BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:It has been 40 years since the International Labour Organizat ion first used the term &ldquo\;informal sector&rdquo\; to identify the now billions of unprotected workers engaged in legal but unregistered en terprises outside formal economic structures. Since then\, the world&rsq uo\;s economies\, large and small\, have undergone extreme booms and bus ts\; and the most vulnerable have been those with the largest rates of i nformality. Today we face the challenge and opportunity to promote inclu sive growth across interconnected and interdependent economies. \;\n With four decades of successes and failures in integrating informal work ers into mainstream markets\, we have the knowledge to implement real an d lasting change. Creating a larger deliberate framework for addressing the issue of informality will move the process beyond the theoretical. A nd including all stakeholders&mdash\;workers\, business\, and government s&mdash\;will take us past short-term\, immediate (and\, ultimately\, in effective) fixes to a concerted approach for inclusive economic growth.& nbsp\;\nThis lecture is (co-sponsored with the Office of International P rograms\, Deans of Arts &\; Sciences and Graduate and Professional St udies)\nKaren A. Tramontano is the Founder and President of the Global F airness Initiative (GFI)\, a non-profit organization working to promote a more equitable\, sustainable approach to globalization to ensure its b enefits reach all people\, including the working poor. \;\nBefore fo unding GFI\, Ms. Tramontano served as Deputy Chief of Staff to President Clinton and counselor to two Chiefs of Staff\, Erskine Bowles and John Podesta. \; Ms. Tramontano's White House portfolio encompassed a wid e range of issues\, including international trade\, transatlantic relati ons\, as well as economic and financial issues involving the U.S. Treasu ry and Commerce Departments. She played a major role in shaping policy c oncerning the WTO\, OECD and other multi-lateral institutions\, while ha ndling public policy issues involving the World Bank and the IMF.\nMs. T ramontano is currently the CEO and co-founder of Blue Star Strategies\, LLC\, which provides corporate\, institutional and public sector clients with results-oriented strategies. Prior to founding Blue Star Strategie s\, she was a Principal at Dutko Worldwide\, where she developed compreh ensive multi-level government advocacy strategies for complex global iss ues. URL:http://barrington.patch.com/events/pell-center-presents-poverty-and-d evelopment-the-role-of-the-informal SUMMARY:Pell Center presents - Poverty and Development: The Role of the I nformal Economy in Changing People’s Lives LOCATION:Lawrence Ave &\; Leroy Ave\, Newport\, RI 02840: Lawrence Ave & Leroy Ave\, Newport\, RI END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR