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Welcome:

Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University

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Panel Discussion on Eliminating Poverty:

Intro: Moderator and Host, Lisa Anderson, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Poverty and Economic Development, Task Force Coordinator Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute

Hunger, Task Force Coordinator Pedro Sanchez, Director, Tropical Agriculture, The Earth Institute

Science, Technology and Innovation, Task Force Coordinator Yee Cheong Lee, President-elect, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)

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Panel Discussion on Improving Health and Nutrition:

HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, Other Major Diseases, and Access to Essential Medicines, Task Force Coordinator Josh Ruxin, Assistant Clinical Professor of Public Health, Center for Global Health and Economic Development, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Maternal Health and Child Health, Task Force Coordinator Allan Rosenfield, Dean, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University; Task Force Member Ron Waldman, Professor, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Primary Education and Gender Equality, Task Force Coordinator Geeta Rao Gupta, President, International Center for Research on Women

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Panel Discussion on Improving Living Conditions:

Water and Sanitation, Task Force Coordinator Roberto Lenton, Executive Director, Secretariat for International Affairs and Development, International Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI), The Earth Institute

Environmental Sustainability, Task Force Member Charles McNeill, Environment Program Team Manager and Biodiversity Conservation & Poverty Reduction Advisor, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

Improving the Lives of Slum Dwellers, Task Force Coordinator Elliott Sclar, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University

Closing Remarks, Moderator and Host, Lisa Anderson, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University and Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University