Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde
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Shaping the Future of Financial Services Through Innovative Technologies
Jul 10, 2025
22m 33s
Shaping Tomorrow: USAID’s Digital Future with Chris Burns
Sep 9, 2024
44m 10s
Bridging the Gender Digital Divide with Jamie Zimmerman
Jun 12, 2024
38m 31s
Digital Transformation and Digital Public Infrastructure in India with Shatakratu Sahu
May 30, 2024
25m 53s
The Historical Appeal of Foreign Dictators among American Conservatives with Jacob Heilbrunn
Apr 19, 2024
21m 19s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 7/10/25 |  Shaping the Future of Financial Services Through Innovative Technologies | Innovative technologies are penetrating all sectors and all countries, including the financial services industry. In this episode, CSIS Senior Fellow Romina Bandura and Hedera Chief Policy Officer Nilmini Rubin discuss how innovative technologies can build the next generation of financial services. The conversation centers around the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) and tokenization, along with the regulatory frameworks needed to support its implementation in the U.S. and internationally. | 22m 33s | ||||||
| 9/9/24 | Shaping Tomorrow: USAID’s Digital Future with Chris Burns | In this episode of Building the Future, Romina Bandura is joined by Chris Burns, Chief Digital Development Officer for USAID and the Director of the Technology Division, to discuss USAID’s work on digital development and dive deeper into USAID’s 10-year Digital Strategy for 2024-2034. | 44m 10s | ||||||
| 6/12/24 | Bridging the Gender Digital Divide with Jamie Zimmerman | In this episode of Building the Future, Guest Host Romina Bandura, Senior Fellow at the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development, is joined by Jamie Zimmerman, the Deputy Director of Digital Connectivity at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss opportunities and challenges related to the gender divide in digital services in low- and middle-income countries, and the role various institutions can play in accelerating efforts to bridge this gap. | 38m 31s | ||||||
| 5/30/24 | Digital Transformation and Digital Public Infrastructure in India with Shatakratu Sahu | In this episode of Building the Future, Guest Host Romina Bandura, Senior Fellow at the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development, is joined by Shatakratu Sahu, a research analyst and convener of the Global Technology Summit at Carnegie India, to discuss the role of digital public infrastructure (DPI) in the Indian context, and what Sahu sees as the opportunities and challenges that DPI brings to the world. | 25m 53s | ||||||
| 4/19/24 | The Historical Appeal of Foreign Dictators among American Conservatives with Jacob Heilbrunn | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Jacob Heilbrunn from The National Interest to discuss his new book, America Last: The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators, and talk about the implications for American politics today. | 21m 19s | ||||||
| 4/3/24 | Climate-Related Migration and Adaptation Funding with Sarah Bermeo and Kerilyn Schewel | In this episode of Building the Future, guest host Noam Unger is joined by Sarah Bermeo and Kerilyn Schewel, co-directors of the Duke Program on Climate-Related Migration, as they draw on their research in Central America and Ethiopia to discuss the effect of climate on migration, forecast models, adaptation funding, and aid allocation. | 35m 02s | ||||||
| 3/25/24 | Creating an International Anti-Corruption Court with Judge Mark Wolf | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Judge Mark Wolf, Chair of Integrity Initiatives International, to discuss his judicial career and his advocacy for the creation of the International Anti-Corruption Court. | 22m 43s | ||||||
| 3/7/24 | A Conservative Policy Approach to the New Cold War against China with Dan Negrea and Matthew Kroenig | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Dan Negrea and Matthew Kroenig from the Atlantic Council to discuss their new book, We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy and the New Cold War. | 30m 03s | ||||||
| 2/21/24 | Leading Private Investment in Global Nutritional Security with Drs. Antonio Tataranni and Marianne O'Shea | In this episode of Building the Future, guest host Caitlin Welsh is joined by PepsiCo's Chief Medical Officer and R&D Senior Vice President of Life Sciences, Dr. Antonio Tataranni, and PepsiCo's R&D Vice President of Life Sciences, Dr. Marianne O'Shea, to discuss the impact of PepsiCo's malnutrition intervention programs, Quaker Qrece and Quaker Bowl of Growth, and its commitment to advancing global nutritional security. | 34m 17s | ||||||
| 2/7/24 | Private Equity Investment and Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa with Drs. Louise Fox and Michael Nicholson | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Dr. Louise Fox and Dr. Michael Nicholson to discuss their recently published report, Are private equity investments financing the SDGs in sub-Saharan Africa? and how African countries can attract more of these investments. | 21m 43s | ||||||
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| 1/24/24 | Diplomacy in Latin America with former U. S. Ambassador Luigi Einaudi | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by former U. S. Ambassador Luigi Einaudi, author of Learning Diplomacy: An Oral History, to discuss his book and reflect on his diplomatic career in Latin America. He shares his experiences at the State Department, the Organization of American States (OAS), and as Special Envoy, where he played a crucial role in ending the war between Ecuador and Peru in the 1990s. | 35m 38s | ||||||
| 1/10/24 | The Key Role of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in Global Development with Priya Vora | In this episode of Building the Future, guest host Romina Bandura is joined by Managing Director of the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL), Priya Vora, to discuss the role of digital public infrastructure (DPI) in global development and the ways in which the United States can help promote standards of interoperability, financial inclusion, public trust, and good governance both at home and abroad. | 19m 53s | ||||||
| 12/14/23 | How to Evaluate and Measure Long-Term Aid Development Projects with William Warshauer | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by President and CEO of TechnoServe, William Warshauer, to discuss why Warshauer sees the institutionalization of long-term metrics as critical to the future of international development and ending poverty. | 16m 02s | ||||||
| 11/29/23 | Congressional Visit to Ukraine, Poland, and Moldova with Elizabeth Hoffman | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by CSIS’s Director of Congressional Affairs, Elizabeth Hoffman, to discuss their takeaways from the recent Congressional staff delegation they led to Ukraine, Poland, and Moldova, and the importance of decision-makers to witness the impact of Congressionally appropriated aid to the war effort. | 18m 34s | ||||||
| 11/15/23 | Shifting Mindsets to Enable Entrepreneurship in the Developing World with Professors Shad Morris and Chad Carlos | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Brigham Young University Professors Shad Morris and Chad Carlos to discuss their recently published study, The Impact of Growth Mindset on Entrepreneurial Action Among Necessity Entrepreneurs, and its implications for future development work. | 19m 24s | ||||||
| 11/1/23 | Freedom as a Path to Prosperity with Dan Negrea and Joseph Lemoine | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Dan Negrea and Joseph Lemoine of the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center to discuss their publication, Prosperity that Lasts: The 2023 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes and its implications for researchers and policymakers alike. | 19m 33s | ||||||
| 10/24/23 | Critical Minerals and National Security with Veronika Shime | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Veronika Shime to delve into why critical minerals are so important to U.S. national security and what steps policymakers should consider to protect and promote the domestic mining and processing industries. | 18m 49s | ||||||
| 10/4/23 | Russia's Democratic Future with Ilya Ponomarev | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Ilya Ponomarev, a former member of Russia’s parliament – the State Duma, to discuss his book Does Putin Have to Die? as well as his efforts to lay the foundations for a democratic future in Russia. | 16m 45s | ||||||
| 9/21/23 | Lessons in Leadership: A Conversation with Aaron S. Williams | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Aaron S. Williams, a distinguished career diplomat and former director of the Peace Corps, to discuss his book A Life Unimagined as well as the traits necessary for good leadership. | 22m 00s | ||||||
| 9/7/23 | The Importance of "Cross-Cultural" Sensitivity with Jessica Stone | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Jessica Stone of Voice of America to discuss how her experience growing up in the American South and reporting in Afghanistan and China have led her to identify "cross-cultural" dialogues as a critical component for the future of our increasingly interconnected world. | 24m 29s | ||||||
| 8/24/23 | Water Strategy: Investment and Security | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Nancy Eslick of USAID who shares insights into the ways in which water strategy underpins issues such as climate resilience and international security, the need for financing and investment in water strategy, and the measures the U.S. government has taken to support global water security initiatives. | 28m 35s | ||||||
| 8/10/23 | Agricultural Financing with Tim Strong and Mark Castellino | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Tim Strong and Mark Castellino of Opportunity International who share insights into agricultural financing in the developing world. | 42m 10s | ||||||
| 7/26/23 | Global Water Security and Safe Water with Mary Beth Cote-Jenssen | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Mary Beth Cote-Jenssen, the Sustainability Senior Manager of Global Water Stewardship at PepsiCo, who shares insights about the importance of global water security and the role played by public-private partnerships. | 20m 37s | ||||||
| 7/13/23 | Building Peace and Keeping It with Bob Berg | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Bob Berg, the Chair of Trustees for the UK non-profit Plan for Peace, who shares insights into the importance of peacebuilding, the challenges to peacekeeping, and some of the current shortcomings on the international stage, particularly in the developing world. | 26m 45s | ||||||
| 6/29/23 | US-China Competition through Higher Education with Dr. William Kirby | In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Dr. William C. Kirby, a Professor at the Harvard Business School and of China Studies at Harvard University, who shares insights into the rise of the Chinese university system and its importance to great power competition between the United States and China. | 38m 13s | ||||||
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