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| | brought him to where he is today. The |
| | story is not about heroism; it does not |
| | depict battles of major proportions. It is |
| | about a journey neither planned nor |
| | anticipated, a journey of one family's |
| | adventure that started as a tragedy and is |
| | about to end as fulfillment. The German |
| | invasion of Poland was the tragedy, living |
| | the final days in America the fulfillment. |
| | They started in Warsaw. They ended up in |
| | Washington. The 'wherever' was in between. |
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| | "My message is to have courage to open |
| | closed doors as I did on my journey from |
| | Warsaw to America." |
| | - Zygmunt Nagorski |
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
12:30 - 2:00 pm
World Bank J Building, Auditorium JB1-080
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OPENING REMARKS VIA VIDEOCONFERNCE BY
Frannie Léautier
Managing Partner, The Fezembat Group; former Vice President of the
World Bank Institute (WBI)
Ms. Léautier joined the World Bank in 1992 as a Transport Economist
in the Latin America and Caribbean Region. She served in various
positions, mostly in the infrastructure sector, before she was
appointed Director in the Office of the President in 2000 and then
Vice President of WBI in December 2001. She championed the creation
of the African Institute for Science and Technology, and was
instrumental in expanding WBI?s leadership development initiatives.
She has published extensively and received many awards. Her most
recent work explains the importance of understanding cities in a
globalizing world. She is also a Founding Member of the Editorial
team for Journal of Infrastructure Systems and a member of a number
of international committees and Boards. After leaving the World
Bank, Ms. Léautier started a company that helps clients understand
and manage risks, particularly in emerging markets.
MODERATED BY
Phil Hay
Communications Adviser, Human Development Network, World Bank
Mr. Hay is helping to raise the profile and proven impact of human
development issues such as health, nutrition and population,
HIV/AIDS, education, etc, in the global and national media, and
within the Bank's own development community. He also works closely
with key partners such as civil society, the specialist UN agencies,
parliamentarians, the private sector, and others to advance the
human development agenda. Mr. Hay is a former BBC Special
Correspondent and veteran commentator on international affairs.
PRESENTATION BY AUTHOR
Zygmunt Nagorski
Founder and President, The Center for International Leadership
A veteran of World War II, Mr. Nagorski emigrated to the United
States in 1948, and embarked on a journalism career. Mr. Nagorski
then spent a decade in the U.S. Foreign Service with posts in Egypt,
South Korea and France. Upon returning to the United States in 1969,
he was appointed Director of Meetings of the Council on Foreign
Relations. He later served as Vice President and Director of the
Executive Seminars program of the Aspen Institute for Humanistic
Studies. In 1986, he co-founded, and served as president of, the
Center for International Leadership. Several hundred World Bank
managers have participated in his leadership training program,
beginning in 1998. His books include Armed Unemployment, The
Psychology of East-West Trade, and U.S.-Japanese Economic Relations.
He has been a contributor to such national publications as The
National Review, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
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