GDN 14th Annual Global Development Conference on ‘Inequality, Social Protection and Inclusive Growth

The IPS organized a session on ‘Social Protection for Inclusive Growth: Issues and Challenges’ at the 14th Annual Global Development Conference on ‘Inequality, Social Protection and Inclusive Growth’ organized by the Global Development Network (GDN) in partnership with the Asian Development Bank, the East Asian Development Network and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, held at the Asian Development Bank headquarters in Manila, Philippines from 19-21 June 2013.

The keynote Address of the 14th Annual Global Development Conference was delivered by H.E. Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, President of the Republic of the Philippines and over 400 participants from all over the world attended the conference.

Dr Ganga Tilakaratna (Research Fellow of IPS) and Ayodya Galappattige (Research Officer) attended the conference as resource persons. Dr Ganga Tilakaratna chaired the session on ‘Social Protection for Inclusive Growth: Issues and Challenges’ while Ayodya Galappattige presented a paper on ‘Social Protection for Inclusive Growth in Sri Lanka’.