Events

This World Leaders Forum program features a moderated discussion with distinguished panelists on solutions for some of the world's most pressing problems, such as debt, unfair trade, the "resource curse," the need to curb harmful emissions, and world poverty. The panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience. 

Welcome by:
Lee C. Bollinger, President of Columbia University in the City of New York

Introduction by:
Joseph E. Stiglitz, University Professor at Columbia University

Program Participants:
Nancy Birdsall, President of the Center for Global Development
George Soros, Founder and Chairman of the Open Society Institute and Chairman of Soros Fund Management LLC

Moderated by:
Tina Rosenberg, Editorial Writer at The New York Times

Cosponsored by:
The Heyman Center, Committee on Global Thought, and Initiative for Policy Dialogue