

| Videos from the 2008 Conference |
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| Welcome and Keynote Speaker | |
| Jane Wales, President and CEO, World Affairs Council and the Global Philanthropy Forum; Vice President, Philanthropy and Society, the Aspen Institute Speakers: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Chairman, The Elders View this video in Flash. View this video in Windows Media Player. |
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| Plenary 1: The Conflict Continuum—From Prevention to Resolution to Reconciliation | |
| Moderator: Jane Wales Speakers: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Chairman, The Elders Helene D. Gayle, President and CEO, CARE USA Gareth Evans, President and CEO, International Crisis Group View this video in Flash. View this video in Windows Media Player. |
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| Luncheon Remarks | |
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Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (taped) View this video in Flash. |
| Plenary 2: Track II Diplomacy—The Case of Iran | |
| Introduction: Noosheen Hashemi, Founder and President, The H.A.N.D. Foundation Moderator: Stephen B. Heintz, President, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Speakers: Vali Nasr, Professor of International Politics, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Senior Fellow, The Belfer Center of the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Jessica T. Mathews, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace View this video in Flash. View this video in Windows Media Player. |
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| Plenary 3: Promoting Human Rights | |
| Moderator: Kerry Kennedy, Chair of the Board, Speak Truth to Power Speakers: Kenneth Roth, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch Klaus Leisinger, President and CEO, Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development Paul van Zyl, Executive Vice President, International Center for Transitional Justice Sidney Harman, Chairman, Harman International; Founder, Harman Family Foundation View this video in Flash. View this video in Windows Media Player. |
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| Plenary 4: Women, Children and Conflict | |
| Moderator: Bonnie Jenkins, Program Officer, U.S. Foreign and Security Policy, Ford Foundation Speakers: Mary Robinson, President, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative Zainab Salbi, Founder and CEO, Women for Women International Frank Donaghue, Chief Executive Officer, Physicians for Human Rights Ann Veneman, Executive Director, UNICEF View this video in Flash. View this video in Windows Media Player. |
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| Plenary 5: Creating an Economic Space—Entrepreneurship and Social Change | |
| Moderator: Judy Woodruff, Senior Correspondent, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Speakers: Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson, BRAC Larry Brilliant, Executive Director, Google.org View this video in Flash. View this video in Windows Media Player. |
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| Musical Performance and Commentary with Video | |
| Annie Lennox, Singer, Songwriter and Activist; The SING Campaign View this video in Flash. |
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| Plenary 6: Richard Branson In Conversation With Jane Wales | |
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Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin Group; Founder, The Elders
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| Plenary 7: Listening, Connecting and Amplifying Voices | |
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Moderator: Brizio Biondi-Morra, President, Fundación AVINA Speakers: Peter Gabriel, Co-founder, WITNESS; Founder, The Elders Jeff Skoll, Founder and Chairman, Skoll Foundation; Founder and Chairman, Participant Productions Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook View this video in Flash. View this video in Windows Media Player. |
| Luncheon Remarks | |
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Julia Ormond, Founding Chair, FilmAid International; President, Alliance to Stop Slavery and End Trafficking (ASSET) View this video in Flash. View this video in Windows Media Player. |
| Plenary 8: Promoting Good Governance | |
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Moderator: Elizabeth Farnsworth, Correspondent, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Speakers: K.Y. Amoako, President, African Center for Economic Transformation Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General, CIVICUS: The World Alliance for Citizen Participation Ashraf Ghani, Chairman, Institute for State Effectiveness; Former Finance Minister of Afghanistan View this video in Flash. View this video in Windows Media Player. |
| Plenary 9: The Responsibility to Protect—Ending Mass Atrocity Crimes | |
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Moderator: Adele Simmons, Vice Chair, Chicago Metropolis 2020; President, Global Philanthropy Partnership Speakers: Gareth Evans, President and CEO, International Crisis Group Samantha Power, Professor of Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University View this video in Flash. View this video in Windows Media Player. |
| Closing Remarks: Jane Wales | |