International Symposium

Wednesday, February 20

* 11:00am | Microfinance and the Challenge of Eradicating Poverty

Thursday, February 21

* 7:00pm | Your Future in an "Everyone a Changemaker" World
* 8:00pm | Megacities: Global Slums and the Urbanization of Poverty

Friday, February 22

* 12:00pm | Scarcity and Sustainability: Climate Change and the Worlds Poor
* 2:00pm | The Resource Trap: Conflict, Corruption, and Failing States

* 6:30pm | Welcome and Introductions
Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award Presentations

* 7:10pm | Visual Introduction to Poverty and Inequality
* 7:30pm | Alleviating Poverty: Is Aid the Answer?

Saturday, February 23

* 9:30am | Bottom-up Development: Microfinance and Entrepreneurship
* 11:30am | Investing in Human Potential: Health, Education, and the Millenium Development Goals
* 2:30pm | The Environment in an Unequal World
* 3:15pm | America's Poor: Is there a Domestic Poverty Trap?
* 5:15pm | Small-Group Discussions
* 8:00pm | Illicit Trade and the Informal Economy: Abuse of the Poor
* 5:15pm | ALLIES for Humanity: Civil-Military Relations for the 21st Century

Sunday, February 24

* 1:00pm | Corporate Social Responsibility: Principles, Priorities, and Profits
* 3:00pm | Governance, Wealth, Power, and Accountability