Unlocking Artisan Economic Development: How to Increase Value to Support Small Scale Producers
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Session Description
The second largest employer in the developing world after agriculture is the artisan sector, now a $32-billion market. How can we unlock value in this emerging market.
Time & Location
Time:
12:15 - 13:15, Thursday, April 14, 2016
BST
Location:
SBS, Seminar 2
Speakers
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Delegate
CEO and President, International Center for Research on Women
Peggy Clark is President and CEO of the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), the leading women’s research organization in the world. Throughout her career Peggy has worked to tackle and address gender inequality, including women’s economic security, health, and well-being. She is currently leading a major restructure of ICRW to build a global network of Gender Centers of Excellence to support the next generation of expertise and solutions to build a more gender equal world. Prior to ICRW, Peggy was the Executive Director of the Aspen Global Innovators Group, Executive Vice President of the Aspen Institute, Managing Director of Realizing Rights, Chair of the Women’s Policy Group and Program Officer, Ford Foundation, and Director of Small-Scale Enterprise and Credit at Save the Children. Peggy is Chair, African Leaders Malaria Alliance ;Vice Chair, Ashesi University Ghana; Board Emeritus, Calvert Impact Capital; Board Member Last Mile Health.
