On October 21, 2014, CSIS and USAID/DCHA's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) will host a major event, Advances and Challenges in Political Transitions. In honor of OTI's 20th anniversary, this conference will feature more than 40 experts and senior officials focusing on the challenges and opportunities of working in conflicts, crises, and political transitions. What will new conflicts look like, region by region? What role will extremism, organized crime, and chaotic violence play? What contributions will youth, women, the private sector, and technology make to prevention, mitigation, and recovery? And what tools, approaches, resources, and support will be needed to build more resilient societies in the coming years?
Agenda
Welcome and Opening Remarks
John Hamre
President, CEO, and Pritzker, CSIS
Nancy Lindborg
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
Keynote Address
Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt
Deputy Administrator, USAID
Opening Presentation
Robert Lamb
Visiting Research Professor, U.S. Army War College, and Director and Senior Fellow (on leave), Program on Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation, CSIS
Morning Plenary: Conflict Response and Recovery in Complex Environments
Moderator:
Stephen Del Rosso
Program Director, International Peace and Security Program, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Panelists:
Stephen Lennon
Acting Director, OTI, USAID
Ambassador William Swing
Director General, International Organization for Migration
David Yang
Deputy Assistant Administrator, DCHA Bureau, USAID
Morning Breakout Panels
Track 1: Violent Extremism in MENA
Moderator:
Tom Sanderson
Codirector, Transnational Threats Project, CSIS
Panelists:
Robbie Harris
Senior Transition Advisor, USAID/OTI
David Hunsicker
Senior Conflict Advisor, USAID/CMM
Hunter Keith
Development Specialist, DAI
Mona Yacoubian
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Middle East Bureau, USAID
Track 2: Geography, Technology, and Data
Moderator:
Amy Noreuil
Data Analysis Support, USAID/OTI
Panelists:
Noel Dickover
Senior Program Officer, PeaceTech Initiative, USIP
Ian Schuler
CEO and President, Development Seed
Jessica Heinzelman
Manager, ICT Strategic Initiatives, DAI
Ivan Sigal
Executive Director, Global Voices
Track 3: Urban Violence and Organized Crime
Moderator:
Lt. Col. (Retired) Scott Mann
CEO and Founder, Stability Institute
Panelists:
Miguel Reabold
Honduras Country Representative, USAID/OTI
Scott Aughenbaugh
Fellow, International Security Program and Deputy Director, Strategic Futures, CSIS
Enrique Roig
Coordinator, Central America Regional Security Initiative, USAID
Lunchtime Plenary: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Moderator:
Jim Kunder
Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Panelists:
Robert Jenkins
Deputy Assistant Administrator, DCHA Bureau, USAID
Rick Barton
Former Assistant Secretary, Bureau for Conflict and Stabilization Operations, Department of State
Johanna Mendelson Forman
Scholar in Residence, American University, and Senior Associate, CSIS
Steve Morrison
Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center, CSIS
Afternoon Breakout Panels
Track 1: Future of Conflict in Africa
Moderator:
Jennifer Cooke
Director, Africa Program, CSIS
Panelists:
John Langlois
Africa Advisor, USAID/OTI
Pauline Baker
President Emeritus, Fund for Peace
Track 2: Future of Conflict in Eurasia/Pacific
Moderator:
Susan Kosinski Fritz
Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Europe and Eurasia Bureau, USAID
Panelists:
Oren Murphy
Ukraine Country Representative, USAID/OTI
John R. Deni
Research Professor of Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational Security Studies, Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College
Track 3: Future of Conflict in Latin America
Moderator:
Katie Prud'homme
Latin America and Caribbean Team Leader, USAID/OTI
Panelists:
Beth Hogan
Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator LAC, USAID
Steven Dudley
Codirector, InSight Crime
Douglas Farah
President, IBI Counsultants, and Senior Fellow, International Assessment and Strategy Center
Afternoon Plenary: Evolution of Agencies and Resources
Moderator:
Kathleen Hicks
Senior Vice President; Henry A. Kissinger Chair; Director, International Security Program, CSIS
Panelists:
William Brownfield
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State
Tom Perriello
Special Representative for the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, Department of State
Melissa Brown
Director, Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation, USAID
OTI in Transition: A Brief Oral History (film)
