May 25-27, 2011 | Chicago, IL

Chicago, Illinois | May 25-27, 2011

Focus

The meeting will enhance dialogue on emerging energy and science policy issues of international importance, as well as current events in the Middle East. The goal of this meeting is to enrich collaboration among DIC members, and U.S. scientific, economic, and political leaders in order to develop concepts and ideas that will help the Harris School leverage new opportunities for improving public policy around the world.

Location

University of Chicago Gleacher Center
450 North Cityfront Plaza Dr.
Chicago, Illinois

Agenda

May 25, 2011

3:30 p.m.-5:30pm
Open roundtable Discussion
Dean’s International Council members only
Everest, 440 S. LaSalle St., 40th Floor, Chicago, IL 60605

6:00 p.m.-9:00p.m.
Opening Reception and Dinner
John Mearsheimer, Prof. of Political Science, Univ. of Chicago
Everest | 440 S. LaSalle St., 40th Floor | Chicago, IL

May 26, 2011

8:00 a.m.
Breakfast with Henry Paulson, Former US Treasury Secretary

9:30 a.m. Welcome
Colm O’Muircheartaigh, Dean, The Harris School
James Harpel, Co-chair, Dean’s International Council
Anthony Ghorayeb, Co-chair, Dean’s International Council
Gleacher Center

9:45 a.m. The Energy Context
James Harpel, Co-chair, Dean’s International Council

10:00 a.m. Session I
"Sustainability, Technology, and Innovation"
Samer Salty, Partner, Zouk Ventures Ltd.
Kathleen Walsh, Professor, Naval War College, Newport
Gleacher Center

11:00 a.m.
Break

11:15 a.m. Session II
"The Future of Nuclear Energy After Fukushima"
Kennette Benedict, Executive Director and Publisher,
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Gleacher Center

12:15 p.m. Lunch
David Schenker, Aufzien Fellow and Director, Program on Arab Politics, The Washington Institute
Gleacher Center

1:45 p.m. Session III
"Middle East Uprising and the Peace Process"
Graham Wisner, Partner, Patton Boggs LLP
Anthony Ghorayeb, Co-chair, Dean’s International Council
Gleacher Center

2:45 p.m.
Break

3:00 p.m. Session IV
"Rethinking Revolution in the Arab World"
Orit Bashkin, Assistant Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of Chicago
""Between Two Revolutions: Personal Reflections on Fifty Years in the Middle East"
Cornell Fleischer, Kanuni Suleyman Professor of Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies, University of Chicago
Gleacher Center

6:30 p.m. Reception and Dinner
"How Many Universes?: From Before the Big Band to the End of Time (and Back)!"
Michael Turner, Bruce & Diana Rauner Distinguished Service Professor in Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Chicago
The Adler Planetarium | 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive
Directions
Self-Parking: $13 per car to be paid (cash or credit) at the entrance of parking lot
Group Transportation: University bus provided.
Pick up at from Park Hyatt Hotel at 5:30pm and Peninsula Hotel at 5:50 p.m.
Pick up at 9:30 p.m. from Adler.

May 27, 2011

8:00 a.m. Breakfast
Ray LaHood, U.S Secretary of Transportation
Gleacher Center

10:00 a.m. Session V
"The Societal Impact and Policy Relevance of Advances in Computing"
Rick Stevens, Associate Laboratory Director, Argonne
Gleacher Center

10:45 a.m.
Break

11:00 a.m. Session VI -Panel
"Financial Meltdowns and Central Banks"
Niall Booker, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC North America Holdings
David Marshall, Senior Vice President and Director, Financial Markets Group, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Dr. Haroutiun Samuelian, Vice Governor, Bank of Lebanon
Gleacher Center

12:30 p.m. Lunch & Closing Roundtable Discussion
Honorable Jose Miguel Gonzalez, Consul General of Chile
Zed 451 | 739 N Clark St. (Transportation provided)