Democracy That Delivers

Žiga Žarnić from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 's Centre on Well-being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE) joins CIPE's Director of Global Programs , Anna Kompanek , in this episode of the "Strengthening Resilience " mini series. This episode examines key indicators that help measure a country's ability to recover in times of crisis. The epis...

Ben Kiragu , Chief Executive Officer of Development Management Services and Kenya Country Representative for CIPE joins our Africa team's Senior Program Officer, Lola Adekanye , to talk about corruption within Kenya's private sector. They discuss the highlights, opportunities, and challenges to private sector collaboration when it comes to tackling corruption. Featured Resources: Corruption Risk M...

Imaobong Akpan-Ita and Adia Armstrong from CIPE's Africa team join their Regional Director, Lars Benson , as well as co-hosts Zoe Watkins and Autumn Moore from the Communications Department. This is the latest episode of Democracy that Deliver's "Emerging Leaders" mini-series featuring up-and-coming change-makers. Imaobong and Adia talk about their role models, give advice for fellow young profess...

Dr. Jean Encinas-Franco , Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of the Philippines , joins our host Jennifer Anderson from CIPE's Asia and Pacific team . This is the second episode of our series on the Philippines elections, a critical crossroads to elect a set of leaders to navigate the country's road to economic recovery and democratic renewal. In this epis...

Coco Alcuaz , Executive Director of the Makati Business Club (MBC) , one of the largest business associations in the Philippines, joins our hosts Jennifer Anderson and Ryan Evangelista from CIPE's Asia and Pacific team . This is the first episode of our series on the Philippines elections, a critical crossroads to elect a set of leaders to navigate the country's road to economic recovery and democ...

Adam Sachs and Leila Zarifi from CIPE's own Global Programs department join co-hosts Autumn Moore and Zoe Watkins on Democracy that Delivers' "Emerging Leaders" mini-series featuring up-and-coming change-makers. We explore their team's unique mission to incubate solutions for universal challenges, such as digital transformation and youth engagement. As young professionals themselves, Adam and Leil...

In the inaugural episode of a new  Anti-Corruption & Governance Center  podcast series on  Private Sector Collective Action  hosted by  Katya Lysova , two experts on compliance and international trade talk about one of the largest and most sophisticated international anti-corruption coalitions in the world: the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network ( MACN ).  Cecilia Müller Torbrand , who is MACN's CEO...

Mila Atmos , host of the podcast Future Hindsight , joins CIPE's Democracy that Delivers podcast to discuss the importance of civic engagement. Guest hosts Hanna Wetters , a CIPE Program Officer for Africa , and Richard Tucker , CIPE's editor, also took part in the discussion and focused on CIPE's work on that continent.

In the third episode of the "S trengthening Resilience : Global Perspectives"   mini-series, CIPE speaks with two organizations: the Quito Chamber of Commerce based in Ecuador, and Fundacion Libertad , based in Argentina. During this podcast, our host Tomas Mandl , Program Officer for Latin America & the Caribbean at CIPE, speaks with Marcos Falcone , project manager at Fundación Libertad, and Car...

On this episode of Democracy that Delivers, our host, John Morrell , and co-host, Aarya Nijat , are joined by Dr. Nishan De Mel , Executive Director of Verité Research. Dr. De Mel discusses Sri Lanka's debt crisis, Sri Lankan government's response to the crisis, nation-wide and global protests calling for a change of leadership and immediate relief through suspension of debt repayment, and immedia...

The second episode of the podcast mini-series on resilience.

In times of crisis, the ability of local private sector organizations to weather disruptions so that they can effectively support their members and contribute to economic renewal is essential. During this podcast, CIPE will speak with William Pawlucy from Association Options and I nes Pearce from Pearce Global Partners Inc. The podcast will explore key factors that help foster the resilience and s...

In this Women's History Month episode of Democracy that Delivers, we welcome Nya Mona Muchemi , Head of Operations at SNDBX and a consultant for CIPE. She also hosts the AfriWetu podcast which takes a deep dive into pre-colonial African history. Muchemi talks with CIPE editor Richard Tucker and Africa Program Officer Ryan Musser about the past, present, and future of free trade in Africa and democ...

On this episode of Democracy that Delivers, we are joined by guests Holly Sandalow and Staci Samuels of CIPE's Anti-Corruption & Governance Center . This is the latest episode in the "Emerging Leaders" mini-series, co-hosted by Autumn Moore and Zoe Watkins from the Communications Department. Holly and Staci explain their backgrounds, why they are energized to work at CIPE, and what they hope to ac...

In this episode of Democracy that Delivers, host Peter Glover , Program Officer for the Anti Corruption and Governance Center at CIPE, welcomes two leaders in the global fight against corruption.  Shannon Green  serves as the Senior Advisor to the Administrator and Executive Director of the  Anti-Corruption  Task Force at  USAID , and  Brooke Stearns Lawson  serves as the Task Force's Lead on Inno...

On this episode of Democracy that Delivers, we are joined by guests Morgan King and Abby Guen and host John Zemko , all members of the CIPE Latin America and Caribbean team. This episode continues the Emerging Leaders mini-series, co-hosted by Autumn Moore  and  Zoe Watkins from the Communications team. Morgan and Abby discuss their backgrounds, their personal goals, and their visions for the futu...

Erika Díaz Ulloa , a lawyer and a specialist in compliance matters, joins CIPE's Democracy that Delivers podcast for International Women's Day 2022 to talk about the challenges women face in the marketplace. She tells CIPE co-hosts Barbara Langley and Staci Samuels why women-owned businesses are more likely to face discrimination, how women can deal with double standards, and what women can do to...

In continuation of Women's History Month on the Emerging Leaders mini-series, up-and-coming women change-makers Erika Lewis and Sarah Rupert from CIPE's Middle East and North Africa team join Regional Director Greg Simpson and cohosts Autumn Moore and Zoe Watkins from the Communications team.

To kick off Women's History Month, two guests from the Center for Women's Economic Empowerment (CWEE) join Democracy that Delivers to discuss their work. Elizabeth Lievens and Hannah Byrd are associate program officers at CWEE. They talk about some of the projects they are working on, explain why it is crucial to empower women everywhere, and discuss whether they are optimistic or pessimistic abou...

Two guests from the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (GATF) join Democracy that Delivers to discuss their work. GATF is led jointly by CIPE, the International Chamber of Commerce , and the World Economic Forum in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit . The guests are Ciara Kilroy and Ana Larin , program associates at GATF. This is the latest episode in a se...

Stephen Renna , Senior Managing Director, Global Strategies & Solutions at Ankura , joins CIPE's Democracy that Delivers podcast to discuss the challenges of doing business in emerging markets. He tells co-hosts Marc Schleifer and Laura Farhang that American companies that want to operate overseas must measure the risks of such trading against the opportunity to increase revenue.

In the latest episode in the anti-corruption rapid response mini-series,  Mauricio Alarcón-Salvador , the Executive Director of the Ecaudorian anti-corruption organization  Fundación Ciudadania y Desarrollo  (FCD), spoke about FCD and CIPE's rapid response program in Ecuador. Host  Peter Glover  and Mauricio discuss the window of opportunity in Ecuador and how open contracting practices are bringi...

In 2021, CIPE launched a new applied research initiative to engage business leaders in emerging democracies with actionable knowledge on policy solutions for democratic free-market systems. Today, Policy and Program Learning's Kim Bettcher and Mikra Krasniqi are joined by researcher Tiffany Qiu to discuss her work on Free Trade Zones and introduce the upcoming Research Unbound webinar series. Clic...

Vivek Menon , Associate Director of Global Operations & Industry Engagement for the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) joins CIPE's Democracy That Delivers podcast to discuss his organization's work. Menon works closely with CIPE's Lola Adekanye , who co-hosted the episode. Menon discussed the almost decade-long project MACN has been actively involved with that is battling corruption in Niger...

Two guests from CIPE's Europe and Eurasia department join host  Ken Jaques  to discuss their work. They are Calvin Chang , a program associate who focuses on the western Balkans, and Anna Goltermann, a program associate who focuses on advancing women's economic empowerment. This is the second episode in a series focusing on emerging leaders at CIPE. Anna and Calvin discuss how they came to be at C...