The SID-US Salon Series convenes senior leaders from across the international development community for small, candid, off-the-record, and interactive conversations on adapting to the new international development landscape. Against the backdrop of profound shifts in U.S. foreign assistance and the broader development ecosystem over the past year, these salons will explore new alliances and partnership models, revenue strategies, and approaches to delivering impact beyond traditional aid. Sessions will be enriched by the perspectives of leading experts from the consulting, legal, and other arenas. Designed exclusively for institutional members, the series creates space to share hard-won lessons, test new ideas, and learn from peers as they chart resilient and sustainable paths forward.
2026 SID-US Salon Series
Upcoming & Recent Salons
As foreign assistance funding contracts and operating pressures intensify, organizations across the international development ecosystem are rethinking how they sustain impact, manage costs, and position themselves for the future. For some, mergers, acquisitions, and other forms of strategic consolidation are moving from theoretical to practical—and urgent. Learn more and sign up below.
This salon will include a forward-looking discussion on how development finance flows are likely to evolve in the coming years—and what those shifts mean for organizations today. Participants will examine trends across public, private, and philanthropic capital, including where funding may contract, where new sources are emerging, and how priorities, instruments, and expectations are changing. The conversation will focus on how organizations can anticipate these shifts, reposition their strategies, and build the partnerships and capabilities needed to stay ahead of the curve. The goal is to move beyond prediction toward practical insights that help shape more resilient and adaptable financing strategies.
Global demand for critical minerals is rapidly expanding, creating a major commercial opportunity for U.S. companies—if the private sector can confidently invest in emerging markets. In this “trade, not aid” era, development actors must move beyond funding projects to unlock market-driven investment by closing the gap between donor tools and private sector needs and turning pipelines and de-risking solutions into bankable opportunities aligned with host country objectives.