Join us for this 'in conversation' event with Ilan Goldfajn, President of the Inter-American Development Bank.

Meet Our Speaker and Chair

Ilan Goldfajn (@igoldfajn) is an Israeli-born Brazilian economist, former governor of the Central Bank of Brazil and former director of the International Monetary Fund's Western Hemisphere Department. In December 2022, he became president of the Inter-American Development Bank. He has taught economics at various universities in Brazil and the United States, has been an editor of several publications and has published numerous articles and books.

Kathryn Hochstetler (@hochstet) is Professor of International Development and Head of the Department of International Development LSE. Her last book was the prize-winning Greening Brazil: Environmental Activism in State and Society (Duke University Press, with Margaret Keck). Her new book, Political Economies of Energy Transition: Wind and Solar Power in Brazil and South Africa, was published in 2021 by Cambridge University Press.

Francisco H. G. Ferreira (@fhgferreira) is the Amartya Sen Professor of Inequality Studies at the LSE, where he is also Director of the International Inequalities Institute. Francisco is an economist working on the measurement, causes and consequences of inequality and poverty in developing countries, with a special focus on Latin America.

More about this Event

The LSESU Brazilian Society aims to promote the uniqueness of the country, from its diverse culture to its socio-economic challenges. From our annual Carnival party (in partnership with King's College and UCL Brazilian Societies, it is one of the most well-known among Brazilian students in London) to the Brazil Forum UK (in partnership with students from many universities in London and in Oxford), in 2019/2020 we organised several events and activities to celebrate our country and discuss our challenges.

The International Inequalities Institute (@LSEInequalities) at LSE brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to lead critical and cutting-edge research to understand why inequalities are escalating in numerous arenas across the world, and to develop critical tools to address these challenges.

The LSE School of Public Policy (@LSEPublicPolicy) equips you with the skills and ideas to transform people and societies. It is an international community where ideas and practice meet. Their approach creates professionals with the ability to analyse, understand and resolve the challenges of contemporary governance.

This event is in-person only and will not be recorded. Live captioning will not be available. Please contact the events organiser as far as possible in advance if you have any access requirements so that arrangements, where possible, can be made.