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


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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

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Luncheon Remarks
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (taped)


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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

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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

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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

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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

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Musical Performance and Commentary with Video
 
Annie Lennox, Singer, Songwriter and Activist; The SING Campaign



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Plenary 6: Richard Branson In Conversation With Jane Wales

Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin Group; Founder, The Elders

 

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Plenary 7: Listening, Connecting and Amplifying Voices
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

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Luncheon Remarks
Julia Ormond, Founding Chair, FilmAid International; President, Alliance to Stop Slavery and End Trafficking (ASSET)

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Plenary 8: Promoting Good Governance
  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

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Plenary 9: The Responsibility to Protect—Ending Mass Atrocity Crimes
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

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Closing Remarks: Jane Wales