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North American Union working agenda for Banff conference, Sept. 2006
Agenda for secret NAU planning conference in Banff, Alberta, September
12-14, 2006.
See also
list of participants.
Draft Detailed September 1, 2006 Agenda
Internal Document
North American Forum
Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
Banff, Alberta
September 12-14, 2006
Under the Joint Chairmanship of:
The Hon. George Shultz, Former U.S. Secretary of State
The Hon. Pedro Aspe, Former Finance Minister of Mexico
The Hon. Peter Lougheed, Former Premier of Alberta
Continental Prosperity in the New Security Environment
Session I: Opening comments by Messrs. Aspe, Lougheed and Shultz
Session II: A Vision for North America: Issues and Options
Session III: Toward a North American Energy Strategy
Session IV: Opportunities for Security Cooperation in North America (Parts I and
II)
Session V: Demographic and Social Dimensions of North American Integration
Session VI: Border Infrastructure and Continental Prosperity
Session VII: Roundtable Conversation with the Co-Chairs
Draft September 1, 2006 Agenda
North American Forum
The Fairmont Banff Springs
Banff, Alberta, Canada
September 12-14, 2006
Under the Joint Chairmanship of:
The Hon. George Shultz, Former U.S. Secretary of State
The Hon. Pedro Aspe, Former Finance Minister of Mexico
The Hon. Peter Lougheed, Former Premier of Alberta
Continental Prosperity in the New Security Environment
Tuesday, September 12th
3:00 to Advance Registration
4:30 pm Location: Heritage Hall
5:00 pm Registration
Location: Oval Room
5:45 pm Opening and Welcoming Reception
Location: Conservatory in the Cascade Ballroom
6:45 pm Dinner & Keynote Address
Location: Cascade Ballroom
8:00 pm Keynote Address Energy and Environment: a vision for North America
Dr. Mario Molina, 1995 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Wednesday, September 13th
7:30 am Continental Breakfast & Registration
Location: Alhambra Room
8:15 am Keynote Address - Hon. Greg Melchin, Minister of Energy, Government of
Alberta
Q & A 8:45 9:00 a.m.
9:00 am SESSION I:
OPENING COMMENTS BY MESSRS. SHULTZ, ASPE AND LOUGHEED
Location: Alhambra Room
SESSION II:
A VISION FOR NORTH AMERICA: ISSUES & OPTIONS
Location: Alhambra Room
9:30 am PANEL:
Moderator: Dr. Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary of State
for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Panelists:
Robert Pastor, Director, Center for North American Studies,
American University
Roger Gibbins, President & CEO, Canada West Foundation
Andrιs Rozental, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations
10:05 am ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
10:45 am Break
SESSION III:
TOWARD A NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY STRATEGY
Location: Alhambra Room
11:05 am REMARKS:
Secretary Clay Sell, Deputy Secretary of Energy,
U.S. Department of Energy
11:25 am PANEL:
Moderator: N. Murray Edwards, Vice Chairman,
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Panelists:
Richard George, President & CEO, Suncor Energy Inc.
David Victor, Director, Program on Energy & Sustainable
Development, Center for Environmental Science & Policy
Vinicio Suro, Planning & Evaluation Subdirector, PEMEX
12 noon ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
12:45 pm Break
1:00 pm Lunch
Location: Cascade Ballroom
1:30 pm Keynote Address: Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld,
Secretary of Defense, US Department of Defense
SESSION IV:
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SECURITY COOPERATION IN NORTH AMERICA - Military-to-military
cooperation
Location: Alhambra Room
2:30 pm PANEL:
Moderator: William J. Perry, former US Secretary of Defense
Panelists:
Admiral Tim Keating, Commander NORAD/USNORTHCOM
Major General Daniel Gosselin, Director General,
International Security Policy
Gerσnimo Gutiιrrez, Undersecretary for North America,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
3:05 pm ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
4:00 pm Break
SESSION IV:
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SECURITY COOPERATION IN NORTH AMERICA CONTINUED
Location: Alhambra Room
4:15 pm PANEL:
Moderator: William Schneider, President, International Planning Services
Panelists:
Ward Elcock, Deputy Minister of National Defence
Eduardo Medina-Mora, Secretary of Public Safety
Ryan Henry, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
4:50 pm ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
5:45 pm Wrap-up of daytime sessions
6:30 pm Reception
Location: Conservatory in the Cascade Ballroom
7:00 pm Dinner & Keynote Address
Location: Cascade Ballroom
8:10 pm Keynote Address - The Hon. Stockwell Day,
Minister of Public Safety, Government of Canada
Thursday, September 14th
7:00 am Breakfast
Location: Alhambra Room
7:15 am Keynote Address - Floyd Kvamme, Chairman, Presidents Council of
Advisors on Science & Technology
Q & A 7:40 to 8:00 a.m.
SESSION V:
DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS
OF NORTH AMERICAN INTEGRATION
Location: Alhambra Room
8:00 am PANEL:
Moderator: Andrιs Rozental, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations
Panelists :
Dr. Wendy Dobson, the Institute for International Business
Carlos Heredia, Chief International Affairs Advisor to the Governor of the State
of Michoacαn in Mexico
Doris Meissner, Senior Fellow, Migration Policy Institute
8:35 am ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
9:30 am Break
SESSION VI:
BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONTINENTAL PROSPERITY
Location: Alhambra Room
9:45 am PANEL:
Moderator: Hon. John P. Manley, McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Panelists:
Thomas dAquino, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Carla Hills, Chairman & CEO, Hills & Co.
Luis de la Calle, Consultor
10:20 am ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
11:00 am SESSION VII:
ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATION WITH THE CO-CHAIRS
Location: Alhambra Room
Moderator: Jane Wales, President and CEO,
World Affairs Council of Northern California
Presenters: George Shultz, Co-Chair, North American Forum
Peter Lougheed, Co-Chair, North American Forum
Pedro Aspe, Co-Chair, North American Forum
12:00 pm Adjourn
12:30 pm Informal lunch
Location: Alhambra Room
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