Meeting the Moment: Local Changemakers Lead in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

Chemonics was joined by a diverse group of 40 local changemakers, partners, and project staff representing over 20 countries to discuss best practices for promoting locally led approaches to conflict-aware development and peacebuilding in fragile and conflict-affected states.
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Cracking the Nut 2023: The Art of the Pivot

Project leaders from Ukraine, Lebanon, and the Horn of Africa share recommendations for engaging firms and communities amidst of war, economic collapse, and extreme drought, to create opportunities for transformation.
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Invest in Emerging Economies to Protect Our Future

Chemonics' CEO and president Jamey Butcher penned an article for Fast Company about emerging and frontier economies and their role in the game-changing solutions needed to unlock creative problem-solving to tackle the global crises of our times.
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Dany Khy

Senior Advisor, Private Sector Engagement

Dany Khy is a senior international development professional with more than 16 years of experience leading programs in economic development with a focus on entrepreneurship, finance, and forging innovative public-private partnerships in the world’s largest emerging…

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Heather Joffe Reyes

Director, Latin America and the Caribbean

Currently the director of the Colombia Rural Finance Initiative, Heather Joffe Reyes is an international development practitioner with more than 15 years of experience in agricultural value chains, small business development, and rural development. In addition,…

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Kirk Ramer

Chief of Party, USAID Agribusiness Development Activity (ADA)

Kirk Ramer has over 25 years of experience managing projects to promote agricultural and small-and medium-sized enterprise development in southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. He is currently the chief of party of the Agribusiness…

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Rob Henning

Rob Henning is the former director of the Corporate Partnerships Practice. He has worked for more than 20 years to promote investment, growth, and shared value as a frontier market strategy consultant, entrepreneur, and investor. While…

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Isaiah Oliver

Deputy Chief of Party - Partnerships, Climate Finance for Development Accelerator

Isaiah Oliver is a private sector engagement, trade and investment, and climate finance expert with more than 13 years of experience focusing on the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, and Latin America. He has conducted…

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Preston Motes

Senior Director, Middle East and North Africa Regional Business Unit

Preston Motes is an international economic development specialist with more than 20 years of experience designing and implementing programs focused on private sector competitiveness, entrepreneurship, workforce development, local economic development, and tourism. He is currently a…

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