The future we want—the people we want to be
Materials
Challenges in Integrating Global Mental Health and Transcultural Psychiatry; 2 March 2015
Speakers: Laurence Kirmayer (McGill U.), Brandon Kohrt (Duke U.), James Griffith (George Washington U.)
Organised by: Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture
More information: http://psychiatryandculture.org/webinar/
Suggested reading: Toward a New Architecture for Global Mental Health (Transcultural Psychiatry, December 2014) available at http://tps.sagepub.com/content/51/6.toc
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World Development Report 2015: Mind, Society, and Behavior; 9 March 2015
Speakers: Ryan Muldoon (co-author of WDR 2015, World Bank Group), Matthias Schmalde (Under Secretary-General, IFRC), Gilles Carbonnier (Professor of Delopment Economics, Graduate Institute of Geneva), Beris Gwynne (Director and UN Representative for World Vision International). Moderated by Daniel Kull (Humanitarian-Development Attaché, World Bank Group).
Organised by: Graduate Institute of Geneva, World Bank Group, IFRC, and World Vision.
More information:
http://graduateinstitute.ch/events/_/events/corporate/2015/mind-society-and-behavior
Suggested reading: “Main Messages” from the Report, available at www.worldbank.org/wdr2015
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Leadership Challenges in a World of Turmoil; 12 and 14 March 2015
Speakers: Antonio Guterres (UN High Commissioner for Refugees), Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights). Moderated by Christiane Amanpour (CNN International )
Organised by: Sergiio Viera de Mello Foundation and the Graduate Institute of Geneva.
More information: http://graduateinstitute.ch/home/relations-publiques/les-manifestations-publiques/events-calendar/registration-event-leadership-ch.html
Suggested readings:
1. Your favourite materials on global leadership/leadership in our globalising world
2. Good Leaders Live in Reality ,excerpt from Global Member Care: The Pearls and Perils of Good Practice (2011)
3. UN Competency Development: Practical Guide (2010); see pages 5-8 (core values, core competencies, managerial competencies)
Note--CNN Broadcast: You can watch the event on CNN International (Christiane Amanpur's section of the website. The event will also be available on the Graduate Institute’s YouTube channel in the coming days. More information:
http://graduateinstitute.ch/events/_/events/corporate/2015/leadership-challenges-in-a-world