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Energy—whether drawn from the ground and transported by sea (as is predominantly the case today) or derived from wind, water, sunlight or similarly renewable sources—powers the wheels of commerce, shapes the relations between nations and influences the environment and climate in which we live. At a time of tremendously rapid global economic development, the production, transportation and consumption of energy arguably represent the most important issues impacting policy decisions.

CEMTPP—the Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy—is dedicated to helping policymakers, business leaders and the general public manage energy in optimal ways. The mission of CEMTPP is to provide an unparalleled and comprehensive education in International Energy Management and Policy (IEMP) and to contribute to informed policy discussion and decision making through original, insightful research.

Monday, March 24, 2008
The Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy at Columbia University in conjunction with the Middle East Institute proudly present:
"Turning Petrodollars into Industrial Development in the Gulf"
by Jean-François Seznec
Managing Partner, Lafayette Group; Visiting Associate Professor, Georgetown University Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
12:45-2:00pm
Columbia University International Affairs Building
Room 1118 (Middle East Institute)

Dr. Seznec is Visiting Associate Professor at Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies. His research centers on the influence of the Arab-Persian Gulf political and social variables on the financial and oil markets in the region. He is focusing on the industrialization of the Gulf and in particular the growth of the petrochemical industry. He is Senior Advisor to PFC Energy in Washington, DC. He holds a MIA from Columbia University [1963], a MA and his Ph.D. from Yale University [1994]. He has published and lectured extensively on Petrochemicals and energy based industries in the Gulf and their importance in world trade. He is interviewed regularly on national TV, radio and newspapers, as well as by the foreign media.

Dr. Seznec has 25 years experience in international banking and finance of which ten years were spent in the Middle East, including two years in Riyadh at SIDF and six years in Bahrain covering Saudi Arabia. Dr. Seznec is a founding member and Managing Partner of the Lafayette Group LLC, a US based private investment company. He uses his knowledge of business in the Middle East and the United States to further his analysis of the Arab-Persian Gulf.

Refreshments will be served. Feel free to bring a lunch!

Wednesday, March 26, 2008
"Regulations and Public Utilities in Energy and Telecommunication:
Cases in Europe and in the United States"
with speakers Nicolas Curien, Ecole Polytechnique, French Commission for Public Service of Postal and Electronic Communications
Joe Fontana, Utilities Industry, Ernst & Young's Transaction Advisory Services
Pippo Ranci, Council of European Energy Regulators, Florence School of Regulation at the European University Institute
moderated by Claude Henry, Professor Emeritus at the Ecole Polytechnique, Visiting Professor at Columbia
12:00pm-2:00pm
International Affairs Building
Room 1512
Lunch will be served
Brought to you by: the Alliance Program, the Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy, and the Earth Institute at Columbia University.