Highlights of 2016 EFC AGA and Conference Day 1: The Refugee Crisis

Keynote speakers at the Opening Plenary of the 2016 EFC AGA and Conference stressed the pressing need for philanthropy to leverage its unique attributes to work in much closer partnership with other sectors to alleviate the refugee crisis, among other social challenges. Lyse Doucet OBE, the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent; Peter Bouckaert, Emergencies Director for Human Rights Watch; and Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources, outlined what they see as the most effective ways for philanthropy to get more involved.