Apr

15

2026

HYBRID

11:00—12:15 PM ET | 4:00—5:15 PM BST

CGD DC Office

2055 L St NW

5th Floor

Washington, DC 20036

EVENTS | CGD SPRING MEETINGS EVENTS

Rewriting the Case for Aid: Purpose, Priorities and Political Realities

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Introductory Remarks

Mikaela Gavas, Managing Director, Europe and Senior Policy Fellow, CGD

Panelists

Gunn Jorid Roset, Director General, Norad 

Bright Simons, President / Founder, mPedigree

Rémy Rioux, CEO, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

Carsten Staur, Chair, OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC)

Moderator

Masood Ahmed, President Emeritus, CGD

What should Official Development Assistance be used for? Where can it add the greatest value? And how must delivery evolve in an increasingly contested and multipolar world?

This CGD event will unveil a vision for ODA at a moment when the traditional aid model is breaking down and serious debate has begun over what should replace it.

Drawing on a year long consultation with leaders of DAC member development agencies and with experts from across the global North and South, CGD experts have written a a policy note setting out a vision on the future of ODA. It lays the foundations for a politically sustainable, purpose-driven approach capable of delivering impact amid fiscal pressure and competing global priorities.

This policy note will be presented and stress-tested by a panel of development experts who will confront the toughest questions head-on and reflect on how ODA must adapt in the years ahead.