The Agirre Lehendakaria Center for Social and Political Studies (ALC, University of the Basque Country) and the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity (AC4, Columbia University) invite you to join us as we discuss our ongoing collaborative research inspired by Dr. Juan Jose Ibarretxe’s theoretical work on sustainable human development under extreme circumstances. Please join us and our collaborators to discuss our most recent advancements, our vision for new initiatives, and the implications of our research in the Basque Country and beyond. This seminar will include a keynote address by Dr. Juan Jose Ibarretxe, former President of the Basque Government, presentations by renowned scholars, and an exhibition by award-winning Basque artist Itziar Barrio. Light refreshments will be served.
Keynote Address by Dr. Juan José Ibarretxe
Chair of the Agirre Lehendakaria Center for Social and Political Studies
Lehendakari (President) of the Basque Government , 1999-2009
Speakers include:
Andrea Bartoli, PhD. Dean of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University.
Peter T. Coleman, PhD. Director of the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (MD-ICCCR), Teachers College, Columbia University. Executive Co-Chair of AC4, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Gorka Espiau. The Agirre Lehendakaria Center for Social and Political Studies. Director of Innovation for Cities and Regions, The Young Foundation
Armando Geller, PhD. Scensei, LLC
Joshua Fisher, PhD. Director of AC4, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Paul Hoyt-O’Connor, PhD. George Washington University
Borislava Manojlovic, PhD. School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University
When & Where
Event to be held at the following time, date, and location:
Friday, March 6, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (EST)
Teachers College, Columbia University
525 West 120th Street
Everett Lounge, Zankel Hall
New York, NY 100
Invitation artwork: The Curve of Destiny (La curva del destino), by Jesus Mari Lazkano, 2004.