JHU SAIS to Host Conference on International Governance of New Technologies

The Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and George Mason University will co-host a two-day conference, "International Governance of New Technologies," on Monday, 02/11 and Tuesday, 02/12.

The conference, which will look specifically at information technology and biotechnology, seeks to explore new forms of international governance in the face of rapid technological change. It is becoming apparent that many new technologies are outstripping the capacity of national and international regulatory bodies to develop timely and appropriate responses. Loose coalitions of business and civil society interests are stepping in to fill this widening regulatory gap, sometimes working together with and sometimes at cross purposes with traditional international agencies.

Expert panelists from academia and research organizations will speak throughout the two days during the following sessions. For a complete list of speakers, see the attached agenda.

Monday, 02/11

8:30 a.m. Welcome by Francis Fukuyama, SAIS Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of Political Economy

8:45 a.m. Panel 1: "Private Governance in Historical Perspective"

11 a.m. Panel 2: "The Emergence of Common Law in B-to-C Commerce"

2:30 p.m. Panel 3: "Trade and Safety of Genetically Manipulated Organisms"

Tuesday, 02/12

8:30 a.m. Panel 4: "ICANN Between Legitimacy and Effectiveness"

10:45 a.m.Panel 5: "Regulation and Human Biotechnology"

1:45 p.m. Panel 6: "The Challenge of Democracy"

Media who want to cover the event should register with Felisa Neuringer in the SAIS Public Affairs Office at 202.663.5626 or [email protected].

Conference Agenda


Monday, 02/11

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome & Introductory Remarks Francis Fukuyama, Johns Hopkins University



8:45 AM - 10:45 AM Panel 1 - Private Governance in Historical Perspective

Moderator: Don Kash, George Mason University

Panelists: Bill Drake, Carnegie Endowment for Peace

Virginia Haufler, University of Maryland

Franco Furger, George Mason University

Discussant: Samuel Krislov University of Minnesota



10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Coffee Break



11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Panel 2 - The Emergence of Common Law in B-to-C Commerce

Moderator: Robert Litan, Brookings Institution

Panelists: Ethan Katsh, University of Massachusetts

Llewellyn Joseph Gibbons, University of Toledo

Stefan Verhulst, Markle Foundation

Peter Swire, Ohio State University

Discussant: Joel R. Reidenberg, Fordham University



1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Lunch Break



2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Panel 3 - Trade and Safety of Genetically Manipulated Organisms

Moderator: Scott Barrett, Johns Hopkins University

Panelists: Robert Paarlberg, Wellesley College

Henry I. Miller, Hoover Institution

David Zilberman, University of California, Berkeley

Discussant: Rebecca Goldburg, Environmental Defense

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Reception

Tuesday, 02/12

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast



8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Panel 4 - ICANN between Legitimacy and Effectiveness

Moderator: Gerald Masson, Johns Hopkins University

Panelists: Milton Mueller, Syracuse University

David Post, Temple University

Michael Froomkin, University of Miami

Discussant: Brian Kahin, University of Maryland



10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Coffee Break



10:45 AM - 12:45 PM Panel 5 - Regulation of Human Biotechnology

Moderator: Christopher C. Hill, George Mason University

Panelists: Francis Fukuyama, Johns Hopkins University

Glenn McGee, University of Pennsylvania

Adam Wolfson, The Public Interest

Discussant: Charles Weiss, Georgetown University



12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch Break



1:45 PM - 3:45 PM Panel 6 - The Challenge of Democracy

Moderator: Jessica Mathews, Carnegie Endowment for Peace

Panelists: Gregory Shaffer, University of Wisconsin

Ann Florini, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Peter J. Spiro, Hofstra University

Discussant: Jeremy Rabkin, Cornell University



Conference on "New Technologies and International Governance" Organized by the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

In cooperation with George Mason University

Washington, DC

02/11-12/2002

Note: participation to this conference is free, but registration is required.

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