DC Forum Luncheon Series - Programs and Sponsors
DC Forums are held February, March, April, September, October and November at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC
March 4, 2020
Michael E. Clements, Director, Financial Markets & Community Investment Team, US GAO
COUNTERING ILLICIT FINANCE AND TRADE: U.S. Efforts to Combat Trade-Based Money Laundering
February 5, 2020
Leah April, Senior Public Sector Specialist, The World Bank
Post-Disaster Public Financial Management Review and Engagement Framework
Sponsor: Grant Thornton
Shiva Verma(Sponsor-Grant Thornton), Leah April(Speaker-World Bank), Dave Pearl(VP Programs-CSS)
November 13, 2019
David Hall, Senior Governance Specialist, DAI Global
Domestic Resource Mobilization in El Salvador
Sponsor: IBI
October 9, 2019
Alexis Bonnell, Chief Innovation Officer, USAID & Acting Director of the Office of Engagement and Communication, U.S. Global Development Lab
Accelerating Innovation in Government
Sponsor: CSS (Converged Security Solutions)
Rebecca Mann(Sponsor-IBI), Dave Hall(Speaker-DAI), Dave Pearl(VP Programs-CSS)
Lucie Phillips(ICGFM President-IBI), Alexis Bonnell(Speaker-USAID), Chip Block(Sponsor-CSS), Dave Pearl(VP Programs-CSS)
September 11, 2019
Damien de Walque, Senior Economist, World Bank
A Conversation on Performance-Based Financing for Health
Sponsor: Chemonics
March 6, 2019
Anke D'Angelo, Auditor General and Vice President of the Internal Audit Department, World Bank
Nancy Onyango, Director, Office of Internal Audit, The International Monetary Fund
Adam Trzeciak, Inspector General, US Government Accountability Office
Meet the Auditors
Sponsor: Graduate School USA
Wanda Jaskiewicz (Sponsor-Chemonics), Eileen Hoffman (Sponsor-Chemonics), Damien de Walque (Speaker-World Bank), Dave Pearl (ICGFM VP Programs/CSS)
Dave Pearl(VP Programs-CSS), Anke D'Angelo(Speaker-World Bank), Nancy Onyango(Speaker-IMF), Lucie Phillips(ICGFM President-IBI), Adam Trzeciak(Speaker-GAO), Al Tyree(Sponsor-Graduate School USA)
February 6, 2019
Leah April, Senior Public Sector Specialist for the Latin American - Caribbean Region, World Bank
Onur Erdem, Public Sector Specialist, World Bank
Climate Adaptation and Resilient Governance
Sponsor: Development Gateway
November 7, 2018
Samer Al-Samarrai, Senior Economist, Education Global Practice, World Bank
Government education spending effectiveness and the promise of results based financing
Sponsor: IBI
Onur Erdem(Speaker-World Bank), Leah April(Speaker-World Bank), Jack Maykoski(Past-President-ICGFM/Graduate School USA)
Sarah Orton-Vipond (Sponsor-Development Gateway)
David Colvin(Sponsor-IBI), Lucie Phillips(Sponsor-IBI), John Crihfield(Sponsor-IBI), Samer Al-Samarrai(Speaker-World Bank), Jim Wright(President-ICGFM/Evans Incorporated)
October 3, 2018
Michael Ochieng, Manager, Systems and Transformation - Finance and Accounting, World Bank Group
Jenifer Williams, Executive Director, Government and Public Sector Practice, Ernst & Young
Kal Patel, Executive Director, Capital Markets Technology Practice, Ernst & Young
Intelligent Automation: Reshaping the Way International Finance Organizations Work
Sponsor: EY
April 2018
Robert Dacey, Chief Accountant, US Government Accountability Office
Audit of the US Government’s Finances- What has been accomplished and what needs to be done?
Sponsor: KPMG
Olaf Smulders (EY), Michael Ochieng (World Bank), Karina Temirbulatova (Sponsor/EY), Jenifer Williams (EY), Kal Patel (EY) and Jack Maykoski (ICGFM Past President/Graduate School USA)
Martin Chrisney(Sponsor-KPMG), Robert Dacey(Speaker/GAO), Jim Wright(President-ICGFM/Evans Incorporated)
March 2018
Tom Yatsco, Assistant Inspector General for Audit, USAID/Inspector General
Yuko Keicho, Director, Strategy & Operations, Internal Audit Vice Presidency, The World Bank
Adam Trzeciak, Inspector General, US Government Accountability Office
Meet The Auditors
Sponsor: Graduate School USA
February 2018
Lesley Anne Field, Deputy Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President
Acquisition Management Priorities and Practices
Sponsor: Evolver, Inc.
Al Tyree(Sponsor-Graduate School USA), Adam Trzeciak(US GAO), Tom Yatsco(USAID), Yuko Keicho(World Bank), Jim Wright(President-ICGFM/Evans Incorporated), Jack Maykoski(Past President-ICGFM/Sponsor-Graduate School USA)
Jim Wright(President-ICGFM/Evans Incorporated), Lesley Field(Speaker/OMB), Bill Sabo(Sponsor-Evolver)
November 2017
Lawrence Daum, Capacity Building Division Chief (Acting), E3 Bureau, Office of Economic Policy, USAID
Cross-Sectoral Public Financial Management Programming: Ensuring Effectiveness and Sustainability
Sponsor: IBI
David Colvin(Sponsor-IBI), John Crihfield(Sponsor-IBI), Larry Daum(Speaker/USAID), Lucie Phillips(Sponsor-IBI), Pete Aliferis(ICGFM Treasurer)
October 2017
Steve Rozner, Senior Fiscal Advisor, Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and the Environment, USAID
Domestic Resource Mobilization: Getting Back to Basics
Sponsor: Devex
Jim Wright(President-ICGFM/Evans Incorporated), Steve Rozner(Speaker/USAID), Betsy Brown(Sponsor-Devex)
September 2017
Tom Melito, Director, International Affairs and Trade, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Syrian Humanitarian Assistance: Steps Taken by U.S. Agencies to Ensure Financial Oversight
Sponsor: Grant Thornton
Tom Melito (US GAO)
April 2017
Gergana Danailova-Trainor, Senior Economist, US Government Accountability Office
US GAO Foreign Assistance Evaluation Report
Sponsor: KPMG
Martin Chrisney (KPMG/Sponsor), Jim Michels (US GAO), Gergana Danailova-Trainor (US GAO), Jack Maykoski (ICGFM Past President/Graduate School USA)
March 2017
Lisa J. Kubiske, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Finance & Development, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
The Fiscal Transparency and Innovation Fund
Sponsor: Graduate School USA
Ryan May (State Dept), Al Tyree (Graduate School USA/Sponsor), Lisa Kubiske (State Dept), Jack Maykoski (ICGFM Past President/Graduate School USA)
Pictures
February 2017
Daniella Datskovska, EY; Dr. Doug Webster, USAID; Valerie Lubrano, OPIC;
Alice McNutt Miller, MCC
Unlocking the Value of Enterprise Risk Management
Sponsor: Ernst & Young
Jim Wright (ICGFM President/Evans Incorporated), Daniella Datskovska (EY/Sponsor), Dr. Doug Webster (USAID), Valerie Lubrano (OPIC), Alice McNutt Miller (MCC)
Pictures
November 2016
Reginald Mitchell, CFO, USAID
Public Financial Management in the Fight Against Corruption
Sponsor: Grant Thornton
Jason Levergood (Sponsor-Grant Thornton/ICGFM VP Sponsorships & Grants), Reggie Mitchell (USAID), Jim Wright (ICGFM President Elect/Evans Incorporated)
Pictures
October 2016
Natwar Gandhi, Former CFO, District of Columbia
How a Deficit-Plagued District of Columbia was Transformed into a Financially Healthy Municipality
Surplus Bond Rating History Chart FY13
Sponsor: Devex
Alan Robbins (Sponsor-Devex), Nat Gandhi (Speaker), Jim Wright (ICGFM President Elect/Evans Incorporated), Dave Pearl (VP Programs/SharpEntity LLC)
September 2016
Robert Reschke, Vice President for Programs, IBI
Managing Agricultural, Mining and Forestry Concession to Improve Revenues and Minimize Conflicts: The Liberia System
Video: Liberia's National Bureau of Concessions
Sponsor: IBI
Rebecca Mann (Sponsor-IBI), Bob Reschke (IBI), Jack Maykoski (ICGFM President/Graduate School USA)
Pictures
April 2016
Michael Parry, Programme Director, Somalia PFM Education and Training Programme
Alan Edwards, Chair, CIPFA Development
Strengthening Public Financial Management Capacity - A Somalia Case Study
Sponsor: WYG
Jack Maykoski (ICGFM President/Graduate School USA), Michael Parry (Programme Director), Alan Edwards (CIPFA)
Pictures
March 2016
Jason Bauer, Director, Finance, Investment & Trade, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Engaging the Private Sector in Development
Sponsor: The Graduate School USA
Jack Maykoski (ICGFM President/Graduate School USA), Jason Bauer (MCC), Al Tyree (Sponsor-Graduate School USA), Dave Pearl (ICGFM VP Programs/Grant Thornton)
Pictures
February 2016
Lisa Fiely, CFO, US African Development Foundation (USADF)
The US African Development Foundation (USADF)
Sponsor: Association of Government Accountants (AGA)
Ann Ebberts (Sponsor - AGA), Lisa Fiely (USADF), Jack Maykoski (ICGFM President/Graduate School USA)
Pictures
November 2015
Pam White, Former Ambassador to Haiti
PFM Assistance: What Works, Doesn't Work and Why
Sponsor: IBI International
Jack Maykoski (ICGFM President/Graduate School USA), Pam White (Ambassador), Lucie Phillips (IBI International), Robert Reschke (IBI International)
Pictures
October 2015
Robert Wuertz, Director, Office of Economic Policy, E3, USAID
Financing for Development Conference: Highlights and Next Steps
Sponsor: Devex
Russell Moll (Devex - Sponsor), Bob Wuertz (USAID), Dave Pearl(Grant Thornton/ICGFM VP Programs)
Pictures
September 2015
Karen F. Lee, Chief, Federal Financial Systems Branch, OMB
Government-wide Financial Management Initiatives: An OMB Perspective
Sponsor: Grant Thornton
Jim Wright (Evans Inc./VP Membership), Karen Lee (OMB), Dave Pearl (Grant Thornton Sponsor/VP Programs)
Pictures | VIDEO
April 2015
Robert Wuertz, Director, Office of Economic Policy, E3, USAID
Implementation of Domestic Resource Mobilization in Developing Countries
Sponsor: KPMG
Trevor Davies (KPMG - Sponsor), Bob Wuertz (USAID), Jack Maykoski (Graduate School USA/ICGFM President)
Pictures
March 2015
Jorge Da Silva, Executive Auditor, Inter-American Development Bank
Mouhamadou Diagne, Director of Strategy & Operations-Internal Audit Vice Presidency, The World Bank Group
Daniel S. Nelson, Assistant Director at the Office of Internal Audit and Inspection, IMF
MEET THE AUDITORS
Sponsor: The Graduate School USA
Richard Hudson (Evans Incorporated/ICGFM Program Steering Committee), Daniel Nelson (IMF), Jorge Da Silva (IADB), Mouhamadou Diagne (World Bank), Al Tyree (Graduate School USA), Jack Maykoski (Graduate School USA/ICGFM President)
Pictures | VIDEO
February 2015
Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States of America
Anticipating and Meeting Accountability Challenges
Sponsor: Williams Adley
Kola Isiaq (Williams Adley), Gene Dodaro (US GAO), Jack Maykoski (Graduate School USA/ICGFM President)