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Welcome Remarks
H.R.H. Felipe de Borbón y Grecia, Prince of Asturias, speech
Elena Espinosa Mangana, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Spain, speech
Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra, President of the Region of Extremadura, Spain
Ángel Gurría, Secretary General of the OECD, speech
Jose María Saponi, Mayor of the City of Cáceres, Spain
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SESSION 1: Innovative Rural Regions: An Exception or a Must?
Chair: Fernando Ballestero, Spanish Ambassador to the OECD
Keynote Speaker: Ángel Gurría, Secretary General of the OECD, presentation
Speakers:
Elena Espinosa Mangana, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Spain, presentation
Antonio Ruiz, Under Secretary for Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Mexico, presentation
Guido Tampieri, Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Italy, presentation
Sylvie Esparre, Director General of DIACT, France, presentation
José Antonio García Cantera, CEO of the Spanish Bank of Credit, Banesto, presentation
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SESSION 2: Development and Attraction of Human Capital in Rural Areas
Chair: Mario Pezzini, Deputy Director, Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate, OECD
Introduction: Jesús González Regidor, Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, presentation
Panellists:
Rashpal Malhotra, Director-General, Centre for Research in rural and Industrial Development, India, presentation
Masahiko Tanoi, Director of the Rural Policy Coordination Office, Rural Development Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan, presentation, accompanying powerpoint
Richard Yelland, Division Head of Education Management and Infrastructure, Directorate of Education, OECD, presentation, for further information, please see www.oecd.org/edu/higher/regionaldevelopment
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SESSION 3: Financing Rural Innovation
Chair: Ángel Torres Torres, Secretary General for Economic Policy, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Spain
Introduction: Alan Barkema, Senior Vice-President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, US, presentation
Panellists:
Enrique de la Madrid Cordero, Director General, Financiera Rural, Mexico, presentation
Didier Krumm, Director, Planet Finance, Morroco, presentation
Francisco Moraleda García de los Huertos, Deputy Director, Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks, Spain, presentation
Maninder Gill, Sector Manager, Social Development Team, World Bank
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SESSION 4: Enhancing Rural Business Competitiveness Through Technology: Best Practices
Chair: Diana Brittan, Chair, The Carnegie Commission for Rural Community Development, UK
Introduction: Tom Johnson, Director of Community Policy Analysis Center University of Missouri-Columbia, US, presentation
Panellists:
Luis Millán Vázquez de Miguel, Regional Minister, Information and Technological Development, Extremadura, Spain, presentation
Kwang-Wook An, Director, Information Planning Division Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Republic of Korea, presentation
Graham Russell, Director, Business in the Community (BITC), UK, presentation
Roque Lage, Regional Director, IBM in Andalusia, Canarias and Extremadura, Spain, presentation
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SESSION 5: Institutional and Technological Innovation: Evidence from the Public Sector
Chair: Gérard Viatte, Former Director of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, OECD
Introduction: Nicola Crosta, Administrator, Rural Policy, Regional Competitiveness and Governance Division, OECD, presentation
Panellists:
Timo Halonen, Mayor of the Region of Kuusamo, Finland, presentation, speech
John Mills, Director of Rural Affairs, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK, presentation
Atty Bruins, Manager of Rural Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Netherlands, presentation
Robert Sauvé, Associate Deputy Minister for Rural and Regional Development, Ministry of Québec, Québec, Canada, presentation
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SESSION 5: Innovative Rural Regions: Lessons Learned
Chair: Margaret Clark, Deputy Chief Executive, Commission for Rural Communities, UK
Roundtable:
Santiago Menéndez de Luarca, Vice-Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Alimentation, Spain
Richard Wakeford, Head of Environment and Rural Affairs, Scottish Executive, UK, presentation
Theo Agustin, Manager of Rural Development, Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Germany
Mario Pezzini, Deputy Director, Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate, OECD
Conference Closing Remarks:
Juan Andrés Tovar, President of the Provincial Council of Cáceres, Spain
Francisco Javier López Iniesta, Regional Minister for Rural Development, Extremadura, Spain
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