Global Development Network Inc

Annual global development conference:the gdn global development conference is a prestigious annual event held in different regions with a different theme each year. It serves as a platform for high-level, inclusive, evidence-based debates on current development challenges and priorities. What sets it apart is that it's the only international development conference where the majority of participants are from developing countries. This unique feature provides promising researchers from developing countries with the opportunity to showcase their work, exchange ideas with renowned academics and policymakers, and establish global networks, thereby enhancing their professional visibility and capacity. The conference offers fresh southern perspectives on sustainable development issues, typically discussed in developed countries, and promotes cooperation and development effectiveness. Gdn's 23rd global development conference (gdc) took place from october 31 november 1, 2023 in quito, ecuador on the theme of biodiversity and sustainable development that drew experts, researchers, and practitioners from various fields, across the globe to come together and share their knowledge, experience, and insights on the crucial issues of biodiversity and development. The conference was organised in collaboration with universidad san francisco de quito (usfq) and future earth at the university campus of usfq.and was supported by agence franaise de dveloppement; the french ministry for the economy, finance and the recovery; the hewlett foundation; and the world bank.this fully hybrid conference was attended by 357 participants from around the world - 161 in-person and 196 online, from 70 countries including ecuador. Given that one of gdn's primary objectives is to increase the involvement of women researchers and scientists, we welcomed around 165 women participants (46% of total participation). The speakers included representatives from united nations environment programme (unep); conservation international, ecuador; convention on biological diversity (cbd); wwf-ecuador; african development bank (adb); instituto de investigaciones sociales de la universidad nacional autnoma de mxico (iisunam); trade, development and the environment hub (trade hub); municipality of quito; fundacin bunge y born, argentina; the nature conservancy; the world bank; inter-american development bank (idb); institute for sustainable development and international relations (iddri), and more.