The Challenge of Somalia
Speaker: Bronwyn E. Bruton, Internation Affairs Fellow in Residence, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations
12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET)
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Audio: Academic Conference Call: The Challenge of Somalia (Audio)
Paul C. Warnke Lecture in International Security with Mohamed ElBaradei
Speaker: Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency
Presider: Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
12:30-1:00 p.m. - Lunch
Transcript: Paul C. Warnke Lecture on International Security: A World Free of Nuclear Weapons: Illusion or Possibility
Audio: Paul C. Warnke Lecture on International Security: A World Free of Nuclear Weapons: Illusion or Possibility (Audio)
Video: Paul C. Warnke Lecture on International Security: A World Free of Nuclear Weapons: Illusion or Possibility (Video)
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics:Fiscal Irresponsibility Clouds the Future of the United States
Speaker: Richard A. Posner, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School
Presider: Tim Ferguson, Editor, Forbes Global, Forbes Magazine
The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
7:45-8:00 a.m. - Breakfast Reception
Audio: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Fiscal Irresponsibility Clouds the Future of the United States (Audio)
Video: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Fiscal Irresponsibility Clouds the Future of the United States (Video)
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Fiscal Irresponsibility Clouds the Future of the United States
Speaker: Richard A. Posner, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School
The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
7:45-8:00 a.m. - Breakfast Reception
This meeting is on the record.
The Future of Finance: A Conversation with Peter Sands
Speaker: Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive , Standard Chartered PLC
Presider: Hani K. Findakly, Chief Executive Officer, Potomac Capital
Join Peter Sands, head of Britain's Standard Chartered and a co-chair of the 2010 World Economic Forum annual meeting, for firsthand perspective on growth opportunities for banks in Asia, India, and the Middle East, international financial regulatory reform, and other issues facing banks in the current economic environment. This meeting will be part of the CEO speaker series.
12:00-12:30 p.m. - Lunch Reception
The Future of Finance: A Conversation with Peter Sands
Speaker: Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive, Standard Chartered PLC
Presider: Hani K. Findakly, Chief Executive Officer, Potomac Capital
This meeting is part of the CEO Speaker Series.
Join Peter Sands, head of Britain's Standard Chartered and a co-chair of the 2010 World Economic Forum annual meeting, for a firsthand perspective on growth opportunities in Asia, India, and the Middle East, international financial regulatory reform, and other issues facing the financial industry in the current economic environment.
12:00-12:30 p.m. - Lunch Reception
HBO Screening and Discussion of Terror in Mumbai
Speaker: Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
Presider: Fareed Zakaria, CNN Host; Editor, Newsweek International; Narrator, Terror in Mumbai
Terror in Mumbai, directed by award-winning Dan Reed, is a documentary chronicling the events on November 26, 2008, in which ten young Pakistani men conducted coordinated attacks across the city leaving more than 170 people dead. The film features exclusive intercepted audio tapes of the cell phone calls between the terrorists and their controllers in Pakistan, as well as interrogation footage of the sole surviving gunman.
5:30 to 6:00 PM Reception
6:00 to 7:00 PM Screening
7:00 to 7:30 PM Discussion
at
One Time Warner Center
58th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues
Screening Room, 10th Floor
7:30 to 8:30 PM Dinner Buffet
at
Porter House New York
Time Warner Center
10 Columbus Circle, 4th Floor
This meeting is on the record.
London National Program Roundtable: 1989: The Struggle to Create Post-Cold War Europe
Speaker: Mary Elise Sarotte, Professor of International Relations,University of Southern California
Chair: Miguel A. Sanchez, Managing Director, Ambac Assurance UK Limited
6:15-7:30 p.m.
National Program Conference Call: 1989: The Struggle to Create Post-Cold War Europe
Speaker: Mary Elise Sarotte, Professor of International Relations,University of Southern California
Chair: Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations
12:00-12:45 p.m. - (ET)
Protecting U.S. Infrastructure: A Conversation with Rand Beers
Speaker: Rand Beers, Undersecretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Presider: Frances Fragos Townsend, Partner, Baker Botts, LLP
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced plans to hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity professionals to better defend against cyber threats. As undersecretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, Rand Beers plays a leading role in the department’s efforts to strengthen the nation’s cyber infrastructure. Join Undersecretary Beers for a discussion of cybersecurity issues, as well as other critical aspects of U.S. infrastructure.
8:00-8:30 a.m. - Breakfast Reception
Protecting U.S. Infrastructure: A Conversation with Rand Beers
Speaker: Rand Beers, Undersecretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Presider: Frances Fragos Townsend, Partner, Baker Botts, LLP
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced plans to hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity professionals to better defend against cyber threats. As undersecretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, Rand Beers plays a leading role in the department's efforts to strengthen the nation's cyber infrastructure. Join Undersecretary Beers for a discussion of cybersecurity issues, as well as other critical aspects of U.S. infrastructure.
8:00-8:30 a.m. - Breakfast Reception
Window on Washington: Congressional Perspectives on Financial Regulatory Reform
Speaker: Larry Lavender, Chief of Staff, Minority, House Financial Services Committee, Jeanne Roslanowick, Chief of Staff/General Counsel, Majority, House Financial Services Committee
Presider: John C. Bussey, Washington Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal
Financial reform legislation has been discussed and debated since the onset of the global financial crisis more than a year ago. Even without broad-based agreement on several of the more contentious facets of regulatory reform, including how to regulate the $450 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market and the proposed Consumer Protection Agency, the House Financial Services Committee is moving to craft a reform package that will go to the House floor in November. Please join Jeanne Roslanowick and Larry Lavender, senior committee staffers from the majority and minority, respectively, for a friendly debate about the proposed regulation, its impact on business, and its effects on the global marketplace.
10:00-10:45 a.m. - Conference Call
Term Member Trip to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Agenda:
4:15 – 4:30 PM Arrival at VIP line, 604 West 52nd Street, on the corner of 52nd Street and 11th Avenue
5:00 – 5:45 PM Warm up comedian in the studio
5:45 – 6:00 PM Audience question-and-answer session with Jon Stewart
6:00 – 6:45 PM Taping of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
7:00 – 8:00 PM Private question-and-answer session for CFR term members with
Rory Albanese, Executive Producer, The Daily Show
Kevin Bleyer, Writer, The Daily Show; Term Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Pat King, Producer, The Daily Show
John Oliver, Correspondent, The Daily Show
Los Angeles National Program Roundtable: Advancing the National Interest: U.S. Foreign Policy, Multilateralism, and International Organizations
Speaker: Esther Diane Brimmer, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations
7:30-8:45 a.m.
Cybersecurity: A Critical Infrastructure Challenge and the Need for Global Cooperation
Speaker: Massimo Sarmi, Chief Executive Officer, Poste Italiane
Presider: Stephen E. Flynn, Ira A. Lipman Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
The global threat of cyber-attacks on internet infrastructure has been amplified in recent years, with breaches affecting major financial institutions, the U.S. Department of Defense, and even entire countries. In the U.S., President Obama has declared cybersecurity to be a national priority, stressing the importance of public-private collaboration. Despite this newfound policy attention to the issue of cybersecurity, broad-scale cooperation, both between national entities, and between the public and private sectors has not caught up to the global scale of cyber-attacks. Join Massimo Sarmi and Stephen Flynn, in discussing Poste Italiane's new initiative for global cooperation in ensuring cybersecurity.
About Poste Italiane's cybersecurity initiative:
Poste Italiane intends to create an International Centre of Excellence for Cyber Security, based in Rome, with a strong collaboration with the Ministry of Interiors, National Police and qualified partners coming from public institutions, private bodies, research institutions and international bodies. The objective of the Centre will be to act as a facilitator and collector of knowledge and culture in matters pertaining to Cyber Security, to support Italian and international organizations in acquiring knowledge and experience, to contribute towards the development of technical and regulatory standards for better protection of citizens, the government and private organizations.
7:45-8:00 a.m. - Breakfast Reception
Audio: Cybersecurity: A Critical Infrastructure Challenge and the Need for Global Cooperation (Audio)
Video: Cybersecurity: A Critical Infrastructure Challenge and the Need for Global Cooperation (Video)
Russia Update: Is the Reset Working?
Panelist: Stephen F. Cohen, Professor of Russian Studies, New York University; Author, Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War, Dimitri K. Simes, President, The Nixon Center, Celeste A. Wallander, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia
12:30-1:00 p.m. - Lunch
Transcript: Russia Update: Is the Reset Working?
Audio: Russia Update: Is the Reset Working? (Audio)
Video: Russia Update: Is the Reset Working? (Video)
Russia Update: Is the Reset Working?
Speaker: Stephen F. Cohen, Professor of Russian Studies, New York University; Author, "Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War", Celeste A. Wallander, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia
12:30-1:00 p.m. - Lunch
National Teleconference: Russia Update: Is the Reset Working?
Panelist: Stephen F. Cohen, Professor of Russian Studies, New York University; Author, Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War, Dimitri K. Simes, President, The Nixon Center, Celeste A. Wallander, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia
Presider: David A. Andelman, Editor, World Policy Journal
1:00-2:00 p.m. - (ET)
This meeting is on the record.
DePaul University's President's Book Club with Julia E. Sweig
Speaker: Julia E. Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow and Director of Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Dennis H. Holtschneider, President, DePaul University
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Term Member Discussion: Central Asia
Speakers:
EVAN A. FEIGENBAUM
Senior Fellow for East, Central, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations
DAVID S. SEDNEY
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia, U.S. Department of Defense
Presider:
TRESSA GUENOV
Legislative Assistant, National Security Affairs, Office of Senator Claire McCaskill
Central Asia, rich in energy, ripe for economic development, and vital to U.S. efforts in Afghanistan, plays an important role in the advancement of the administration’s foreign policy agenda. Join Evan Feigenbaum and David Sedney for an in-depth discussion of U.S. strategic interests and influence in Central Asia.
6:00-6:30 p.m. - Reception
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