DC Forum 7/12
Michael Segal
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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