Donald Steinberg, President and CEO of World Learning, Inc. Former Deputy Administrator, USAID Friday, February 28, 2014 Description: The global environment for international development has been impacted by the entry of new development funders, new requirements for host country ownership and capacity building, the so-called "democratization of development," the diffusion of economic power, the growing role of civil society institutions and the private sector, the requirement to take good ideas to scale, the application of advanced technologies, and the need to include previously marginalized groups, including women, people with disabilities, ethnic and religious minorities, indigenous populations and the LGBT community. Drawing on his three decades experience in the development and diplomacy world -- including his current service as President of World Learning and his immediate past service as deputy administrator at U.S. Agency for International Development, Ambassador Steinberg will discuss the implications of these changes for the way that individuals, academic institutions, civil society organizations, governments, private companies and other key actors approach the challenge of global development.