Philippines 2016: Governance, Growth, Development and Security

As President Aquino concludes his six-year term, join us as Philippine and U.S. leading analysts and officials offer perspectives on governance, growth, development and security, and prospects for U.S.-Philippines relations.

Program

Welcome Remarks

 H.E. Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. 
Philippine Ambassador to the United States of America

Panel 1: Governance, Growth and Development

Speakers 

Motoo Konishi
Former Country Director for the Philippines, World Bank

Gloria D. Steele
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia, 
U.S. Agency for International Development

Matthew L. Bohn
Vice President of Administration and Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Millennium Challenge Corporation

 Moderator: Hank Hendrickson, Executive Director, U.S.-Philippines Society

Panel 2: Peace and Security

Speakers

Zachary Abuza 
Professor, National War College

Patricio Abinales 
Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Ruth Wedgwood 
Burling Professor of International Law, Johns Hopkins University  SAIS

Moderator:  William Wise, Senior Associate Director, Asian and Southeast Asia Studies Program, Johns Hopkins University SAIS

LUNCHEON

Reconvening Remarks

Hank Hendrickson 
Executive Director, U.S.-Philippines Society

KEYNOTE REMARKS

The Honorable Richard G. Lugar 
Former Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Closing Remarks

Ambassador John F. Maisto 
President, U.S.-Philippines Society

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