The Role of Infrastructure in Post-Conflict Stabilization Participants (1.45Mb)

Rick Whitaker, Senior Manager, IRG

Raymond Gilpin, Associate Vice President for Sustainable Economies, US Institute of Peace

Luigi Giovine, Africa Post-Conflict Unit, World Bank

Satish Kumar, Chief of Party, Energy Conservation and Commercialization Project, IRG

Jeffrey Harris, Vice President for Programs, Alliance to Save Energy

Mark Ginsberg, Senior Executive Board Member, EERE Board of Directors, U.S. Department of Energy

Timothy R. Knight, IRG Corporate Vice President and Managing Director, Relief and Reconstruction

Ky Luu, is the Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance

Betty Weiss, Director of Community Initiatives, Institute for Sustainable Communities

Leslie McCuaig, Senior Vice President, Institute for Sustainable Communities

Alain Streicher, Vice President for Energy and Environmental Management, IRG

Greyson Heffner, Project Manager

Jerry Schubel, President and CEO, Aquarium of the Pacific

Amit Jain, Managing Director, IRG Systems South Asia Ltd.

Bob Tonetti, Senior Environmental Scientist, US EPA Office of Solid Waste

Shahid Javed Burki, Former Vice President, World Bank and former Finance Minister of Pakistan

Roopal Shah, Attorney and Co-Founder, Indicorps

Dr. Jennifer Brinkerhoff, Associate Professor, Public Administration, International Affairs, and International Business, The George Washington University

Ira Birnbaum (moderator), Energy Efficiency and Global Climate Change Coordinator, E&E Bureau, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Jean Constantinescu, Chief of Party, Romanian Energy Program, Phase III (REP3), International Resources Group (IRG)

Mary Lou Kueffer, Director, Office of Home Energy Programs, Maryland Department of Human Resources

Virgil Musatescu, Cognizant Technical Officer, Romanian Energy Program, Phase III (REP3), United States Agency for International Development/Bucharest (USAID)

26 OCT 2006

28

Six Years Later: UN Resolution 1325, Women's Participation in Peace and Security-Have We Realized its Full Potential? (873Kb)

Deborah DeYoung (moderator), National Information Officer, United Nations Information Center

Carla Koppell, Director, Initiative for Inclusive Security, and the Washington DC Office of the Hunt Alternatives Fund

Sarah Martin, Advocate, Refugees International

18 MAY 2006

27

Natural Products and Rural Enterprises: Linking economic growth, environmental conservation and rural empowerment (927Kb)

Ann Koontz, Senior Program Advisor, Enterprise Works/VITA

Mike McGahuey, Natural Resource Management Advisor, USAID/EGAT

Dr. Peter Wilhusen, Co-Director, Bucknell University Environmental Center

23 MAR 2006

26

Mass Delivery of Energy Efficiency Results: Are Mega Institutional Funds the Answer? (888Kb)

Thomas K. Dreesen, CEO, Energy Performance Services, Inc. (EPS)

Alan S. Miller, Principal Project Officer, Environmental Finance group, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Alain Streicher (moderator), Vice President, Energy and Environmental Management Division, International Resources Group (IRG)

20 OCT 2005

25

Opportunities and Challenges Associated with the Implementation of NAFTA, CAFTA, and AGOA (361Kb)

Dr. Juan Carlos Méndez, Regional Director, Central American Programs, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, International Resources Group

Stephen Lande, President, Manchester Trade Limited

Regina Brown, Senior Manager, Environment and Natural Resources Division, International Resources Group

15 SEP 2005

24

Removing Obstacles to Economic Growth (285Kb)

Amy Cogan, Senior Competitiveness Advisor, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade, United States Agency for International Development

Vicki Tsiliopoulos, Chief Operating Officer, EnterpriseWorks/VITA

Timothy R. Knight (moderator), Corporate Vice President, Director, Relief and Reconstruction Division, International Resources Group (IRG)

14 July 2005

23

Security: The Preconditions for Building Peace. How the Food for Peace and Office of Transition Initiatives Programs Create Footholds for Democracy (294Kb)

Lauren R. Landis, Director, Office of Food for Peace, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Kirpatrick J. Day, Director, Field Programs Division, Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Timothy R. Knight (moderator), Corporate Vice President and Managing Director, Relief & Reconstruction Division, IRG

16 June 2005

22

Competition for Water in Developing Countries: Public and Private Sector Perspectives (404Kb)

Claudia Ringler, Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute

Jeff Seabright, Vice President, Environment and Water Resources, The Coca-Cola Company

Doug Clark (moderator), Corporate Vice President and Managing Director, Environment and Natural Resources Division, International Resources Group

19 MAY 2005

21

Energy Security (413Kb)

Dr. Charles Ebinger, Senior Energy Advisor, IRG

Dr. James P. Dorian, International Energy Economist

Jeffrey Logan, China Program Manager and Senior Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency

Duncan Marsh, Senior Program Officer, Climate Change and Sustainable Energy, United Nations Foundation

17 MAR 2005

20

Financing Water Infrastructure (556Kb)

For further information:

Egypt: West Delta Irrigation Infrastructure Development, The World Bank

The World Bank's Water
Resource Management Page

Andy Tczap, Deputy Project Director, USAID Integrated Water and Coastal Resources Management IQC, and IRG Senior Manager

Javed Burki, Water Infrastructure and Finance Expert

17 FEB 2005

19

Infrastructure Reconstruction - Lessons Learned in Iraq (516Kb)

Tom Wheelock, Vice President, Infrastructure, IRG

Keith Crane, Senior Economist,
Rand Corporation

Robert Slockbower, Director, Regional Business Directorate, Southwestern Division, US Army Corps of Engineers

James Crum, P.E., Director of the
Project and Contracting Office (PCO), Department of Army

30 JUN 2004

18

Knowledge for Development: Impact on Donor Programs (466Kb)

Erik Johnson, Co-leader, Knowledge Sharing Team, World Bank

Susan Wallace, Director, Chief of the Development Information and Support Division, USAID

Stacey Young, Senior Knowledge Management Advisor, Microenterprise Development Management Division, USAID

20 MAY 2004

17

Accountability and Transitional Justice (200Kb)

Pierre-Richard Prosper,
US Ambassador-at-Large
for War Crimes Issues

Michael Miklaucic,
Chief Operating Officer, Office
of Democracy and Governance, USAID

Neil Kritz, Director, Rule of Law Program, United States Institute of Peace

15 APR 2004

16

Middle East Oil and Gas Sector Reform: Strategies and Policies for Renewed Governance (168Kb)

Vahan Zanoyan, President and CEO, PFC Energy

Nawaf S. Al-Sabah, Manager, Kuwait Petroleum Company USA

18 MAR 2004

15

The History and Dynamics of Nepal's Maoist Revolt (274Kb)

Bob Gersony, Independent Consultant, Conflict Specialist

19 FEB 2004

14

Water and Security in the Developing World (227Kb)

Dr. Geoffrey Dabelko, Director, Environmental Change and Security Project, Woodrow Wilson Center

Dr. Charles Lawson, Senior Advisor for Science & Technology, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, US Department of State

Dr. Eugene Stakhiv, Policy Division Chief, Institute for Water Resources, US Army Corps of Engineers

22 JAN 2004

13

Natural Gas - An Underutilized Resource for Economic Development (398Kb)

Dean Girdis, Director of PFC Energy's Gas and Power Group

Audie Setters, VP of Int'l Marketing and Business Development, Chevron Texaco Global Gas

18 DEC 2003

12

The Impact of Transmission and Distribution Policies and Technologies on Emerging Economies (190Kb)

Roger Gale, Partner, GF Energy

Ken Malloy, CEO, Center for Advancement of Energy Technologies

Anthony Pasquarella, Vice President, ALSTOM T&D, Inc.

13 NOV 2003

11

The Development Impacts of Agriculture Subsidies (505Kb)

David Orden, Senior Research Fellow, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, International Food Policy Research Institute

William Cline, Senior Fellow jointly at the Institute for International Economics and the Center for Global Development

16 OCT 2003

10

Can Aid Work in Fragile and Failing States? Protecting the Weakest Countries and Regions (89Kb)

Sarah Cliffe, World Bank, Coordinator for Low-Income Countries Under Stress Initiative

Lisa Doughten, Senior Manager, IRG Relief and Reconstruction Division

25 SEP 2003

9

Climate Technology Cooperation (304Kb)

Ko Barrett, Director, Climate Change Program, U.S. Agency for International Development

William Chandler, Director, Advanced International Studies, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory

Robert Dixon, Senior Advisor for Climate Change, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

19 JUN 2003

8

Energy Challenges: Security, Access, and the Environment

Reid Detchon, Coordinator of the Energy Future Coalition

Jeff Seabright, Energy Future Coalition Member

22 MAY 2003

7

Arun Banskota, Managing Director, El Paso Global Power

Shahid Javed Burki, CEO, EMP-Financial Advisors LLC

24 APR 2003

6

Promoting Energy Efficiency in Emerging Economies: Lessons from the Past 20 Years (94Kb)

Tom Dreessen, CEO of EPS Capital Corporation

Mark Hopkins, Vice President of the Alliance to Save Energy

20 MAR 2003

5

Corporate Social Responsibility (81Kb)

Jeff Seabright, Director, Green Strategies Inc.

Gil Friend, Founder, President and CEO of Natural Logic, Inc.

23 JAN 2003

4

Kenneth Newcombe, Fund Manager of the World Bank Prototype Carbon Fund

Richard Rosenzweig, Managing Director of NatSource

Matthew Mendis, Corporate Vice President of International Resources Group

5 DEC 2002

3

Agriculture and the Rural Economy (138Kb)

Chris Barrett, Associate Professor, Cornell University

Paul Guenette, Senior Manager, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Emerging Markets

Doug Clark, Vice President, International Resources Group

7 NOV 2002

2

Energy Poverty and Development (130Kb)

His Excellency Ishaq Shahryar, Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States