Global Health, Economics, and Development Roundtable Series

Director: Thomas Bollyky, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development
September 30, 2011 - Present

Meetings

Roundtable Meeting

Corporate Responsibility, the Alien Tort Statute, and the U.S. Supreme Court

Speakers: John B. Bellinger III, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law and Partner, Arnold & Porter, LLP
William S. Dodge, Counselor on International Law to the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State
Presider: Thomas Bollyky, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development, Council on Foreign Relations
February 22, 2012

Attended by representatives from the private sector, academia, and government and legal communities, this meeting explored the diplomatic, human rights, and international economic development implications of corporate responsibility under the U.S. Alien Tort Statute (ATS). Speakers and attendees also discussed the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case on this subject, Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum.

Roundtable Meeting

The Changing Realities of the Access to Medicines Debate

Speakers: Jacqueline Sherris, Vice President of Global Programs, PATH
Jeffrey Sturchio, Senior Partner, Rabin Martin
Stanford McCoy, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Office of the United States Trade Representative
Presider: Thomas Bollyky, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development, Council on Foreign Relations
December 6, 2011

Attended by private sector executives from the pharmaceutical, medical technology, and legal industries, in addition to representatives from government, academia, and NGOs, this meeting explored the global prevalence of NCDs, corresponding changes in the international market for drugs and vaccines, the need for adaption of existing technologies for use in low-resource and lowinfrastructure settings, and the new U.S. government-wide initiative, Trade Enhancing Access to Medicines, on treatment access.

Roundtable Meeting

Taking Stock of the UN High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases

Speakers: Nils Daulaire, Director, Office of Global Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kelly Henning, Director, International Health Programs, Bloomberg Foundation
Presider: Thomas Bollyky, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development, Council on Foreign Relations
September 30, 2011

Attended by representatives from government agencies, NGOs, non-profits, think tanks, and academia, this roundtable assessed the progress and achievements made at the UN HLM and also examined potential opportunities and challenges in fulfilling the outcome document's goals.