Observer Magazine - Daily Summary
Forum 2004 Speeches
Wednesday May 12, 2004
Opening Keynote Speeches – «Health of Nations» (Room 2, with retransmission to Rooms 3 and 8)
- Moderator: Lord Alan Watson of Richmond, House of Lords, United Kingdom
- Luis Ernesto Derbez, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mexico - Speech [PDF, 46 KB]
- Donald J. Johnston, Secretary-General, OECD - Speech [PDF, 59 KB]
Role of Corporate Responsibility and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Room 8)
- Moderator: Mark Landler, Frankfort Correspondent, New York Times
- Jean-Philippe Courtois, CEO, Microsoft Europe, Middle East & Africa - Speech [PDF, 28 KB]
- John Monks, General Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation - Speech [PDF, 21 KB]
- Jane Nelson, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, Harvard University, United States
- Nevenka Pergar, Board Member, AKTIVA INVEST, Slovenia - Speech [PDF, 63 KB]
Health, Human Rights & Development (Room 2)
- Moderator: Richard Manning, Chair, OECD Development Assistance Commitee
- Mary Robinson, Executive Director, Ethical Globalisation Initiative and Former President of Ireland - Speech [PDF 48 KB]
Obesity & Health (Room 3)
- Moderator: Sabine Syfuss-Arnaud, Special Correspondent, L'Expansion, France
- Pierre Lefèbvre, President, International Diabetes Federation, Belgium - Speech [PDF, 15 KB]
- John Martin, Director of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD - Speech [PDF, 35 KB]
- Michael O'Grady, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services, United States
- Danny L. Strickland, Chief Innovation Officer, Coca-Cola - Speech [PDF, 29 KB]
- Janet Voûte, CEO, World Heart Federation, Switzerland - Speech [PDF, 25 KB]
Keynote Address: «East Asia in the 21st Century» (Room 2, with retransmission to Room 8)
- Moderator: Nicolas Beytout, Editorial Director, Les Échos, France
- Kim Dae-jung, Former President of Korea, Nobel Peace Prize Winner - Speech [PDF, 102 KB]
Financial Education (Room 3)
- Moderator: Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, Director for International Financial Relations, Ministry for Economy and Finance, Italy
- Dae Whan Chang, Chairman and Publisher, Maeil Business Newspaper and TV, Korea
- Sir David Clementi, Chairman, Prudential, United Kingdom - Speech [PDF 31 KB]
- Bronwyn Curtis, Managing Editor, Bloomberg Television, United Kingdom
- Kenneth V. Georgetti, President, Canadian Labour Congress, Canada
Ageing and Health (Room 2)
- Moderator: Philippe Manière, Director General, Institut Montaigne, France
- Françoise Forette, Co-chair, Alliance for Health and the Future, France - Speech [PDF, 89 KB]
- Julio Frenk, Minister of Health, Former WHO Executive Director responsible for setting up the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, Mexico - Speech [PDF, 16 KB]
- Henry McKinnell, Chairman and CEO, Pfizer
- Karen Poutasi, Director-General of Health and Chief Executive, Ministry of Health, New Zealand - Speech [PDF, 32 KB]
Sustainable Development – Moving from Words to Actions (Room 8)
- Moderator: Geir Haarde, Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance, Iceland
- Yves Coupin, Senior Vice President Sustainable Development and Continuous Improvement, AREVA, France - Speech [PDF 40 KB]
- Johanne Gélinas, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development , Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Canada
- Michael Meacher, Member, House of Commons and Former Minister for the Environment, United Kingdom
- Gil Rémillard, Chairman and Founder, La Conférence de Montréal, Canada
- Trine Lise Sundnes, Confederal Secretary, Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions - Speech [PDF 37 KB]
Keynote Address (Room 2, with retransmission to Rooms 3 and 8)
- Moderator: Jean-Marc Sylvestre, Chief editor, Presenter, LCI, France
- Michel Barnier, Minister for Foreign Affairs, France - Speech [PDF 52 KB]
Corporate Governance – Improving Standards (Room 8)
- Moderator: John Plender, Senior Editorialist, Financial Times, United Kingdom
- Daniel Bouton, CEO, Société Générale, France - Speech [PDF, 44KB]
- Véronique Ingram, General Manager, Financial System Division, The Treasury, Australia
- Donald J. Johnston, Secretary-General, OECD
- Gunnar Lund, Minister for International Economic Affairs and Financial Markets, Sweden
- John J. Sweeney, President, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations - Speech [PDF, 26 KB]
- Lutgart Van den Berghe, Professor of Corporate Governance, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School & Director, Belgian Directors' Institute, Belgium
- Takaaki Wakasugi, Professor of Economics, Tokyo University
Equity and Access to Health Care (Room 2)
- Moderator: Julio Frenk, Minister of Health, Former WHO Executive Director responsible for setting up the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, Mexico
- Jean-Pierre Garnier, CEO, GlaxoSmithKline, United Kingdom
- Baroness Sally Greengross, Co-chair, Alliance for Health and the Future, United Kingdom
- John Hutton, Minister of State for Health, United Kingdom
- Christoph Thalheim, Secretary-General, European Multiple Sclerosis Platform, Belgium
Cancer and the Environment (Room 3)
- Professor Dominique Belpomme, Professor of Cancerology University of Paris-V President, Association for Therapeutic Research Against Cancer
Thursday 13 May 2004
Special Lecture: «Combating Cancer in the 21st Century» (Room 8)
- Moderator: Chris Brooks, Director of Public Affairs and Communications, OECD
- David Khayat, President, National Cancer Institute, France
Special Lecture: «In Defence of Globalisation» (Room 2)
- Moderator: John Rossant, European Editor, BusinessWeek
- Jagdish Bhagwati, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, United States
The World Economy in 2004 (Room 2)
- Moderator: Serge Marti, Chief Editor, Le Monde, France
- Jean-Philippe Cotis, Chief Economist, OECD - Speech [PDF, 70 KB]
- Padma Desai, Director, Center for Transitional Economies, Columbia University, United States - Speech [PDF, 21 KB]
- Hamish McRae, Associate Editor, The Independent, United Kingdom - Speech [PDF15 KB]
- Ivan Miklos, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Slovak Republic
- Clyde V. Prestowitz, President, Economic Strategy Institute, United States
- Li Shantong, Director of Department of Development Strategy & Regional Economy, Development Research Center, The State Council of P.R.C., China
Contribution of Research and Innovation Systems to Improving the Performance of Health Systems - Health Ministers Roundtable (Room 3 with retransmission to Room 8)
ATTENDANCE AT THIS SESSION IS BY INVITATION ONLY - THE PROCEEDINGS WILL BE REBROADCAST LIVE TO ROOM 8 FOR OTHERS INTERESTED IN THE SESSION
- Moderator: Julio Frenk, Minister of Health, Former WHO Executive Director responsible for setting up the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, Mexico
- Lead Speaker: Andrew von Eschenbach, Director, National Cancer Institute, United States - Powerpoint Presentation [PDF, 3.5 MB]
- Meena Ballantyne, Director General, Health Care Strategies and Policy Directorate, Health Canada
- Llija Batljan, Director, Ministry for Health and Social Affairs, Sweden
- Jane Halton, Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
- John Hutton, Minister of State for Health, United Kingdom
- Hwa-Joong Kim, Minister of Health and Welfare, Korea
- Laurent Joré, Special Delegate of the Minister of Health, Luxembourg
- Annette King, Minister for Health, Ministry of Health, New Zealand
- Mihály Kökény, Minister of Health, Social and Family Affairs, Hungary
- Jón Kristjánsson, Minister of Health and Social Security , Iceland
- Likurgus Liaropoulos, Representative to the OECD, Ministry of Health, Greece
- Micheál Martin, Minister for Health & Children, Department of Health and Children, Ireland
- Peter Pazitny, Adviser to the Minister, Ministry of Health, Slovak Republic
- Luís Filipe da Conceição Pereira, Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs, Portugal
- Filippo Palumbo, Director Genaral, Directorate for Health Planing, Ministry of Health, Italy
- Herta Rack, Senior Advisor, Federal Ministry of Health and Women, Austria
- Elena Salgado Méndez, Minister of Health, Spain
- Klaus Theo Schröder, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Security, Germany
- Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services, United States
- Necdet Unuvar, Undersecretary, Ministry of Health, Turkey
- Michael Vít, Deputy Minister of Health and Chief Public Health Officer of the Czech Republic
- Cezary Wlodarczyk, Professor, University of Jagiellonia, Poland
- Thomas Zeltner, Director, Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland
Special Event: Conversation with Christine Clerc based on her book «Le Bonheur d'être Français» (Room 3)
- Christine Clerc, Special Correspondent, Le Figaro, France
- Moderator: Barry James, International Herald Tribune
Partnerships in Research: Government, Business and Civil Society (Room 3)
- Moderator: Gérard Kouchner, President, Education & Communication Department, Medimedia, France
- Arnoud De Meyer, Deputy Dean, INSEAD, France
- Alain Dutheil, Corporate Vice President, Strategic Planning, ST Microelectronics, Switzerland
- Jean-Michel Ghidaglia, Scientific Director, La Recherche magazine, France - Speech [PDF, 18 KB]
- Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University, Canada - Speech
- Joaquim Pina Moura, Deputy, Assembly of Portugal, Portugal
Trade, Jobs and Adjustment (Room 8)
- Moderator: Guy de Jonquières, World Trade Editor, Financial Times
- Lionel Fontagné, Director, Centre for Future Studies and International Information (CEPII), France
- Bruno Lamborghini, Chairman, Olivetti Tecnost - Speech [PDF, 25 KB]
- John J. Sweeney, President, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
E-Health and the Informed Patient (Room 2)
- Moderator: Daniel Vial, Director, Pharmaceutiques magazine, France
- Sir William Castell, President and CEO, GE Healthcare, United Kingdom
- Hong-jen Chang, CEO and President, Bureau of National Health Insurance, Chinese Taipei - Speech [PDF, 22 KB]
- Thomas D'Aunno, Director of the Healthcare Management Initiative, INSEAD, France
- Anders Olauson, Director, The Agrenska Foundation, Sweden - Speech [PDF, 31 KB]
- Marie Smith, President, AARP, United States - Speech [PDF, 108 KB]
- Per Wold-Olsen, President, Human Health - Europe, Middle East & Africa, Merck & Co., Inc. - Speech [PDF, 45 KB]
Creating Momentum in the Doha Development Agenda - Trade Ministers Panel (Room 2)
- Moderator: John Rossant, European Editor, BusinessWeek
- Youssef Boutros-Ghali, Minister of Foreign Trade, Egypt
- Fernando Canales, Minister of Economy, Mexico - Speech [PDF, 35 KB]
- German Gref, Minister for Economic Development and Trade, Russian Federation
- Danuta Hübner, Future Commissioner
- Mandisi Mpahlva, Minister of Trade and industry, South Africa
- Leif Pagrotsky, Minister for Trade and Industry, Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communication, Sweden - Speech [PDF, 42 KB]
- Martin Redrado, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Argentina
- Jorge Rodriguez-Grossi, Minister of Economy, Chile
- Jim Sutton, Minister of Agriculture and Trade Negotiations, New Zealand
Combating Infectious Diseases (Room 8)
- Moderator: Hélène Cardin, Health Journalist, France Inter, France
- Anarfi Asamoa-Baah, Assistant Director-General, Communicable Diseases, World Health Organisation - Speech [PDF, 19 KB]
- Clementine Dehwe, Global Unions HIV/AIDS Campaign Coordinator, International Congress of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) - Speech [PDF, 33 KB]
- Paul Herrling, Head of Corporate Research, Novartis, Switzerland - Powerpoint Presentation [PDF, 639 KB]
- Jacques-François Martin, President, The Vaccine Fund, France
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