Conferences

 

April 8, 2013 - April 8, 2013

The Rise of the South: Current Trends >> Future Possibilities

Location Room 1501, International Affairs Building, Columbia University, New York, NY
Co-Sponsors Committee on Global Thought
Initiative for Policy Dialogue
United Nations Development Programme
Institute of Latin American Studies
The Heyman Center for the Humanities

December 3, 2012

Long-Term Investing: An Optimal Strategy in Short-Term Oriented Markets

Speakers Joseph Stiglitz
Co-Chair
Committee on Global Thought
Columbia University
Jeremy Grantham
Co-founder and Chief Investment Strategis
Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo (GMO)
Location Presidential Floor 3, Faculty House, Columbia University, New York, NY
Co-Sponsors Amundi Asset Management
Caisse des Depots et Consignations (France)
Credit Agricole CIB
Center on Global Economic Governance

December 3, 2012 - December 3, 2012

Center on Global Sustainable Capitalism

Location Columbia University, New York City, NY
Co-Sponsor(s) None

October 17, 2011 - October 18, 2011

SWFs and Other Long-Term Investors: From “Savings Glut” to Sustainable Growth

Speakers Al Gore
Chairman of the Board
Generation Investment Management
Joseph Stiglitz
Co-Chair
Committee on Global Thought
Columbia University
Augustin de Romanet
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Caisse des Depots et Consignations (France)
Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet
Minister
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing of France
Pedro Haberbosch
Partner
Foster + Partners
Saskia Sassen
Co-Chair
Committee on Global Thought
Columbia University
Christian Noyer
Governor
Bank of France
Location ESCP Europe, 79, avenue de la République, Paris, France
Co-Sponsors Amundi Asset Management
Caisse des Depots et Consignations (France)
Credit Agricole CIB

May 16, 2011 - May 20, 2011

Bellagio Session: Toward a Sustainable Capitalism

Location The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, Lake Como, Italy
Co-Sponsor(s) None

May 6, 2011 - May 7, 2011

Conference: The Art of Citizenship in African Cities

Location Avery Hall, Wood Auditorium, Columbia University, New York, NY
Co-Sponsors Gallatin School of Individualized Study
Global Health Initiative
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life
MESAAS (Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies)
School of International and Public Affairs

September 7, 2010 - May 3, 2011

The World and Africa 2010-2011

Speakers Kofi Annan
Former Secretary General
United Nations
Meles Zenawi
Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Location Columbia University, New York, NY
Co-Sponsor Committee on Global Thought

October 4, 2010 - October 6, 2010

Sovereign Wealth Funds and Other Long-Term Investors: A New Form of Capitalism?

Speakers Al Gore
Chairman of the Board
Generation Investment Management
Augustin de Romanet
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Caisse des Depots et Consignations (France)
Joseph Stiglitz
Co-Chair
Committee on Global Thought
Columbia University
George Soros
Chairman
Soros Fund Management
Pierre-Louis Lions
Co-Director
SWF Research Initiative
David Murray
Chairman
Australian Future Fund
Franco Bassanini
President
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
Andres Velasco
Sumitomo Professor of International Finance and Development
Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
James Wolfensohn
Chairman
Wolfensohn & Company, LLC
Location Columbia University, New York, NY
Co-Sponsors Amundi Asset Management
Credit Agricole CIB
SWF Research Initiative
World Leaders Forum
Committee on Global Thought