Sub-theme: Broadening the Global Economy -- Adjusting trade, finance, labor and corporate practices to bring greater prosperity to poorer nations and communities
How can regional economic integration and trade be strengthened to enhance local prosperity in Latin America?
William R. Rhodes, Vice Chairman, Citigroup Inc.
Raul Rodriguez, Managing Director & CEO
North American Development Bank
Host: Janet Becker, Director, Operations
The Synergos Institute
How can environmental protection be incorporated into investment decisions, trade policies, and corporate bottom line practices?
Matthew Kiernan, Founder
Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc.
Kim Samuel-Johnson, Director
Samuel Group of Companies
Host: Nilizandr Gilbert, Associate, Development
The Synergos Institute
A divided Brazil -- How can the business sector contribute to bridging the gap between rich and poor?
Roberto P. Cezar de Andrade, President
Brascan Management and Investments, Brazil
Luiz Chor, Vice President
Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro/
Council of Industries of Rio de Janeiro
Host: Candace Lessa, Associate, Brazil,The Synergos Institute
How can global companies gain from and contribute to the new UN Global Compact?
Louise Fréchette, Deputy Secretary-General,The United Nations
Phil Watts, Group Managing Director & Chairman Designate
Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies
Host: James M. Brasher III, Director,
Global Philanthropists Circle,The Synergos Institute
How can export agriculture be managed and promoted in ways that benefit local producers and communities?
Ivonne A-Baki, Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States
Maria Rosa Baquerizo
Host: Shari Turitz, Regional Director, Latin America
The Synergos Institute
Sub-theme: Taking Action from the Ground Up -- Strengthening the self-reliance of families and communities and the effectiveness of entrepreneurs and businesses in poorer communities and countries
How can Americans invest in socially and environmentally responsible businesses around the world?
Peggy Dulany, Chair
The Synergos Institute
D.Wayne Silby, President and Chairman
Calvert Social Investment Fund
Host: Lawrence Luchan, Associate Director, Finance
The Synergos Institute
Are microfinance approaches working in poor communities and what is needed to strengthen them?
Cornelio Marchán, President
Esquel Foundation, Ecuador
Steven C. Rockefeller, Principal
Second Latin American & Caribbean Division, Deutsche Bank
Host: Mildred Robbins Leet, President
Trickle Up Program
What actions can be taken to ensure a sustainable supply of clean water and a healthy environment for low-income communities around the world?
Christina Figueres, Executive Director
Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas
Gabriel Regallet, Deputy Secretary General
International Secretariat for Water
Host: Janice Perlman, President
The Mega-Cities Project, Inc.
What actions can small nonprofit organizations take to address large-scale social problems?
Augusto Martinez de Almeida, Chair
Roda Viva, Brazil
Javier Vargas, President of the Board
Vamos Foundation, Mexico
Host: Grace Kiniki, former Coordinator
Flood Relief Program, Foundation for Community Development,
Mozambique
What roles can corporate social responsibility action play in supporting community development?
Joy Mills-Hackmann, Community Development Manager
South African Sugar Association
David Rockefeller, Sr.
Host: Gisela Velasco, Regional Director, Southeast Asia
The Synergos Institute
What are new directions for women's rights and family planning in China?
Herbert Chao Gunther, President & Chief Executive Officer
Public Media Center
Peter Geithner, former China Representative
The Ford Foundation
Host: Emily Cooke, Foundation Services Assistant
The Synergos Institute
Health and disease in a globalizing world -- How can the medical community take action to promote the interests of the poor?
Seth Berkley, President
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
Mark Stirling, Senior Advisor on HIV/AIDS
UNICEF
Host: Enki Tan
Sub-theme: Fairness for All -- Ensuring human rights, Reducing corruption, and deepening democratic governance
What actions can citizens, corporations and governments take together to protect children's rights and promote their well-being?
Marian Wright Edelman, President
Children's Defense Fund
Hélio Mattar, Executive Director
Abrinq Foundation for Children's Rights, Brazil
Host: Jennifer Walper, Senior Program Coordinator
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
How can the cultural forces associated with globalization respect and affirm local cultures?
Richard D. Parsons, Co-Chief Operating Officer
AOL Time Warner
Mahesh Sharma, Provost
Cambridge College
Host: Andrew Patterson
Business Development & e-Commerce, Starwood Hotels
What steps are needed to turn national and international policies about disabilities into actions that benefit all of society?
Marca Bristo, Chair
National Council on Disability
Tim Shriver, President
Special Olympics International
Host: Devorah Gilbert, Managing Director
DBSS Group.
What actions can corporations that work globally take to promote trans-parency and reduce corruption in high risk countries?
Jacinto C. Gavino, Jr., Associate Dean for Research
Asian Institute of Management
Tichafa Mundangepfupfu, former Permanent Secretary
Ministry of the Environment & Tourism, Government of Zimbabwe
Host: Arthur J. Humphrey, Jr.
South North Development Initiative
How can political dialogue in Zimbabwe be strengthened in ways that create jobs and benefit poor communities?
Rose Mazula, Managing Director
Zimbabwe Progress Fund
Sithembiso Nyoni, President
Organisation of Rural Associations for Progress, Zimbabwe
Host: Alexander Grashow, Consultant
The Synergos Institute
What can concerned citizens do to strengthen and protect human rights around the world?
Hafsat Abiola, Founder
Kudirat Initiative for Democracy
Juan Manuel Marchán
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Host: Sara Wolfensohn, Director
Wolfensohn Family Foundation
Can the goals of democracy, development and drug control in the Andes be achieved together?
Pablo Better, Professor
Pontificia Catholic University, Ecuador
Steven D. Pierce, Director, Bridging Leadership
The Synergos Institute
Host: Anna Coatsworth
Columbia Business School
What can nonprofit organizations and international agencies do to prevent and reduce ethnic conflict?
Lisa Anderson, Dean
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Frank LaRue, Director
Center for Human Rights Legal Action, Guatemala
Host: Raj-Ann Rekhi, Development Assistant
The Synergos Institute
Political transition and development in Indonesia -- What is needed to build a more open and prosperous society?
Aristides Katoppo, Chief Executive
Sinar Harapan Press, Indonesia
Ann Marie Murphy, Lecturer, East Asian Institute
Columbia University
Host: David Winder, Director, Global Philanthropy & Foundation Building
The Synergos Institute
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Sub-theme: Maximizing International Assistance -- Achieving stronger economic and social impacts from foreign aid, corporate social investment and private philanthropy
How can global corporations measure the effectiveness of their social corporate responsibility programs?
Alan Detheridge, Vice President
Shell International Limited
Maria Elena Lagomasino, Co-Head
J.P. Morgan Global Private Bank
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Host: Marlene Hess, Vice President, Philanthropic Services
The Chase Manhattan Private Bank
How can Vincente Fox's new government work with US businesses and nonprofits to combat poverty in Mexico?
John Coatsworth, Director
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Harvard University
Jorge Villalobos, Executive Director
Mexican Center for Philanthropy
Host: Boris Cornejo, Vice President
Esquel Foundation, Ecuador
In what ways might large-scale private philanthropy be able to make a major difference in reducing poverty?
Christine Letts, Associate Director
Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
Harvard University
Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, Chairman
MUUS & Company
Host: Jennie Walker, Associate Director
Global Philanthropists Circle, The Synergos Institute
Population growth and sustainable development -- What new social compact is needed to ensure the quality of our children's lives?
Christine Magistretti-Naville, Executive Director
International Foundation for Population and Development
Cynthia Lloyd, Director of Social Science Research
The Population Council
Host: Sarah Spencer, Campaign Assistant, Save the Children
How can international donors work with governments, universities and civil society around the world to address pressing health and environmental problems?
Donald Hubbs, President & CEO
Conrad Hilton Foundation
S. Bruce Schearer, President
The Synergos Institute
Host: John Loiello, former Associate Director
for Educational & Cultural Affairs, US Information Agency
How can global corporations measure the effectiveness of their social corporate responsibility programs?
David S. Ford, President
Lucent Technologies Foundation
H. Peter Karoff, President
The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc.
Host: Myra Alperson, Associate Director
Communications, The Synergos Institute
Sub-theme: Building the Will -- Mobilizing leadership and public support in the North and the South to sustain the needed changes and action
Has the IMF/World Bank structural reform "medicine" created the will for sustainable change in Southern countries? What is needed now?
Asda Jayanama, Ambassador of Thailand to the United Nations
Harinder Kohli, President & Chief Operating Officer
The Centennial Group
Host: John Heller, Associate, Southeast Asia,The Synergos Institute
How can more citizens be mobilized to take action and contribute resources to combat global poverty?
David Morrison, President, Netaid.org
Leonard H. Robinson, Jr., President & CEO
National Summit on Africa:The Africa Society
Host: Debra Meyer, Director of Development
The International Center in New York
Building the will to stem the AIDS epidemic -- What actions are needed?
Amadou Diarra, Director, Secure the Future
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Brenda Gourley, Vice Chancellor
University of Natal, South Africa
Host: A. Scott DuPree, Regional Director, Southern Africa
The Synergos Institute
How can citizens and nonprofit organizations work with the UN to bring deeper commitment by national governments and global corporations to meet social and environmental challenges?
Pierre Schori, Ambassador of Sweden to the United Nations
Marta Mauras, Director, Office of the Deputy Secretary-General
The United Nations
Host: Andrea J. Rogers, Associate, Southern Africa
The Synergos Institute
How can young people become informed about global problems and take action to solve them?
Achmat Dangor, Chief Executive
Nelson Mandela's Children Fund, South Africa
Elana Yonah Rosen, Executive Director
Just Think Foundation
Host: Dumisani Nyoni, Project Assistant,Youth Employment Summit,
Education Development Center
Sub-theme: Leveraging New Technology - Using innovation in information technology, life sciences and other fields to narrow the gap
High tech and hand-crafted -- In what ways can e-commerce benefit community groups around the world?
Daniel Salcedo, CEO
PEOPLink
Surendra Shahi, Executive Director
Mahaguthi Crafts with a Conscience, Nepal
Host: Ravi Chhatpar, Senior Associate
ZEFER Corp.
How can less industrialized countries benefit from the revolutions in life science and information and nanoscience technologies?
R.N. Sam Dryden, Managing Director
Big Stone Partners
Juan Enriquez Cabot, Director, Life Sciences Project
Harvard Business School University
Host: John Tomlinson, Associate Director, Public Affairs
The Synergos Institute
Can biotechnology feed the world -- And should it?
Gordon Conway, President
The Rockefeller Foundation
Joshua Ramo, Senior Editor
Time Magazine
Host: Natasha Amott, Associate
Institutional Development for Program
The Synergos Institute
How can new information technologies increase the reach and quality of education in Africa, Asia and Latin America?
Carlos Alberto Braga
The World Bank
Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation
Host: Joshua Waddell, Associate Director, Technology
The Synergos Institute
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