MSS 2024

As an industry-leading expert in market system resilience, RTI is pleased to sponsor the 2024 Market Systems Symposium (MSS). The Symposium will convene a global audience of practitioners, donors, and other subject-matter experts to leverage collective wisdom and experience to advance the dialogue on market systems development and strive for innovative solutions. New to MSS this year are thematic summits, which will serve as interactive deep dives on key topics shaping the field. 

MSS Key Themes: 

• Climate Change  
• Conflict-Affected Contexts 
• Food Security and Food Systems 

Focus Considerations: 

• Household and Market Systems Resilience  
• Financial Market Systems 
• Migration & Urbanization  
• Water & Energy Systems 
• Trade & Investment  

Cross-cutting Themes: 

• Social Inclusion  
• Adaptive Management   
• Private & Public Sector Engagement 
• Employment & Livelihoods 
• Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning 

RTI at MSS 2024 

October 22 

• Summit: Leveraging Significant Change in Social Inclusion using MSD Approaches
  10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SAST
  RTI presenters: Tim Shumaker, Beatrice Tonui  

• Summit: Key Developments in Strengthening Food Systems Resilience 
  10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SAST
  RTI presenter: Tebeje Nigussie Kibru 

• Deep Dive Dialogue on Water & Sanitation using Market Systems Development (MSD) Approaches 
  2:00 - 3:30 PM SAST
  RTI presenter: Beatrice Tonui 

October 23 

• Project Directors / Team Leaders / Chiefs of Party Peer-to-Peer Dialogue
  1:00 - 1:45 PM SAST
  RTI presenter: Tim Shumaker

October 24 

• Plenary Interview: Adaptive Management: Practical Adaptations & Innovations 
  9:00 - 9:40 AM SAST
  RTI presenter: Joanna Springer 

• Plenary Interview: Impact Leverage through MSD Collaboration: Global Case Studies  
  9:40 - 10:15 AM SAST
  RTI presenter: Tebeje Nigussie Kibru 

• Summit: Urban Landscapes Under Increasing Pressures 
  10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SAST
  RTI presenter: Aleisha Khan (chair)