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The Gitelson Symposium entitled, "Beyond Government: Public Service in the Private Sector," will be held Fri., Jan., 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the International Affairs Building, Kellogg Center, 420 W. 118th St. and Amsterdam Ave., 15th Floor.
This full-day symposium is designed to address professional public service beyond the government. Distinguished public figures and representatives from corporations and non-governmental organizations will reflect on their careers and initiatives in order to assess the changes in international and public affairs in the past decade.
For the majority of the second half of the twentieth century, public service was accomplished in the private sector. From the War on Poverty to the Cold War, government was shaping the lives of citizens around the world.
Globalization and privatization today have changed the shape of public service; more and more, companies are taking on the responsibility of carrying out public service initiatives. " 'War' is giving way to the 'Web' as the metaphor of the age," said Lisa Anderson, dean of the School of International and Public Affairs. "Many of the most public-spirited citizens are not on government payrolls. Instead, they work in the private sector, where they find opportunities to enhance the welfare of humanity."
Schedule of Events
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| 8:45 a.m. |
| Welcoming Remarks, Columbia President George Rupp |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
| | Panel I: | Corporate Social Responsibility: Balancing the Interests of Shareholders and Stakeholders |
| | | Moderator: | Katherine Morgan, Director of International Finance and Business, SIPA |
| | | Panelists: | Kenneth P. Cohen, Vice President, Public Affairs, Exxon Mobil Corporation
Gareth Howell, Officer-in-Charge, Liaison Office with the United Nations International Labour Organization |
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10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m
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Panel II:
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Fiscal Discipline: does the Market Help or Harm Emerging Economies
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Moderator:
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Michael A. Pettis, Managing Director, Bear Stearns
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Panelists:
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Charles Calomiris, Paul Montrone Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Graduate School of Business
W. Bowman Cutter, Managing Director, E.M. Warburg Pincus & Company
Robert Wade, Professor London School of Economics
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12:30 p.m.
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Lunch
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Keynote Speaker:
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Joan E. Spero, Trustee, Columbia University, President, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
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2:00 p.m. - 3p.m.
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Panel III:
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Strategies for Public Service in the 21st Century
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Moderator:
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Lisa Anderson, dean, School of International and Public Affairs
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Panelists:
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Monica Rivera Dean, Vice President, National Business School Network; Initiative for a Competitive Inner City
James Harmon, President and Chairman, Export Import Bank of the United States
Hon. John C. Whitehead, Chairman, Goldman Sachs Foundation
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For more information contact JoAnn Crawford at 854-7156 or email jac12@columbia.edu.
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Published: Jan 24, 2001
Last modified: Sep 18, 2002
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