Ahead of the World Bank – IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., ORF America and the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) will host a half-day conference. The conference will bring together thought leaders from the Global South to highlight the need for greater South-South cooperation and explore practical mechanisms for achieving it, especially in the rapidly changing development cooperation landscape. ​​Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, former Finance Secretary of the Government of India and Distinguished Fellow of CSEP, will deliver the keynote address. Other speakers will be announced shortly. 

The discussions will highlight the diversity amongst, and therefore the challenges of defining, the Global South, the existing opportunities and challenges of cooperation among countries of the Global South, and the role of multilateral groupings (both current ones such as G20, ASEAN, IBSA, and BRICS and potential newer ones) to foster greater cooperation going forward. The conference will gather leaders in government, civil society, academia, and the private sector.