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Council of Councils Conferences

The Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference

Ottawa

September 28-30, 2014

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<p>Participants ask questions during the dinner keynote at the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).</p>
Participants ask questions during the dinner keynote at the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).
<p>Hon. Justice Rosalie Sliberman Abella speaks during the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).</p>
Hon. Justice Rosalie Sliberman Abella speaks during the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).
<p>Hon. John Baird, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, addresses participants at the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).</p>
Hon. John Baird, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, addresses participants at the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).
<p>Panelists and participants at the fourth session conflict management at the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).</p>
Panelists and participants at the fourth session conflict management at the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).
<p>Panelists speak during the third session on climate change at the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).</p>
Panelists speak during the third session on climate change at the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).
<p>Stewart Patrick (CFR), David Runnalls (CIGI), and Bernard Funston speak during the first session Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).</p>
Stewart Patrick (CFR), David Runnalls (CIGI), and Bernard Funston speak during the first session Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).
<p>Participants walk to a session at the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).</p>
Participants walk to a session at the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).
<p>Hon. Hugh D. Segal delivers a keynote address at the welcome dinner at the Chateau Laurier Hotel (Kris Young).</p>
Hon. Hugh D. Segal delivers a keynote address at the welcome dinner at the Chateau Laurier Hotel (Kris Young).
<p>Rohinton P. Medhora, President of the Centre for International Governance, gives welcoming remarks before the dinner reception at the Chateau Laurier Hotel (Kris Young).</p>
Rohinton P. Medhora, President of the Centre for International Governance, gives welcoming remarks before the dinner reception at the Chateau Laurier Hotel (Kris Young).
<p>Participants mingle prior to the session on diplomacy in the Artic at the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa, Canada (Kris Young).</p>
Participants mingle prior to the session on diplomacy in the Artic at the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa, Canada (Kris Young).

On September 28-30, 2014, the Centre for International Governance Innovation and CFR convened the sixth Council of Councils regional conference, with a focus on managing the global commons.

Participants discussed six major themes:

  • Summitry and Diplomacy in the Arctic
  • Governing the Global Financial System
  • Breaking the Global Climate Change Deadlock
  • Conflict Management in a World Adrift
  • The Future of Internet Governance
  • Rise of Trade Megadeals