2012 Celebration of Interdependence

Our Fall Tradition Honors Two GIC VIP’s.

Join us as we celebrate our 2012 Global Citizen Award Recipients, Chair Bill Dunkelberg and Director Sharon Javie!

Economic Development and the Banking Sector in Nigeria

GIC Central Bankers Series Presents
Dr. Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu, Deputy Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria for
Economic Development and the Banking Sector in Nigeria

Perspectives on the Upheaval in Egypt

3:45PM Registration 4:00PM Welcoming Remarks   Erin Hartshorn, Executive Director, Global Interdependence Center   Moderator: Peter Alois, President, Alois Global Trade Strategies and GIC Board Member 4:15PM The Future of Egypt and its Leadership in the Region Dr. Ian S. Lustick, Bess W. Heyman Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania Followed by Audience Q [...]

Frederick Heldring Global Leadership Award

The Honorable Tom Kean currently serves as chairman of the board of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s largest health philanthropy. In addition, he serves on a number of corporate boards and is chair of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. He is co-chairman with Congressman Lee Hamilton of the National Security Preparedness Group. [...]

Food and Water – Basic Challenges to International Stability: Food and Water Security

SINGAPORE– On November 19, 2009, the Global Interdependence Center (GIC) will continue its cycle of five conferences on five continents entitled, Food and Water – Basic Challenges to International Stability, to address the critical issues of food and water security. Members of the Press are invited to the all-day conference, in partnership with the University [...]

Global Citizen Award Presented to Fred Heldring Founder of the Global Interdependence Center

GIC is proud to acknowledge individuals who have embodied GIC’s mission through their lives’ work. We honor these individuals with the Global Citizen Award and the Frederick Heldring Global Leadership Award. The Global Citizen Award is awarded to Fred Heldring in honor of his lifelong commitment and strong advocacy for GIC’s efforts to pursue the [...]

Global Trade Today and the Risk of Protectionism

Join GIC for this half-day conference which will include presentations on topics such as the North AmericanFree Trade Agreement, regional industries including life sciences, tourism, and education, as well as adiscussion on markets involving China and the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Food and Water – Basic Challenges to International Stability

Food and water, humanity’s most basic needs, are in short supply, pressured by population growth, economic trends, trade rivalries, political strategies and unfavorable weather developments. These have reduced supplies relative to growing global demand driven, in part, by our global success in raising real incomes. It is not possible for individual countries to deal effectively [...]

GIC Presents: Food and Water – Basic Challenges to International Stability

The kick off to our 2009 Global Conference Series in Philadelphia! In partnership with the CFA Society of Philadelphia and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, this half-day conference will focus on the food price inflation crisis as it pertains to investment in sectors tied to food and water, and the geopolitical ramifications of increased [...]

GIC Presents Martin Feldstein with the Frederick Heldring Award for Global Leadership

On December 18th The Global Interdependence Center presented Martin Feldstein with the Frederick Heldring Award for Global Leadership. Martin Feldstein is the is the George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University and President Emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research. In addition to serving as President and CEO of the NBER, throughout [...]