Course curriculum Unlocking Investment and Finance in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs) Week 1: Scaling Investment and Finance in EMDEs o Welcome to the course Akihiko Nishio, Vice President, Development Finance, The World Bank Group o Introduction to Week 1 Julius Gwyer, Program Officer, Development Finance, The World Bank Group o How the World Bank Group is mobilizing finance for the SDGs Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President, UN, SDGs and Partnerships, The World Bank Group o Strengthening public finance for the SDGs Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund o A global policy framework for financing sustainable development Navid Hanif, Director, Financing for Sustainable Development Office, United Nations (UN DESA) o Maximizing finance for development Clive Harris, Head, Maximizing Finance for Development, The World Bank Group o How MIGA helps increase investments in EMDEs S. Vijay Iyer, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, MIGA and Jessica Erickson Stiefler, Underwriter, MIGA o The role of institutional investors in development Afsaneh Beschloss, President and CEO, The Rock Creek Group o The principles of impact investing Neil Gregory, Chief Thought Leadership Officer, International Finance Corporation o Institutional Investing: A New Investor Forum and Growing Interest in Sustainable Emerging Markets Investments John Gandolfo, Vice President and IFC Treasurer, The World Bank Group o Investment trends in Sustainable Fixed Income Investing Heike Reichelt, Head, Investor Relations & New Product Development, Capital Markets Department, Treasury o The business model of multilateral development banks Susan McAdams, former Senior Adviser, Development Finance, The World Bank Group Week 2: Public Finance Strategies to Unlock Finance and Investment in EMDEs o Introduction to Week 2 Demet Cabbar, Financial Specialist, Development Finance, The World Bank Group o Integrated financing frameworks (national financing strategies) Sharon Spiegel, Chief, Policy Analysis & Development Branch, Financing for Sustainable Development Office, United Nations (UN DESA) o Concessional financing for development: The role of multilateral institutions and global thematic funds Cecile Fruman, Senior Manager, Development Finance, The World Bank Group o Mobilizing investment through IDA’s Private Sector Window Federica Dal Bono, Lead Strategy Officer, IDA, The World Bank Group o Raising revenue fairly and equitably Michael Keen, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund 1 Register for this free online course on financing for development https://www.edx.org/course/unlocking-investment-and-finance-in-emerging-markets-and-developing-economies-emdes o Increasing domestic public resources and Improving public expenditure efficiency James Brumby, Director, Governance Global Practice, The World Bank Group o Tackling Illicit Financial Flows Panel discussion with Marijn Verhoeven, Lead Economist; Ceren Ozer, Sr. Governance Specialist; and Emile Van der Does de Willebois, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, The World Bank Group Week 3: Unlocking Private Investment Opportunities in EMDEs o Introduction to Week 3 Julius Gwyer, Program Officer, Development Finance, The World Bank Group o The World Bank Group’s support for private investment in EMDEs Hans Peter Lankes, Vice President, Economics and Private Sector Development, International Finance Corporation o An overview and case examples of MIGA’s risk insurance products Jessica Erickson Stiefler, Underwriter, MIGA o The role of private finance in financing for development Jay Collins, Vice Chairman, Corporate and Investment Banking, Citi o EBRD’s support for private sector development Sir Suma Chakrabarti, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development o How to assess investment opportunities in Private Equity Vipul Bhagat, Chief Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation o Infrastructure finance: setting a plan, overcoming obstacles, and attracting private investment Richard Abadie, Partner and Global Leader of Capital Projects & Infrastructure, PwC Week 4: Building Robust Financial Markets and Institutions in EMDEs o Introduction to Week 4 Demet Cabbar, Financial Specialist, Development Finance, The World Bank Group o Transforming International, Regional and National Financial Markets for Sustainability Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Senior Adviser, Office of the Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer, The World Bank Group o The World Bank Group’s support for capital markets development Ana Fiorella Carvajal, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, The World Bank Group o Lessons from Korea with developing its capital market Sang-Hoon Yeo, Deputy Director General, Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), The Republic of Korea o A survey of global institutional investors Eric Bouye, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, The World Bank Group o The investor revolution Svetlana Klimenko, Lead Economist, Operations Policy and Country Services, The World Bank Group o Country policy reform and investment diagnostics Vincent Palmade, Lead Economist, Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation, The World Bank Group o Opportunities for Economic Transformation in Africa Dr. K.Y. Amoako, President and Founder, African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) o The role of Islamic finance in achieving the SDGs Zamir Iqbal, Chief Financial Officer, The Islamic Development Bank 2 Register for this free online course on financing for development https://www.edx.org/course/unlocking-investment-and-finance-in-emerging-markets-and-developing-economies-emdes .