The Private Sector Summit on Post-Tsunami Reconstruction and Rehabilitation will be held on Thursday, May 12 in Washington, D.C. The summit will provide a high-level forum for corporate representatives to meet with senior officials from governments of the hardest hit countries, as well as representatives from NGOs working on reconstruction in the affected area to discuss the needs, priorities and challenges of the next phase of post-tsunami reconstruction. Target countries include India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

Thursday, May 12, 2005
8:30 am - 8:30 pm
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20004

ORGANIZERS
Asia Society, The Asia Foundation, U.S.-ASEAN Business Council,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
U.S.-Indonesia Society, U.S.-Thailand Business Council,
U.S.-India Business Council, United Nations Foundation

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
The Honorable George H. W. Bush, Former President of the United States;
Co-Chair, U.S. Private Sector Tsunami Relief

The Honorable William J. Clinton, Former President of the United States;
Co-Chair, U.S. Private Sector Tsunami Relief; UN Special Envoy for Tsunami-Affected Countries

The Honorable Jan Egeland, UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs 

The Honorable Richard C. Holbrooke, Chairman, Asia Society

The Honorable James Lee Witt, Former Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, James Lee Witt Associates

The Honorable Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State

OBJECTIVES

• Provide a forum in which senior officials from governments of the hardest hit countries and the U.S. private sector can have a focused dialogue about the needs, priorities and challenges of the coming reconstruction phase;
• Provide a venue for corporations and other private institutions to channel already pledged, but as yet unallocated, assistance;
• Identify vehicles for channeling such targeted assistance through a menu of credible organizations and/or projects;
• Enable private sector representatives to highlight contributions already made, share experiences, and discuss best practices regarding the effective application of resources;
• Maintain the momentum of international support for reconstruction and rehabilitation.

For additional information please contact Greta Lundeberg at glundeberg@asiasoc.org