The second annual Richard H. Sabot Memorial Lecture was held on Wednesday, June 20th, with an insightful talk from Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former finance minister and minister of foreign affairs of Nigeria and distinguished visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, entitled, "Corruption: Myths and Realities in a Developing Country Context."
Richard H. "Dick" Sabot was an economist, scholar, farmer and Internet pioneer. A founding member of the Center for Global Development Board, Dick epitomized two attributes that CGD strive for every day--hard-headedness and soft-heartedness.
Dick Sabot's son, Oliver Sabot, and Ed Scott, chairman of the CGD board, delivered introductory remarks. CGD president Nancy Birdsall chaired the discussion and moderated the audience Q&A session.
- Read site article reporting on the event
- Read event transcript (pdf, 97K)
- Read Okonjo-Iweala's remarks
*Event video clips:
- Introductory remarks by Ed Scott (stream)/(download [15 MB])
- Opening remarks by Oliver Sabot (stream)/(download [16 MB])
- Introduction of keynote speaker by Nancy Birdsall (stream)/ (download [12 MB])
- Keynote lecture by: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (stream)/ (download [141 MB])
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