Center for Preventive Action Symposium on Preventive Priorities for a New Era

Staff: Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action
Director: Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action

December 9, 2008 - New York, NY

This symposium was made possible by the generosity of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Symposium Summary Report (PDF, 84K)

Meetings

Conference Panel Session

Center for Preventive Action Symposium on Preventive Priorities for a New Era, Session One: Preventive Priorities for the Next Administration

Introductory Speaker: Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Madeleine K. Albright, Principal, The Albright Group
Presider: Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
December 9, 2008

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Conference Panel Session

Center for Preventive Action Symposium on Preventive Priorities for a New Era, Session Two: Outlook for Critical Regions

Speakers: Steven A. Cook, Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Fellow for Africa, Council on Foreign Relations
Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Jane Holl Lute, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, United Nations
December 9, 2008

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Conference Panel Session

Center for Preventive Action Symposium on Preventive Priorities for a New Era, Session Three: Enhancing Capacities to Respond

Speakers: Martin Griffiths, Director, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Special Adviser to the Secretary General for Regional Cooperation, United Nations
Elisabeth Kvitashvili, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
Presider: Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director, Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations
December 9, 2008