GovDiscovery AI Podcast with Mike Shanley

 A conversation with Andrew Natsios, former USAID Adminstrator on USAID under the Biden Administration. Andrew S. Natsios is an Executive Professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University (2012-present) and Director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs. He currently serves as Chair of the Program Advisory Committee for HarvestPlus, which is part o...

Recorded: September 14, 2021    Join us for a virtual conversation with USAID's COVID Task Force. We look forward to hosting this event with their team to update the USAID partner community on their important work. This is also a great opportunity for new USAID partners to learn more about this crucial initiative. Learn more about USAID's COVID response here: https://www.usaid.gov/coronavirus Pane...

Recorded: April 12, 2022     Websites: Konektid International: www.konektid.com AidKonekt Data: https://www.aidkonekt.com/usaid-biz-dev

 Join our conversation with Randy Tift, former USAID Chief A&A Policy Officer, and Chuck Pope, former USAID Senior Regional Advisor for the Middle East and A&A Strategy Lead on the COVID-19 Task Force, on what's next for USAID. We will hear their thoughts on recent USAID trends and what to expect in the coming months and years from the Agency. Topics will include Ukraine, COVID funding, New Partne...

Recorded: November 10. 2022   Join us for this event to hear from our expert panelists on what the US mid-term election results (8 November 2022) might mean for USAID funding. We will discuss: - What role does Congress play in USAID funding? - How might the election results affect USAID's work over the next couple years? - What can USAID partners do now to respond to the election results? - What d...

 Join this event co-hosted with Konektid International. We will hear from two USAID business development panels. The first will discuss recent trends and best practices with USAID proposal development. This will be followed by a panel taking us inside the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) and their decision making process for awarding proposals. Inside the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) P...

 Join our conversation with Alexis Bonnell, former USAID Chief Innovation Officer, on ChatGPT, AI and what it means for USAID partnering. We will discuss: • How are USAID and USAID Partners thinking about ChatGPT and AI? • Will ChatGPT change how USAID partners write proposals? • USAID's Digital Strategy & AI update • How will AI be used in project implementation? • How does this affect localizati...

Recorded: February 28, 2023  We are excited to welcome Patrick Fine to this AidKonekt/Konektid USAID Market Series event to discuss USAID's localization initiative. He is the former FHI 360 CEO, former USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator, Africa, and Brookings Institution Nonresident Senior Fellow. Patrick authored the recent Brookings article "Rethinking the constraints to localization of foreig...

Recorded: April 18, 2023   On this episode we invited three guests with deep expertise in USAID funding and Ukraine. Our guests include former Senior USAID officials an NGO leader in Ukraine, who will share their insight on USAID's current funding for the Ukraine war. We will also discuss how to prepare to support the reconstruction. Discussion Topics: What will the Ukraine reconstruction look lik...