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The Local Impact of Globalization: Ohio Dialogue

With Ethan Kapstein, Armand Pereira, Peter Riggs

Tuesday, November 1, 2005 09:30 AM to 03:30 PM

Description:

Organized by the Carnegie Council and the Ohio State University’s John Glenn Institute, this town-hall meeting explored alternative policies and governance structures that can bring about a more equitable globalization for all. The dialogue focused on how globalization is influencing local economic choices and opportunities, and how individuals, firms and communities are responding to the systemic pressures being unleashed by exposure to increasing openness. The dialogue focused specifically on the extent to which international forces are enabling or constraining Ohio’s strategic development initiatives.

Agenda

9:30 AM – Opening: Senator John Glenn

10:00 to 11:45 AM – Alternative Models of Globalization

Moderator:
Larry Libby, Interim Director, John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy, The Ohio State University

Panelists:
Ethan Kapstein, Senior Advisor, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs; Center for Global Development
Ian Sheldon, Professor, OSU Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics
Armand Pereira, Representative, International Labor Organization to Multilateral Organizations; Director, ILO Washington Office
Peter Riggs, Director, Forum on Democracy and Trade

Discussants:
Catherine A. Novelli, Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
Mark Schweitzer, Assistant Vice President and Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Research Department

1:30 to 3:30 PM – Moderated Discussion: “Where do we go from here? What globalization means for Ohio."

Moderator:
Dr. Golden Jackson-Mergler, Associate Professor, OSU Department of Consumer Sciences

Discussants:
Bob Milbourne, CEO and President, Columbus Partnership
Tim Burga, Legislative Director, Ohio AFL-CIO
Constance Jackson, Vice President, Agricultural Ecology, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Bill Lafayette, Vice President, Economic Analysis, Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Ed Malecki, Professor, OSU Department of Geography