Announcement

Distinguished Speaker Series The Ninth (Final) Lecture by

Mr. Jargalsaikhan Dambadarjaa (Jargal DeFacto)

Economist and Media representative

When: Thursday, July 30, 2015 – 19:00-20:30

Where: The Independence Palace, 3rd Floor, Lecture hall Тусгаар Тогтнолын Ордон, 3 давхрын лекцийн заал *Please note a new location

Lecture topic: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL FREEDOM

To RSVP: Send an email with your name and affiliation to alumni.Lectures@gmail.com or
Call 99062594 (Ms.Tsolmon) or 95878040 (Mrs Battogtokh) by 5:00pm on July 30, 2015

About the speaker: Mr. Jargalsaikhan Dambadarjaa (known as Jargal DeFacto) is an independent economist and media representative of Mongolia. He is the host of Interview DeFacto, a weekly television talk show broadcast on Eagle News, MNB and NTV in Mongolia, featuring distinguished Mongolian and English speaking guests from across the globe. Jargal also hosts Radio DeFacto, a live radio talk show aired daily on Business Radio 98.9FM, where he invites on air discussions of his most recent articles with listeners.

Since 2009, Jargal has been writing weekly articles on the current economic, political and social issues in the country, which are printed in Mongolian and English daily newspapers, the Unoodor and The UB Post respectively. He contributes to public opinion formation in the country through a range of formal and social media.

Jargal has a long career history in the industry including CEO positions in banking and financial institutions, public office (Head of FIFTA, Board of Foreign Investment of Mongolia), tourism and petroleum sectors. His volunteer and board positions include Mongolians for Fair Taxes and Wise Spending, Mongolian Taxpayers Association (President), Mongolian National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation - MONPECC (General Secretary), Mongolian Association of State Alumni – MAS (President), Moscow State University Mongolian Alumni (President), Silk Road Foundation (Chair) and The Economic Club of Ulaanbaatar (President).

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The Lecture Series organized under auspices of the “The Nurturing Alumni Through Substantive Engagement” project funded by the US Embassy in Mongolia, with themes in democracy and human rights, business and corporate social responsibility, and health and the environment.

Moderated by: Dr. Undraa Agvaanluvsan, President of MASA and Director, The Strategy Academy

Facilitator: The Mitchell Foundation

Co-organizers and partners:

The Mongolian Association of the State Alumni (MASA)
The American Chamber of Commerce in Mongolia
The Mongolian Young Leaders Program (MYLP) Alumni Network
Zorig Foundation, Young Leaders Program Alumni Network
The Arts Council of Mongolia, Young Leaders Program Alumni Network