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Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making

Date: April 2, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm EDT
Location: Columbia University Morningside Campus Rotunda, Low Memorial Library

President Lee C. Bollinger will host a World Leaders Forum panel discussion with Columbia University's distinguished alumnus David Rothkopf, (Columbia College '77), on the topic of his provocative new book, Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making.

 

Panelists:

Lee C. Bollinger, President, Columbia University

Merit E. Janow, Professor in the Practice of International Economic Law & International Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University and former member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body

Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank

Alan Murray, (Moderator) Executive Editor of the Wall Street Journal Online

David Rothkopf, President and CEO of Garten Rothkopf and author of Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making

Saskia Sassen, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology and member of The Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University

 

Visit our gallery to view the full video recording of the event. 

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Saskia Sassen, Lee C. Bollinger, David Rothkopf, Alan Murray, Merit Janow, and Luis Alberto Moreno, discussing global power on April 2, 2008.

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David Rothkopf (Columbia College ’77), author of Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making, addresses the audience gathered in the Rotunda of the Low Memorial Library on April 2, 2008.

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David Rothkopf signs a copy of Superclass for a Columbia University student.


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