Democracy that Delivers

Democracy that Delivers

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 8:30 AM to 5:15 PM (ET)

Washington, DC


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Democracy that Delivers


October 27, 2009
8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
*Breakfast Served at 8 a.m.*
The Pavilion Room
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Washington, DC*

www.democracythatdelivers.com


Building market economies and building democracies are not mutually exclusive. They are mutually reinforcing. Come and discuss how and why resilient democracies need resilient markets, and vice versa, with renowned international scholars, practitioners, and reformers from around the world.


 

AGENDA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2009

Ronald Reagan
Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004

 

8.00-8.45 a.m.

Pavilion Foyer

Breakfast and registration

 

 

 

8.45-9.00 a.m.

Pavilion Room

 

 

Welcome remarks

·         Gregori Lebedev, Chairman, Center for International Private Enterprise

9.00-10.30 a.m.

Pavilion Room

Solidifying linkages between democratic governance and sustainable economic growth

·         Hernando de Soto, President, Institute for Liberty and Democracy (Peru)

·         Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and founding co-editor of the Journal of Democracy

·         Moderator: Mike McCurry, Partner, Public Strategies Washington, former press secretary to President Bill Clinton

 

10.30-10.45 a.m.

 

Break

10.45-12.15 p.m.

Pavilion Room

What is a market economy and how can it deliver?

·         Presentation by Robert Litan, Vice President for Research and Policy, Kauffman Foundation

·         Response: Jesus Estanislao, Chairman, Institute for Solidarity in Asia and Institute of Corporate Directors (Philippines)

·         Response: Boris Begovic, President, Center for Liberal-Democratic Studies (Serbia)

·         Moderator: John D. Sullivan, Executive Director, Center for International Private Enterprise

 

12.15-1.30 p.m.

Pavilion Foyer

 

Lunch

1.30-3:00 p.m.

Pavilion Room

Building democracies that deliver

 

·         Women and entrepreneurship - Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO,
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council

·         Role of business in peace building - Betty Maina, Chief Executive, Kenya Association of Manufacturers (Kenya)

·         Role of youth and entrepreneurship: Daniel Cordova, President, Instituto Invertir (Peru)

 

·         Entrepreneurship and citizenship for youth in the Muslim World - Mohammad Nasib, CIPE Country Director, Afghanistan

 

·         Moderator: Thomas Melia, Deputy Executive Director, Freedom House

 

3.00-3:15 p.m.

 

Break

3.15-4.45 p.m.

Pavilion Room

The role of the private sector in strengthening democracy and improving the quality of economic growth

·         Corporate governance - Ira Millstein, Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Senior Associate Dean for Corporate Governance, Yale School of Management.

·         Transparency and anti-corruption - Alan Larson, Chairman, Transparency International-USA and Senior International Policy Advisor, Covington & Burling LLP

·         Moderator: Judy Shelton, Board Member, National Endowment for Democracy

4.45-5:15 p.m.

Pavilion Room

Closing Remarks: Partnership for Prosperity and Democracy

·        Anne-Marie Slaughter, Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State

 

www.democracythatdelivers.com

*CIPE does not provide travel assistance or visa sponsorship to attend this conference.


Democracy that Delivers



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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 8:30 AM to 5:15 PM (ET)

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The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) strengthens democracy around the globe through private enterprise and market-oriented reform. CIPE is one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy and a non-profit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. For 25 years, CIPE has worked with business leaders, policymakers, and journalists to build the civic institutions vital to a democratic society.

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