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March 10, 2005 - March 11, 2005
Meetings
2005 Corporate Conference: Assessing Geopolitical Risk in the Global Economy
Related Project: 2005 Corporate Conference
| Presider: | Alan Murray, Assistant Managing Editor and Columnist, The Wall Street Journal |
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| Speakers: | Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations |
| Fareed Zakaria, Editor, Newsweek International |
Concurrent Country and Regional Breakout Sessions
Related Project: 2005 Corporate Conference
| Speakers: | Elizabeth C. Economy, Speaking on China; C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director of Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Helima Croft, Speaking on the Middle East and Africa; Intelligence Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations | |
| Virginia A. Kamsky, Speaking on China; Chairman, Kamsky Associates, Inc. | |
| Francisco D'Souza, Speaking on India; COO, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | |
| Stephen Sestanovich, Speaking on Russia; George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations | |
| Steven A. Cook, Speaking on the Middle East and Africa; Next Generation Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations | |
| Benn Steil, Speaking on Europe; Acting Director, Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, and Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations | |
| Edward J. Lincoln, Speaking on Asia; Senior Fellow, Asia and Economic Studies, Council on Foreign Relations | |
| Adam Segal, Speaking on India; Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow in China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
The Global Energy Challenge
Related Project: 2005 Corporate Conference
| Presider: | Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Global Environment & Energy Correspondent, The Economist |
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| Speakers: | David G. Victor, Director, Center for Environmental Science and Policy Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, Stanford University; Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
| Nicholas Butler, Group Vice President of Strategy and Policy Development, BP p.l.c. |
World Economic Update: Conference Edition - Whither the Dollar?
Related Projects: 2005 Corporate Conference, World Economic Update Series
| Presider: | Daniel K. Tarullo, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center |
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| Speakers: | Ethan Harris, Managing Director & Chief Economist, Lehman Brothers |
| Stephen S. Roach, Chief Economist & Director of Global Economics, Morgan Stanley |
The WTO after 10 Years: The Lessons Learned and the Challenges Ahead
Related Project: 2005 Corporate Conference
| Introductory Speaker: | Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | William Nuti, President and CEO, Symbol Technologies, Inc. |
| Speaker: | Supachai Panitchpakdi, Director-General, World Trade Organization |
Transcript: The WTO After 10 Years: The Lessons Learned and The Challenges Ahead
The Future of Global Trade
Related Project: 2005 Corporate Conference
| Presider: | Paul Blustein, Trade & Economics Reporter, The Washington Post |
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| Panelists: | Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Senior Fellow in International Economics, Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomics Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
| Pascal Lamy, President, Association Notre Europe; former Commissioner for Trade, European Commission |
Annual Corporate Conference: Thursday Panel 1
Transcript: The Future of Global Trade
U.S. Trade Priorities
Related Project: 2005 Corporate Conference
| Presider: | Lionel Barber, U.S. Managing Editor, The Financial Times |
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| Panelists: | Charlene Barshefsky, Senior International Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP; U.S. Trade Representative, 1997-2001 |
| Carla A. Hills, Chairman & CEO, Hills & Company; U.S. Trade Representative, 1989-1993 |
Annual Corporate Conference: Thursday Panel 2
Transcript: U.S. Priorities in Trade
Dinner with Alan Greenspan
Related Project: 2005 Corporate Conference
| Speaker: | Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
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| Presider: | Peter G. Peterson, Senior Chairman, The Blackstone Group; Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations |
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In Termites in the Trading System, Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how the rapid spread of preferential trade agreements endangers the world trading system.
America Between the Wars explores how the decisions and debates of the years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Twin Towers shaped the events, arguments, and politics of the world we live in today.
In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
Complete list of CFR Books.
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After two decades of liberalization, many countries around the world are adopting new restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI) that could retard continued progress. The authors make recommendations for correcting this protectionist drift by proposing guidelines for how countries can better regulate FDI yet still reap its economic benefits.
In this Council Special Report, the authors make a strong case that the Bush administration’s policy of diplomatic isolation of Syria is not serving U.S. interests, and offer informed history and thoughtful analysis of the country and its external behavior.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
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For more information on the David Rockefeller Studies Program, contact:
Gary Samore
Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
+1-212-434-9627
gsamore@cfr.org
Sebastian Mallaby
Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for
Geoeconomic Studies, Deputy Director of Studies, and Paul A. Volcker Senior
Fellow for International Economics
smallaby@cfr.org
Janine Hill
Deputy Director of Studies Administration
+1-212-434-9753
jhill@cfr.org
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