Prospects for Prosperity in the Caspian Basin
The Europe Program is pleased to invite you to our upcoming conference – “Prospects for Prosperity in the Caspian Basin: Energy, Reform, and 20 years of Diplomatic Relations with the U.S.” The event will take place on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the B1 conference level of CSIS. Please refer to the preliminary agenda below for further details.
Conference Agenda
8.30am-9.00am: Registration
9.00am: Introductions
Janusz Bugajski, Senior Fellow, Europe Program, CSIS
Ariel Cohen, Senior Fellow, Heritage Foundation
9.10-9.30am: Opening Remarks
Ross Wilson, Director, Atlantic Council
9.30-11.00am: Panel One: Twenty Years of Diplomatic Relations
Chair: Ariel Cohen, Senior Fellow, Heritage Foundation
Marlène Laruelle, Research Professor, George Washington University
Alex Vatanka, Scholar, Middle East Institute
Jeffrey Mankoff, Adjunct Fellow, CSIS
Glen Howard, President, Jamestown Foundation
Ben Welch, World Bank
11.10-12.45pm: Panel Two: Road to Economic Prosperity - Energy, Pipelines, and Economic Reforms
Moderator: Janusz Bugajski,Senior Fellow,Europe Program, CSIS
David Rakviashvili, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Georgia
Nargiz Gurbanova, Economic Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Rashmi Hankar, Senior Economist, World Bank
Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Greg Saunders, Senior Director, BP
1.00-1.30pm: Luncheon Keynote
Moderator: Heather Conley, Director, CSIS
H.E. Elin Suleymanov, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States
2.00pm: Concluding Comments
Janusz Bugajski,Senior Fellow, Europe Program, CSIS
Ariel Cohen, Senior Fellow, Heritage Foundation
