2008 Members Weekend

America in the Global Context: Policy Directions for a New Administration

Friday, March 7, 2008

5:30 - 7:00 p.m. --

General Registration and Welcome Reception (Casa – Colonnade Foyer)

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. --

Dinner and Keynote Address (Casa – Colonnade Ballroom)

After Pakistan’s Elections: What’s Next?

Hon. Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2004–2007)

Ms. Lee Cullum, Syndicated Columnist* (Moderator)

Mr. Warren Christopher, Senior Partner, O’Melveny & Myers* (Chair)

Saturday, March 8, 2008

8:45 - 10:15 a.m. --

Co-Plenary Sessions and Continental Breakfast

(Panel begins at 9:00 a.m.)

The Global Economy: How Bad Is It? (Shutters - Grand Salon B)

Hon. Mickey Kantor, Secretary of Commerce (1996-97); U.S. Trade Representative (93-97)

Mr. Andrew Cohen, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Trust Company, N.A.

Mr. David Richards, Private Investor* (Chair)

The Future of U.S. Immigration Policy (Casa – Colonnade)

Hon. Howard Berman (D-CA), Acting Chairperson, House Foreign Affairs Committee

Hon. Doris Meissner, Senior Fellow, MPI; Commissioner, INS (1993-2000)

Mr. Dan Stein, President, Federation for American Immigration Reform

Mr. John Trasviña, President and General Counsel, MALDEF

Dr. Abraham F. Lowenthal, Pacific Council President Emeritus and Senior Fellow (Moderator/Chair)

10:15 - 10:30 a.m. --

Break

10:30 - 11:45 a.m. --

Breakout Sessions (Shutters on the Beach)

Where is China Headed? (Grand Salon A)

Dr. Richard Baum, Professor and former Director, UCLA Center for Chinese Studies

Respondent: Mr. Li Jianping, Vice President, Chinese Peoples’ Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

Mr. David Tang, Managing Partner for Asia, K & L Gates, LLP* (Chair) 

What Does the World Want from the Next U.S. President? (Grand Salon C)

Hon. Jack Austin, Canadian Minister of State (1981-84); Leader of the Government in the Senate (2003-06)

Hon. Kantathi Suphamongkhon, 39^th Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Thailand

Hon. B.S. Prakash, Consul General of India in San Francisco

Amb. Rockwell A. Schnabel, former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union* (Chair)

South Asia: The Changing Landscape (Handlebar Room)

Hon. Richard Celeste, U.S. Ambassador to India (1997-2001) and Ohio Governor (1983-1991)

Hon. Ed Royce (R-CA), Ranking Member, House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation & Trade

Dr. Sumit Ganguly, Pacific Council Adjunct Fellow and Director, India Studies Program, Indiana University, Bloomington

Mr. Robert Abernethy, Chairman, American Standard Development Company* (Chair)

Grand Strategy for the 21^st Century (Promenade A)

Ms. Nina Hachigian, Senior Vice President, Center for American Progress

Ms. Mona Sutphen, Managing Director, Stonebridge International, LLC

Mr. Philip Taubman, Associate Editor and Special Correspondent, New York Times

Mr. Michael Parks, Professor and Director, USC Annenberg School of Journalism* (Chair)

U.S. Policy Options in Latin America (Promenade B)

Hon. Jeffrey Davidow, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (1996-1998); U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (1998-2002)

Dr. Laurence Whitehead, Official Fellow and Director, Mexican Studies Centre, Oxford University

Dr. Chappell Lawson, Pacific Council Adjunct Fellow and Director of Inter-American Affairs, NSC (1998)

Dr. Abraham F. Lowenthal, Pacific Council President Emeritus and Senior Fellow (Chair)

Humanitarian Diplomacy and Non-State Actors (Promenade C)

Ms. Nancy Aossey, CEO, International Medical Corps

Mr. Richard Walden, President and CEO, Operation USA

Dr. Byron Auguste, Director, McKinsey & Company* (Moderator/Chair)

11:45 - 12:00 p.m. --

Walking Break

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. --

Lunch and Keynote Address (Casa - Colonnade)

The United States and South Asia

Hon. Richard Boucher, Asst. Sec. of State for South and Central Asian Affairs

Mr. Mike Chinoy, Pacific Council Edgerton Senior Fellow; CNN Senior Asia Correspondent (2001-06)

Mr. Hasan Shirazi, Director, Citigroup Private Bank (Chair)

1:30 - 1:45 p.m. -- 

Walking Break

1:45 - 3:00 p.m. -- 

Plenary Session (Shutters - Grand Salon B)

Energy Challenges, Environmental Imperatives, California Leadership

Mr. John Bryson, Chairman & CEO, Edison International*

Mr. James Strock, Principal, James Strock & Co.; Secretary, California EPA (1991-97)

Mr. Matthew Rogers, Director, McKinsey & Company

Dr. Mark Allen Bernstein, Managing Director, USC Energy Institute (Moderator/Chair)

3:00 - 3:15 p.m. -- 

Break

3:15 - 4:30 p.m. -- 

Breakout Sessions (Shutters on the Beach)

Limiting Nuclear Proliferation (Grand Salon A)

Mr. Douglas Frantz, Co-Author, The Nuclear Jihadist

Mr. Mike Chinoy, Pacific Council Edgerton Senior Fellow; CNN Senior Asia Correspondent (2001-06)

Mr. Sonny Astani, Chairman, Astani Enterprises, Inc.* (Chair)

Conflict in the Middle East (Handlebar Room)

Dr. Banafsheh Keynoush, Professor and Interpreter for Shirin Ebadi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Dr. Jerrold Green, Senior Advisor, Middle East/South Asia, RAND Corporation

Respondent: Consul General Jacob Dayan, Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles

Mr. Alexander Cappello, Chairman and CEO, Cappello Group, Inc.* (Chair)

Democracy and National Security (Promenade A)

Dr. Gregory Treverton, Director, RAND Center for Global Risk and Security

Dr. Matthew Spence, Director, Truman National Security Project

Dr. Geoffrey Cowan, University Professor and former Dean, USC Annenberg School for Communications (Chair)

The Future of North America (Promenade B)

Ms. Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, Assistant Deputy Minister - Natural Resources, Canada

Hon. Jeffrey Davidow, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (1996-98); U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (1998-2002)

Dr. Chappell Lawson, Pacific Council Adjunct Fellow and Director of Inter-American Affairs, NSC (1998)

Mr. John Cooke, CEO, Western Territories Group, LLC* (Chair)

Energy, Environment and International Security (Promenade C)

Dr. Iraj Ershaghi, Director of the Petroleum Engineering Program, USC

Mr. Mikkal Herberg, Pacific Council Adjunct Fellow

Mr. James Strock, Principal, James Strock & Co.; Secretary, California EPA (1991-97) (Moderator)

Mr. George Montgomery, Senior Advisor, Seven Hills Group, LLC (Chair)

4:30 - 4:45 p.m. --

Break

4:45 - 6:00 p.m. --

Keynote Address (Shutters - Grand Salon B)

What the U.S. Needs to Know About Asia

Hon. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary (2006-07) and Senior Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs (2005-06)

Hon. Pete Wilson, California Governor (1991-99) (Chair)

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. --

Cocktail Reception (Casa - Colonnade Foyer)

7:00 - 8:30 p.m. --

Dinner and Keynote Interview (Casa - Colonnade)

Foreign Policy Directions for 2008 and Beyond

Hon. R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State, Political Affairs

Hon. James Steinberg, Deputy National Security Advisor* (1996-2000) (Moderator)

Mr. Warren Christopher, Senior Partner, O’Melveny & Myers* (Chair)

*Member, Pacific Council Board of Directors