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Dec 11, 2012

Global Trends 2030: Urban World 2030

By Jason Harmala

William Cobbett, Manager, Cities Alliance, The World Bank Dr. Robert Hormats, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment, US Department of State  H.E. Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, Ambassador to the United States, Republic of Singapore  Moderated by Diana Farrell, Director, McKinsey Center for Government, McKinsey & Co.

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Dec 11, 2012

Global Trends 2030: Luncheon with Brent Scowcroft

By Jason Harmala

Luncheon KeynoteConversation with Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, former National Security Advisor to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush Moderated by Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council The conversation with Lieutenant General Scowcroft focused on the core idea underlying the Global Trends 2030 report, the issue of whether or not the world is at another “tipping […]

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Dec 10, 2012

Securities and Growth: The Case for Convergence

By Jason Harmala

David Wright, secretary general of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, joined the Atlantic Council for a discussion on the future of global financial regulatory reform and its impact on the securities industry.

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Dec 10, 2012

Global Trends 2030: The NIC’s Four Alternative Scenarios for 2030

By Jason Harmala

Presenter: Dr. Mathew J. Burrows, Counselor, US National Intelligence Council; Principal Drafter, Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds Keynote Response: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Moderated by David Ignatius, Associate Editor, Washington Post This panel focused on presenting the megatrends, game-changers, and four potential future scenarios that the NIC identified in the Global Trends 2030: […]

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Dec 10, 2012

Global Trends 2030: Emerging Technologies that Could Change Our Future

By Jason Harmala

General James E. Cartwright, Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies Mikael Hagstrom, Executive Vice President, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, SAS Paul Saffo, Managing Director of Foresight, Discern Analytics; Senior Fellow, Strategic Foresight Initiative, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council Moderated by Mariette DiChristina, […]

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Dec 10, 2012

Global Trends 2030: US Leadership in a Post-Western World

By Rachel Weatherly

The Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative hosted more than 200 people at the Global Trends 2030: US Leadership in a Post-Western World conference held over two days at the Newseum on December 10 and 11, 2012.

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Dec 10, 2012

Securities and Growth: The Case for Convergence: 12/10/12 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Securities and Growth: The Case for Convergence Welcome and Moderator: Frank Kelly Managing Director and Head, Public Affairs & Communications, Americas, Deutsche Bank Speaker: David Wright, Secretary-General, International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Location: The Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. Date: Monday, December 10, 2012 Transcript by Federal News Service Washington, D.C. FRANK KELLY: (In progress) […]

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Dec 7, 2012

The Prospects for Middle East Peace

By Jason Harmala

On December 7, 2012, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted former Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs Ophir Pines-Paz and Ghaith Al-Omari, executive director of the American Task Force on Palestine, for an off-the-record lunch discussion on “Prospects for Middle East Peace.”

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Dec 7, 2012

Discussion with Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai: Quo Vadis Hungary?

By Jason Harmala

On December 7, 2012, the Atlantic Council’s Program on Transatlantic Relations and Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted former Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai for an off-the-record lunch discussion on “Quo Vadis, Hungary?”

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Dec 5, 2012

Can the World Live Without Iranian Oil?

By Jason Harmala

On December 5, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center held a discussion entitled “Can the World Live Without Iranian Oil,” with Sara Vakhshouri, president of SVB Energy International; and Denise Natali, Minerva Chair, Institute of National Strategic Studies, National Defense University.

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