The Niger Delta: Prospects for Elections and the Future Reform Agenda
Public Event
Date and Time
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Note Location
Center for Strategic and
International Studies
B1 Conference Level
1800 K Street, NW NW
Washington, DC 20006
Directions
This is the second of four conferences on Nigeria's 2007 elections, jointly sponsored by the WoodrowWilson International Center for Scholars, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Council on Foreign Relations, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the African Studies Program at Johns Hopkins-SAIS and the African Studies Program at Northwestern University.
Speakers
8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome
- J. Stephen Morrison, CSIS
Presentation: Key Trend Lines in the Niger Delta
- Michael Wallace Baca, CSIS
- Alexander Iannaccone, CSIS
9:15 – 11:00 Panel I: The Close-in View
Chair: Akwe Amosu, Open Society Institute
Panelists:
- Precious Omuku, Shell Oil Company
- Oronto Douglas, Environmental Rights Action
- Dimieari Von Kemedi, Our Niger Delta
- Chris Albin-Lackey, Human Rights Watch
Discussants:
- Phillip van Niekerk, Good Governance Group
- MichaelWatts, University of California, Berkeley
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:30 Panel II: Future Reform and Strategies for External Support
Chair: David Smock, United States Institute of Peace
Panelists:
- Theresa Whelan, Deputy Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of Defense
- Phil Carter, Director, Office of West African Affairs
U.S. Department of State
- David Goldwynm, Goldwyn International Strategies, LLC
Media Inquiries
Please direct media inquiries to Ian Larsen in the Office of Public Affairs and Communications at ilarsen@usip.org.