This program features a discussion with Dr. Y.V. Reddy, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and Jagdish Bhagwati, University Professor, Columbia University.

Nambaryn Enkhbayar, President of Mongolia, delivers a keynote address and participates in a question and answer session moderated by Myron L. Cohen, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. This event is co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute.

Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser of the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh delivers a keynote address and participates in a question and answer session moderated by Vidya J. Dehejia, Director of the Southern Asian Institute.

 

Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, President of Turkmenistan, delivers a keynote address and participates in a question and answer session with the audience. Co-sponsored by the Harriman Institute.

A roundtable discussion with Columbia faculty and the distinguished artists who are collaborating on the production of Tan Dun's The First Emperor, which has its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera House on December 21. In conjunction with the Metropolitan Opera

These leaders discuss how policies emphasizing individual human security must be integrated with more traditional approaches to state security. Panelists unveil their plans to cooperate across cultures, regions, religions, generations, forms of governments, and the public and private sectors to advocate for these policy changes. In conjunction with Women Leaders Intercultural Forum.

This symposium, being moderated by President Lee C. Bollinger, explores the dilemmas of contemporary Chinese journalism and the challenges and opportunities of working in China today.

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama participates in a dialogue about Tibetan studies at Columbia University in terms of its importance in religious studies, East and South Asian studies, and the sciences.

This event features a panel discussion highlighting the different approaches that countries are taking to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and a keynote address by President Yudhoyono of Indonesia.