SID-Washington 2008 Annual Conference

"Transforming Development, Shaping Our Global Future"
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008

The conference features dynamic, high-level speakers from around the world who will provide their visions of the future of international development. As 2008 marks an important U.S. Presidential election year, the SID-Washington annual conference offers an excellent opportunity to help shape the development agenda of the next administration.

Conference Highlights
• Senior-level keynote speakers provide their views of probable future scenarios and implications for international development
• Breakout session panels on democracy and governance, trade and agricultural policy, infrastructure, and health — all setting out the actions needed in these sectors to ensure aid effectiveness into the future
• A facilitated roundtable with development donors discussing meeting future international development challenges differently
• A dialogue with political party representatives detailing the development agenda of the next U.S. presidential administration

Agenda

8:30 a.m.   Registration and Coffee

9:00 a.m.   Welcome and Introductions
Betsy Bassan, President, SID-Washington

9:10 a.m.   Opening Keynote Address
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Ambassador to United Nations and former U.S. Ambassador to  Afghanistan and Iraq

Moderator: Asif Shaikh, President and CEO, International Resources Group and former President, SID-Washington

10:30 a.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions:
 
Panel 1:  DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE: THEORY, REALITY, AND LESSONS LEARNED

Joel Barkan, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Iowa; Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Research Fellow, National Endowment for Democracy  
David Black, Democracy Officer, USAID
Patricia Davis, Senior Advisor on Democracy, USAID
Sidney Weintraub, William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Moderator: Gerald Hyman, Senior Advisor and President of Hills Program on Governance, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Panel 2:  THE COORDINATION PROBLEM: ALIGNING AGRICULTURE, ENERGY, AND TRADE POLICY WITH DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

Bill Lane, Washington Director for Governmental Affairs, Caterpillar
Kanayo F. Nwanze, Vice President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Mary Ott, Director, Office of Economic Growth, USAID Bureau for Economic Growth Agriculture and Trade
Tim Searchinger, Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund

Moderator: Emmy Simmons, Consultant, former USAID Assistant Administrator for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade; SID-Washington Board Member

Panel 3:  GLOBAL TRENDS IN INFRASTRUCTURE

Fred Guymont, Energy and Environmental Management Division, International Resources Group
Jonathan Halpern, Infrastructure Advisor, Water & Sanitation Unit, World Bank
Carol Hessler, Managing Director, Infrastructure, Environment and Social Assessment, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Paul Jourdan, Consultant, African Development Bank

Moderator: Hoai Huynh, Environment and Regional Development, AECOM

Panel 4:  HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT:  NEW CHALLENGES, POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Peter Hotez, Professor and Chairman, Department of Microbiology and Tropical Medicine, George Washington University
Dr. Sharon Hrynkow, Associate Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health 
John Sherry, Director of Social Science Research, Digital Health Group, Intel Inc.

Moderator: Susan Zimicki, Vice President and Director, Academy for Educational Development Center for Infectious Diseases

12:00 p.m. Lunch

12:15 p.m. Presentation of Truman Award for Young Professionals
Presenters: Andy Rice, Ex-Officio Director, SID-Washington; and Joseph Feuer, Executive Director, SID-Washington

12:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Address
Henrietta Fore, Administrator, USAID and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance, Department of State

Moderator: Corey Griffin, Director of International Development Aid for Global Strategic Accounts, Microsoft Corporation

1:30 p.m. Break

1:45 p.m. Donor Roundtable:
FUTURE STRATEGIES FOR AID EFFECTIVENESS

Dirk Dijkerman, Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance, U.S. Department of State
Geoffrey Lamb, Managing Director of Public Policy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Frank McCosker, Managing Director, Global Strategic Accounts, Microsoft
Margret Thalwitz, Director, Global Programs and Partnerships, Concessional Finance and Global Partnerships Vice Presidency, The World Bank
Luc Veron, Minister-Counselor and Head of the Political and Development Section, Delegation of the European Commission in Washington, D.C.

Discussant: Ambassador Abdoulaye Diop, Republic of Mali

Moderator: Dennis DeTray, Vice President for Special Initiatives, Center for Global Development; SID-Washington Board Member

3:30 p.m. Coffee Break

3:45 p.m. Dialogue: 
THE NEXT PRESIDENT’S DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: WHAT WILL IT BE?

Governor Tom Ridge, representing the Republican viewpoint

Gayle Smith, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, representing the Democratic viewpoint

Moderator: Frederick Barton, Senior Advisor, International Security Program, and Co-Director, Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies

5:00 p.m. Wine and Cheese Reception (Regency Ballroom) • Opportunity to Visit Exhibits

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