UPCOMING EVENTS

 
 
 
 
 

 

COMMISSION ON GLOBALISATION
SECOND ANNUAL MEETING
December 4 - 7, 2002
El Presidente Hotel, Mexico City

DRAFT 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 Toast: Eduardo Ramos-Gomez*, President, United State-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
   
  Welcoming Remarks:
  James Garrison, President, State of the World Forum
  Eduardo Ramos-Gomez, President, United
States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
  Andres Rozental, President, Mexican Council
on Foreign Relations
   
  Introduction: Chris Kelly, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
   
  Keynote Address: Vicente Fox*, President of Mexico
   
  Panel Response:
   
  Moderator: Mary Robinson*, President, Ireland (1990 - 1997); United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997 - 2002)
   
   
  Participants:
  Lloyd Axworthy*, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada (1996 - 2000)
  Carl Bildt*, Prime Minister, Sweden (1991 - 1994)
  Jose Ramos-Horta*, Foreign Minister, East Timor
  Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister, Mozambique

 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2002

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Plenary Session: Free Trade and Social Equity: Shaping the Future of Globalisation
   
  Opening Remarks: Huguette Labelle, President, Canadian International Development Agency (1993 - 1997)
   
  Participants:
  Luis de la Calle, President, Public Strategies of Mexico, Inc
  Alpesh Chokshi, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Business Development, American Express Company
  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
  Alison Sander*, Manager, Boston Consulting Group
  Mark Van Putten*, President and CEO, National Wildlife Federation
   
  Closing Remarks: Miguel de la Madrid, President, Mexico
(1982 - 1988)
   
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Break
   
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Plenary Session: Human Rights, the War on Terrorism and the Globalisation Agenda
   
  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
  Mervat Badawi, Director, Technical Department, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, Kuwait
  Charlotte Bunch*, Executive Director, Center for Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers University
  Jose-Ramos Horta*, Foreign Minister, East Timor
   
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Break
   
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Lunch
   
  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
   
  Opening Remarks: Francisco Alba, Professor, Colegio de Mexico
   
  Participants:
  Francisco Alba*, Professor, Colegio de Mexico
  Nat Colletta*, Founding Manager, Post Conflict Unit, World Bank (1998 - 2001)
  Khadija Haq*, President, Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Pakistan
  Alejandro Martinez Cuenca*, Member of the Board of Directors, National Council of Economic and Social Planning, Nicaragua
  Shalini Randeria* Fellow, Institute of Sociology, Free University of Berlin
   
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Break
   
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Breakout Sessions
   
  Business Roundtable: Values-Based Leadership in the 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, CEO, 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
   
  Panel Discussion: Faces of the Enemy: Regime Change in Iraq and the Clash of Civilizations
   
  Presenter: Sam Keen, Author, Faces of the Enemy
   
  Participants:
  Mahnaz Afkhami, Minister of Women's Affairs, Iran (1976 - 1978)
  Mervat Badawi, Director, Technical Department, Arab Fund for Economic Development, Kuwait
  Jonathan Granoff, CEO, 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: US Power, National Sovereignty and the Future of the Global System
   
  Opening Remarks: Lloyd Axworthy*, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada (1996 - 2000)
   
  Participants:
  Carl Bildt*, Prime Minister, Sweden (1991 - 1994)
  Mary Robinson*, President, Ireland (1990 - 1997); United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997 - 2002)
  Douglas Roche*, Senator, Canada; International Chairman, Middle Powers Initiative
  Manuel Tello*, Foreign Minister, Mexico (1994)
   
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Break
   
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Plenary Session: Managing Risk in the Global Economy
  Opening Remarks: Harriet Mouchly-Weiss, Managing Partner, Strategy XXI
   
  Participants:
  Julio de Quezada*, Chief Executive Officer, Banamex SA
  Hazel Henderson, Author, Futurist, Economist
  Alison Sander, Manager, Boston Consulting Group
  David Schneider*, President and CEO, Nextera Enterprises
   
12:30 AM - 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
   
  Panel Discussion: Local Politics and Global Connections
   
  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 - 3:00 PM Break
   
3:00 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
  Peter Upton, Director, Education and Training Group, British Council
   
  Business Roundtable: Sustainable Business Models and the Challenge of Corporate Governance
  Moderators: 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)
   
  Human Security
  Moderator: Mahnaz Afkhami*, Minister of Women's Affairs, Iran (1976 - 1978); President, Women's Learning Partnership
   
  Preventing the Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction
  Moderators: Jonathan Granoff, CEO, 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 Assurance, Booz Allen Hamilton

 

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2002

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Elective Business Meeting
  This meeting will cover various governance and management issues pertaining to the Commission on Globalisation

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