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EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION holds its Participants Meeting Program
AGENDA: Highlights:
8 a.m. - Breakfast Buffet: IFC Auditorium B-2 Level (anteroom)
8:30 a.m. - Growth Prospects for Emerging Markets
Guy Pfeffermann, Chief Economist, IFC
9 a.m. - Update on IFC Portfolio and Portfolio Performance
Marc Babin, Director, Corporate Portfolio Management, IFC
Lakshmi Shyam-Sunder, Manager, Risk Management, IFC
9:30 a.m. -- Brazil Economic Outlook: Update on the Macroeconomics and
Commercial Outlook for Brazil
Sérgio Zappa, Executive Director, Capital Markets and Financial
Institutions, Unibanco
Cesare Calari, Vice President and Head, Financial Sector, Network, World Bank
10:40 a.m. - Environmental Issues: Reputation Risk for Banks
Herman Mulder, Senior Executive Vice President, ABN AMRO, Bank N.V.
Owen L. Hegarty, Managing Director, Oxiana Resources N.L.
Rachel Kyte, Senior Specialist to the Compliance, Adviser/Ombudsman, IFC
Kent Lupberger, Manager, Mining Department, World
Bank Group
11:50 a.m. - Perspectives on the World Economy
Dr. Daniel Yergin, Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates;
co-author of The Commanding Heights, now a PBS documentary and
best-selling video series; Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Prize
John B. Taylor, Under Secretary for International
Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury, Ballroom, Monarch Hotel, 2401 M St, NW
Peter L. Woicke, Executive Vice President, IFC
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Montserrat Ganuza, 202-458-5615
WEB ADDRESS:ifc.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS holds a conference on Further Liberalization of Global Financial Service Markets.
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:45 a.m. - Welcome and Introduction
C. Fred Bergsten, Director, Institute for International Economics
9 a.m. - Keynote Address
Kenneth Dam, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
9:30 a.m. - An Industry View
Stanley Fischer, Vice Chairman, Citigroup
10 a.m. - Panel One: Sizing up the Potential Benefits and Costs
Finance for Growth
Gerard Caprio, Director, Financial Sector Strategy and Policy, and Manager, Financial Sector Research, The World Bank
Liberalization and Crisis: Siamese Twins?
Carmen Reinhart, Deputy Director, Research Department, International Monetary Fund
Graciela Kaminsky, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, George Washington University
11:15 p.m. -Panel Two: Lessons from Country Experiences
Asia - Michael Spencer, Chief Economist, Asia, Deutsche Bank
Chile-Guillermo Le Fort Alternate Executive Director, IMF, and Former Director of International Affairs and Former Deputy Director of Research, Central Bank of Chile
Mexico, Charles Calomiris, Paul M. Montrone Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia University
Gary Hufbauer, Reginald Jones Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
1 p.m. - Luncheon
Timothy Geithner, Director, Policy Development and Review Department, International Monetary Fund, Former Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
2:30 p.m. - Panel Three: Industry Objectives
Stanley Fischer, Vice Chairman, Citigroup (presented at 9:30)
Insurance-Maurice Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, American International Group
Asset Management-Robert Pozen
John Olin Visiting Professor, Harvard University and Former Vice Chairman, Fidelity Investments and President, Fidelity Management & Research Company
Pension Fund Management Norman Sorensen, President, Principal Financial Group
Brant W. Free, Senior Vice President, International External Affairs, The Chubb Corporation
4:30 p.m. - Panel Four: Negotiating Financial Services
A US Perspective
Jeff Lang, Partner, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering and Former Deputy United States Trade Representative
An International Perspective
Wendy Dobson, Professor and Director, Centre for International Business, University of Toronto
Bernard Hoekman, Research Manager for the Development Economic Research Group, The World Bank
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: 1750 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202 454 1349
WEB ADDRESS: iie.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: HOOVER INSTITUTE holds a Brave New World Conference discussing political and cultural changes in the aftermath of September 11.
AGENDA: Highlight:
8 a.m. -- Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: Willard Intercontinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-380-0608
WEB ADDRESS: whwg.com
TIME: All Day
EVENT: CAPITOL HILL OCEANS WEEK. CHOW will focus specifically on increasing awareness and fostering "literacy" among learners of all ages about the oceans, ocean exploration and the myriad resources within -- especially coral reefs.
AGENDA: Highlight:
8:30 a.m. - "Creating an Ocean Literate Society" -- This day-long seminar on formal and informal ocean education and outreach efforts will feature presentations from our nation's top ocean education experts, as well as remarks from Members of Congress.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: 216 Hart Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Sheara Reich, 202-955-1242
WEB ADDRESS:nmsoceans.org
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Morning Newsmaker" news program featuring Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia, Slobodan Casule, discussing "Macedonia and NATO: Partnership for Stability in the Balkans."
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: ASIA SOCIETY holds a briefing with Ashley Willis U.S Ambassador the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka For the last 18 years, the government of Sri Lanka has fought the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a terrorist organization fighting for a separate ethnic Tamil state in the northeast of the country. The conflict has claimed more than 64,000 lives.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: The St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-833-0189
WEB ADDRESS:asiasociety.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS FOUNDATION holds a news conference releasing the results of its newest survey on school technology decision makers called, "Are We There Yet?"
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: 401 9th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-838-6717
WEB ADDRESS: nsbf.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Morning Newsmaker" news program featuring Rep. Curt Weldon, R-PA discussing U.S.-Russian Partnership.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDY INSTITUTE holds a Congressional briefing on new programs that help small businesses profit from energy efficiency improvements. There are 25 million small businesses in America, and virtually all of them are paying energy bills that could be cut by one third through improved energy efficiency.
WHO: The speakers are:
Byron Kennard, Executive Director, Center for Small Business and the Environment (CSBE).
Scott Hauge, Founder, Small Business Advocates of San Francisco
Scott Sklar, President, The Stella Group
F. Henry (Hank) Habicht II, President and Chief Executive Officer, Global Environment & Technology Foundation
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: 2168 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-628-1400
WEB ADDRESS:eesi.org
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN RED CROSS hosts a news conference to announce major changes in Red Cross disaster fund-raising practices.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: American Red Cross National Headquarters, E Street Ballroom, 1730 E Street NW
Washington DC
CONTACT: 202-777-3546
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES will hold a conference call briefing to discuss current tax issues before Congress.
WHO: The speakers are:
Joel Friedman, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Leonard Burman, Co-Director, Urban Institute/Brookings Tax Policy Center
Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
DATE: June 5, 2002
CONTACT: Michelle Bazie, 202-408-1080.
WEB ADDRESS:cbpp.org
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY EDMUND A. WALSH SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE, FOREIGN POLICY MAGAZINE AND THE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE present Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill discussing his recent trip to Africa. His first public appearance after returning, the Secretary will discuss the improvements needed for economic development in Africa.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: Gaston Hall, 3rd Floor, Healy Hall, 37TH and O Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-687-4328
WEB ADDRESS:Georgetown.edu
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: HERITAGE FOUNDATION holds a program entitled "Bio terrorism 101:The Truth Behind the Risk."
WHO: The speakers are:
Dr. Ken Alibek, Vice President, Hadron Inc., former Deputy Director, Biopreparat
Henry D. Sokolski, Executive Director, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, Former Deputy for Nonproliferation Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Jack Spencer, Policy Analyst, Defense and National Security, The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, The Heritage Foundation
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: 214 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-675-1752
WEB ADDRESS:heritage.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE International Forum luncheon presents Prime Minister Ivan Racan of the Republic of Croatia.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-5682
WEB ADDRESS:uschamber.com
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program featuring Henry M. Paulson, Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE holds a program on Environmental-Economic Evaluation of Advanced Vehicles and Alternative Fuels discussing Lester B. Lave, Carnegie Mellon University.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: 1616 P Street, NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-328-5000
WEB ADDRESS: rff.org
TIME: 2:15 p.m.
EVENT: SEN. JIM JEFFORDS, I-VT, SEN. BILL FRIST, R-TN, hold a news conference to discuss the introduction of patient safety legislation.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: 406 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-5141
WEB ADDRESS: senate.gov
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on "Taming the Crouching Tiger: Is U.S.-China Strategic Cooperation Possible in the Absence of Mutual Trust?"
WHO: The speakers are:
Avery Goldstein, Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
Wendy Frieman, Director, Asia Technology Program, Science Applications International Corporation
Ross Munro, director, Asian Studies, Center for Security Studies
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 5 p.m.
EVENT: SOUTH ASIANS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE) AND THE PAKISTAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN hold a rally to discuss the recent escalation of tension and looming
threat of war between India and Pakistan is a matter of grave concern
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: Assemble at the Embassy of Pakistan at 2315 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC
CONTACT: Lubna Ejaz, 301-570-8925 or Shivani Chaudhry, 202-785-8700
WEB ADDRESS: essential.org
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES presents Commander of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, General Lance Lord, will discuss space-based military capabilities.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Mark Schoeff, 202-775-3242
WEB ADDRESS:csis.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE presents Blue Moon Cowgirls who bring a refreshing approach to country music.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
EVENT: EMBASSY OF JAPAN holds a reception for the NFL, Washington Redskins, Dan Francisco 49ers celebrating the America Bowl in Osaka Japan.
WHO: The speakers are:
Ambassador the U.S. Ryozo Kato
Paul Tagliabue, NFL Commissioner
Dan Snyder, owner of Washington Redskins
John York, owner of the Francisco 49ers
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: 4000 Nebraska Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-238-6765
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE presents Lynn Schooler who shares his love and fascination for the magnificent outdoors in The Blue Bear: A True Story of Friendship, Tragedy, and Survival in the Alaskan Wilderness.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
