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🔴 PSIA Career Talk | Technology and Global Policy
📆 Tuesday, 9 June 2026
⏰ 17:30 (CET)
📍 Room K34 | Campus 1 Saint-Thomas

🌍💻 Join us for an exclusive conversation with Casper Klynge on navigating career paths at the intersection of technology and global policy.

This is a unique opportunity to hear firsthand insights from his dynamic professional journey—spanning foreign affairs, the tech sector, and tech diplomacy—and to engage in an open discussion about working in this rapidly evolving field.

(Please note: there will be no recording of this session, so don’t miss out!)

👤 Casper KLYNGE, Vice President, Head of Government Partnerships and Public Policy EMEA at Zscaler. Casper previously led government affairs in Europe for Microsoft and served as Denmark’s (and the world’s first) Ambassador to the global tech industry.

👉 You can find the sign-up link in your mailboxes. 

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🎙️Episode 16. „The price of power: who pays for critical minerals?” of DebtTalks, the podcast series of the SciencesPo Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance, is now LIVE!

🔹In this episode, Paola Subacchi is joined by Nicolas Niarchos to explore the growing global race for critical metals, especially those powering the batteries behind our digital and green transitions. They unpack the supply chains at the core of modern life and ask a tough question: are richer economies simply exporting pollution to poorer countries? Focusing on metal-rich nations, they examine how years of neglect, state fragility, and predatory lending have left these countries unable to turn resource wealth into sustainable development – and what it would take to change that.

👤Nicolas Niarchos is a journalist whose work focuses on energy, war, and migration. He is the editor and co-founder of Now Voyager, a new magazine of international affairs. He has been a contributing writer at the New Yorker since 2014, and his reporting has also appeared in the Nation, the New York Times, and the Guardian. He is the author of The Elements of Power: A Story of War, Technology, and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth.

👤Paola Subacchi is Professor and Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance at Sciences Po, and Professor of Political Economy of Europe at the University of Bologna. She is also a partner at Essential Economics, a London-based consultancy that advises governments, international organisations, and private companies.

🎧 Listen now! The link is in our BIO.

🔴 PSIA Event | What Next for the Fight Against the Financing of Terrorism?

📆 Monday, 18 May 2026
⏰ 17:30 - 19:00
📍Amphitheater Jean Moulin, 13 rue de l’Université

💸 Join us at PSIA for a side event to the 5th “No Money for Terror” Ministerial Conference. Since its launch in Paris in 2018, the NMFT conference has taken place in Melbourne, New Delhi, and Munich, and is returning to France for a ministerial session on 19 May 2026. The evening before, PSIA at Sciences Po will host an expert panel on the future of the fight against terrorism financing, amid shifts in both the threat and technology landscape. Speakers will explore the financial tradecraft of terrorist groups, the risks of evolving financial technologies, and the importance of international cooperation. Bringing together policymakers, the private sector, and academia, the panel reflects the full diversity of stakeholders in countering the financing of terrorism.

The event will be opened by Olivier Caron, French Special Envoy for Terrorism and Organised Crime, and closed by Claire Cheremetinski, Deputy Head, French Treasury.

The panel discussion will feature:

👤Noémie Chevassu, Senior Manager, Complex Investigations Unit for France, Revolut
👤Elisa de Anda Madrazo, President, Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
👤Nermine Kamal, Sub-Governor, Central Bank of Egypt
👤Lise Salavert, Advocacy Coordinator, Action Contre la Faim

It will be moderated by:

🎙️Stephen Reimer, Adjunct Professor, PSIA, Sciences Po; Associate Fellow, Centre for Finance and Security (RUSI) 

📲 Register via the link in our BIO!

🎙️Episode 15. “Digging out of debt: sovereign finance in commodity economies” of DebtTalks, the podcast series of the SciencesPo Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance, is now LIVE!

🔹In this episode, Paola Subacchi sits down with Kamran Ahmad to unpack a persistent paradox: why countries rich in natural resources so often struggle to build lasting prosperity. The conversation dives into the complexities of financing commodity extraction, with a focus on how partnerships and project finance can unlock capital for large-scale initiatives, and ensure that resource wealth translates into sustainable economic development.

👤Paola Subacchi is Professor and Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance at Sciences Po, and Professor of Political Economy of Europe at the University of Bologna. She is also a partner at Essential Economics, a London-based consultancy that advises governments, international organisations, and private companies.

👤Kamran Ahmad is a Partner in the Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance Group in London. He has extensive experience with banks, multilaterals, investors, sponsors and project companies across greenfield and brownfield transactions, spanning a broad range of infrastructure sectors and financing structures - including bank debt, project bonds and multi-source financings. Kamran also has deep expertise in energy sector projects, from conventional and renewable power to commodities-based financings.

🔴 PSIA Event | The UN efforts to address the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz

📆 Monday, 11 May 2026
⏰ 17:30 - 18:30
📍 Room B.001, 1 Place Saint-Thomas

🚢 The Strait of Hormuz has become the world’s most contested maritime corridor. Since tanker traffic ground to a near-standstill, the World Food Programme warns the disruption could push 45 million more people into hunger, as conflict-weakened nations face acute fertiliser shortages ahead of critical agricultural seasons. In response, the UN Secretary-General established a task force to facilitate safe passage of fertilisers for humanitarian purposes, headed by Jorge Moreira da Silva, Executive Director of UNOPS, who is designing a one-stop platform to approve and monitor shipments through the Strait, built on what he identifies as the UN’s most critical asset in conflict: the capacity to build trust.

👤 Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director
👤 Julien Serre, PSIA Faculty, expert in sustainable development and climate action

📲 Register via the link in our BIO!

📚 Exam season is here!

🫂 Presentations, deadlines, and exams all at once can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to navigate it alone. Sciences Po and PSIA are here to support you: whether it’s your mental health, stress management, or just finding the right resources.

👉 Find support options at the Sciences Po Health Center via the link in our bio, or visit the PSIA Career Resource Center on Moodle and scroll to the Health & Well-being section.

🌟 PSIA Team wishes you the best of luck, you’ve got this!

🔴 PSIA Event | 60 minutes with Ambassador Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative

📆Tuesday, 5 May 2026
⏰15:00-16:00
📍Amphitheater Simone Veil, 28 rue des Saints-Pères

🇺🇸PSIA is honored to welcome the 20th United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, a Sciences Po alumnus, for a keynote speech followed by a discussion with PSIA Dean Arancha González and students.

👤 Ambassador Jamieson Greer was confirmed as the 20th U.S. Trade Representative on February 27, 2025. A key member of President Trump’s cabinet, he prioritizes combating unfair trade practices, expanding market access for American products, and achieving reciprocity in U.S. trading relationships. Greer previously served as Chief of Staff to Ambassador Robert Lighthizer during Trump’s first term, where he played a central role in implementing tariffs on China, negotiating the U.S.-China Phase One Agreement, and securing congressional approval for USMCA. Between government roles, he was a partner at a Washington law firm specializing in international trade and national security. Earlier in his career, he served in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps, including a deployment to Iraq. The Ambassador holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia and a joint Master in Global Business Law from Sciences Po and Panthéon-Sorbonne.

📲 Make sure to register via the link in our bio! A valid ID card or passport will be mandatory to enter the building. To secure your ticket, kindly fill in all the personal details requested on Eventbrite for security reasons.

🔴 PSIA Event | Fireside chat with Rebeca Grynspan, Candidate for Secretary-General of the United Nations

📆 Tuesday, 28 April 2026
⏰ 19:00 - 20:15
📍 Amphitheater Jean Moulin, 13 rue de l’Université

🇺🇳PSIA is honored to host Rebeca Grynspan, one of the four declared candidates for Secretary‑General of the United Nations, who will engage directly with PSIA students.

👤Rebeca Grynspan, an economist and former Vice President of Costa Rica, is an experienced leader of international institutions with a substantive track record in government, UN diplomacy, economic policy and multilateral cooperation at the global level. In September 2021, she was appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), becoming the first woman to lead the organization. Prior to joining the UN, she was Vice President of Costa Rica and held cabinet positions as Minister of Housing, Minister Coordinator of Economic and Social Affairs and Deputy Finance Minister. Previously, she served as Secretary-General of the Ibero-American Conference (2014–2021), chairing regional summits of Heads of State and Government; United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); and UNDP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean. She was a member of the UN Commission for the Reconstruction of Haiti, representing the UN Secretary-General.

📲Register via the link in our BIO!

🔴 PSIA Event | Fireside chat with the Irish and French ministers for Europe
📆 Wednesday, 29 April 2026
 ⏰ 17:30 - 19:00
📍 Amphi Simone Veil, 28 rue des Saints-Pères 

🌍🇪🇺 PSIA is delighted to host a high-level discussion on the future of Europe. Join us as we explore current issues on the European Union agenda and unpack the priorities for Ireland’s upcoming EU Presidency.
In this discussion, you’ll be able to listen to:

 👤 Thomas BYRNE Irish Minister of State for European Affairs 
👤 Benjamin HADDAD French Minister Delegate for Europe

The conversation will be moderated by Christian LEQUESNE , Professor of Political Science, Sciences Po Centre for International Studies (CERI).

👉 You can find the sign-up link in your mailboxes and in our bio!

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