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“Building a Modern State in 21St Century - Georgia” 3 September Wednesday (Day 3) Close Session only for CDDRL Fellows and Faculty 9:30-12:30 Close Session only for CDDRL Fellows and Faculty towards Building an Alumni Network and Community 12:30-14:00 Lunch 14:00-15:30 Sight visit to the Public Service Hall 16:00-17:30 Lecture at Free University Agenda of the Conference: 20:00 Graduation Dinner at Funicular Restaurant hosted by the Bank of Georgia University. By invitation only. ON Leadership Forum “Building a Modern State in 21st Century - Georgia” September 1-3, 2014 September 1-3, 2014 Conference Participants: Mr.Giorgi Kadagidze, President of the National Bank of Georgia; Mr. Venue: Courtyard Marriott Hotel Kakha Bendukidze, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Free University and Agricultural Working Language: English with a simultaneous interpretation into Georgian University of Georgia; Mr. Lasha Dolidze, Board Member, Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC); Mr. George Chirakadze, Head of Supervisory Board, President of Business Association of Georgia. 1 September Monday (Day 1) 20:00 Gala Reception hosted by H.E. Giorgi Margvelashvili, President of Georgia at the 08:30-09:00 Welcome Coffee and Registration Presidential Palace. By invitation only. 09:00-09:30 Opening Remarks by H.E. Giorgi Margvelashvili, President of Georgia; H.E. Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia; Mr. David Usupashvili, Chairman of the 2 September Tuesday (Day 2) Parliament of Georgia; H.E. Richard Norland, Ambassador of the U.S. to Georgia; Ms. Keti Khutsishvili, Director of the Open Society Georgia Foundation; Stanford 09:00-10:45 Panel Discussion I – Regional confl ict and instability: The Situation in Ukraine / Faculty. Ukraine crisis and spillovers on the region - Moderated by Ms. Katerina Ryabko, Stanford University Fellow, Ukraine Coffee Break 09:30-09:45 Participants: Mr. Andrei Illarionov, a senior fellow at the CATO Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity in Washington D.C., Stanford University Fellow 09:45-11:15 Panel Discussion I: State Building in Georgia - Moderated by Dr. Francis (Russia); Mr. Giga Bokeria, Foreign Relations Secretary at UNM; Mr. Grigol Fukuyama, Senior Fellow at CDDRL. Mgaloblishvili, Distinguished Faculty Chair, College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University (NDU), DC, USA. Participants: H.E. Giorgi Margvelashvili, President of Georgia; Mr. David Usupashvili, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia; Mr. David Bakradze, Leader 10:45-11:00 Coffee Break of the Parliamentary Minority; Dr. Ghia Nodia, Political Analyst, Professor at Ilia State University. 11:00-12:45 Panel Discussion II – Role of Education, Science and Civil Society in the Development of the Country - Moderated by Dr. Francis Fukuyama. 11:15-11:45 Coffee Break Participants: Ms. Keti Khutsishvili Director of the Open Society Georgia 11:45-12:15 Origins of Modern Government and State Building in the 21st century (Presentation Foundation; Dr. Gia Dvali, Professor at NYU; Dr. Giga Zedania, Rector at Ilia State by Dr. Francis Fukuyama). University; Dr. Levan Gigineishvili, Associate Professor at Ilia State University; Dr. 12:15-13:00 Discussion David Lortkipanidze, Director of National Museum of Georgia. 13:00-14:30 Lunch at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel 12:45-14:00 Lunch at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel 14:30 - 16:15 Panel Discussion II - Risks to Democratic Development: on the way towards 14:00-15:45 Panel Discussion III - Rule of Law, Human Rights and Judicial Reform - Moderated Euro-Atlantic and European Integration – Moderated by Dr. Francis Fukuyama by Erik Jensen, Professor Stanford University. Participants: Mr. Alex Petriashvili, State Minister of Georgia on European and Participants: Ms. Tea Tsulukiani, Minister of Justice of Georgia; Mr. Giorgi Gogia, Euro-Atlantic Integration; Mr. Irakli Alasania, Minister of Defense of Georgia; H.E Human Rights Watch, Senior Researcher Mr. Kakha Kozhoridze, Chairman of Maia Panjikidze, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia; Mr. Grigol Mgaloblishvili, GYLA; Mr. Irakli Porchkhidze, Stanford University Fellow, Vice President of the Distinguished Faculty Chair, College of International Security Affairs, National Georgian Institute for Strategic Studies (GISS) Defense University (NDU), DC, USA. 17:30-19:00 Lecture at Ilia State University 16:15-16:30 Coffee Break 16:30-18:15 Panel Discussion III - Democracy and Economic Development - Moderated by Erik Jensen, Professor Stanford University..
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