This World Leaders Forum program, titled A Call, A Prayer, An Incantation, will feature Swedish composer Karin Rehnqvist, who will discuss her search for new models of musical expression. The discussion will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience. A reception will follow the program.

This World Leaders Forum program features an address by Atifete Jahjaga, President of the Republic of Kosovo, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.

This World Leaders Forum program features an address by Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania, followed by a question and answer session with the audience. Guests are invited to a reception at the conclusion of the program.

This World Leaders Forum program features an address by Howard Davies, Director of the London School of Economics, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.

This event will feature an address by Prime Minister of Portugal, José Sócrates. Followed by a question and answer session with the audience.

This event will feature and address by Prime Minister of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Followed by a question and answer session with the audience. Co-sponsored by the Committee on Global Thought.

This event will feature an address by José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.

Presidency Chairman, Željko Komšić, delivers a keynote address and participates in a question and answer session moderated by Catharine Nepomnyashchy, Director of the Harriman Institute. This event is co-sponsored by the Harriman Institute.

President Lee C. Bollinger moderates a discussion between President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and President Mikheil Saakashvili. This event is co-sponsored by the Harriman Institute.

 

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.

A talk by Dr. Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia. In conjunction with the Harriman Institute

Tarja Halonen, the first female president of Finland, addresses a large crowd in Columbia University's Low Library during the opening session of the 2005 World Leaders Forum.

President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga delivers a keynote address.

President Lee C. Bollinger hosts a panel discussion between women leaders. The discussion explores strategies to eliminate violence and discrimination against women.

Co-sponsored by the Council of Women World Leaders

President Ion Iliescu gives a speech regarding communism, post-communism and democracy in Romania.