This program features an address by Former United States Secretary of State, The Honorable Madeleine K. Albright, commemorating Václav Havel as an intellectual, leader, and agent of change and how his legacy continues to play an important role in today’s current global landscape. Followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
The event will also feature a dedication of the bust of Václav Havel by artist Marie Seborova which is being donated to Columbia University by Joseph Balaz and the Václav Havel Library Foundation.
Madeleine K. Albright, Former U.S. Secretary of State; Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group; Michael and Virginia Mortara Endowed Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
Welcome Remarks: Merit E. Janow, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs; Professor of Professional Practice in International Economic Law and International Affairs, Columbia University
Brief Commentary: Jan Svejnar, James T. Shotwell Professor of Global Political Economy; Director, Center on Global Economic Governance, Columbia University
Introduction of The Honorable Madeleine K. Albright by: President Lee Bollinger, Columbia University in the City of New York Question and Answer Session
Moderated by: Jan Svejnar, James T. Shotwell Professor of Global Political Economy; Director, Center on Global Economic Governance, Columbia University
Co-sponsored by Columbia SIPA's Center on Global Economic Governance, the Václav Havel Library Foundation, and the World Leaders Forum
With additional support from the Harriman Institute
Registration for this event is now full and closed. Please email [email protected] with any quesitons.
For those unable to attend in-person, this event is being livestreamed at cgeg.sipa.columbia.edu/watch.
