12:00–13:15 |
Lunch reception - Welcome by Hallstein Bjercke, Commissioner for Cultural Affairs and Business, Oslo City Government
- Keynote Address by Gry Larsen, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway
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13:30–14:30 |
The Roles and Responsibilities of Business - Introduction by President of the US Institute of Peace and fmr. Congressman, Jim Marshall, on the basis of the report of the ‘Business and Peace Initative’, a high-level task force including actors from business, politics and academia
- Discussion with Greg Reichberg (Research Professor, PRIO and the University of Oslo), Heba El-Kholy (Director of the Oslo Governance Centre, UNDP) and Erik Edling (Project leader, International Council of Swedish Industry)
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14:45–15:50 |
Natural Resource Extraction: Blessing or Curse? - Drivers for peace and conflict: The role of the extractive industry in post-conflict situations
(Siri Aas Rustad, Senior Researcher, PRIO)
- Crises and Opportunities in the Eastern Mediterranean: Extracting Hydrocarbons
(Harry Tzimitras, Director, PRIO Cyprus Centre)
- Comments by Leiv Lunde, Director, Fridtjof Nansen Institute
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15:50–16:00 |
Concluding remarks - Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director, PRIO
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