Conference: Beyond Bullets 9.21.05
September 15, 2005
Beyond Bullets: Economic Strategies in the Fight Against Terrorism
On September 21st the New America Foundation, in partnership with AmericanRespect.com, will host a policy conference to explore economic development and trade-related initiatives that can empower individuals and strengthen vulnerable and developing societies against the infiltration of terrorist organizations and their recruitment efforts. Through an interactive dialogue with distinguished speakers and panelists, this conference will bring to the fore new thinking on international economic and development policies and their contributions to the fight against global terrorism.
8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 21 September 2005
Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
Agenda
8:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Steven Clemons
Director, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation
and Publisher, www.TheWashingtonNote.com
9:05 a.m. Setting the Context: Where are We in America's Terrorism Story?
Seymour Hersh
Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist for The New Yorker and
Author of Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib
Peter Bergen
Fellow, New America Foundation;
Terrorism Analyst, CNN; and
Author, Holy War Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden
10:00 a.m. Getting Beyond Gatekeepers: A Discussion of Individual Empowerment Strategies and Constraints
Michael Barone
Senior Writer, U.S. News & World Report
The Hon. Harriet Babbitt
Senior Vice President, Hunt Alternatives Fund
Director, Women Waging Peace; and
Former Deputy Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
David Hale
Former Global Chief Economist, Zurich Financial Services Group
Chairman, Hale Advisors LLC and
Chairman of the Board, China Online
11:00 a.m. Strengthening States: Strategies to Improve Governance, Undermine Corruption, Promote Growth and Foster Alliances
Johanna Mendelson Forman
Director, Peace, Security & Human Rights Policy, United Nations Foundation
Former Sr. Fellow, Assn. of the U.S. Army's Program on the Role of the Military in the 21st Century
Jay Winik
Senior Scholar of History and Public Policy
Center for International and Security Studies, University of Maryland; and
Author, April 1865: The Month that Saved America
The Hon. John Gardner
Former General Counsel, U.S. Agency for International Development;
Former Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush; and
Former Special Assistant to President George H.W. Bush
12:15 p.m. A National Security Imperative for America: Getting the Developing Nation Problem Fixed
introduction
Richard Vague
Co-Founder, First USA Bank; Chairman, Juniper Financial; and
Chairman, www.AmericanRespect.com
Hernando de Soto
President, Institute for Liberty and Democracy and
Author, The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
1:45 p.m. Adjournment
To register, or to learn more, visit the Beyond Bullets web site, or RSVP to Steve Clemons at clemons@newamerica.net or call Sarah Brennan at 202-986-4901.
Please email name, affiliation, email address and phone number.
www.AmericasPurpose.org/BeyondBullets
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