NDI’s International Leaders Forum (ILF) August 24-28, 2008 Denver, Colorado USA

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 24

4:00pm – 6:00pm The 2008 Campaign:
“The Role of Primaries, Nominating Conventions and
Presidential Debates”
Stage Theater, Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA), 1101 13th Street,
Denver, CO 80204

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Opening Remarks:
Kenneth Wollack, NDI president
Madeleine K. Albright, former U.S. secretary of state and
NDI chairman

Introduction:
Walter Mondale, former U.S. senator, Minnesota; former
vice president of the United States; former U.S. ambassador
to Japan; and former NDI chairman

Moderator:
Cynthia Tucker, editorial page editor, The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution

Remarks:
Paul Kirk, former chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, co-chair of the Commission on Presidential
Debates, and former NDI chairman
Frank Fahrenkopf, former chairman of the Republican
National Committee and co-chair of the Commission on
Presidential Debates
Walter Mondale, former U.S. senator, Minnesota; former
vice president of the United States; former U.S. ambassador
to Japan; and former NDI chairman

6:00pm–8:00pm: Opening Reception
Seawell Ballroom, DCPA

Opening Remarks:
Sir Allen Stanford, chairman, Stanford Financial

Remarks:
Nancy Pelosi, speaker, House of Representatives
Howard Dean, chairman, Democratic National Committee

MONDAY, AUGUST 25

10:00am – 10:30am Introduction to the International Leaders Forum
Stage Theater, DCPA

Introduction:
Kenneth Wollack, NDI president
Madeleine K. Albright, former U.S. secretary of state and
NDI chairman

10:30am – 12:00pm Domestic Politics and Policy Forum: “Analysis of the 2008 Presidential
Campaign – A View from the Press”
Stage Theater, DCPA

Introduction:
Antonia Cortese, secretary-treasurer, American
Federation of Teachers

Moderator:
Katty Kay, BBC Washington correspondent

Panelists:
E. J. Dionne, columnist, Washington Post, and senior fellow, Brookings Institution
Paul Gigot, editorial page editor and vice president, The Wall
Street Journal
Eugene Robinson, associate editor and columnist, The
Washington Post

2:00pm – 3:15pm Domestic Politics and Policy Forum: “Campaign 2008 in Ads and Anecdotes”
Stage Theater, DCPA

Presenter:
Jerry Hagstrom, contributing editor, National Journal

Panelists:
Peter Fenn, founder, Fenn & King Communications
Mike Murphy, founder, DC Navigators
Peter Hart, chairman, Hart Research

3:15pm – 4:30pm Domestic Politics and Policy Forum: “How They Would Govern” – A program
organized with the American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution
Stage Theater, DCPA

Moderators:
Norman Ornstein, resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Thomas Mann, senior fellow, Brookings Institution

Panelists:
Tom Daschle, former U.S. Senate majority leader, national
co-chair of ONE Vote ’08 and NDI board member
Mike DeWine, former U.S. senator, Ohio (invited)
Gary Hart, former U.S. senator, Colorado
Abner Mikva, former U.S. representative, Illinois; former
judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia;
and former White House counsel
Dan Nowicki, journalist, The Arizona Republic
David Rogers, journalist, Politico
Lynn Sweet, columnist and Washington bureau chief,
Chicago Sun Times

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26

9:45am – 12:00pm International Affairs Forum: “Ensuring Democracy Delivers Real
Dividends: A Perspective from Former Presidents and Prime Ministers” –
A program organized with the Club de Madrid
Stage Theater, DCPA

Introduction:
L. Jack Staley, president, Stanford Suisse

Co-Moderators:
Madeleine K. Albright, former U.S. secretary of
state and NDI chairman
Joschka Fischer, former vice-chancellor of
Germany

Panelists:
Bill Clinton, former president of the United States of America
Ricardo Lagos, former president of Chile and
president, Club de Madrid
Kjell Magne Bondevik, former prime minister of
Norway and member, Club de Madrid
Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and
vice president, Club de Madrid
Alejandro Toledo, former president of Peru and
member, Club de Madrid
Abdul Karim Al Eryani, former prime minister of
Yemen and member, Club de Madrid
Zlatko Lagumdzija, former prime minister of
Bosnia-Herzegovina and member, Club de Madrid
Kim Campbell, former prime minister of Canada and member, Club de Madrid
Sadiq Al Mahdi, former prime minister of Sudan and member, Club de Madrid

2:00pm – 4:00pm Domestic Politics Forum: “Strategies for Winning in November: Reading the
Polls and Political Tea Leaves”
Stage Theater, DCPA

Moderator:
Eleanor Clift, contributing editor, Newsweek

Panelists:
Andrew Kohut, president, Pew Research Center
Stan Greenberg, CEO, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27

9:00am – 11:30am International Affairs Forum: “Enhancing the U.S. Role Around the
World” – A program organized with the 2008 Rocky Mountain
Roundtable, the Council on Foreign Relations and the Josef Korbel
School of International Studies at the University of Denver
Boettcher Concert Hall, DCPA

Introduction:
Tim Wirth, former U.S. senator, Colorado, and CEO,
United Nations Foundation

Presentation:
“The New American Consensus on International
Cooperation” – A program organized with the United Nations
Foundation’s Better World Campaign

Presenter:
Geoff Garin, president, Hart Research

Panel Discussion:
“Enhancing the U.S. Role Around the World”

Moderator:
Tom Brokaw, moderator of “Meet the Press” and former anchor
and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News”

Panelists:
Madeleine K. Albright, former U.S. secretary of state and NDI
chairman
Richard N. Haass, president, Council on Foreign Relations
Richard C. Holbrooke, former U.S. permanent representative to
the United Nations and vice chairman, Perseus LLC
Jessica Mathews, president, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace
Vin Weber, former U.S. representative, Minnesota; chairman of
the National Endowment for Democracy; and managing partner,
Clark & Weinstock

2:00pm – 4:00pm International Affairs Forum: “Combating Global Poverty” – A program
organized with the 2008 Rocky Mountain Roundtable, the Council on Foreign
Relations and the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of
Denver in collaboration with the ONE Campaign Vote ‘08
Boettcher Concert Hall, DCPA

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Introduction:
Marc Nathanson, NDI vice chair

Moderator:
Gayle Smith, senior fellow, Center for American Progress

Panelists:
Madeleine K. Albright, former U.S. secretary of state; cochair,
Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor;
and NDI chairman
Ben Affleck, actor, director and advocate
Nancy Birdsall, president, Center for Global Development
John J. Danilovich, CEO, the Millennium Challenge
Corporation
Tom Daschle, former U.S. Senate majority leader and cochair,
ONE Vote ’08 on Health and Poverty
Hernando de Soto, president, Institute for Liberty and
Democracy; co-chair, Commission on Legal Empowerment
of the Poor
Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili, vice president Africa Region,
World Bank
Donald Payne, U.S. representative, New Jersey
Tim Wirth, former U.S. senator, Colorado; and CEO,
United Nations Foundation
James Wolfensohn, former president, World Bank

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28

10:00am –12:00am International Affairs Forum: “Building a Better, Safer World: What Would an
Obama Presidency Do?” - A program organized with the Center for U.S. Global
Engagement with the foreign policy advisors to Senator Barack Obama
Stage Theater, DCPA

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Introduction:
Robert Mallett, senior vice president, worldwide public affairs
and policy, Pfizer Inc., and Impact 08 representative, Center for
U.S. Global Engagement
Sheila Johnson, global ambassador, CARE, and Impact 08
representative, Center for U.S. Global Engagement

Moderator
Gary Hart, former U.S. senator, Colorado
Panelists:
Greg Craig, former White House special counsel and
former director of policy planning, Department of State
Richard Danzig, former secretary of the Navy
Anthony Lake, former national security advisor
Susan Rice, former assistant secretary of state for African
affairs
Adam Smith, U.S. representative, Washington (invited)
Gayle Smith, former special assistant to the president and
senior director for African affairs at the National Security
Council

12:30pm – 2:30pm Closing Luncheon
Seawell Ballroom, DCPA

Speaker:
Mark Warner, former governor of Virginia and member
of the NDI board