"A historic meeting ... without legal and judicial reform, in my judgment, there can be no peace," — James Wolfensohn, President,
World Bank

Client:

The World Bank
 

The Assignment:

In June 2001, The World Bank held its Second Annual Conference on "Empowerment, Security and Opportunity through Law and Justice" in St. Petersburg, Russia. This Conference brought together more than 500 government ministers, supreme court justices, legal experts and others from dozens of countries to share lessons learned and define what still needs to be addressed with The World Bank's partner institutions, national governments and civil society. Notable participants included James Wolfensohn, President, The World Bank; Dmitriy Kozak, Deputy Chief, Russian Presidential Administration; and, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. PBN was retained to provide strategic management and logistical support services for this conference. PBN's assignment included serving as The World Bank’s de facto representatives for the World Bank with Russian authorities on a range of programmatic, security and logistics issues.
 

PBN’s Strategy:

PBN outreached to St. Petersburg and Russian federal government and law enforcement officials to ensure effective coordination and support from federal and local authorities. We also ensured that all details were in place — from visa support, hotel reservations and ground transportation to audio-visual technology services, security and on-site management — so that participants could focus on the Conference's important topics.
 

Results:

Despite twice as many delegates participating as originally planned, the St. Petersburg Conference was efficiently and effectively managed and a major success for both the Russian government and the World Bank. All items were delivered on-time and on-budget and no programmatic or logistical details forgotten.
 

Our Work:

A World Bank Conference Co-Hosted by the Government of Russia, July 8-12, 2001. Read