Please join the CSIS Americas Program for a public discussion on Wednesday, November 29 from 9-11 AM examining the concept of the "Guiana Shield" and regional integration within this sub-region of the Americas. Speakers will discuss the potential impact of enhanced integration between Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana on the level of sustainable economic development within the region, and provide an analytical perspective on the various economic and political aspects influencing integration within the Southern Caribbean.
The discussion will be led by two panels of experts, including External Affairs Advisor in the Territorial Collectivity of French Guyane Jean-Yves Lacascade; Professors Percy Hintzen and Randolph Persaud of Florida International University (FIU) and American University (AU) respectively; former Permanent Representative of Suriname to the United Nations Ambassador Henry MacDonald; Former Field Office Director in Guyana for The Carter Center, Jason Calder; and CSIS Senior Associate Scott B. MacDonald. CSIS Senior Associates, David E. Lewis and Georges A. Fauriol, will moderate.
9:00 a.m. — Welcoming Remarks
Michael A. Matera
Director and Senior Fellow, Americas Program, CSIS
9:05 a.m. — Panel 1
Percy Hintzen
Director of the African & African Diaspora Studies Program; Affiliate Professor of the Latin American and Caribbean Center; and Professor of Global and Sociocultural Studies, Florida International University; Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley
Ambassador Henry Mac Donald
President of the World Development Foundation and Former Permanent Representative of Suriname to the United Nations
Jean-Yves Lacascade
Research Associate, Center of Geopolitical and International Analysis, University of the French Antilles in Guadeloupe and External Affairs Advisor in the Territorial Collectivity of French Guyane
Moderated by:
David E. Lewis
Senior Associate, Americas Program, CSIS; Vice President, Manchester Trade
10:00 a.m. — Panel 2
Jason Calder
Former Field Office Director, The Carter Center Election Observation Mission, Guyana
Scott B. MacDonald
Senior Associate, Americas Program, CSIS
Randolph Persaud
Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University
Moderated by:
Georges A. Fauriol
Senior Associate, Americas Program, CSIS
11:00 am — Adjourn
