A conversation with Malin Burnham and James Clark and Charles Shapiro
January 25, 2012
2:30 p.m – 4:00 p.m.
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Security and efficiency are critical for the San Diego-Tijuana international region -- the world’s largest bi-national metropolis. This conversation with two regional leaders will focus on ways in which a region-wide coalition of stakeholders can find solutions for 21st century realities. Burnham and Clark will discuss the Smart Border Coalition, which has set the goal of ensuring efficient border crossings between San Diego and Tijuana by harnessing technological innovation, as well as new ways to staff the border amid tougher security challenges.
They will discuss the foundations of the Smart Border Coalition, which has set the goal of assuring efficient border crossings between San Diego and Tijuana for the good of the economy and social interaction of the citizens.
The burgeoning San Diego-Tijuana border is "the most important corner of the continental United States," says San Diego developer and philanthropist Malin Burnham. This dynamic region is a center of innovation, biotech companies and prestigious research institutions, such as the Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute, where scientists have been working for more than 30 years to develop drugs for Alzheimer's disease, heart disease and cancer.
Project Alcatraz is an initiative of the Santa Teresa Foundation, which addresses two of the most severe problems affecting the community -- delinquency and unemployment. Gang members in the Revenga Municipality of Aragua in Venezuela are recruited with the objective of helping them reintegrate into society. For three months, these youths are immersed in a program that includes education, work studies, community service, psychological evaluation and care, labor-intensive jobs – and rugby. While the name comes from Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco, participants of Project Alcatraz face a tougher challenge: escaping from self-imprisonment. Alcatraz gives them the tools and the opportunity to turn their lives around.
Journalist and analyst Paulo Sotero talks about how President Dilma Rousseff is Building on Recent Successes and Managing Newfound Wealth
The event will feature presentations by leading Costa Rican energy officials, representatives from industry and regional organizations. The objective of the event and dialogue is to assess the “future of energy in Costa Rica.” Topics will include the role of renewable energy such as wind, solar and geothermal, the potential for natural gas, thinking beyond hydroelectricity for the national energy matrix, and an update on the energy reform debate underway and the possibility for greater participation by the private sector in Costa Rica’s electric sector.
