Conference on development in emerging markets on Sept 19

15 Sep '07

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) will hold its 2007 Global Corporate Citizenship Conference on September 19, 2007 in Washington, D.C., which will focus on advancing the role of that corporate citizenship plays in economic progress for developing and under-developed countries.

Speakers will address the challenges and benefits of investing in emerging markets and their experiences with public-private partnerships that have successfully created businesses and have helped local communities. Panelists will break down region-specific issues in emerging markets across the globe.

Keynote remarks will be given by Richard Holbrooke, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and current president and CEO of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS.

Additional speakers include:
• LTG (Ret.) Daniel Christman, Senior Vice President, International Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• James Kunder, Acting Deputy Administrator, USAID
• Justine Frain, Vice President, Global Community Partnerships, GlaxoSmithKline
• Wolfgang Pordzik, Executive Vice President, Corporate Public Policy, DHL
• Michael Klein, Vice President for Finance and Private Sector Development, World Bank and Chief Economist, International Finance Corporation

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