Conference on Global Problems: April 23, 2009

New Stakeholders, New Solutions?
Addressing Global Problems in an Age of Emerging Powers
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
It is our pleasure to invite you to the Carnegie Junior Fellows Conference on April 23, 2009 with keynote addresses by Thomas Fingar and Anne-Marie Slaughter.

This year’s conference, “Addressing Global Problems in an Age of Emerging Powers,” will examine the role of emerging powers in three pressing issues: the evolving global economic system, the nuclear nonproliferation regime, and climate change. The conference, widely considered the premier U.S. event for young foreign policy professionals under 30, seeks to develop potential solutions to global problems by facilitating a conversation between current and future policymakers.

We encourage you to share this invitation with interested colleagues.

We look forward to seeing you in April and working together to address growing global problems in an age of emerging powers.

Keynote Speakers
Thomas Fingar, former chairman of the National Intelligence Council from 2005 to 2008,will deliver the opening keynote address. Under Fingar’s direction, the National Intelligence Council released Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World, today’s leading report on the emergence of new powers and the role they will play in revolutionizing the international system.

Anne-Marie Slaughter, director of policy planning at the U.S. State Department, will deliver the closing keynote address. From 2002 to 2009, Slaughter served as the dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.

Agenda
We expect to have a stellar roster of panel speakers addressing the implications of newly empowered states along three topics: economy, climate, and nonproliferation. The tentative agenda is available on our conference website and will be updated periodically. Invited and confirmed speakers include: David Sandalow,* William Chandler, Zhou Dadi, Uri Dadush, Jose Ocampo, George Perkovich, Sandra Polaski, Henry Sokolski, and Achilles Zaluar.

*Invited

Interested in attending?
Prospective attendees can find application information online by accessing the conference website. Applications consist of a resume and basic information sheet and will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 18th. Limited space is available on a competitive basis. Attendees will be notified of their acceptance by Friday, March 20th.