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Observer Magazine - Daily Summary
Speeches
Monday 22 May 2006
Opening plenary panel: Balancing Globalisation
- Moderator: David Eades, Presenter, BBC World
- George Alogoskoufis, Minister of Economy and Finance, Greece - Speech available [PDF, 23kb]
- Duck-soo Han, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Economy, Korea - Speech available [PDF, 26kb]
- Jocelyne Bourgon, Ambassador, Delegation of Canada to the OECD
- Donald J. Johnston, Secretary-General, OECD
Revitalising European growth
- Moderator: David Eades, Presenter, BBC World
- Jean-Philippe Cotis, Head of Economics Department, Chief Economist, OECD - Speech available [PDF, 55kb]
- John Monks, General Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation
- Nicholas Nanopoulos, CEO, Eurobank EFG, Greece - Speech available [PDF, 22kb]
- Michael P. Wareing, CEO, KPMG International
Information technology – the next phase
- Moderator: Luca de Biase, InformationTechnology and Science Editor, Il Sole 24 Ore, Italy
- Arnoud de Meyer, Deputy Dean, INSEAD, France - Speech available [PDF, 24kb]
- Patrick De Smedt, Chairman, Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa
- Elliot E. Maxwell, Chairman, eMaxwell and Associates, United States - Presentation available [PDF, 300kb]
- Rachid Talbi El Alami, Minister-Delegate to the Prime Minister, Morocco
Cities and globalisation
- Moderator: Chris W. Brooks, Director for Public Affairs and Communication, OECD
- Michael Harcourt, Chair, Prime Minister’s External Advisory Committee on Cities and Communities, Canada - Speech available [PDF, 24kb]
- Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, Mayor, City of Madrid, Spain
- Yazid Sabeg, President of Board of Directors, CS Communication & Systèmes, France - Speech available [PDF, 22kb]
Keynote Speech
- Moderator: Angel Gurría, Secretary-General Designate, OECD
- Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank - Speech available [PDF, 56kb]
Fulfilling the promise of South Eastern Europe
- Moderator: Alison Smale, Managing Editor, International Herald Tribune
- Gheorghe Copos, Deputy Prime Minister, Romania
- Dimitrios Daskalopoulos, Chairman, Federation of Greek Industries (SEV), Greece
- Rainer Geiger, OECD Co-Chair, South East Europe Investment Compact, OECD
- Gerlando Genuardi, Vice President, European Investment Bank - Speech available [PDF, 36kb]
- Michael Mozur, Deputy Special Co-ordinator, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe - Speech available [PDF, 25kb]
Energy and the economy
- Moderator: Didier Pourquery, Editorial Director, Metro, France
- Phillipe Bénédic, Resident Director General, Asian Development Bank, Germany - Speech available [PDF, 34kb]
- Efthymios N. Christodoulou, Chairman, Hellenic Petroleum, Greece - Speech available [PDF, 40kb]
- Padma Desai, Director, Center for Transitional Economies, Columbia University, United States
- David Feickert, Consultant in industrial relations, ergonomics and energy, United Kingdom - Speech available [PDF, 39kb]
- David Knapp, Senior Editor, Energy Intelligence Group, United States - Speech available [PDF, 24kb]
Investment for Development
- Moderator: Luis Eduardo Escobar, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Chile
- Gonzalo Fanjul Suárez, Head of Research, Intermón Oxfam, Spain
- Fukunari Kimura, Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Japan - Speech available [PDF, 90kb]
- Chen-en Ko, President, Chung-Hua Institute for Economic Research, Chinese Taipei - Speech available [PDF, 65kb]
- Ulysses Kyriacopoulos, Former Chairman, Federation of Greek Industries (SEV), Greece
- Giorgio Magistrelli, Secretary-General, European Chamber Of Commerce in China - Speech available - [PDF, 30kb]
Financial education
- Moderator: Margaret Hollinger, Paris Bureau Chief, Financial Times
- Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank - Presentation available [PDF, 50kb]
- Dara Duguay, Director, Financial Education Program, Citigroup, United States
- Donald J. Johnston, Secretary-General, OECD
- William G. Knight, Commissioner, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada - Speech available [PDF, 38kb]
Structural adjustment and social cohesion
- Moderator: Lord Alan Watson of Richmond, Chairman Europe, Burson-Marsteller
- Iordanis Aivazis, Chief Financial Officer, Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE), Greece
- Jagdish Bhagwati, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, United States
- Ana Isabel Leiva Diez, State Secretary of Territorial Co-operation, Ministry of Public Administration, Spain
- Philippe Manière, Director-General, Institut Montaigne, France
Creating jobs in the 21st century
- Moderator: Lionel Fontagné, Director, Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations internationales, France
- Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
- John P. Martin, Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD - Speech available [PDF, 24kb]
- Basile J. Neiadas, CEO, OPAP SA, Greece - Speech available [PDF, 27kb]
- Thomas C. Nelson, Chief Operating Officer, AARP, United States - Speech available [PDF, 23kb]
- John J. Sweeney, President, American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations - Speech available [PDF, 26kb]
Keynote Speech
- Moderator: Donald J. Johnston, Secretary-General, OECD
- Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister, Greece - Speech available [PDF, 37kb]
Tuesday, 23 May 2006
Keynote Speech
- Moderator: Françoise Crouïgneau, Chief International Editor, Les Echos, France
- Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of Israel - Speech available [PDF, 63kb]
Access to education
- Moderator: Ali Dogramaci, Rector, Bilkent University, Turkey
- John Bangs, Assistant Secretary, Education & Equal Opportunities, National Union of Teachers, United Kingdom
- Georges Haddad, Director, Division of Higher Education, UNESCO
- Vernon Johnson, Senior Vice President, Educational Development, Whitney International University System, United States - Speech available [PDF, 33kb]
- Dina Kawar, Ambassador, Jordanian Embassy to France - Speech available [PDF, 27kb]
- Wusheng Zhang, President, Tianjin Academy of Educational Science, China - Speech available [PDF, 266kb]
Innovation and economic growth
- Moderator: Jean-Marc Vittori, Editorial Writer, Les Échos, France
- John P. Hearn, Vice President, University of Sydney, Australia
- Hamish McRae, Associate Editor, The Independent, United Kingdom - Speech available [PDF, 15kb]
- Karien van Gennip, Minister for Foreign Trade, Netherlands - Speech available [PDF, 31kb]
- Grey Fairfield Warner, Senior Vice President for Latin America, Merck & Co. Inc. - Speech available [PDF, 26kb]
Financial markets and growth
- Moderator: John Thornhill, Editor, European Edition, Financial Times, United Kingdom
- Kenneth V. Georgetti, President, Canadian Labour Congress - Speech available [PDF, 33kb]
- Inge Kaul, Special Policy Adviser, Office of Development Studies, UNDP - Speech available [PDF, 116kb]
- Huguette Labelle, Chair, Transparency International
- Marc Litzler, Deputy CEO, Calyon - Speech available [PDF, 25]
China: governing for development
- Moderator: Vivienne Walt, Reporter, Time, United States
- Ying Chen, Deputy Director-General, China Enterprise Confederation - Speech available [PDF, 26kb]
- Dominique de Boisseson, Chairman & CEO, China Investment Co. Ltd., Alcatel - Speech available [PDF, 32kb]
- José de Sales Marques, President, Institute of European Studies of Macau
- Yves-Thibault de Silguy, Senior Executive Vice President of International Relations, SUEZ
- Sheri Xiaoyi Liao, President, Global Village of Beijing, China
Doha Development Agenda
- Moderator: Liz Alderman, Business Editor, The International Herald Tribune
- Ingrid Antonijevic, Minister of Economy, Development and Reconstruction, Chile - Speech available [PDF, 16kb]
- Armand De Decker, Minister for Development Cooperation, Belgium
- Phil Goff, Minister for Trade, New Zealand -Speech available [PDF, 24kb]
- Jennifer A. Hillman, Commissioner, United States International Trade Commission - Speech available [PDF, 43kb]
- Mukhisa Kituyi, Minister of Trade and Industry, Kenya
- Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organization
- Paula Lehtomäki, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Finland - Speech available [PDF, 19kb]
- Néstor Stancanelli, Deputy Secretary, International Economic Negotiations, Argentina
- Mark Vaile, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade, Australia
Regional integration and development in the Middle East
Background document
- Moderator: Güven Sak, Director, Economic Policy Research Institute, Turkey
- Rainer Geiger, Deputy Director, Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD
- Bassma Kodmani, Director, Arab Reform Initiative, France
- Johannes F. Linn, Wolfensohn Initiative Executive Director, The Brookings Institution, United States - speech available [PDF, 20kb]
- El Sayed Torky, Egypt
- Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan - speech available [PDF, 21kb]
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