In late 2021, FICS Director Poonam Joshi co-convened the annual International Civic Forum meeting, which brings together people from civil society, philanthropy, government and business to discuss the key issues arising around civic space.
At the October 2021 EDGE Funders Alliance annual conference, FICS Director Poonam Joshi was among the keynote speakers on a panel discussing the “Barriers to Change: What’s holding us back from the futures we need?”
FICS Director Poonam Joshi chaired a special event organised by BOND, the UK network of aid organisations, in September 2021, to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks and the following UN resolutions on counter-terrorism.