Major Drivers for the Development Agenda
AGENDA
7:00AM-7:45AM - Breakfast and Registration
7:45AM-8:00AM - Opening Remarks
The Hon. Christian Paradis
Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canada
8:00AM-9:00AM - Plenary Panel, “Development Challenges and Opportunities: Perspectives from the United States, Canada, and la Francophonie”
The Hon. Amadou Ba
Minister of Finance, Republic of Senegal
Jean Philippe Prosper
Vice President, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, International Finance Corporation
The Hon. Christian Paradis
Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie, DFATD
Moderated by:
Daniel F. Runde
Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, CSIS
9:00AM-10:15AM - The Trade and Development Nexus: Rethinking the Role of the Private Sector in Development
Klaus Tilmes
Director, Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice, World Bank
Virginia Brown
Director, Office of Trade and Regulatory Reform, U.S. Agency for International Development
Richard McArdle
Vice President Corporate Public Affairs, UPS
David Slack
Vice President, Government Affairs, Bombardier
Moderated by:
Ian Brodie
Research Director, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
10:15AM-11:30AM - The Role of Science and Technology: Implications for Development Policy
Alex Dehgan
Former Chief Scientist, USAID
Richard Bissell
Executive Director of Policy and Global Affairs, National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Ilse Treurnicht
CEO, MaRS Discovery District
Moderated by:
Daniel Runde
Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, CSIS
11:30AM-12:30PM - Lunch and Keynote, “The Role of the Private Sector in Development”
Keynote Speaker:
Elizabeth Littlefield
President and CEO, Overseas Private Sector Investment Corporation
Response by:
Malcom Brown
Deputy Minister of International Development, DFTATD
Moderated by:
Daniel F. Runde
Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, CSIS
12:30PM-2:00PM - Best Practices in the Extractives Industry
Opening Remarks by:
The Hon. Christian Paradis
Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie, DFATD
Panel Discussion:
Anita George
Senior Director for Global Practice on Energy and Extractives, World Bank Group
Daniel Dumas
Executive Director, Canadian Institute for Extractive Industries and Development
Marti Flacks
Deputy Director, Office of Energy Programs, Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State
Johanna Nesseth
Manager, Development and Public Policy, Policy, Government and Public Affairs (PGPA), Chevron
Corporation Moderated by:
Daniel F. Runde
Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, CSIS
2:00PM -Event ends
