17 Sept 2021
This WIDER Development Conference Special Session commemorates the life and work of Professor Benno Ndulu, Chair of the Board of UNU-WIDER, who passed on 22 February 2021 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The panel will recall his many contributions as an international leader in academic research for African and global development, his key role in bringing top-quality policy, research, and practice together, and his outstanding performance as an institution builder and Executive Director of the AERC. Moreover, the panel will pay homage to him as a treasured mentor, deliberating on his legacy in the Tanzania economics community.
Special session | In memory of Benno Ndulu
This WIDER Development Conference Special Session commemorates the life and work of Professor Benno Ndulu, Chair of the Board of UNU-WIDER, who passed on 22 February 2021 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The panel will recall his many contributions as an international leader in academic research for African and global development, his key role in bringing top-quality policy, research, and practice together, and his outstanding performance as an institution builder and Executive Director of the AERC. Moreover, the panel will pay homage to him as a treasured mentor, deliberating on his legacy in the Tanzania economics community.
- Chair: Finn Tarp
- Presenters: Stephen O’Connell, Njuguna Ndung'u, Ernest Aryeetey and Blandina Kilama
