Message-ID: <199507070011.AA25962@lafn.org> Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 17:11:40 -0700 From: Michael Segal <mailto:ac737@LAFN.ORG> Subject: DC Forum 7/12 To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
The Center for Strategic and International is sponsoring a forum next week on Capital Hill on "Public and Private Partnerships for International Environment Development and Trade."The sponsors are very much interested in input from businesses and others who have had experience with these partnerships, notably the United States-Asia Environmental Partnership. If you plan to be in Washington DC next week and would like more information please contact:
David Wendt, Director Program on International Economic and Social Development Center for Strategic and International Studies Phone: (202)-775-3241 Fax: (202)-775-3199
Forum: Public-Private Partnerships for International Environment Development and Trade
AGENDA
July 12, 1995 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C.
9:00 - 9:30 The Foundation of USAID Public-Private Partnerships for the Environment
Ernest Bower, President, US ASEAN Council for Business and Technology - invited Henrietta Holsman Fore, Chairman, Holsman Int'l - invited
USAID, among other government agencies, has developed partnerships with the private sector to deliver US environmental and energy technologies and services to developing countries. This panel will discuss initiatives begun in the Reagan and Bush administrations and advanced under the Clinton administration.
9:30 - 10:30 The Competition: Foreign Public-Private Partnerships to Support Market Penetration
Dr. Janice Brodman, Director, Center for Innovative Technologies Patricia Jacobs, President, Market Strategies International Walter Howes, Partner, West End Partners, Merchant Bank Antonio Pradas, Executive Training Program, Florida International University
Japan, Germany and other countries actively use public-private partnerships to help their environmental firms gain market share in developing countries. This panel will discuss the kinds of foreign programs that benefit Japanese and European companies and the consequences for the US share of the environmental market.
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 11:15 Overview of US Government Policy Toward Environmental Technology Transfer
Jeff Seabright, Director, Office of Energy, Environment, and Technology, USAID Timothy Titus, Managing Director, Outreach and Communications, USAEP
Jeff Seabright and Timothy Titus will briefly describe the major programs aimed at supporting environmental technology cooperation.
11:15 - 12:30 US Environmental Industry Experience in USAID Programs
Patrick Cronin, Johnson Controls Irwin Gross, ICC Technologies Dawn Kristof, President, Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association John Mizroch, Executive Director, Environmental Export Council Ed Sanders, President, Sanders Int'l Scott Sklar, Executive VP, US Export Council for Renewable Energy Herb Wilcox, Vice President, Solar Resources
Representatives of US environmental companies that have participated in USAID and USAEP programs will discuss their experiences and the priorities they consider important in the future.
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
Luncheon speakers from Congress will provide a "view from the hill" on foreign assistance programs and their role in supporting US environmental technology and service firms participation in developing country markets.
1:30 - 3:00 Where Do We Go From Here?
Darryl Banks, World Resources Institute - invited Will Knowland, World Environment Center - invited David Nemtzow, President, The Alliance to Save Energy
Representatives of US environmental technology and services industry and USAID will discuss priorities and the most effective approaches to meet challenges of the future.
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