Global Governance
Who Leads: Technology or a Distinct Mindset?
Fourth Annual Global Forum
United Nations Headquarters, New York
April 23-25, 2008

Co-Sponsored by the United Nations University, New York Office

Welcoming Speaker
	Sharad Sapra Director of Division of Communication, UNICEF
Keynote Address
	Amir Dossal Executive Director, UN Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP)
Ambassadorial Panelists
	H.E. Ambassador Peter Maurer Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations
	H. E. Ambassador Vanu Gopala Menon Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations
	H. E. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari Permanent Mission of Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations
	H.E. Ambassador Adrian Neritani Permanent Mission of Albania to the United Nations
	H.E. Ambassador Kaire M. Mbuende Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia to the United Nations
	H.E. Ambassador Liu Zhenmin Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations
International Organizations and Academic Panelists
	Sarbuland Khan Executive Director, UN Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies Development (GAID)
	Nikhil Seth Director, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
	Graciela Chichilnisky Professor of Statistics at Columbia University, UNESCO Chair of Mathematics and Economics
Corporate Panelists
	Jean-Marc Coicaud Director, New York Office, United Nations University
	H.E. Ambassador Francis Lorenzo Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations
Religious Panelists
	Archbishop Khajag Barsamian Primate, Diocese of the Armenian Church of America
	Reverend Diana Brown Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church
	William Vendley Secretary General, World Conference on Religion and Peace
	Ruth Watson UN NGO Representative, Baptist World Alliance
Informal Discussion Session Presenters
	Alisa DiCaprio Visiting Fellow, Alexander Hamilton Center, New York University
	Sergei Kambalov Chief, ECOSOC and Interorganizational Cooperation Branch, Office of ECOSOC Support and Coordination, DESA
	Kaisa Heikkila Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations
	Gillian Sorensen Senior Advisor, United Nations Foundation