When
4, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor,
AEI
1150 Seventeenth
Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C.
20036
Corporations
and governments are witnessing a resurgence of political and economic
internationalism. Increasingly prominent issues such as the global financial
crisis, the environment, human rights, the developing world, and trade policy
have galvanized efforts by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and
international governmental organizations to become more deeply involved in
government and corporate policies. Considering that these are often
contentiously debated issues, to what degree should sovereign governments be
held accountable to these demands? How should corporations respond in light of
their classic responsibility as wealth generators and engines of the world
economy? This conference will explore the changing roles and responsibilities of
corporations and government vis-à-vis the growing influence of NGOs and
international organizations and weigh the policy challenges that the Obama
administration will face for engaging these topics in
January.
8:45
a.m.
Registration and
Breakfast
9:00
Introduction:
Jon Entine,
AEI
9:15
Panel
I: Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility in a Global
Society
Panelists:
Adam Greene, United States Council for
International Business
Gwen Ruta,
Environmental Defense Fund
Fred
Smith, Competitive
Enterprise Institute
Moderator:
Josh Gilder, White
House Writers Group
10:45
Panel
II: The Brave New World of Global Civil Society
Panelists:
Jonathan Doh,
Villanova
University School of Business
Ian Maitland,
University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management
Anthony O’Hear,
University of
Buckingham
Moderator:
Mauro De Lorenzo,
AEI
12:00
p.m.
Luncheon
12:30
Keynote
Address:
Thomas Dichter,
author, Despite Good Intentions: Why
Development Assistance to the Third World Has
Failed
1:30
Panel
III: NGOs and Corporate Engagement
Panelists:
Michael Barnett,
University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Beth Beloff, Golder
Associates
Elaine Sternberg,
author, Just Business: Business Ethics in
Action
Moderator:
Nicholas Capaldi,
Loyola
University
3:00
Adjournment
Please register
online at www.aei.org/events/ or by faxing this
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available on the AEI website at www.aei.org/eventvideos/.
For more
information, please contact David Peyton at [email protected].
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please contact Véronique Rodman at [email protected].