ExxonMobil Women and Development Roundtable Series: Women as Change Agents in the Recovery from the Global Financial Crisis
Speaker: Robert B. Zoellick, President, World Bank Group, Cokie Roberts, News Correspondent
This event will serve as the inaugural meeting of a new Council on Foreign Relations series on women and development, sponsored by ExxonMobil. The series focuses on innovative approaches to advance economic opportunities for women and girls worldwide. Join Robert B. Zoellick for a discussion of women's roles in recovery from the global financial crisis.
11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Registration
This meeting is on the record.
Foreign Aid, Civilian Capacity, and U.S. National Security
Speaker: Nita M. Lowey, Chair, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives (D-NY)
Presider: M. Peter McPherson, President, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
As the Obama administration evaluates the U.S. national security apparatus and the balance between civilian and military resources, join one of Capitol Hill's most influential voices for a discussion on foreign assistance and advancing effective civilian capabilities.
8:00-8:30 a.m. - Breakfast Reception
This meeting is on the record.
Organized Crime in the Western Hemisphere: An Overlooked Threat?
Session One
Organized Crime and Transnational Threats
David Holiday, Policy Analyst, Open Society Policy Center, and Program Officer, Latin America Program, Open Society Institute
William F. Wechsler, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats, U.S. Department of Defense
Lee S. Wolosky, Principal, International Corporate Practice Group, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP; adjunct fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Introductory Remarks: Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Stephen E. Flynn, Ira A. Lipman Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
8:00 to 8:30 AM Breakfast Reception
8:30 to 10:00 AM Meeting
Session Two
Local, National, and Regional Policy Responses
Ramon Garza Barrios, Mayor, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Rodrigo Pardo, Director, Revista Cambio; former Foreign Minister, Colombia
Presider: Shannon O'Neil, Douglas Dillon Fellow for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
10:15 to 11:30 AM Meeting
Session Three
Hemispheric and Multilateral Responses
Adam Isacson, Director of Programs, Center for International Policy
Francisco Thoumi, Tinker Visiting Professor of Latin American Studies, University of Texas; former Research Coordinator, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime
Presider: Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director, Program on International Institutions and Global Governance, Council on Foreign Relations
11:45 AM to 1:00 PM Meeting
12:45 to 1:30 PM Lunch Reception
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This symposium is supported by a grant from the Robina Foundation, the Hauser Foundation and the Tinker Foundation.
The Challenge of Energy: A Conversation with Tony Hayward
Speaker: Tony Hayward, Group Chief Executive, BP p.l.c.
Presider: J. Robinson West, Chairman, Founder, and Chief Executive Officer, PFC Energy
This meeting is part of the CEO speaker series, which provides a forum for leading global CEOs to share their priorities and insights before a high-level audience of CFR members. The series aims to educate the CFR membership on the private sector's important role in the policy debate by engaging the global business community's top leadership. Members benefit from hearing CEOs' perspectives and interacting with them in an informal setting. In turn, CEOs have the opportunity to highlight the work of their organizations and strengthen their relationships with CFR.
8:00-8:30 a.m. - Breakfast Reception
The U.S. in the New Asia
Speaker: Evan A. Feigenbaum, Senior Fellow for East, Central, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations
Moderator: Kevin G. Nealer, Principal, The Scowcroft Group
As Asia's economic and strategic weight has grown, Asians have sought to build multilateral frameworks capable of effectively channeling the region's energies. But for more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as proposals multiply and the region organizes itself into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. Join Evan A. Feigenbaum, co-author of a new Council Special Report, The United States in the New Asia, and Kevin G. Nealer, an advisor to this report, in discussing Asia's regional architecture and what it means for the United States, both for its strategic interests and the competitiveness of American firms.
11:00-11:45 a.m. - Conference Call
Cold War Reflections and Today's Realities
Speaker: Robert M. Kimmitt, Senior International Counsel, WilmerHale; Former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs (1989-91) and U.S. Ambassador to Germany (1991-93)
Presider: Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor, CFR.org; Former Foreign Editor, "The New York Times" (1989-96)
November 2009 marks two decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall, effectively ending the Cold War and ultimately redefining the United States' global standing. At the time, how did the United States envision the next twenty years and its role in a post-Soviet world? Join James Goldgeier and Robert Kimmitt to discuss how the expectations of 1989 square with the challenges of 2009.
12:00-12:30 p.m. - Lunch Reception
Recovery from Recession: Latin America
Speakers: Eduardo Cavallo, Research Economist, Inter-American Development Bank
Joaquin Vial, Chief Economist, South America, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA)
Lisa M. Schineller, Director, Sovereign Ratings, Standard and Poor's
Presider: Teresa Ressel, Chief Executive Officer, UBS Securities LLC
The International Monetary Fund and others are predicting that Latin America will fully emerge from recession in 2010. However, recovery in the region is not homogenous across countries, nor is it clear how positive economic developments in certain countries are affecting the larger region. What does Latin America's economic emergence from recession portend for politics and power in the region, and between the region and the United States, and for international business? Please join Joaquín Vial and Lisa Schineller for a discussion on the nuanced reality facing Latin America as it emerges from the economic downturn.
This call will be part of the 2009-2010 "Recovering from Recession" conference call series, which examines regions and countries experiencing economic, political, and social shifts and developments exacerbated by or resulting from the global financial crisis. Drawing on experts from the United States and from the regions under discussion, these calls will address the factors influencing recovery and the impact of economic shifts on politics and policy.
1:00-1:45 p.m. - Conference Call
World Economic Update
Speaker: Richard Berner, Managing Director, Co-Head of Global Economics and Chief U.S. Economist, Morgan Stanley, Mickey Levy, Chief Economist, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Hans Timmer, Director, Development Prospects Group, The World Bank
Presider: Douglas A. Rediker, Director, Global Strategic Finance Initiative, New America Foundation
Since the global economic downturn, both advanced and emerging economies have undergone internal and externally-driven changes that have affected indicators such as debt, trade balances, currency values, GDP, and inflation rates. These shifts influence countries' and multinational institutions' economic policies and plans and are changing the landscape in which international business operates. Join us for a roundtable discussion concerning the state of economies around the world and the implications for the United States, international business, and other stakeholders.
12:00-12:15 p.m. - Lunch
The Future of Energy: A Conversation with Christophe de Margerie
Speaker: Christophe de Margerie, Chief Executive Officer, Total
This meeting is part of the CEO speaker series.
12:30-1:00 p.m. - Lunch Reception
Countdown to Copenhagen: What's Next for Climate Change?
In December, the world's nations will gather in Copenhagen for much anticipated negotiations on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. Two years ago, negotiators set this meeting as their deadline for concluding a new agreement--yet the parties remain divided. Less than one month before the summit, the Council on Foreign Relations symposium will explore the future of international climate change policy and focus on what the United States and the world should do with the opportunity presented by Copenhagen.
This event is made possible through a generous donation by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Registration and Breakfast Reception: 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Welcome Remarks: 8:30 - 8:35 a.m.
Kay King, Vice President, Washington Program, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR); Michael Levi, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, CFR
Copenhagen in a Global Context: 8:35 - 10:00 a.m.
José Goldemberg, Professor, Institute of Electrotechnics and Energy, University of São Paulo; Former Secretary of State for Science and Technology, Secretary of the Environment, and Minister of Education, Federative Republic of Brazil; Sun Guoshun, First Secretary, Embassy of the People's Republic of China Janos Pasztor, Director, Secretary-General's Climate Change Support Team, United Nations
Presider: Robert Lane Greene, International Correspondent, The Economist
Keynote - Connecting Domestic and International Action: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
Edward J. Markey, Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-MA)
Presider: William L. Allen, former Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Magazine
U.S. Options for Copenhagen: 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change; Former Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, and Senior Director for Global Environmental Affairs, National Security Council; Michael Levi, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, CFR; Daniel M. Price, Senior Partner for Global Issues, Sidley Austin, LLP; Former Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs
Presider: Juliet Eilperin, National Environment Reporter, The Washington Post
Lunch Reception: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
This meeting is on the record.
Countdown to Copenhagen and the Climate Change Legislative Imperative
Speaker: James E. Rogers, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Duke Energy Corporation
Bernard L. Schwartz Lecture on Business and Foreign Policy
5:30-6:00 p.m. - 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
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.
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
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?
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
U.S.-China Economic Relations Under the Obama Administration
Speaker: Franklin L. Lavin, Former Undersecretary for International Trade; Chairman of the Public Affairs Practice, Edelman Asia Pacific
Presider: Kevin G. Nealer, Senior Fellow, Forum for International Policy
President Obama's November trip to China comes as China is quickly emerging from the global recession and entering a new period of robust economic growth while the U.S. economic recovery is moving more slowly and is more uncertain. Yet, diminished demand from Asia's economies and from the West may check China's growing economic and political influence. How will changing economic fortunes shape the U.S.-China relationship and impact President's Obama agenda for discussions with President Hu Jintao? Please join us as Ambassador Frank Lavin, a veteran China hand and former undersecretary for international trade who is currently based in China, discusses U.S.-China economic relations as well as the future of China's economic policy in greater Asia, and the implications for the region and for the United States.
8:00-8:15 a.m. - Breakfast
**UPDATED** Afghanistan: Defining the Possibilities
Speaker: John F. Kerry, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate (D-MA)
Presider: David E. Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent, "The New York Times"
As the administration continues to review its strategy in Afghanistan, please join Senator John F. Kerry for a congressional perspective on U.S. policy and the current situation in the region.
**PLEASE NOTE the new meeting date**
12:00-12:30 p.m. - Lunch Reception
This meeting is on the record.
The New Power Brokers: How Oil, Asia, Hedge Funds, and Private Equity are Faring in the Financial Crisis
Speaker: Susan Lund, Director of Research, McKinsey Global Institute, Aly Sheezar Jeddy, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Presider: David R. Malpass, President, Encima Global
A new report by the McKinsey Global Institute, "The New Power Brokers: How Oil, Asia, Hedge Funds, and Private Equity are Faring in the Financial Crisis," discusses how the global financial crisis and recession altered the paths of four influential groups of investors: oil exporters, Asian sovereign investors, hedge funds and private equity. The report finds that while Asian sovereigns and petrodollar investors emerged as more influential than ever, hedge funds and private equity saw their previously rapid growth interrupted. Join Susan Lund, Aly Sheezar Jeddy, and David Malpass in discussing the changed landscape of global capital markets.
7:45-8:00 a.m. - Breakfast Reception
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