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OCTOBER 16, 2015 | WASHINGTON, DC
FOREIGN POLICY MATTERS
AGENDA
OPENING REMARKS
AMBASSADOR STUART W. HOLLIDAY
President and CEO, Meridian International Center
WELCOME REMARKS
ANDREW GELFUSO
Vice President of Global Business Development, Office of Trade Promotion
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
GALLUP GLOBAL REPORT:
WHERE THE GREAT JOBS ARE
JON CLIFTON
Managing Director, Gallup Global Analytics
WHY FOREIGN POLICY MATTERS:
U.S. LEADERSHIP
CONGRESSMAN ED ROYCE (R-CA)
Chairman, House Foreign Affairs Committee
CONGRESSMAN ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
Ranking Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee
Moderated by
ALONZO L. FULGHAM
Vice President, Strategy and Sustainable International Development, CH2M Hill
WHY FOREIGN POLICY MATTERS:
MANAGING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
SECRETARY CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ
Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group
Chairman, Meridian International Center
A Conversation with
SHAWN DONNAN
World Trade Editor, Financial Times
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AGENDA
WHY FOREIGN POLICY MATTERS:
THE POWER OF CULTURE IN BUSINESS
DEE DEE MYERS
Executive Vice President,
Worldwide Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Warner Bros.
MILES YOUNG
Worldwide Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ogilvy & Mather
Moderated by
DR. CURTIS SANDBERG
Senior Vice President of Arts and Cultural Programs,
Meridian International Center
AMERICAN SENTIMENTS TOWARDS
FOREIGN POLICY
ANTONY J. BLINKEN
Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT
JAMES QUINCEY
President and Chief Operating Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
A Conversation with
AMBASSADOR STUART W. HOLLIDAY
President and CEO, Meridian International Center
CLOSING REMARKS
AMBASSADOR BEATRICE WELTERS
AND ANTHONY WELTERS
2015 Meridian Ball Chairs
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SUMMIT SPONSORS
DIPLOMAT’S CIRCLE
CRESCENT CIRCLE
TERRACE CIRCLE
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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND THE PRESIDENT
Welcome to the Meridian Global Leadership Summit.
This year, we are excited to explore Why Foreign
Policy Matters, through political, economic, and
cultural lenses. We hear the term “foreign policy”
every day, but rarely take the time to explore how it
impacts our everyday lives, including our safety and
security, financial stability, and health and well-being. Today, we have brought
together distinguished speakers from the government, business, finance, and
media sectors to provide their perspectives on the impact of foreign policy, as
well as their unique insights on leadership in a dynamic and competitive global
market. Through this cross-sector approach, we hope to better understand some
of the serious issues which are facing the world today, and provide you, our
valued audience, with deeper insights into how to gain and maintain success on
an international scale.
The findings of the Gallup Global Report: Where The Great Jobs Are will set the
stage for today’s discussions. Developed by Gallup, this report offers a first look
at the real jobs situation in 138 countries, revealing where the good – and great
– jobs are, and where the greatest deficits remain. Unlike other surveys that use
indicators such as GDP, household income, and unemployment data to make
predictions about countries, this unique survey captures how people “feel”
about their job situation and their future.
We are extremely grateful to our lead Sponsor Coca-Cola for their generous
support of this Summit. Thanks also to the U.S. Department of State, Albright
Stonebridge, and Financial Times, as well as our partners Gallup and the Ronald
Reagan Building and International Trade Center, who have been instrumental in
the success of the Summit.
We also extend our gratitude to the many other corporate, government, and
diplomatic leaders who have lent their generous support to Meridian’s mission.
Finally, our heartfelt thanks to you - our guests. Your role in the success of
today’s Summit is immeasurable. We truly hope that today’s discussion will
further enhance your understanding of the world, and that you will learn new
information to assist in resolving your own leadership challenges.
Sincerely,
Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez
Chairman
Ambassador Stuart W. Holliday
President and CEO
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS
THE HONORABLE
ANTONY J. BLINKEN
Deputy Secretary of State, United States
Department of State
Antony J. Blinken was confirmed by the United
States Senate as Deputy Secretary of State
on December 16, 2014. He was sworn in by
Secretary Kerry on January 9, 2015. Mr. Blinken
has held senior foreign policy positions in two
administrations over two decades. He most
recently served as Assistant to the President and
Principal Deputy National Security Advisor. In that
capacity, he chaired the inter-agency Deputies
Committee, the administration’s principal forum for formulating foreign policy.
During the first term of the Obama Administration, he was Deputy Assistant to
the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President. Mr. Blinken
served for six years on Capitol Hill (2002 – 2008) as Democratic Staff Director
for the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Mr. Blinken was a member
of President Clinton’s National Security Council staff at the White House from
1994 to 2001. From 1999 to 2001, he was Special Assistant to the President and
Senior Director for European Affairs – President Clinton’s principal advisor for
relations with the countries of Europe, the European Union and NATO. From
1994 through 1998, Mr. Blinken was Special Assistant to the President and Senior
Director for Speechwriting and then Strategic Planning, overseeing foreign
policy planning, communications and speechwriting and serving as President
Clinton’s chief foreign policy speechwriter. Mr. Blinken began his government
service at the State Department where, from 1993 to 1994, he served as Special
Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian
Affairs. After leaving the Clinton Administration, he was a Senior Fellow at the
Center for Strategic and International Studies between 2001 and 2002. Prior to
joining the Clinton Administration, Mr. Blinken practiced law in New York and
Paris. He has been a reporter for The New Republic magazine and has written
about foreign policy for numerous publications including The New York Times,
The New York Times Magazine and Foreign Affairs. He is the author of Ally
Versus Ally: America, Europe and the Siberian Pipeline Crisis (Praeger, 1987).
He appears frequently on cable and network television on behalf of the Obama
Administration. Mr. Blinken attended grade school and high school in Paris,
France where he received a French Baccalaureat degree with high honors. He is
a graduate of Harvard College Magna cum Laude and Columbia Law School.
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS
JON CLIFTON
Managing Director, Gallup Global Analytics
Jon Clifton is Managing Director of Gallup’s
Global Analytics and a member of the company’s
Executive Committee. He is responsible for the
company’s global government work and the Gallup
World Poll, an ongoing study conducted in more
than 160 countries. He is also a member of the
Public Release Committee, the governance board
that oversees and maintains Gallup’s public release
standards for data, research and methodology. Jon
is a nonresident Senior Fellow at Baylor University’s
Institute for Studies of Religion, and he serves on
the board of directors of the Meridian International Center and of StreetWise
Partners. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from
the University of Michigan and a juris doctorate in international law from the
University of Nebraska. He lives and works in Washington, D.C.
SHAWN DONNAN
World Trade Editor, Financial Times
Shawn Donnan moved from London to
Washington as the Financial Times’ (FT) world
trade editor, leading FT’s global coverage of trade
and development. He also covers issues related
to globalization; reports on the International
Monetary Fund and World Bank; and contributes
to coverage of the U.S. economy. Mr. Donnan
was previously World News Editor, after being
promoted from Deputy World News Editor in June
2010. Prior to that, he was the Asia World News
Editor and the Asia International Company News
page editor based in Hong Kong. He was also FT’s Indonesia correspondent
based in Jakarta. He joined FT in November 1999 in Sydney, Australia. Prior to
joining FT, Mr. Donnan worked as a staff writer for the Associated Press in the
U.S. and as a Sydney-based reporter for Agence France-Presse. Besides FT his
work has appeared in major newspapers worldwide, including the South China
Morning Post, the Los Angeles Times and Christian Science Monitor. Mr. Donnan
graduated from Boston University, majoring in International Relations.
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS
CONGRESSMAN ELIOT L. ENGEL
Ranking Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congressman Engel is the Ranking Member on
the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He also
serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee
including the Subcommittee on Health, and the
Subcommittee on Energy and Power. He is the
founder and Co-Chair of the House Oil and National
Security Caucus, which is seeking clean, energy
efficient alternatives to America’s over-reliance on
oil. He is also a member of the Democratic Task
Force on Health and serves on the Commission
on Human Rights. Congressman Engel has also
been a leader in global health, promoting an improved reauthorization of the
President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Assistance (PEPFAR). Within the PEPFAR
bill (P.L. 110-293), Congressman Engel successfully included his bill, the Stop
Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act. This measure provides increased U.S. support
for international TB control activities and promotes research to develop new
drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines. Congressman Engel is the author of the Syria
Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003, which
successfully sparked international pressure on Syria to withdraw from Lebanon,
and sponsored a key resolution recognizing Jerusalem as the undivided capital
of Israel. He is a leader in the House of Representatives on U.S. policy toward
Latin American and the Caribbean. In addition, he has written important laws
relating to Albania and Kosovo, Cyprus, Irish affairs, and is co-author of the
Harkin-Engel Protocol, which addresses the child slave labor in the cocoa fields
of Africa. Congressman Engel was born in the Bronx on February 18, 1947. He
grew up in a city housing project and attended New York City public schools.
In 1969, he graduated from Hunter-Lehman College with a B.A. in History and
received a Master’s Degree in Guidance and Counseling in 1973 from Herbert H.
Lehman College of the City University of New York. In 1987, Congressman Engel
received a law degree from New York Law School. For twelve years prior to his
election to Congress, he served in the New York State Assembly (1977-1988),
where he chaired the Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, as well
as the Subcommittee on Mitchell-Lama Housing. Prior to that, he was a teacher
and guidance counselor in the New York City public school system. A lifelong
resident of the Bronx, Congressman Engel is married to Pat Engel. They have
three children.
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS
THE HONORABLE
ALONZO L. FULGHAM
Vice President, Strategy and Sustainable
International Development, CH2M Hill
Alonzo L. Fulgham joined CH2M Hill’s
Environmental Services Business Group (ESBG)
in June 2012 as Vice President, Strategy and
Sustainable International Development. His
experience in global strategic planning, business
development, project design, and business
operations includes more than 20 years with
the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID), where, after serving as the Agency’s Chief
Operating Officer, Mr. Fulgham was appointed by President Obama as Acting
Administrator in January 2009. In this role, Mr. Fulgham managed a diverse, $15
billion portfolio in more than 88 countries, developing solutions to address a
broad range of challenges including: climate change resiliency and remediation;
food security and land management; health access and continued HIV/AIDS
response; and sustainable economic development in emerging economies
and fragile states. Following USAID, Mr. Fulgham joined International Relief
and Development (IRD) as Vice President and led the global strategy and
operations for securing non-USG business in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Under the “3D” approach to national security—Diplomacy, Development, and
Defense—U.S. leaders including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and former USAID Administrator Rajiv
Shah have acknowledged that tomorrow’s global threat reduction and security
challenges will demand more resources and more strategic focus for U.S.
diplomacy and development as key partners alongside defense. Mr. Fulgham
holds an M.A. in National Security Strategy and Resource Management from
the National Defense University and a B.A. in Business and Economics from
Fisk University. He serves on the Board of Directors for Meridian International
Center, the Society for International Development (SID), Malaria No More, GRM
International, the Futures Group, Women Thrive Worldwide, and the University
of Michigan’s William Davidson Institute. A member of the Council on Foreign
Relations, Mr. Fulgham has worked and lived overseas in countries including
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Jordan, Montenegro, Serbia, and Swaziland.
He began his career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Haiti.
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS
ANDREW F. GELFUSO
Vice President of Global Business Development,
Office of Trade Promotion, Ronald Reagan Building
and International Trade Center
Andrew F. Gelfuso is Vice-President at Trade
Center Management Associates (TCMA), a privately
held, wholly owned subsidiary of the Bostonbased Drew Company. TCMA serves as the full
service, property management company for the
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade
Center. This facility is also designated as the
official World Trade Center of Washington, DC,
which is part of the global network of the Centers
with affiliates in over 90 countries around the world. As Vice-President, Mr.
Gelfuso leads the global mission of the Center while focusing on international
business development, program promotion, business matchmaking, outreach,
trade counseling, strategic partnerships, government, and diplomatic relations.
Under Mr. Gelfuso’s leadership, the Office for Trade Promotion is responsible
for driving the Congressional mandate of the Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center and for positioning the Center to be Washington’s
focal point for a wide array of international trade, cultural, and educational
programming. Mr. Gelfuso graduated in 1997 from Hobart College in Geneva,
New York, with a degree in Political Science. He earned his MBA with a
concentration in International Business in 2001 from Johnson and Wales
University in Providence, Rhode Island. In the spring of 1996, he earned a
certificate from Vietnam National University in Vietnamese. Mr. Gelfuso has
authored articles on international trade which have been published in several
newspapers. He serves on the board of the Embassy Series, the Corporate
Committee for the National Trust for the Mall, the District Export Council of DC/
VA (DEC), and is an advisor on the Administration’s Industry Trade Advisory
Committee (ITAC) appointed by the Secretary of Commerce.
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS
THE HONORABLE
CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ
Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group
Chairman, Meridian International Center
Carlos Gutierrez is Vice Chair of Albright
Stonebridge Group (ASG), bringing unparalleled
international trade and investment expertise and
management talents to the firm. He served as the
U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 2005 to 2009
under President George W. Bush, and joined ASG
from Citi, where he served as Vice Chairman of the
Institutional Clients Group and a member of the
Senior Strategic Advisory Group. His background
adds to the firm’s already deep understanding of the different languages of
business, government and civil society, and where they intersect. His global
business insights, international expertise, and integrity add value for clients
worldwide in the practice of commercial diplomacy. Secretary Gutierrez
was born in Havana, Cuba. He joined the Bush Administration in 2005 after
spending nearly 30 years with Kellogg Company, a global manufacturer and
marketer of well-known food brands, where he started as a sales representative
in Mexico City. After assignments in Latin America, Canada, Asia, and the
United States, he became President and Chief Executive Officer in 1999 — the
youngest CEO in the company’s 100-year history. In April 2000, he was named
Chairman of the Board of Kellogg Company. As the 35th Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Commerce, Secretary Gutierrez was responsible for heading
a Cabinet agency with almost 40,000 employees and a $6.5 billion budget
focused on promoting American business at home and abroad. During his
tenure as Secretary, he worked with foreign government and business leaders
to advance economic relationships, enhance trade, and promote U.S. exports.
Secretary Gutierrez also played a key role in the passage of landmark free trade
agreements that strip away trade barriers, expand export opportunities, and
boost global investment. Secretary Gutierrez is chairman of Republicans for
Immigration Reform, the political action group that he co-founded in 2012. He
also serves as a National Trustee at the University of Miami and as a visiting
scholar at the University’s Institute for Cuban and Cuban American Studies. He
is a trustee on the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and a
Member of the Board of the U.S.-Mexico Foundation. He also sits on the boards
of the Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Met Life, Inc.
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS
THE HONORABLE STUART W. HOLLIDAY
President and CEO, Meridian International Center
Before coming to Meridian, Ambassador Stuart Holliday
served as United States Ambassador for Special
Political Affairs at the United Nations (2003-2005),
after his nomination by the President and confirmation
by the Senate. Ambassador Holliday’s primary duties
involved representing the United States on issues in
the U.N. Security Council. This included responsibility
for U.S. policy on U.N. Peacekeeping, Sanctions,
and Counterterrorism programs. Prior to serving at
the United Nations, he was Coordinator (Assistant
Secretary) of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of
International Information Programs and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Public Affairs. From 2000 to 2001, he was Special Assistant to the President and
Associate Director of Presidential Personnel at the White House. At the White
House, he advised the President on all National Security appointments including
the Defense Department, State Department, the Veterans Department, FEMA,
NASA, OPIC, Peace Corps, USAID and Ambassadorships. Following the attacks of
September 11, Ambassador Holliday was tasked by the President’s Chief of Staff to
work with government agencies to staff the first Office of Homeland Security at
the White House. From 1998 to 2000, he served as Policy Advisor to then Governor
of Texas. He has also served as Executive Director of the Dallas Council on World
Affairs, and as Regional Director for North Africa, the Middle East and Turkey at
the International Republican Institute (IRI) where he worked on political reform and
elections. Ambassador Holliday served on active and reserve duty as an Officer
in the United States Navy (Intelligence) from 1988 until 1995 and was recalled
to active duty for Operation Desert Storm. He is a recipient of the Joint Service
Commendation Medal and other awards. He obtained his B.S.F.S. (International
Affairs) from Georgetown University and his M.A. (International Affairs) from the
London School of Economics and Political Science.
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS
DEE DEE MYERS
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Corporate
Communications and Public Affairs, Warner Bros.
Dee Dee Myers became Executive Vice President,
Worldwide Corporate Communications and Public
Affairs for Warner Bros. in September 2014. In this
role, she oversees all of the company’s corporate
communications strategies and activities on a
global basis, including media relations, public
positioning, executive communications, corporate
responsibility and philanthropy. Prior to joining
Warner Bros., Ms. Myers most recently served as
Managing Director of the Glover Park Group, where
she used her years of experience in politics and media to counsel clients on
strategic and crisis communications, reputation management, and integrated
marketing. Ms. Myers served as White House Press Secretary during President
Bill Clinton’s first term and was the first woman to hold the position. After
leaving the White House, she worked as a political analyst, commentator and
writer as well as a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. She is the author of The
New York Times best-selling book Why Women Should Rule the World. She also
co-hosted the CNBC political talk show “Equal Time” and served as a consultant
on Warner Bros. Television’s Emmy Award-winning drama series “The West
Wing.” Before joining the Clinton presidential campaign in 1991, Ms. Myers
worked on a number of local, state, and national campaigns. She served as
press secretary for Dianne Feinstein in her 1990 bid for governor and worked on
the presidential campaigns of Governor Michael S. Dukakis and Vice President
Walter F. Mondale. She also worked on the staffs of Los Angeles Mayor Tom
Bradley and California State Senator Art Torres. Ms. Myers is a graduate of
Santa Clara University in California. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband,
Todd S. Purdum, a senior writer for Politico and a contributing editor to Vanity
Fair, and their children.
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS
JAMES QUINCEY
President and Chief Operating Officer, The CocaCola Company
James Quincey is President and Chief Operating
Officer (COO) of The Coca-Cola Company. In this
role, he has responsibility for all of the Company’s
operating units worldwide. Before being named
President and COO, from 2013-2015, Mr. Quincey
served as President of The Coca-Cola Company’s
Europe Group, which comprises 38 countries,
including the Member States of the European Union,
the European Free Trade Association countries,
and the Balkans. Under Mr. Quincey’s leadership,
the Europe Group, the Company’s most profitable operating group, strategically
expanded its brand portfolio and improved execution across the geography. These
actions helped drive solid topline growth and expanded the company’s leading
market share position in total nonalcoholic ready-to-drink (NARTD) beverages
despite the volatile and prolonged macroeconomic challenges in the region.
Mr. Quincey also played an instrumental role in leading the recently announced
proposed merger of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola Iberian Partners and CocaCola Erfrischungsgetranke AG to form Coca-Cola European Partners Plc., in what
will become the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler based on net
revenues. Prior to his role as head of the Europe Group, Mr. Quincey served as
President of the Northwest Europe & Nordics Business Unit (NWEN) from 2008
to 2012. Among his many accomplishments during this time was his leadership
of the acquisition of Innocent Juice in 2009. Innocent is now sold in more than 14
countries and is well on its way to becoming one of the Company’s billion-dollar
brands. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Quincey was President of the Mexico Division.
During his tenure in Mexico, he grew market share for brand Coca-Cola and
expanded the Company’s portfolio with the re-launch of Coca-Cola Zero and the
acquisition of Jugos de Valle, one of the Company’s 20 brands that generate more
than a billion dollars in annual revenue, and which is now sold in 16 countries. Mr.
Quincey joined the Company in Atlanta in 1996 as Director, Learning Strategy for
the Latin America Group, and went on to serve in a series of operational roles of
increased responsibility in Latin America, leading to his appointment as President
of the South Latin Division in 2003. During his time in South Latin, Mr. Quincey
was instrumental in developing and executing a successful brand, pack, price and
channel strategy, which has now been replicated in various forms throughout
Coca-Cola’s global system. Prior to joining Coca-Cola, he was a Partner in strategy
consulting at The Kalchas Group, a spin off from Bain & Company and McKinsey.
Mr. Quincey, who is bilingual in English and Spanish, received a Bachelor’s degree in
Electronic Engineering from the University of Liverpool. He is based in Atlanta.
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS
CONGRESSMAN ED ROYCE
Chairman, House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R) is serving his
twelfth term in Congress and represents California’s
39th District, based in Orange, Los Angeles, and
San Bernardino Counties. Congressman Royce’s
priorities in Congress are: addressing our national
debt, protecting our homeland, eliminating porkbarrel spending, fighting crime and supporting
victims of crime, strengthening education for all
students, spurring job creation and strengthening
Social Security and Medicare. Congressman Royce
has a long history of public service. In 1982, he
was elected to the California State Senate where he began his fight for victim’s
rights. He authored the nation’s first anti-stalker law and versions of his bill have
been adopted in all 50 states. For the 114th Congress, Congressman Royce was
selected to be Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Congressman
Royce has served on the Committee since entering Congress in 1993. Immediately
prior to becoming Chairman of the Committee, he served as Chairman of the
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade and a member of
the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. As a senior member of the House
Financial Services Committee, he sits on two Subcommittees: Capital Markets and
Government Sponsored Enterprises, and Insurance and Housing. Congressman
Royce has served on the conference committees for some of the most significant
legislation in the financial services arena. For more than a decade, Congressman
Royce has called for a stronger federal regulator to limit Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac’s excessive risk taking at the expense of taxpayers. In 2003, he was the first
member of Congress to write legislation calling for a single regulator under the
Treasury Department for the three housing government sponsored enterprises:
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the twelve Federal Home Loan Banks. Congressman
Royce has consistently earned honors and awards from the National Taxpayers
Union, Citizens Against Government Waste, National Federation of Independent
Businesses, Watchdogs of the Treasury, Americans for Tax Reform, U.S. Chamber
of Commerce, United Seniors Association, 60 Plus, American Share Holders
Association, Citizens for a Sound Economy and the Small Business Survival
Committee. A California native, he is a graduate of California State University,
Fullerton, School of Business Administration. Prior to entering public service,
his professional background includes experience as a small business owner, a
controller, a capital projects manager, and a corporate tax manager for a Southern
California company. Congressman Royce and his wife, Marie, have been married for
29 years.
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS
DR. CURTIS SANDBERG
Senior Vice President, Arts and Cultural Programs,
Meridian International Center
Dr. Curtis Sandberg serves as Meridian’s Senior
Vice President for Arts and Cultural Programs. He is
responsible for developing and managing exhibitions
and other cultural partnerships presented by Meridian
International Center. He also directs the Meridian
Traveling Exhibition Service that takes Meridianorganized exhibits around the United States and
the world, fostering connections with institutional
and governmental partners in host communities. Dr.
Sandberg holds a B.A. degree in classical archaeology
from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in
anthropology from Harvard University. He has had extensive museum experience
in the United States, Europe, and Asia, working in a variety of fields, including
research, curatorial, collections oversight, catalogue organization, and archival
management. He has been involved in a number of archaeological projects in the
Middle East, Europe, and the United States. He has taught at Harvard University
and at the John Burroughs School, Saint Louis, Missouri, and has lectured at
conferences, as well as at museums, diplomatic missions, and cultural organizations
in the United States and abroad. Dr. Sandberg was a Rotary International Fellow, a
Fulbright-Hayes Fellow, a Harvard Sinclair-Kennedy Fellow, and a Whiting Fellow.
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS
ANTHONY WELTERS
Executive Chairman, BlackIvy Group, LLC
Anthony Welters is currently Executive Chairman of
the BlackIvy Group, LLC and Senior Adviser to the
Office of the CEO of UnitedHealth Group (UHG),
which serves more than 100 million people worldwide
through its health and well-being companies.
Prior to this appointment, he was Executive Vice
President and a Member of the Office of the CEO
of UnitedHealth Group. Mr. Welters previously led
UHG’s Public and Senior Markets Group. Mr. Welters
joined UHG upon its acquisition of AmeriChoice, a
health care company he founded in 1989. Mr. Welters
invested early in oil leases in the Bakken Formation and established Spotted
Hawk, LLC, his own shale gas exploration and production company. Recognizing
the growing need for physical and technical infrastructure, and new market
opportunities, outside the U.S. he has recently turned his focus to Sub-Saharan
Africa where BlackIvy Group builds and grows infrastructure businesses in Ghana,
Kenya and Tanzania. Mr. Welters is a member of the boards of Loews Corporation,
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., and C.R. Bard, Inc. He is Trustee Emeritus of
the Morehouse School of Medicine Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Board of
New York University School of Law, as well as Vice Chairman of the Board of New
York University and a Trustee of NYU Langone Medical Center. He was appointed
by the President to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts, where he serves as Chairman of the Finance Committee. Mr.
Welters is a founding member of the National Museum of African American History
and Culture. He is a recipient of a Horatio Alger Award, awarded to those who have
overcome humble beginnings and adversity to achieve success and contribute
to society, and serves on the board of that charitable organization as well. Mr.
Welters is also a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the
oldest learned societies in the country. Mr. Welters and his wife Beatrice are also
recipients of the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service, in recognition of their
long-standing commitment to philanthropy. Mr. Welters was born and raised in
the New York City neighborhoods of Harlem and Bedford Stuyvesant. He earned a
BA in economics from Manhattanville College and a JD from New York University
School of Law. Mr. Welters is a member of the Bars of New York and the District of
Columbia.
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS
THE HONORABLE
BEATRICE WILKINSON WELTERS
Former United States Ambassador
to Trinidad and Tobago
Beatrice Wilkinson Welters has a strong record
of service to her country and her community,
with a special focus on providing opportunities to
underserved young people. She served as the United
States Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago from May 2010 through November 2012
where her primary mission was to ensure that her
host country remained committed to promote citizen
safety and reduce illicit trafficking throughout the
region. During her term as Ambassador, she also facilitated the first performance
by the National Symphony Orchestra in a Caribbean nation. Amb. Welters’ passion
for helping young people from under-resourced and challenging environments is
carried out through the AnBryce Foundation, which she founded with her husband
in 1995. One of their programs, Camp Dogwood Summer Academy, is a tuition free
camp that welcomes over 100 young campers each summer, providing educational
and personal development programs. In 1998, the AnBryce Scholars Program was
created at the New York University School of Law. This program assists students
of high merit who come from backgrounds of severe economic disadvantage and
are the first in their families to attend graduate school. The program also provides
full-tuition scholarships as well as summer employment, mentoring and other
enrichment opportunities. In 2012, the AnBryce Scholars Initiative was established
at the University of Notre Dame. To date, the programs have enabled nearly 100
young people to obtain their undergraduate or law degrees. Amb. Welters serves
on the boards of several distinguished Washington, DC institutions, including the
Brookings Institution, and the Maret School. She is also a member of the Board of
Visitors at Colin Powell’s School for Civic and Global Leadership at City College of
New York.
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SUMMIT SPEAKERS
MILES YOUNG
Worldwide Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Ogilvy & Mather
Miles Young was educated at Bedford School and
New College, Oxford. His career in advertising has
spanned Lintas, Allen Brady & Marsh and Ogilvy
& Mather, which he joined in 1983. Mr. Young
was appointed to the Board of Ogilvy & Mather
Advertising in London in 1986 and Client Services
Director in 1988. In February 1990, he became
Managing Director of Ogilvy & Mather Direct in
London. He was a Regional Director of Ogilvy &
Mather Direct Europe from 1990 to 1995. From
1994 to 1995, he had the additional responsibility of setting up and running the
IBM account in Europe which had previously been held by some 40 separate
agencies. This included setting up a dedicated service hub in Paris for both
advertising and direct marketing. Mr. Young has lectured and written widely on
the subject of integrated marketing, a special interest. In September 1995, he
moved to Hong Kong to take up the position of Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather
Asia Pacific, and served on the Board and Executive Committee of Ogilvy &
Mather Worldwide. During this period, Ogilvy & Mather grew significantly in
size and market share, and was repeatedly acknowledged as “Agency of the
Year” by Media magazine. Mr. Young is cofounder of the Ogilvy-Tsinghua
Program for Public Branding, a joint venture with Tsinghua University, Beijing,
and a member of the Advisory Board of the Tsinghua School of Journalism. He
is also an Economic Consultant to the Jiangsu, China Provincial Government
and a visiting Professor at Xiamen University. Mr. Young is Chairman of the U.S.
Pakistan Business Council in Washington, DC and a member of the Prime Minister
of Turkey’s Investment Advisory Council. He is a member of the Board of the
Museum of Arts and Design in New York. In addition, he is the Chairman of the
American Friends of the Hermione. He assumed the position of CEO of Ogilvy &
Mather in January 2009 and Chairman in July 2012. He is based in New York.
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ABOUT MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER
Meridian International Center is a premier global leadership
organization headquartered in Washington, DC. Building on
more than 55 years of experience, Meridian prepares U.S. and
international leaders to meet global challenges and opportunities.
Our suite of programs delivers the approach and environment for
leaders to understand global issues and cultures, exchange ideas,
collaborate on solutions, and build valuable relationships.
OUR VISION
Meridian envisions a more secure and prosperous world that is characterized by
mutual understanding, innovation, economic growth, and inclusion. Meridian believes
the path to realizing its vision is through more effective and connected public and
private sector global leadership at all levels.
WHAT WE DO
Meridian delivers a suite of programs that prepare U.S. and international leaders to
meet shared global challenges through action-oriented collaboration, education, and
cultural understanding.
EXCHANGES: Meridian’s
tailored exchange programs allow
leaders from around the world
to connect with their American
counterparts and collaborate on
solutions to challenges facing their
communities, organizations, and
countries.
CULTURE: Through the Meridian
Center for Cultural Diplomacy,
we create exhibitions, trainings,
exchanges, and conferences that
bridge cultural divides. These
programs increase understanding and
strengthen relationships between the
U.S. and countries around the world.
FORUMS: In addition to tailored
program series, Meridian conducts
public programs throughout the
year – including roundtables, panel
discussions, receptions, and more
– on timely topics of interest. By
convening Meridian’s high-level,
cross-sector audience, these Forums
create opportunities to build
networks, exchange ideas, and forge
lasting solutions to shared global
challenges.
TRAINING: Building on more than
55 years of experience, Meridian’s
custom training programs combine
practical tools with expertise from
our high-level network, ensuring our
private and public sector partners
are equipped to navigate global
challenges and opportunities.
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MERIDIAN BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CHAIRMAN
THE HONORABLE CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ
PRESIDENT AND CEO
THE HONORABLE STUART W. HOLLIDAY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ART COLLINS
THE HONORABLE ALONZO L. FULGHAM
THE HONORABLE DAVID A. GROSS
THE HONORABLE PATRICIA DE STACY HARRISON
STEVEN L. LEBLING
JEFFREY MALINAK
THE HONORABLE ANN STOCK
TRUSTEES
THE HONORABLE MEREDITH
ATTWELL BAKER
DAVID METZNER
JANET BLANCHARD
SCOTT PARVEN
JON CLIFTON
MICHAEL PICKRUM
LISA B. NELSON
MATTHEW T. ECHOLS
THE HONORABLE
RODNEY E. SLATER
THE HONORABLE
LAURIE S. FULTON
NEAL R. GOINS, PHD
DEBORAH TAYLOR
ASHFORD, ESQ.
MARIA PICA KARP
Legal Counsel
JANET LAMKIN
THE HONORABLE
WALTER L. CUTLER
STANLEY S. LITOW
President Emeritus
HONGXIA LIU
THE HONORABLE
WILLIAM F. MCSWEENY
DREW MALONEY
MICHELE A. MANATT
Trustee Emeritus
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