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SUMMARY:Marshall Society Inaugural Conference The Road Ahead: Visions for 
 the Emerging World and Poverty  - Liu Xiaoming (Chinese Ambassador to the 
 UK)\, Peter Coy (Economics Editor for Bloomberg Businessweek) and Gwen Hin
 es (Executive Director to the World Bank) and many more
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CONTACT:Akanksha Bhat
DESCRIPTION:The Marshall Society is proud to present its inaugural confere
 nce ‘The Road Ahead: Visions for the Emerging World and Poverty’. We i
 nvite you to join us on Saturday 25th January 2014 to listen to and engage
  with leading thinkers in the field of global development.\n\nConfirmed sp
 eakers include Liu Xiaoming (Chinese Ambassador to the UK)\, Peter Coy (Ec
 onomics Editor for Bloomberg Businessweek) and Gwen Hines (Executive Direc
 tor to the World Bank). Our full speaker line-up can be found here: www.ma
 rshallconference.com/speakers/\n\nThe conference will last from 10am to 6p
 m on Saturday 25th January 2014. It will be held in the Cambridge Union Bu
 ilding\, with lunch provided for all and refreshments served throughout th
 e day. \n\nThemes for discussion include:\n\n•	Global Poverty: Old chall
 enges. New ideas – What new innovative ideas can be applied to solve one
  of the world’s most pressing challenges?\n\n•	Emerging Markets: Where
  now? - What challenges face the world’s emerging economies? How should 
 they react to them? How will the economic power balance shift in the years
  to come?\n\n•	Britain and International Organisations - What approaches
  should Britain\, and the world’s global institutions take towards inter
 national development?\n\nTickets\, which give a full-day access to the con
 ference\, are £5 for Marshall Society members\, £7 for non-member Cambri
 dge students\, and £10 otherwise. Tickets can be purchased here: www.mars
 hallconference.com/tickets.php \n\nFor more information\, see our website:
  www.marshallconference.com\n
LOCATION:Cambridge Union\, Bridge Street\, Cambridge
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