Agenda

This professional forum will include expert speakers, presentations, prepared papers, and discussion. Conference participants include those from the United States military, civilian development agencies, and academic development experts.

The Summit will open with a reception and dinner on Tuesday, May 25. The Summit officially begins on Wednesday, May 26 and will conclude after lunch on Thursday, May 27.

Keynote speakers: Carl Schramm, Kauffman Foundation; Niall Ferguson, Harvard University; and Richard Haass, Council on Foreign Relations.

 

Agenda

Tuesday, May 25

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Reception (optional)
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Dinner
Keynote: Niall Ferguson, Harvard University

Wednesday, May 26

7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Why We're Here
Carl Schramm, President and CEO, Kauffman Foundation
9 a.m. Panel I: Post-Conflict Planning and Execution in Previous Wars
Moderator: James Willbanks, (Military History Department, CGSC)
  • Glenn Hubbard (Columbia Business School) – on the Marshall Plan
  • Louis DiMarco (Military History Department, CGSC) – on WW II, Japan
  • Marcus Noland (Peterson Institute of International Economics) – on Korea
  • Rufus Phillips (former USAID, CIA) – on Vietnam
  • Patrice McMahon (University of Nebraska) and Jon Western (Mount Holyoke) — on The Balkans
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Panel I Discussion
12:15 p.m. Break
12:30 p.m. Lunch
Gen. William E. Ward, Commander, United States Africa Command
1:30 p.m. Break
1:45 p.m. Panel II: Current Post-Conflict Planning and Execution
Moderator: Leif Rosenberger (economic advisor to General David Petreaus)
  • Michael O’Hanlon (Brookings Institution)
  • David Anderson (Department of Joint Interagency Multinational Ops, CGSC)
  • James Stephenson (Creative Associates International)
  • Amb. Ronald Neumann (American Academy of Diplomacy)
  • Nicholas Riegg (Department of Joint Interagency Multinational Ops, CGSC)
3:15 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Panel II Discussion
5:15 - 6:15 p.m. Cocktail Reception
6:30 - 8 p.m. Dinner
Keynote: Richard Haass, Council on Foreign Relations

Thursday, May 27

7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Panel III: Post-Conflict Planning and Execution in the Future
Moderator: Robert Litan (Kauffman Foundation)
  • Fred Kagan (American Enterprise Institute)
  • Clare Lockhart (Institute for State Effectiveness)
  • Kori Schake (Hoover Institution)
  • Ginger Cruz (Deputy Special IG for Iraq Reconstruction)
  • Col. Jeffrey Peterson (U.S. Military Academy)
  • Clinton Ancker (Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, CAC)
10 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Panel III: Commenter and Discussion
Commenter: John Sullivan (Center for Private Enterprise)
11:45 p.m. Break
noon - 1:30 p.m. Closing Luncheon
Keynote: Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen (Commander, US Army Combined Arms Center)