Training

2013 LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND NEGOTIATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Overview

This seminar offers an exciting opportunity for personal and professional development, and consists of a combination of two courses: Leadership and Management in International Development; and Negotiations in International Development. Participants in this course will receive one certificate indicating completion of the whole program, rather than two one week course certificates. To see descriptions of the topical areas covered, please refer to the two previous descriptions in this booklet. In addition, the participants who enroll in this two week combination seminar will have more opportunities to network, also for site visits and can take part in the optional weekend sightseeing tour of Washington offered to participants who attend seminars lasting two weeks or longer at the ILI.

Course Advisors

Kim Phan is Executive Director of ILI. Ms. Phan also serves as the Project Director for all of ILI’s projects with various donors, countries, and partners. Prior to ILI, she worked under the U.S. Mission at the Asian Development Bank as the U.S. – Asia Environmental Partnership representative. She has a Masters in the Study of Law from Northwestern University School of Law and a B.A. from Allegheny College with a focus in Nuclear Warfare Strategy.

Gerhard Botha is Director of Programs at ILI. Previously, he worked for the World Bank as a senior sector specialist in legal and judicial reform and private and financial sector development. Mr. Botha specialized in labour/employment law and relations, conflict resolution and negotiations, both in private practice and within a large corporate environment in Southern Africa. He has over 25 years of experience in legal and labour relations practice, and in international development. Mr. Botha holds B.A. and LL.B degrees from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, an LL.M in Labour Law, from the University of South Africa and an LL.M focusing on labour/ employment law and Alternate Dispute Resolution, from The George Washington University Law School in Washington DC.

2013 NEGOTIATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Overview

This highly interactive seminar focuses on the development of effective negotiation skills, styles, and strategies, with special emphasis on multilateral negotiation with and within international organizations and companies. Through in-depth analysis of theory and practice with exercises and simulated negotiations, participants will gain the necessary skills to become confident negotiators, overcome impasse in the negotiation process, and utilize strategic tactics to further their own positions and interests. Officials and practitioners from developing countries, who have been confronted by the challenges of negotiating with their domestic and international counterparts as well as international development institutions, would find this seminar highly beneficial.

Course Outline

• Negotiation and conflict styles
• Approaches to negotiation
• Preparing for negotiation
• Process and key stages of negotiation
• Analyzing positions, interests, options, and more
• Techniques and skills
• Exploring power and cultural dynamics
• Overcoming impasse
• Dealing with difficult negotiators
• Multilateral negotiation in international organizations and companies

Course Advisors

Gerhard Botha is Director of Programs at ILI.  Previously, he worked for the World Bank as a senior sector specialist in legal and judicial reform and private and financial sector development.  Mr. Botha specialized in labour/employment law and relations, conflict resolution and negotiations, both in private practice and within a large corporate environment in Southern Africa.  He has over 25 years experience in legal and labour relations practice, and in international development.  Mr. Botha holds B.A. and LL.B degrees from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, an LL.M in Labour Law, from the University of South Africa and an LL.M focusing on labour/ employment law and Alternate Dispute Resolution, from The George Washington University Law School in Washington DC.

2013 GOVERNANCE AND ANTI-CORRUPTION METHODS

Overview

The course presents an in-depth survey of methods and best practices taken by governments, non-governmental organizations (“NGOs”), and other stakeholders to eradicate corruption and promote transparency. The course reviews elements in public sector management commonly known as “good governance,” the causes and effects of corruption, and undertakes a comparative study of domestic and multilateral efforts to eliminate corruption. Additionally, the course examines the history, foundation and main provisions of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption and other international instruments designed to curb corruption and their implications for governance and transparency worldwide. Participants will be expected to fashion an anti-corruption strategy that fits their country’s individual needs and circumstances in recognition of the need to include the full range of stakeholders.

Course Outline

 Introduction

• Definitions and measurement of corruption

• Codes of conduct and accountability

• Site visits to the U.S. National Security Archives, FinCEN, SEC, World Bank Group and Inter-American Development Bank Group

International Anticorruption Mechanisms

• UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)

• US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

• UNOCD Legislative Guide

• OECD Anti-bribery Convention

• Inter-American Convention Against Corruption

• Multilateral and bilateral programs

• International cooperation

Public Sector Mechanisms

• Government ethics and integrity

• Government oversight

• Transparency in procurement

• Financial regulatory mechanisms

Private Sector Issues and Mechanisms

• Issues of financial integrity

• Maintaining financial integrity

• Role of accounting

• Codes of ethics

Civil Society Mechanisms

• Roles and activities of Transparency International

• The right to information

• U.S. Freedom of Information Act

• Free and independent media

• The role of stakeholders: parliamentarians, judges, civil society, NGOs and media

Designing and Implementing UNCAC Legislation

• Drafting legislation

• Costs and sources of funding for implementation and training

• Implementation strategies

Course Advisors 

Timothy L. Dickinson is a partner in the Washington D.C. office of Paul, Hastings LLP. His practice is devoted primarily to international commercial matters, including counseling on the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the design and implementation of special investigations and compliance programs. Mr. Dickinson is also a member of the ILI Board of Directors.

H. Stephen Halloway is the Director of ILI’s Center for Comparative Legislative Management. He has over 35 years of experience in senior legal and policy positions in the U.S. Government, the U.S. Senate, State legislatures, the United Nations and the Inter-American Development Bank. He was Chief Regulatory Officer for the U.S. Department of Commerce and a civil rights attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice. He serves on the Private Advisory Council to the State Legislative Leaders Foundation.

2013 CAPITAL MARKETS: DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION

Overview

This course highlights the major issues and procedures relating to the development and regulation of capital and securities markets in developing economies. Participants will discuss the major building blocks of an effective capital market and the policy environment needed to help its development. The course also includes issues related to the growing interaction of emerging markets with developed capital markets.

Course Outline

Legal, Regulatory and Institutional Framework

• Institutional structure related to market's needs
• Government regulation: securities laws, securities exchange commissions, central banks, ministries of finance
• Stock exchanges: rules and regulations, self or external regulation, membership and listing standards
• Corporate governance
• Transparency
• Prospectuses

Development of Capital Markets

• Policy issues affecting development of capital markets
• Managing risks and responding to crises in Capital Markets
• Capital markets and housing finance

Role of Participants in Capital Markets

• Regulators, financial institutions, accountants/auditors, government
• Issuers of securities in capital markets
• Investors in capital markets: individuals and institutional players
• Professionals: brokers, dealers, underwriters
• Financial intermediaries: commercial banks, merchant banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, insurance companies, pension funds
• Initial public offerings (IPOs)

Typical Field Trips (selection based on availability)

• New York Stock Exchange; Nasdaq; U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank in New York; a ratings agency, such as Standard and Poors; The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation

Course Advisor

Paul Freedman is Counsel at the AES Corporation, a global energy company. Mr. Freedman was previously Chief Counsel for Credit Programs at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and has substantial government and private sector experience in capital markets transactions in developed countries and emerging markets. He has worked on the first non-sovereign bond offerings in several developing countries, and he has played a leading role in the structuring and negotiation of USAID's partial credit guarantees for bond offerings and bank loans in over 40 developing countries.

Sample of Selected Faculty

Ester Saverson

• Assistant Director
  Office of International Affairs
  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Howard Howe

• Federal Reserve Bank

Roberto Toso

• Director, Financial Services Chemonics International Inc.

Edward Roche

• Senior Credit Analyst, Office of Development Credit
•  U.S. Agency for International Development

 Carolyn Campbell

• Managing Director and General Counsel
•  EMP Africa Management LP

William W. Uchimoto

• Corporate, Finance and Capital Markets, China Practice, Chair
• Stevens & Lee