University for a Night 1999

Faculty, Moderators and Table Topics

Corporate Citizenship and Social Responsibility - Global Opportunities and Challenges


Foreign investment codes of conduct - How can national social and economic needs be balanced with corporate interests?

Elias Ngugama, Chairman
Anglo American Corporation Zimbabwe Ltd.

Toby Moffet, Vice President
Monsanto Company

Moderator: Miguel Murmis, Professor
Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Argentina

How is Brazil's corporate sector responding to civic action and community needs?

Marcos Kisil, Director
The Group of Institutes, Foundations and Businesses, Brazil

Oded Grajew, Founder
The Ethos Institute, Brazil

Moderator: Etienne Allard, Board of Directors
The Synergos Institute

How can the business sector help address pressing social problems in South Africa?

Thami Ngwevela, Consul General in New York
South Africa

Maurice Tempelsman, Senior Partner
Leon Tempelsman & Son

Moderator: Toni Fay, Vice President, Community Relations
Time Warner, Inc.

How can foreign corporations join with national companies in corporate citizenship efforts in Thailand?

Juree Vichit-Vadakan, Director, National Institute for Development Administration
President, Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society, Thailand

Timothy H. Smith, Executive Director
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility

Moderator: Chandni Prasad, Program Officer, Asia
The Synergos Institute

 

What can businesses, governments and international organizations do to promote economic and social recovery in Southeast Asia?

Felipe Alfonso, President
Asian Institute of Management; Chair, Meralco Manila Electric Company

Mark Malloch Brown, Vice President
World Bank; Administrator Designate, United Nations Development Programme

Mar'ie Muhammad, Director Task Force for Social Sefety Net Program
former Minister of Finance, Indonesia

William R. Rhodes, Vice Chairman
Citigroup/Citibank

Moderator: George Seegers, Director
Corporate Administration
Citigroup

How can U.S. corporations be strategic in their corporate philanthropy?

Cornelia Higginson, Vice President
American Express Company

David S. Ford, President
Lucent Technologies Foundation

Moderator: Debra Meyer, Associate Director of Development
The Synergos Institute

What responsibilities do global companies have in developing countries where they do business?

Alan Detheridge, Director
Shell Overseas Holdings, Ltd.

Robert D. Hormats, Vice Chairman
Goldman Sachs (International)

Moderator: Frank Ferrari, Vice President
ProVentures, Inc.

How can public and private resources be brought together to address poverty in Southeast Asia?

Sukhumbhand ParibatraDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs,Thailand

S. Bruce Schearer, President
The Synergos Institute

Moderator: Jonathan W. Freidland, Analyst
Zweig Dimenna Associates


 

Global philanthropy and Citizen Action - Trends Transforming Civil Society


How can partnership and bridging leadership be employed to solve social problems?

Richard D. Parsons, President
Time Warner, Inc.

Peggy Dulany, Chair
The Synergos Institute

Moderator: David Straus, Founder and Chair
Interaction Associates, Inc.

What can investors do to bridge the widening gap between rich and poor?

D. Wayne Silby, President and Chairman
Calvert Social Venture Partners

Amy L. Domini, President
Domini Social Equity Fund

Moderator: Arthur J. Humphrey, Jr., Director of Public Affairs
The Synergos Institute

What role can emerging philanthropy play in addressing Southern Africa's problems?

Nozipo Maraire, Neurosurgeon
Zimbabwe

Christine Poon, President, International Medicines
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Moderator: A. Scott DuPree, Program Officer, Southern Africa
The Synergos Institute

Community foundations and corporate foundations in Latin America today - Are they making a difference?

Manuel Arango Arias, Founder and Honorary President
Mexican Center for Philanthropy

Sergio E. Mindlin, Director-President
The Abrinq Foundation for Children's Rights and The Telefonica Foundation

Moderator: Shari Turitz, Program Officer, Latin America
The Synergos Institute

 

What actions can individuals take to close the gap between rich and poor?

Kim Samuel-Johnson, Director
The Samuel Family Foundation

Moderator: Janice Perlman, Founder and President
Mega-Cities Project

Ways of exercising wealth with responsibility - What are some examples and challenges?

Christel DeHaan, President and Founder
Christel DeHaan Family Foundation

Steven C. Rockefeller, Principal
Bankers Trust Company

Moderator: Dorian S. Goldman, President
Irving Goldman Foundation

How can Americans play a bigger role in our international economic policy agenda?

Richard A. Debs, Advisory Director
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.

Hans Humes, Managing Partner
Vaneck Latin America

Moderator: Richard Beckhard, Principal
Richard Beckhard Associates


 

National Development and International Assistance - What's Working, What's Not Working?


How can the International Monetary Fund strengthen the global economy and reduce gaps in wealth and income?

Michel Camdessus, Managing Director
International Monetary Fund

Francis X. Stankard, Vice Chairman
American Express Bank Ltd.

Moderator: William L. Asmundson, President and CEO
Rockefeller & Company

How well does microcredit foster individual community self-reliance in Africa, Asia and Latin America?

Nancy Barry, President
Women's World Banking

Eugene A. Ludwig, Vice Chairman
Bankers Trust

Moderator: Boris Cornejo, Director of Development
Fundación Esquel-Ecuador

How can business investments stimulate community development in Africa?

Rose Mazula, Managing Director
Zimbabwe Progress Fund Ltd.

Patrick Parring, Managing Director
Nedsteel Ltd., South Africa

Moderator: Roberto Mizrahi, President
South North Development Initiative

What can be done to re-engage Americans in the international development agenda?

Inge Kaul, Director, Office of Development Studies
United Nations Development Programme

James Cramer, President
World Learning

Moderator: Nancy J. McGaw, Principal
McGaw Consulting

 

How can the United Nations work with citizens to advance human rights and development around the world?

Mary E. McClymont, Senior Director
Peace and Social Justice Program The Ford Foundation

James A. Sarpei, Executive Director
Centre for Community Studies, Action & Development

Moderator: Janet Becker, Director of Operations
The Synergos Institute

Should Northern countries forgive the debt of poor Southern countries to catalyze new development efforts?

Cornelio Marchán, Executive President
Fundación Esquel-Ecuador

Lynn McMullen, Executive Director
Results, Inc.

John Sewell, President
Overseas Development Council

Moderator: John Tomlinson, Program Officer, Policy
The Synergos Institute


 

Addressing the Underlying Causes of Poverty - What Can Be Done?


Integrating economic expansion with social development in Mexico - Is it working?

Esteban Moctezuma Barragán, Secretary of Social Development
Mexico

Javier Vargas Mendoza, President
Fundación Vamos, Mexico

Moderator: David Winder, Director of Programs
The Synergos Institute

What is the 21st century agenda for women internationally and how does it relate to women in poverty?

Adele Simmons, President
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director
United Nations Development Fund for Women

Moderator: Noreen Clark, Dean, School of Public Health
The University of Michigan

Closing the gap through quality education for all - What actions are needed?

Donald Stewart, President
The College Board

Moderator: Sam Laybourne, Teacher
New York Public City School System

What is the importance of the nonprofit sector in advancing democratic alternatives to the status quo in Israel and Palestine?

Robert Crane, President
Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation

Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, Chairman MUUS & Company
Chair, Israel Policy Forum

Moderator: Alan B. Slifka, Chairman
The Abraham Fund

How can economic integration between the U.S. and Mexico increase employment and decrease poverty in both countries?

Susan Kaufman Purcell, Vice President for Latin American Affairs
Americas Society

Jorge Pinto, Consul General
Mexican Consulate, New York

Moderator: Juan Enriquez Cabot, Research Assistant
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University

 

Aging North and growing South - What impacts are world population trends having on closing the gap between rich and poor?

Nafis Sadik, Executive Director
United Nations Population Fund

Alexander C. Sanger, President
Planned Parenthood of New York City

Moderator: L. David Brown, President
Institute for Development Studies

How effective is foreign aid and what can citizens do about it?

Tim Draimin, Senior Policy Advisor
Canadian Council for International Cooperation

Richard Hoehn, Director
Bread for the World Institute

Moderator: Lauretta Bruno, Partner
Gramercy Partners

How can the global market economy respond to social as well as economic imperatives?

Maria Elena Lagomasino, Senior Managing Director and Global Private Bank Executive
The Chase Manhattan Private Bank, The Chase Manhattan Corporation

James J. Phelan, President
Vance Finance and Holding Corporation

Moderator: Marlene Hess, Vice President, Philanthropic Services
The Chase Manhattan Private Bank

Information technology - Is it widening or narrowing the gap?

George Gilder, Author

Michael Doyle, President
Michael Doyle & Associates

Moderator: Ethan Adelman, Producer
Oxygen Media Inc.

How can we feed the world in the 21st Century?

Gordon Conway, President
The Rockefeller Foundation

Sithembiso Nyoni, Minister of State for Economic Development Office of the President and Cabinet
Zimbabwe

Moderator: Marnie Pillsbury
Rockefeller Financial Services Inc.

Signs of an economic and cultural renaissance in Africa-Where do they point in the future?

Paul Wangoola, Nabyama
Mpambo-The African Multiversity, Uganda

Felix Moyo, Industrial Liaison Officer
National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe

Moderator: Joan S. Goldsmith, Partner
ClokeSmith Associates

 


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