June 3 – 7, 2008

Tuesday, June 3: SETTING THE STAGE

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1:00PM – 3:00PM       “What are Institutions?  Why are They Important for Development?”
                                       (Dr. Liesl Riddle)

3:30PM – 5:00PM       “Ambassadors' Roundtable - Challenges & Opportunities to Institutional                                        Reform & Development ”

5:00PM – 6:00PM       Room Check-In

6:00PM – 8:00PM       Dinner & FDR Presidential Scholar Lecture
                                        (Dr. David Woolner, Executive Director of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt                                        Institute)

8:00PM – 11:00PM     Moonlight Monument Tour

 

Wednesday, June 4: THE CHALLENGES OF WEAK INSTITUTIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

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8:30AM – 9:00AM     Continental Breakfast

9:00AM – 10:45AM    Case Discussion: “The Shakedown”
                                        (Case Discussion Facilitator: Dr. Liesl Riddle; Case Debrief: Michael Fine,                                        Director of Private Sector Initiatives at TI-USA, Transparency International)

10:45AM – 11:15AM  Break

11:15AM – 12:30PM   The Challenges of Accessing Financial Capital in Emerging Markets
                                       (Dr. Meghana Ayyagari, Assistant Professor of International Business,                                       The George Washington University)

12:30PM – 2:30PM     Lunch

2:30PM – 4:30PM       “Privatization Challenges” – Aguas del Tunari Video/Discussion & Debrief
                                       (Video Discussion Facilitator: Dr. Liesl Ridde; Expert Perspective: Dr. Robert                                       Weiner, Professor of International Business and International Affairs, The                                       George Washington University)

4:30PM – 5:00PM       Break

5:00PM – 6:30PM       “Coping with Social Divisions” – The Untouchable Watercarrier Case                                         Discussion & Debrief
                                       (Dr. Liesl Riddle)

6:45PM – 8:00PM       Reception at Pangea & Practioner Perspective: "The Grassroots Business                                        Initiative: The IFC's Role in Building Institutions in Developing Countries"                                        (Harold Rosen, Director, Grassroots Business Initiative, International                                       Finance Corporation)

 

Thursday, June 5: INSTITUTION BUILDERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

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8:30AM – 9:00AM      Continental Breakfast

9:00AM – 10:45AM    Case Discussion: “BRAC & Aarong Brands” & Debrief                                         (Dr. Stephen Smith, Professor of Economics and International Affairs,                                        The George Washington University)

10:45AM – 11:15AM  Break

11:15AM – 12:30PM   “Promoting Environmental Protection in Developing Countries: The Role of                                         Institutions"
                                        (Dr. Jorge Rivera, The George Washington University; Panelists)

12:30PM – 2:30PM     Lunch - "Social Entrepreneurs: Institution Innovators"
                                       (Bill Drayton, Chief Operating Officer and Founder, Ashoka)

2:30PM – 4:30PM       "Teaching about Social Entrepreneurship: Materials for Educators"                                         (Marina Kim and Natasha Khan, Global Academy for Social                                         Entrepreneurship, Ashoka)

4:30PM – 5:00PM       Break

5:00PM – 6:30PM       "Diasporas as Institution Builders and Change-Agents "
                                        (Dr. Jennifer Brinkerhoff, Associate Professor of Public Administration,                                        International Business, and International Affairs, The George Washington                                        University)

6:45PM – 8:00PM       Reception

Dinner on your own

 

Friday, June 6: INSTITUTIONS & DEVELOPMENT: RESEARCH IN ACTION

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8:30AM – 9:00AM      Continental Breakfast

9:00AM – 11:00AM    InfoShop Visit, The World Bank

11:00AM – 12:30PM  "MNE Impact on Developing Countries"
                                       (Dr. Jennifer Spencer, Associate Professor of International Business and                                       International Affairs, The George Washington University)

12:30PM – 2:45PM    Lunch - "The Role of Business in Peace Building "
                                       (Dr. Timothy Fort, Director of the Institute for Corporate Responsibility and                                       Lindner-Gambal Profess or Business Ethics , The George Washington                                       University)

2:45PM – 4:00PM     Curriculum Materials Discussion: "Teaching about Institutions and                                       Development"
                                       (Dr. Liesl Riddle)

4:00PM – 5:00PM       Break

5:00PM – 8:00PM       Bus pick up, Casual Dinner Cruise: See the Monuments from the Potomac

 

Saturday, June 7: TEACHING & RESEARCH APPLICATIONS

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9:00AM – 9:30AM      Continental Breakfast

9:30AM – 11:30AM    Practitioners' Roundtable: “How Institutions Affect Firms and Managers” 
                                      (Moderator: Dr. Liesl Riddle; Participants, Laura Dillion-Binkley, Manager,                                       Africa Region, Chemonics; Salvatore J. Pappalardo, Chief Operating Officer,                                      Grameen Foundation; Wade Channel, US Agency for International                                      Development

11:30AM – 12:00PM  Evaluation

12:00PM – 1:00PM     Lunch