The 2009 HAA Global Series conference in Cape Town will bring together alumni to participate in academic symposia and learn about important initiatives shaping Harvard's future. Please check back as the program develops.

The full conference fee or any combination of conference activities will be USD $300. The price will be the same for alumni and guests. The conference fee includes all meals and access to each of the events during the program. Space is limited; walk-in registrations will only be accommodated if there is availability. Financial assistance for the cost of the conference is available on a limited basis upon request. For more information, please contact Kate Ryan at +1 617-495-3235 or by email at kate_ryan@harvard.edu.

 

The Spier Hotel, Stellenbosch

6:30 PM     WELCOMING RECEPTION

John P. Reardon Jr., Executive Director of the Harvard Alumni Association; Associate Vice President for University Relations

Jorge I. Domínguez, Vice Provost for International Affairs at Harvard University; Antonio Madero Professor of Mexican and Latin American Politics and Economics, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Spier Hotel, Stellenbosch

8:00 AM     REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30 AM     OPENING PLENARY SESSION

Session 1

MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Steven E. Hyman, Provost of Harvard University; Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School

WELCOME FROM THE HAA
Walter H. Morris Jr. AB '73, MBA '75, President of the Harvard Alumni Association

OPENING ADDRESS
Speaker to be announced

Session 2

UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES IN GLOBAL HEALTH
Moderator: Linda A. Hill, Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Panelists:
Myron Essex, Mary Woodard Lasker Professor of Health Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health
Paul E. Farmer, Maude and Lillian Presley Professor of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Julio J. Frenk, Dean-Designate, Harvard School of Public Health
Bruce D. Walker, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Please check back as the panel develops

12:00 PM    LUNCH AND UNIVERSITY ADDRESS BY DREW FAUST

UNIVERSITY ADDRESS
Drew Faust, President of Harvard University; Lincoln Professor of History, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

AFTERNOON CONCURENT DISCUSSIONS
Panel Recruitment in process, please check back for additional speakers

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND AFRICA
Moderator: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher, Jr. University Professor; Director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

LEADERSHIP FOR INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA AND BEYOND
Moderator: Kathleen McCartney, Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development

GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
Moderator: David T. Ellwood, Dean, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University; Scott M. Black Professor of Political Economy

GLOBAL HEALTH CHALLENGES: MODELS OF SUCCESS IN AFRICA
Moderator: Jim Y. Kim, Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health; Professor of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School

CONSTITUTION BUILDING: AFRICA AND BEYOND
Moderator: Elena Kagan, Dean, Harvard Law School; Charles Hamilton Houston Professor of Law

AFRICANS AND THE WORLD
Moderator: Jacob K. Olupona, Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard Faculty of Arts; Sciences and Professor of African Religious Traditions, Harvard Divinity School

7:00 PM    GALA BUFFET DINNER
With festive local fare and entertainment