Conference History
| Breaking Through The Noise of Democracy: Uniting Politics & Policy to Strike the Right Chord for Social Good |
| February 3, 2006 |
| Location: Rayburn House Office Building |
Why Does Religion Matter in Politics?
| Moderator | E.J. Dionne | Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute; Brookings Fellow; & Washington Post columnist | |
| Panelists | William Galston | Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution | |
| Ramesh Ponnuru | Senior Editor, National Review | ||
| Melissa Rogers | Professor of Religion & Policy, Wake Forest University Divinity School |
Whose Job is it to Ensure Government Accountability?
| Moderator | Pablo Eisenberg | Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute; Chronicle of Philanthropy Columnist; & CPNL Senior Fellow | |
| Panelists | Tory Newmyer | Roll Call reporter | |
| Chellie Pingree | CEO, President of Common Cause | ||
| Susan J. Irving | Director, Federal Budget Analysis, Strategic Issues U.S. Government Accountability Office |
What Will it Take to Make Good Policy Good Politics? Ensuring Access to Health Care
| Moderator | Judy Feder | Dean, Georgetown Public Policy Institute | |
| Panelists | Stuart M. Butler | Vice President, The Heritage Foundation & Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute | |
| Dora Hughes | M.D. Legislative Assistant to Senator Barack Obama | ||
| Len Nichols | Director Health Policy Program New America Foundation |
Is the Federal Budgetary Process Broken in Our Democracy?
| Moderator | Tim Westmoreland | Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute & Georgetown University Law Professor | |
| Panelists | Robert L. Bixby | Executive Director of the Concord Coalition | |
| Brian M. Riedl | Senior Policy Analyst in Federal Budget Affairs, The Heritage Foundation | ||
| Alice Rivlin | Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute; Director of Economic Policy, Brookings Institute; Former Director, Office of Management and Budget; Former Vice Chair, Federal Reserve; & Founding Director, Congressional Budget Office |
What More Must Be Done to Strengthen Democracy in Iraq?
| Moderator | Dennis McBride | Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute & President, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies | |
| Panelists | Mishkat Al Moumin | Former Minister of the Environment in the Interim Iraqi Government | |
| Ambassador James Jeffrey | State Dept. Advisor to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice | ||
| Lawrence J. Korb | Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress | ||
| Lieutenant General Walter Sharp | Director Joint Staff U.S. Army |
How Can Uniting Local & Global Interests Advance Pro-Poor Growth?
| Moderator | Vijaya Ramachandran | Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute and World Bank Consultant | |
| Panelists | Robert Holzmann | Director for Social Protection at the World Bank | |
| Anwer Ibrahim | Former Finance Minister/Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | ||
| Andrew Natsios | Professor, Georgetown School of Foreign Service & Past Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development | ||
| Mark Weisbrot | Co-Director, Center for Economic Policy and Research |