The Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance

Our programs present a broad spectrum of experts who are chosen for their ability to enrich the intellectual life of the university's community, as well as to inform the broader public. Their presence is part of St. Edward’s University's efforts to generate discussion of major national and international public policy issues.

2008-2009 Events

  • September 8, 2009 7:00pm - 8:30pm
    in
    Jones Auditorium, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
    Creativity Behind Bars

    Public Presentation and Discussion with Dr. Alicia Partnoy, Modern Languages & Literatures, Loyola Marymount University. Dr. Partnoy is a leading expert on creativity under extreme conditions. She has produced plays, prose and poetry and published extensively on the subject. She is a former Argentina Political Prisoner and author of "The Little School".www.youtube.com/watch

  • October 19, 2009 7:00pm - 8:30pm
    in
    Mabee Ballrooms, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
    Update: The Obama Administration's Foreign Policy Initiatives

    US & Foreign Diplomats and other Policy Makers evaluate the Administration's Foreign Policy Initiatives. Read about current foreign policy issues.

    • Ambassador Miguel Marin-Bosch, former Chef de Cabinet and Deputy Foreign Minister, Mexican Foreign Ministry. See his paper.See another paper.
    • Dr. Douglas T. Nelson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, CropLife America and member US Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property Rights
      See his paper. Background material.
    • Mr. Theodore Piccone, Senior Fellow & Deputy Director for Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution and Advisor to the Club of Madrid. Served on the National Security Council and in Department of Defense. See his web page.
    • Ambassador Anthony C. E. Quainton, Distinguished Diplomat in Residence, American University. Former US ambassador to Central African Republic, Nicaragua, Kuwait, and Peru. See his paper. See another paper.
    • Ambassador Javier Sandomingo Nunez, Spanish ambassador to Peru, former Subdirector for Western European Policy & former Director of Iberoamerican Policy
    • Ambassador Elaine White, former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica
    • Dr. Margaret Crahan, Senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration, and Religion at Columbia University and former Director of the Kozmetsky Center.
    • Dr. Elisa Diaz-Martinez (Moderator), Director of the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance, St. Edward's University 
  • November 5, 2009 11:00am - 12:00pm
    in
    Lucas Room, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
    The Challenge of Somalia

    Conference call with speaker Bronwyn E. Bruton, International Affairs Fellow in Residence, Council on Foreign Relations. Watch video about Somali pirates.  

  • November
    17,
    2009
    7:00pm
    in
    Mabee Ballroom A & B, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
    The Bicentennial Commemorations in Mexico and Latin America
    • 2010 will mark the bicentennial anniversary of independence for numerous Latin American nations. What have current governments and regimes learned from their predecessors? How will Latin America commemorate their independence movements? What was the role played by liberalism during these movements? Considering the role played by Spain during the independence period, what will be the role played by the Spanish Government during the oncoming commemorations? Dr. Roberto Breña will try to answer these questions and discuss the way in which these events are viewed from the United States. 

    • Roberto Brena, Ph.D: Roberto Brena is a Professor of History of Ideas at the Center for International Studies at El Colegio de Mexico in Mexico City.  Dr. Brena is a specialist on the first quarter of the nineteenth-century in Spain and Latin America.www.sre.gob.mx/austin/

  • November 19, 2009 11:00am - 12:00pm
    in
    Lucas Room, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
    Enhancing Preventive Action- Conference Call

    Conference call with speaker Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventative Action, Council on Foreign Relations.

     

     

     

  • February
    1,
    2010
    7:00pm
    in
    Maloney Room
    Rethinking Mexico - U.S. Migration: A Mexican View
    • Francisco Alba: Francisco Alba is a Professor and Researcher at El Colegio de Mexico.  An economist by training, he also graduated in Philosophy, and has done post-graduate work in demography and other social sciences in Mexico, France, and U.S.A.  His publications deal mainly with issues and public policies related to: international migrations, Mexico - U.S. migration, population and development, and regional an economic integration.  He has served as a member to several committes including: the UN Committee for the Protection of Migrants' Rights (2004-2005) and the Mexico/United States Bi-national Study on Migration (1995-1997).www.sre.gob.mx/austin/
  • February
    22,
    2010
    7:00pm
    in
    Jones Auditorium/Ragsdale Center
    Update: The Obama Administration's Economic Policies
     
    World Renowed Economists Analyze the Effectiveness of the Administration's Economic Initiatives
     
    • Dr. Graciana del Castillo, Columbia University & The Centennial Group
    • Dr. James Galbraith, Lyndon B. Johnson School, University of Texas
    • Dr. Claudio Loser, The Interamerican Dialogue, formerly of the IMF
    • Dr. Nora Lustig, Tulane University & former Director, Poverty Group, United Nations Development Program and Chief, Poverty & Inequality Unit, IDB
    • Dr. Carol O’Cleireacain, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, former Deputy State Treasurer, New Jersey & Director, New York City Office of Management & Budget
    • Dr. Seamus O’Cleireacain, Purchase College & Columbia University, former Director, Ford Foundation Program in International Economics & Development
     

Contact Us
To learn more about the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance at St. Edward's University, contact the center at 512-233-1678.