Date: Wednesday 4 July 2007
Time: 6-7.30pm
Venue: Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street
Speakers: Professor Mary Kaldor, Yahia Said, George Soros and Professor Sir Nicholas Stern
Chair: Howard Davies

This event seeks to encourage a more holistic approach towards thinking about energy security, and will mark the launch of the publication Oil Wars, edited by Mary Kaldor, Terry Karl and Yahia Said.

Mary Kaldor is Professor of Global Governance and co-director, Centre for the Study of Global Governance, LSE. Yahia Said is research fellow, Centre for the Study of Global Governance, LSE and head of the Middle East Revenue Watch Programme, Open Society Institute. George Soros is chairman of the Open Society Institute. Professor Sir Nicholas Stern is the IG Patel Professor of Economics & Government at LSE.

The Open Society Institute (OSI), a private operating and grantmaking foundation, aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI works to build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as combating corruption and rights abuses.

The Centre for the Study of Global Governance is a leading international institution dedicated to research, analysis and dissemination about global governance. Based at the London School of Economics, the Centre aims to increase understanding and knowledge of global issues, to encourage interaction between academics, policy makers, journalists and activists, and to propose solutions.

Ticket Information

Update: Monday 2 July, 11.10am

The online ticket request form is now closed and all tickets for members of the public, LSE students, summer school students, staff and alumni have now been allocated.

Tickets for this event will be posted to successful applicants by Tuesday 26 June. Any applicants who were unsuccessful in their ticket request will be advised as soon as possible

If you have not been successful in requesting a ticket then please note the following:

Returns Queue

There will be a returns queue in operation for this event. Shortly before the event starts we will fill any empty seats left by ticket holders with people from the returns queue. The returns queue will be located outside the entrance to the Peacock Theatre on Portugal Street. Entry is not guaranteed to this event via the returns queue.

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