Speaker: Professor Arvind Panagariya. Professor Panagariya is the Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy and Professor of Economics at SIPA.
Location: Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)
Date: Jan 31, 2008
Peter Singer and Eric Schlosser explore the broad and compelling issues and ethical dilemmas surrounding food production in the U.S. and the choices individuals make regarding the food they eat.
Peter Hooper, Managing Director and Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Securities. Robert J. Shiller, Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics, Yale University. Stephen S. Roach, Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asia.
Presider: Daniel K. Tarullo, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Nouriel Roubini, Associate Professor of Economics and International Business, New York University; Brad W. Setser, Fellow for Geoeconomics, Council on Foreign Relations; Benn Steil, Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Mort Zuckerman, Editor in Chief, U.S. News & World Report
(Sep 25, 2008 at the Council on Foreign Relations)
Hunger Turns to Anger. A Priority of the United Nations?
The United Nations Studies Program presents a panel discussion with Jeffrey Sachs, John Holmes, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Ajaykumar Manubhai Vashee on the food crisis; moderated by Elisabeth Lindenmayer
(Oct 1, 2008 at Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA))
Jeremy Jackson, marine ecologist and environmental advocate, professor of oceanography at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, describes how overfishing, habitat destruction, global warming and other human-induced activities have contributed to a crisis in the health of the world's oceans.
Nicholas Negroponte speaks about the One Laptop per Child project (OLPC) at Internet and Society 2007 (is2k7), a conference at Harvard University, Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
Speaker: King Abdullah II, the reigning monarch of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Date of event: Feb 29, 2008
Location: Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs