Events
Toward a Democratic Ethiopia
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT DOES NOT TAKE PLACE AT THE WILSON CENTER, BUT AT THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
The National Endowment for Democracy and the Wilson Center cordially invite you to attend a conference:
“Toward a Democratic Ethiopia”
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
National Endowment for Democracy
1025 F Street, NW, Suite 800
RSVP (acceptances only) with name and affiliation by Friday, October 5th, 2012
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Dawit Kebede //Editor-in-Chief, Awramba Times
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Former Executive Director, Ethiopian Women’s Lawyers Association
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Director, Middle East and Africa, Center for International Private Enterprise
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Professor, George Mason University
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Adjunct Professor, George Washington University
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Professor, Old Dominion University
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Specialist in African Affairs, Congressional Research Service
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Professional Staff, U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights
AGENDA
8:30 a.m. – Registration and coffee
9:00 a.m. – Panel 1: Civil Society, Media and Political Space
Dawit Kebede, Editor-in-Chief, Awramba Times
Mahdere Paulos, former Executive Director, Ethiopian Women’s Lawyers Association
TBD
Moderator: Abdulwahab Alkebsi, Director, Middle East and Africa, Center for International Private Enterprise
10:15 a.m. – Break
10:30 a.m. – Panel 2: Strategic Opportunities and Policy Challenges
Prof. Terrence Lyons, George Mason University
Amb. David Shinn, George Washington University
Berhanu Mengistu, Old Dominion University
Moderator: Lauren Ploch Blanchard, Specialist in African Affairs, Congressional Research Service
12:00 p.m. – Lunch
12:30 p.m. – Lunch Presentation
Introduction: Gregory Simpkins, Professional Staff, U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights
State Department representative (TBD)
To RSVP (acceptances only), please visit: http://toward-a-democratic-ethiopia.eventbrite.com/
RSVPs will be accepted until COB on Friday, October 5, 2012
