This document outlines the agenda for the 2014 World Forum on the Diaspora Economy. The forum will take place on September 19, 2014 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The agenda focuses on using the diaspora economy to create new capital, jobs, and wealth between nations in the global North and South. Session topics include financing for development innovation, major investment projects versus small-and-medium enterprises, and building a new asset class. Key presenters will discuss areas of cooperation such as exporting ethnic foods, developing creative industries, telecommunications, and diaspora tourism. The goal is to facilitate investment and economic opportunities between diaspora communities and their countries of origin.

1. Initiative in Support of the United Nations Agenda on Financing for Development &
The Post 2015 Agenda
COVER PAGE ABOUT CONTEXT PROGRAM PREVIEW EXPECTED OUTCOMES
C R E A T I N G N E W C A P I T A L , J O B S & W E A L T H N O R T H - S O U T H
World Forum
September 19 2014
ON THE
DIASPORA
ECONOMY
A
Diaspora-Host
Countries
B
Diaspora
Countries of
Origin Market
U.S.
U.K.
France
Canada
Germany
Others
Low Income Countries
Middle Income Countries
Latin America/
& the Caribbean
Asia & the Pacific
Africa/
& the Middle East
Europe
Eastern Europe
DRAFT PROGRAM AGENDA
2014 WORLD FORUM ON THE DIASPORA ECONOMY:
CREATING NEW CAPITAL, JOBS & WEALTH, BETWEEN NATIONS, NORTH-SOUTH
Friday, September 19, 2014, 3pm-6pm, UN Headquarters , ECOSOC Chamber
(Agenda as of 9-15-2011/ Subject to Change)
2:00 - 2:45 ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION
3:00 – 4:10 Session I: Financing for Development Innovation and Leadership for the World We Want
Welcome:
H. E. Mr. Jean-Francis Régis Zinsou, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Benin to
the UN, and Group Chair of the Least Developed Countries.
H.E. Ms. Nili Shalev, Israeli Economic Minister to North America, Head of the Economic and
Trade mission, Ministry of Economy Government of Israel.
Messages/ Statements :
H.E. Mr. Sam Kahamba Kutesa, 69th
President of the UN General Assembly (tbc)
H.E. Mr. Jan K. Eliasson, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations (tbc)
Member States
Keynote: Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Deputy
Executive Director
Conference Introduction: The Diaspora Economy Investing Innovation: A New Economic
Development Model & The Financing for Development Fund
Mr. Harvey Dupiton, Executive Secretary, The Financing for
Development Business Advisory Group
Ms. Betsy Zeidman, Adviser (Contribution based on her work on
Emerging Domestic Market at the Milken Institute)
Professor Richard Ottoo, Pace School of Finance, Project Adviser
Mr. Hugh Fox, Project Team Fund Advisor
Mr. Kurdy Lareche, Vice Consul, Consulate General of Haiti of Canada
MULTI-STAKEHOLDER AREA OF LEADERSHIP &
COLLABORATION / LEAD INVESTMENT PROJECT (PPP)
Area 1: Creating an Export Market for Ethnic/Organic Foods
Special Guest: Mr. Muhammad Munir Chaudry, Ph.D., President Islamic Food and Nutrition
Council of America.
Mr. Ian Williams, Columnist for Investor Relations Magazine, Historian and Consultant on
International Spirits.
Area 2: Lead Investment Project to Export Countries Creative Industry-
FFD-Fund Project Specialist, Sibyl Reymundo-Santiago, Executive Director & Managing
Partner, SOHO International Film Festival.
Area 3: Lead Investment Project towards in Telecom, A Universal [Voicemail] Service Network
Connecting Everyone with Everyone, The Global Messaging Alliance, Fund Project Specialist,
Mr. Eric Fonseca & Level 3 Communications.
Area 4: Lead Investment Project on Diaspora Tourism Development, Caribbean Basin Sports
Tourism Development.
FFD-Fund Tourism Project Specialist, Mr. Patrick Beckford, Past President of Jamaica North-
East Diaspora Organization.

2. Initiative in Support of the United Nations Agenda on Financing for Development &
The Post 2015 Agenda
COVER PAGE ABOUT CONTEXT PROGRAM PREVIEW EXPECTED OUTCOMES
C R E A T I N G N E W C A P I T A L , J O B S & W E A L T H N O R T H - S O U T H
World Forum
September 19 2014
ON THE
DIASPORA
ECONOMY
A
Diaspora-Host
Countries
B
Diaspora
Countries of
Origin Market
U.S.
U.K.
France
Canada
Germany
Others
Low Income Countries
Middle Income Countries
Latin America/
& the Caribbean
Asia & the Pacific
Africa/
& the Middle East
Europe
Eastern Europe
DRAFT PROGRAM AGENDA
2014 WORLD FORUM ON DIASPORA ECONOMY:
CREATING NEW CAPITAL, JOBS & WEALTH, BETWEEN NATIONS, NORTH-SOUTH
Friday, September 19, 2014, 3pm-6pm, UN Headquarters , ECOSOC Chamber
(Agenda as of 9-15-2011/ Subject to Change)
4:10 – 5:05 SESSION II: THE INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE (Major Projects vs. SMEs)
Co-Chair: Mr. Alan Brody, CEO Tech Marketing, Convean
Moderator: Mr. Wale Idris Ajibade, Executive Director, African Views & Project Team Adviser
Ms. Inyang Ebong-Harstrup, Deputy Director, UN Office for South-South Cooperation
Deutsche Bank, Global Consumer Goods, Global Financial Services
Ms. Susan Doyle, Bloomberg Intelligence: Based on the Africa 2014 Summit
Mr. Henri Dommel, Director, Inclusive Finance Practice, United Nations Capital Development
Fund
Ms. Leigh Moran, Senior Officer, Strategic Initiatives, Calvert Foundation
Dr. Liesl Riddle, Associate Professor of International Business and International Affairs;
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, GW School of Business; Co-Director, GW Diaspora
Program
5:10– 6:00 Session III: BUILDING A NEW ASSET CLASS
Session Co-Chair: Ms. Rose Sager, Trade Representative, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom
of Bahrain to the United Nations
Moderator: Professor, James T. Lap, Professor of East Asian Languages & Cultures, Columbia
University.
Mr. Jin-Yong Cai, Executive Vice President and CEO, IFC (Sending Representative)
Citigroup, Capital Markets Origination Group
Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Former Director UN-DESA, UNWTO Consultant, Fund Project Adviser
(Free Zones Financial Zones for interested Developing Countries
Mr. Daniel Schwartz, Project Advisor, Bonds
PT Tan, Greenberg Traurig (Former) Project Head Legal