Bolivian President Evo Morales, Croatian Prime Minister Dr. Ivo Sanader and Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary General H.E. Ong Keng Yong will join heads of state and high-level cultural, economic and political leaders at Columbia University during the opening session of the fourth annual Columbia University World Leaders Forum.
Details are as follows:
“Croatia and Euro-Atlantic Integration in Southeastern Europe”
Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Faculty Room, Low Memorial Library
A talk by His Excellency Dr. Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia in conjunction with Columbia University's Harriman Institute.
“Bolivia—TBD”
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, 3:00–5:00 p.m.
Miller Theatre
A talk by His Excellency Evo Morales, President of Bolivia. President Morales is the first indigenous head of state elected in South America in over 500 years. His address will be followed by a question-and-answer session moderated by President Lee C. Bollinger.
“Deepening ASEAN-US Relations and ASEAN Integration”
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, 5:00–6:30 p.m.
Davis Auditorium, Schapiro Hall
A talk by H.E. Ong Keng Yong, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in conjunction with the Weatherhead Policy Forum at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute.
Other World Leaders Forum events this month include:
“Making Globalization Work”
Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, 6:15 p.m.
Roone Arledge Auditorium, Alfred Lerner Hall, 2920 Broadway
Features Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in economics and University Professor at Columbia; George Soros, chairman of the Open Society Institute; Nancy Birdsall, founding president of the Center for Global Development; and Tina Rosenberg, editorial writer for the New York Times. Lee C. Bollinger, president of Columbia University, will host the event. The forum coincides with the launch of Joseph Stiglitz’s new book, Making Globalization Work.
“Is Economic Development Compatible with Ecological Preservation?”
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, 11 a.m.
Low Memorial Library, 116th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam
An exploratory discussion concerning how nations can incorporate ecological preservation within their long-term economic development strategies, featuring Sir Michael Somare, prime minister of Papua New Guinea; Robert G. Aisi, ambassador for Papua New Guinea to the United Nations; and Don Jay Melnick, executive director, the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) and Columbia’s Thomas Hunt Morgan Professor of Conservation Biology.
“Security in the 21st Century”
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, 1:00–2:30 p.m.
Low Memorial Library, 116th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam
A panel of women world leaders from Iraq, Ireland, Nigeria, Canada, Pakistan, Jordan, Chile and Honduras discusses the policy changes needed to achieve a more secure world. Featuring Mary Robinson, former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, former President of Ireland, and now a professor in the professional practice of public affairs at SIPA; and Kim Campbell, former prime minister and minister of defense from Canada. Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan and President Michelle Bachelet of Chile will contribute video messages.
All World Leaders Forum events are held on Columbia University’s Morningside Heights campus, located at 116th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues in New York City. Space for accredited journalists can be reserved by contacting Tanya Domi at td207@columbia.edu or Keith Rabin at wlf@kwrintl.com. For additional information, specific event locations and non-media registration details, go to: http://worldleaders.columbia.edu. |
