HIGHLIGHTS

 
 
 
 
 

Commission on Globalisation

Second Annual Meeting

December 4 ­ 7, 2002

El Presidente Hotel, Mexico City

Master Schedule of Events

 

Wednesday, December 4, 2002

9:00 AM ­ 2:00 PM         Special Session on Poverty and Globalisation

Convened by: Huguette Labelle, President, Canadian International Development Agency (1993 ­ 1997)

1:00 Pm ­ 6:00 pm          Registration and Check-in

6:30 PM ­ 7:15 pm          Welcoming Reception

7:30 PM ­ 10:00 pm        Opening Dinner

Welcoming Remarks: Rebeca Grynspan, Director, Subregional Headquarters in Mexico, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Eduardo Ramos-Gomez, Partner, Thacher Proffitt & Wood New York/Mexico City; President, United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce

Beatriz Paredes, President, Board of the National Chamber of Deputies, Mexico

James Garrison, President, State of the World Forum

Keynote Speakers:

Introduction:  Chris Kelly, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton

Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister, Mozambique

Mary Robinson, President, Ireland (1990 ­ 1997); United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997 ­ 2002)

Thursday, December 5, 2002                      

9:00 AM - 10:30 Am       Plenary Session: The War on Terrorism and the Challenge to the Global Human Rights Agenda 

Moderator:  James Garrison, President, State of the World Forum

Opening Remarks: Mary Robinson, President, Ireland (1990 ­ 1997); United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997 ­ 2002) 

Participants: Mariclaire Acosta, Under Secretary for Human Rights and Democracy, Mexico

Charlotte Bunch, Executive Director, Center for Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers University

Chris Kelly, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton

Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children’s Defense Fund 

Closing Remarks: Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister, Mozambique 

10:30 AM ­ 11:00 AM     Break

11:00 AM ­ 12:30 PM     Plenary Session:  Free Trade and Social Equity: Shaping the Future of Globalisation

Moderator:  James Garrison, President, State of the World Forum 

Opening Remarks: Huguette Labelle, President, Canadian International Development Agency (1993 ­ 1997)

Participants:  Luis de la Calle, President, Public Strategies of  Mexico, Inc

Peter Eigen, Chairman, Transparency International

Rebeca Grynspan, Director, Subregional Headquarters in Mexico, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Mark Van Putten, President and CEO, National Wildlife Federation

Closing Remarks: Miguel de la Madrid, President, Mexico (1982 ­ 1988)          

12:30 PM ­ 1:00 PM        Break

 

1:00 PM - 2:30 pm          Lunch

Special Report on International Water Security Policy Action Group

Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada (1996 - 2000); Director, Liu Centre, University of British Columbia

Special Report on Education and Learning Policy Action Group

Paul Cappon, Director General, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada; Chair, Policy Action Group on Learning

Panel Discussion: Migration and the Displacement of Peoples in the Global Economy

Moderator:  Eduardo Ramos-Gomez, Mexican Ambassador to Singapore, Brunei and Myanmar (1998 ­ 2001)

Opening Remarks: Francisco Alba, Professor, Colegio de Mexico

Participants:  Joaquin Blanes Casas, Coordinator for Immigration Regulation, Ministry of Interior, Mexico

Nat Colletta, Founding Manager, Post Conflict Unit, World Bank (1998 ­ 2001)

Khadija Haq, President, Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Pakistan

2:30 PM ­ 4:00 PM          Break

4:00 PM ­ 6:00 PM          Breakout Sessions

Business Roundtable: Leadership in a Global Economy

Moderators: Kathryn Williams, Chairperson of the Board, KRW International
Harriet Mouchly-Weiss, Managing Partner, Strategy XXI Group

Globalisation, Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and the Promotion of Human Rights
Moderators: Helga Breuninger, Chair, Breuninger Foundation

Paul Cappon, Director General, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada; Chair, Policy Action Group on Learning

Madeleine Zuñiga, Foro Educativo, Consejo de Educacione de Adultos de America Latina

Human Security

Moderator:  Mahnaz Afkhami, Minister of Women’s Affairs, Iran (1976 ­ 1978); President, Women’s Learning Partnership

International Water Security Policy Action Group

Moderator: Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada (1996 - 2000); Director, Liu Centre, University of British Columbia

Preventing the Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Moderators: Jonathan Granoff, President, Global Security Institute

Douglas Roche, Senator, Canada; International Chairman, Middle Powers Initiative

Sustainable Civilization

Moderator: Steve Trevino, Chief Strategist Mission Assurance, Booz Allen Hamilton

6:00 PM ­ 7:00 PM          Break

7:00 PM ­ 9:30 PM  Dinner

Special Report on G8/NEPAD Special Initiative

Gordon Smith, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada (1994 ­ 1997) 

Panel Discussion:  Faces of the Enemy: Regime Change in Iraq and the Clash of Civilizations

Moderator:  James Garrison, President, State of the World Foru

Presenter: Sam Keen, Author, Faces of the Enemy

Participants: Mahnaz Afkhami, Minister of Women’s Affairs, Iran (1976 ­ 1978)

Jonathan Granoff, President, Global Security Institute

Gordon Smith, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada (1994 ­ 1997)

 

Friday, December 6, 2002

 

9:00 AM ­ 10:30 AM       Plenary Session: National Sovereignty, U.S. Power and Global Challenges

Moderator:  James Garrison, President, State of the World Forum

Opening Remarks: Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada (1996 ­ 2000)

Participants: Mary Robinson, President, Ireland (1990 ­ 1997); United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997 ­ 2002)

Douglas Roche, Senator, Canada; International Chairman, Middle Powers Initiative

Tom Spencer, Executive Director, European Centre for Public Affairs, UK

10:30 AM ­ 11:00 AM     Break

11:00 AM ­ 12:30 PM     Plenary Session: Managing Risk in the Global Economy

Moderator:  James Garrison, President, State of the World Forum

Opening Remarks: Harriet Mouchly-Weiss, Managing Partner, Strategy XXI

Participants:  Hazel Henderson, Author, Futurist, Economist

Eduardo Ramos-Gomez, Partner, Thacher Proffitt & Wood New York/Mexico City; President, United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce

Alison Sander, Manager, Boston Consulting Group

David Schneider, President and CEO, Nextera Enterprises

Steve Trevino, Chief Strategist Mission ASE, Inc. Subsidiary Assurance, Booz Allen Hamilton

12:30 AM ­ 1:00 PM       Break

1:00 PM ­ 2:30 PM Lunch

Panel Discussion: Local Politics and Global Connections

Moderator:  Eduardo Ramos-Gomez, Mexican Ambassador to Singapore, Brunei and Myanmar (1998 ­ 2001)

Opening Remarks: Bo Ekman, Chairman, Nextwork AB, Sweden

Participants:  Thais Corral, Vice President, Women’s Environment and Development Organization, Brazil

Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (1993 ­ 1998)

David Korten, President, The People Centered Development Forum

Kumi Naido, Secretary General and CEO, CIVICUS

2:30 PM ­ 4:00 PM          Break

4:00 PM ­ 6:00 PM          Breakout Sessions

The Appropriate Role of the Private Sector in Education and Learning

Moderators: Paul Cappon, Director General, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada; Chair, Policy Action Group on Learning

Piera Gerrard, British Council

Business Roundtable:  Sustainable Business Models and the Challenge of Corporate Governanc

Moderator: David Schneider, President and CEO, Nextera Enterprises

Democratic Dialogue for Global Governance

Moderator:  Adam Kahane, Managing Partner, Generon

Ethical Globalization Initiative

Moderator: Mary Robinson, President, Ireland (1990 ­ 1997); United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997 ­ 2002) 

G8/NEPAD Special Initiative

Moderator:  Gordon Smith, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada (1994 ­ 1997)

Preventing the Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Moderators: Jonathan Granoff, President, Global Security Institute

Douglas Roche, Senator, Canada; International Chairman, Middle Powers Initiative

6:00 PM ­ 7:00 PM          Break

 7:00 PM ­ 9:30 PM          Closing Dinner 

Pathways to a Sustainable Civilization: A Multimedia Presentation

Presenter: Steve Trevino, Chief Strategist Mission ASE, Inc. Subsidiary Assurance, Booz Allen Hamilton

Closing Remarks: James Garrison, President, State of the World Forum

 

Saturday, December 7, 2002

CHECK OUT AND DEPARTURE

 

 

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