Advances and Challenges in Political Transitions, Morning Panel Track2

On October 21, 2014, CSIS and USAID/DCHA's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) will host a major event, Advances and Challenges in Political Transitions. In honor of OTI's 20th anniversary, this conference will feature more than 40 experts and senior officials focusing on the challenges and opportunities of working in conflicts, crises, and political transitions. What will new conflicts look like, region by region? What role will extremism, organized crime, and chaotic violence play? What contributions will youth, women, the private sector, and technology make to prevention, mitigation, and recovery? And what tools, approaches, resources, and support will be needed to build more resilient societies in the coming years?
Agenda
Welcome and Opening Remarks
John Hamre, President, CEO, and Pritzker, CSIS
Nancy Lindborg, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
Keynote Address
Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt, Deputy Administrator, USAID
Opening Presentation
Robert Lamb, Visiting Research Professor, U.S. Army War College, and Director and Senior Fellow (on leave), Program on Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation, CSIS
Morning Plenary: Conflict Response and Recovery in Complex Environments
Moderator: Stephen Del Rosso, Program Director, International Peace and Security Program, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Panelists:
Stephen Lennon, Acting Director, OTI, USAID
Ambassador William Swing, Director General, International Organization for Migration
David Yang, Deputy Assistant Administrator, DCHA Bureau, USAID
Morning Breakout Panels
Track 1: Violent Extremism in MENA
Moderator: Tom Sanderson, Codirector, Transnational Threats Project, CSIS
Panelists:
Robbie Harris, Senior Transition Advisor, USAID/OTI
David Hunsicker, Senior Conflict Advisor, USAID/CMM
Hunter Keith, Development Specialist, DAI
Mona Yacoubian, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Middle East Bureau, USAID
Track 2: Geography, Technology, and Data
Moderator: Amy Noreuil, Data Analysis Support, USAID/OTI
Panelists:
Noel Dickover, Senior Program Officer, PeaceTech Initiative, USIP
Ian Schuler, CEO and President, Development Seed
Jessica Heinzelman, Manager, ICT Strategic Initiatives, DAI
Ivan Sigal, Executive Director, Global Voices
Track 3: Urban Violence and Organized Crime
Moderator: Lt. Col. (Retired) Scott Mann, CEO and Founder, Stability Institute
Panelists:
Miguel Reabold, Honduras Country Representative, USAID/OTI
Scott Aughenbaugh, Fellow, International Security Program and Deputy Director, Strategic Futures, CSIS
Enrique Roig, Coordinator, Central America Regional Security Initiative, USAID
Lunchtime Plenary: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Moderator: Jim Kunder, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Panelists:
Robert Jenkins, Deputy Assistant Administrator, DCHA Bureau, USAID
Rick Barton, Former Assistant Secretary, Bureau for Conflict and Stabilization Operations, Department of State
Johanna Mendelson Forman, Scholar in Residence, American University, and Senior Associate, CSIS
Steve Morrison, Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center, CSIS
Afternoon Breakout Panels
Track 1: Future of Conflict in Africa
Moderator: Jennifer Cooke, Director, Africa Program, CSIS
Panelists:
John Langlois, Africa Advisor, USAID/OTI
Pauline Baker, President Emeritus, Fund for Peace
Track 2: Future of Conflict in Eurasia/Pacific
Moderator: Susan Kosinski Fritz, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Europe and Eurasia Bureau, USAID
Panelists:
Oren Murphy, Ukraine Country Representative, USAID/OTI
John R. Deni, Research Professor of Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational Security Studies, Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College
Track 3: Future of Conflict in Latin America
Moderator: Katie Prud'homme, Latin America and Caribbean Team Leader, USAID/OTI
Panelists:
Beth Hogan, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator LAC, USAID
Steven Dudley, Codirector, InSight Crime
Douglas Farah, President, IBI Counsultants, and Senior Fellow, International Assessment and Strategy Center
Afternoon Plenary: Evolution of Agencies and Resources
Moderator: Kathleen Hicks, Senior Vice President; Henry A. Kissinger Chair; Director, International Security Program, CSIS
Panelists:
William Brownfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State
Tom Perriello, Special Representative for the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, Department of State
Melissa Brown, Director, Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation, USAID
OTI in Transition: A Brief Oral History (film)