Improving government effectiveness in Africa, Asia and Latin America - What is the role of international donors?
Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the United Nations
Mark Malloch Brown, Administrator
United Nations Development Programme
Moderator: S. Bruce Schearer, President
The Synergos Institute

Foreign investment codes of conduct - How can social, economic and corporate needs be balanced?
Bruce Klatsky, Chairman and CEO
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation
Timothy H. Smith, Executive Director
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
Moderator: Michaela Walsh, President
Women's Asset Management

What are the roles of philanthropists and foundations
in addressing poverty?
David Rockefeller, Honorary Chairman
The Council on Foreign Relations
Maria Elena Lagomasino, Senior Managing Director
The Chase Manhattan Private Bank
Moderator: Marlene Hess, Vice President, Philanthropic Services
The Chase Manhattan Private Bank

The AIDS crisis in Africa - What can be done?
Charles A. Heimbold, Jr., Chairman and CEO
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Seth F. Berkley, President
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
Moderator: David Winder, Director, Global Philanthropy
The Synergos Institute

The democratization of information and education globally - What is needed?
Richard A. McGinn, Chairman and CEO
Lucent Technologies Inc.
Jorge Pinto, Consul General of Mexico
in New York
Moderator: Peggy Dulany, Chair
The Synergos Institute

Were multilateral development agency policies in Southeast Asia appropriate and what lessons have we learned?
Washington SyCip, Founder
The SGV Group, The Philippines
Advisor
Arthur Anderson
John Sewell, President
Overseas Development Council
Moderator: A. Scott DuPree, Regional Director, Southern Africa
The Synergos Institute

How can the business sector contribute to social and economic development in Brazil?
Ruth Cardoso, First Lady of Brazil
Chair, Community Solidarity Council
Alcides Amaral, President
Citibank Brazil
Moderator: Rebecca Raposo, Executive Director
Group of Institutes, Foundations and Private Enterprises, Brazil

Is feeding the world simply a matter of redistributing food?
Gordon Conway, President
The Rockefeller Foundation
Ismail Serageldin, Vice President
The World Bank
Moderator: Salvatore LaSpada, Manager,
The Philanthropy Workshop
The Rockefeller Foundation

Investment, economic growth and social justice in Africa - What is the role of international business?
Brian Henderson, Senior Vice President
Merrill Lynch International
Patrick Parring, Managing Director
Nedsteel, Namibia
Moderator: Arthur J. Humphrey, Director,
Public Affairs
The Synergos Institute

Microcredit, development's "silver bullet" - Is it working?
Steven Rockefeller, Director
Bankers Trust Private Banking
Deutsche Bank
Nell Merlino, Co-founder and CEO
Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence
Moderator: Debra Meyer, Associate Director, Institutional Development

Overcoming information poverty - How can low-income communities become connected?
Conway Downing, President and CEO
Ascendex, Inc.
Marcos Augusto de Moraes, Chairman and President
Zipnet, Brazil
Moderator: Nellie Nugiel, Director of Productions
HBO Films

How can the UN be a more effective force to overcome poverty?
Gelson Fonseca, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations
Michael Sonnenfeldt, Chairman
MUUS & Company
Moderator: John Tomlinson, Associate Director, Public Affairs
The Synergos Institute

Global knowledge and technology divide - Can we escape a two-tiered world?
Juan Enriquez Cabot, Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Harvard University
Moderator: Joan Goldsmith, Principal
ClokeSmith Associates

How can the UN and nonprofit organizations work together to build a better future?
James Cramer, President
World Learning Inc.
Diana Lee Langston, Manager, NGO/Civil Society Theme Group
United Nations Population Fund
Moderator: Alexander Grashow, Director of Strategic Planning
The Pavilion Group

What can be done to enable US citizens to play a bigger role in international development?
Steve Rosenthal, Executive Director
Cross Cultural Solutions
Theresa Loar, Senior Coordinator for
International Women's Issues
President's Inter-Agency Council on Women
Senior Coordinator for International
Women's Issues
US Department of State
Moderator: Amy Tully, Assistant Vice President
J.P. Morgan & Co.

Corporate social responsibility in emerging market countries - What's working?
Manuel Arango, Founder and Honorary President
Mexican Center for Philanthropy
Aurora Tolentino, Executive Director
Ayala Foundation, The Philippines
Moderator: Oscar Rojas, Rector
Universidad del Valle, Colombia

What are the impacts of e-commerce on the gap between rich and poor?
Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman
Goldman Sachs (International)
George Gilder, President
Gilder Technology Group
Moderator: Janet Becker, Director, Operations
The Synergos Institute

How can the banking sector and wealthy individuals invest in ways that counter poverty?
Peter Scaturro, Chief Executive Officer/Global Private Bank
The Citibank Private Bank
D. Wayne Silby, President and Chairman
Calvert Social Venture Partners
Moderator: Ken Spritz, President
Ken Spritz & Associates

How can women be empowered to protect their health and the health of their families?
Christine Poon, President, International Medicines
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Inviolatta Moyo, Co-Coordinator
Community Foundation for the Western Region of Zimbabwe
Moderator: Noreen Clark, Dean, School of Public Health
University of Michigan

Environmental protection and global security - How to build political consensus?
Timothy Wirth, President
The United Nations Foundation
William F. McCalpin, Executive Vice President
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Moderator: Marta Mauras, Director, Office of the Deputy Secretary–General
The United Nations

How can local business survive the pressure of globalization?
Felipe Alfonso, Chairman
Manila Electric Company, The Philippines
Pamela Flaherty, Senior Vice President
Citigroup, Inc.
Moderator: Candace Lessa, Brazil Associate
The Synergos Institute

Indigenous rights and global economic growth - How can they be reconciled?
Rebecca Adamson, President and Founder
First Nations Development Institute
Russel L. Barsh, Professor of Native
American Studies
University of Lethbridge, Canada
Moderator: Gisela Velasco
Philippine Business for Social Progress

How can community foundations help bridge the gap between rich and poor?
Marcos Kisil, President
Group of Institutes, Foundations and Private Enterprises, Brazil
Moderator: Dale Robinson Anglin, Director, External Relations
New Community Corporation

Strategic corporate philanthropy - How to ensure lasting social impact and value to corporate bottom lines?
Ned Cloonan, Vice President
American International Group, Inc.
Len le Roux, Executive Director
Rössing Foundation, Namibia
Moderator: Sandra Libunao, Assistant Director
Philippine Business for Social Progress

Populism, political instability and poverty in the Andes - Implications for the region and the US.
Boris Cornejo, Vice President
Esquel Foundation, Ecuador
Louis Goodman, Dean
School of International Service
The American University
Moderator: Vincente Arredondo, Executive Director
Demos Foundation, Mexico

Breaking the link between disability and poverty - How can national and international policies be made into reality?
Kim Samuel-Johnson, Director
The Samuel Family Foundation
Marca Bristo, Chair
National Council on Disability
Moderator: Janice Shoos, Assistant Vice President
Chase Manhattan Private Bank

Integrating social development with economic growth in Mexico - Can it work?
Stephen A. Quick, Manager, Strategic Planning and Budget Department
Inter-American Development Bank
Javier Vargas Mendoza, President
Vamos Foundation, Mexico
Moderator: Shari Turitz, Regional Director,
Latin America
The Synergos Institute

Education and population - What are the connections and what should be done?
Kerstin Trone, Deputy Executive Director
United Nations Population Fund
Anne Emmett, Board Member
Southern African Grantmakers Association, South Africa
Moderator: Janice Perlman, Founder and President
The Mega-Cities Project

Has the international community done enough for Mozambique in a time of crisis?
Robert H. Browning, Artistic and Executive Director
World Music Institute
Moderator: Frank Ferrari, Vice President
ProVentures, Inc.

Can the environment be protected while business flourishes?
Eugenio Gonzalez, Executive Director
Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc., The Philippines
Russell G. Sakaguchi, President
The ARCO Foundation
Moderator: Shari Berenbach, Executive Director
Calvert Foundation