalition website and Survey Report on Small Business Climate Action: Barriers and Bridges
Session III A: Regional and international harmonization and cooperation for
green and sustainable investment
Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement, Claudia Locatelli (WTO)
Country Perspective: Rwanda, Antoine Kajangwe (Ministry of Trade and Industry of Rwanda)
Session III B: Enabling systemic solutions to climate
adaptation and mitigation: Perspectives from donor PSD programmes
Lessons from Green MSD pilot interventions in Ghana, Steve Hartrich (ILO)
Circular entrepreneurship ecosystem promotion in Kenya and India, Patrick Obonyo (Ikea Foundation) and Chris Roe (EIT Climate KIC)
Session IV: Regulating tomorrow: Shaping the future of innovation for competitive and green growth
Green Industrial Policy, Karin Wedig (GIZ)
Competition Law and Sustainability, Lukas Cavada (Austrial Federal Competition Authority)
Session VI: Regional experiences in Latin America and Africa: Barriers and opportunities in facilitating the green and digital transformations
Circular Economy in Latin America – Challenge for Implementation, Manuel Albaladejo (UNIDO)
Driving Innovation for Nature and Climate, Yuri Soares (IDB Lab)
Digital Opportunities in African Businesses, Marcio Cruz (IFC)
Thursday 6 June: DCED Business Day (Agenda)
A half-day event, including member update presentations, and approval of the DCED Work plan and Budget
Member update presentations can be viewed below.