DIC 2013 | Chicago
Meeting Agenda, May 7-10, 2013
"Public Policy in Context: Domestic and Global"
Tuesday, May 7
EXCURSION | 12:00-3:00 p.m.
Guided Tour of Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439
AN EVENING AT THE CHICAGO YACHT CLUB | 6:30 p.m.
Generously sponsored by Cherilyn Murer
Chicago Yacht Club, 400 E Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603
Wednesday, May 8
OPEN ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION | 2:00-4:30 p.m.
DIC Members Only
The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
1155 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
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OPENING KEYNOTE | 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the Institute of Politics and the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
"Women in Politics"
Mandy Grunwald, Political Consultant and Media Advisor for the Democratic Party
Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois
Kathleen Parker, Syndicated Columnist
Bev Perdue, Former Governor of North Carolina
Moderator: Michele Norris, Host and Special Correspondent, National Public Radio
International House Assembly Hall
1414 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
OPENING RECEPTION & DINNER | 8:00 p.m.
Fulton's on the River
315 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60654
Thursday, May 9
SESSION I | 9:00-10:00 a.m
"The Arab Spring and U.S. Foreign Policy"
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, Deputy Dean and Professor, Harris School, University of Chicago
Wendy Chamberlin, President, Middle East Institute
Yasser Elnaggar, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
University of Chicago Gleacher Center
450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
SESSION II | 10:05-11:05 a.m.
"The Economics of Inequality and Human Development"
James J. Heckman, Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, Affiliate Professor, Harris School, University of Chicago and Nobel Laureate
Gleacher Center
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SESSION III | 11:15-12:15 a.m.
“The Media’s Influence in the Development and Analysis of Public Policy”
Tom Braithwaite, US Banking Editor, Financial Times
Steve Edwards, Deputy Director, Programming, Institute of Politics, University of Chicago and former WBEZ Chicago Radio Host
Alisa Miller, President, Public Radio International
Gleacher Center
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LUNCH & SESSION IV | 12:30 p.m.
“Urban Revitalization Project: Gary, Indiana”
Richard M. Daley, Former Mayor of Chicago, Illinois and Distinguished Senior Fellow, Harris School, University of Chicago
Karen Freeman-Wilson, Mayor of Gary, Indiana
Chicago Harris Students
Gleacher Center
Afternoon break or optional Latin American Policy Forum, hosted by Chicago Harris student group Latin America(n) Matters, or visits to Chicago Art Institutions
SESSION V | 6:00-7:00 p.m.
"Intersections between Art and the Real World"
Anna Deavere Smith, Actress, Playwright and Educator
Theaster Gates, Artist and Director of Arts and Public Life Initiative, University of Chicago
Harris Theater for Music + Dance at Millennium Park
205 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, IL 60601
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DINNER | 7:30 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion Stage, Millennium Park
201 East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60602
Friday, May 10
BREAKFAST & SESSION VI| 7:30-8:45 a.m.
"President Uribe on South America and the Winds of Change"
Álvaro Uribe, Former President of Columbia and Senior Fellow, Bipartisan Policy Center
Co-sponsored by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
InterContinental Chicago, 505 N. Michigan Ave., 5th Floor, Renaissance Room, Chicago, IL 60611
DIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LONDON 2013 | 9:30-10:00 a.m.
Gleacher Center
SESSION VII | 10:00-11:00 a.m.
“The Psychology of Choking: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal about Getting It Right When You Have To”
Sian Beilock, Author and Professor of Psychology, The University of Chicago
Gleacher Center
SESSION VIII | 11:15-12:15 p.m.
"Patient Engagement in Healthcare Plans"
Mary Tolan, Chairman, Accretive Health and Member, University of Chicago Board of Trustees
Gleacher Center
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LUNCH & SESSION IX | 12:30 p.m.
"A Look Ahead to London, October 2013"
Robert Chatterton Dickson, British Consul General in Chicago
Gleacher Center
