OECD Forum 2007 Programme and Speeches

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Monday 14 May 2007 

9:00-10:00

Opening Plenary: Innovation, Growth and Equity

Summary

  • Moderator: David Eades, Presenter, BBC World
  • Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, OECD - Speech 
  • Jordi Sevilla, Minister of Public Administration, Spain- Speech

10:30–12:00

Water:
How to Manage a Vital Resource

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Open Markets and
Regulation for Energy

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Making Reform Happen

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Moderator:
David Eades, Presenter, BBC World

Asit K. Biswas, President,
Third World Centre for Water Management - Speech

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Nestlé S.A. - Speech 

Angel Gurría,
Secretary-General, OECD - Speech

Moderator:
Lord Watson of Richmond, Chairman Europe,
Burson-Marsteller

Arthur de Montalembert,
Vice-President, International and Marketing, AREVA, France - Speech 

Lionel Fontagné,
Scientific Adviser, CEPII, France

Stephan Singer, Climate and Energy Expert, WWF

Piotr G. Woźniak,
Minister of Economy, Poland

Moderator:
Aart de Geus,
Deputy Secretary-General, OECD

Tine Aurvig-Huggenberger,
Vice-President, Danish Confederation of Trade Unions - Speech

Philippe Manière,
Director-General,
Institut Montaigne, France

Gil Rémillard, Chairman and Founder, International Economic Forum of the Americas/Conference of Montreal, Canada - Presentation

12:00–13:00

Keynote Panel: Innovation, Intellectual Property and Investment

                                                     Theme                          Summary

  • Moderator: Tsuyoshi Nakai, Director-General, JETRO Paris, European Coordination Center
  • Akira Amari, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan - Speech
  • Nani Beccalli-Falco, CEO, GE International, Belgium
  • Pier Luigi Bersani, Minister for Economic Development, Italy
  • Francis Mer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, SAFRAN

13:45–14:25

Book Launch: African Economic Outlook (2007)

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14:30-16:30

Energy Security

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Innovation for Growth and Competitiveness

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Globalisation and Equity

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Moderator: Peter Kemp,
Editorial Director,
Energy Intelligence


Thierry Desmarest, Chairman, Total

Frédéric Jenny, Judge,
Cour de cassation, France -Presentation 

Stanley Reed,
London Bureau Chief, BusinessWeek, United States

Daigee Shaw, President,
Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, Chinese Taipei - Speech

Moderator: John Gapper,
Associate Editor, Financial Times

John Dryden,
Deputy Director, Science, Technology and Industry, OECD

Pierre Liautaud,
Vice-President,
Western Europe Region,
Microsoft EMEA - Speech

Stefan Oschmann, President, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Canada, Merck - Speech

Bernard Ramanantsoa, Dean, HEC, France

Lena Westerlund,
Senior International Economist, Swedish Trade Union Confederation - Speech

Moderator: Martine Durand,
Deputy Director, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD

Juan Pablo de Laiglesia, Secretary-General, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation

Martin Hirsch, President, Emmaüs France

John Rother,
Group Executive Officer, Policy and Strategy, AARP - Speech


John J. Sweeney, President,
American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations - Speech

16:30–18:00

Innovation and Equity in the Asia-Pacific Region

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Innovation and Access
to Healthcare

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Open Markets for Investment


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Moderator: Tor Tolstrup, Commentator,
Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten, Denmark - Speech

Soumitra Dutta,
Dean of External Relations, INSEAD, France

John P. Hearn,
Vice-President, University of Sydney, Australia - Speech


Gyehyun Kwon,
Vice-President,
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea

Philippe Petit,
Deputy Director-General, World Intellectual Property Organization

Yen-Shiang Shih,
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Chinese Taipei - SpeechPresentation

Moderator: Jean-Marc Vittori,
Editorial Writer, Les Echos, France

Alan Bryden,
Secretary-General, International Organization for Standardization - Speech


Juan Pablo de Laiglesia, Secretary-General, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation

Gonzalo Fanjul Suárez,
Head of Research,
Intermón Oxfam, Spain

Thomas Wellauer,
Member of the Executive Committee, Head of Corporate Services, Novartis - Speech

Moderator:
Françoise Crouïgneau,
Chief International Editor,
Les Echos, France

Agnès Bénassy-Quéré,
Director, CEPII, France

Luc Cortebeeck,
President, Belgian Christian Trade Union Confederation-CSC - Speech


Carolyn Ervin,
Director, Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD

Irina Kibina,
Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations, Evraz

Christoph Matznetter,
Secretary of State, Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria - Speech


Hamish McRae,
Associate Editor,
The Independent,
United Kingdom


Tuesday 15 May 2007

9:00-10:00

Keynote Session  

  • Moderator: Aart de Geus, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD - Speech  
  • Pedro Solbes, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Spain - Speech

10:30-12:00

Financial Market Innovation

  
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Innovation, Equity and Investment in the MENA Region

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Infrastructure to 2030: Growth, Innovation and Finance

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Moderator: John Thornhill, Editor, European Edition, Financial Times, United Kingdom

Adrian Blundell-Wignall, Deputy Director, Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD -  Speech


Francisco González Rodríguez, Chairman and CEO, BBVA, Spain - Speech


Marc Litzler, Deputy CEO, Calyon, France - Speech


John Monks,
General Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation

Moderator: Michel Ogrizek, Managing Director, Mgroup

Dominique Baudis, President, Arab World Institute - Speech (in French)


Martin Berlin,
Chief Operating Officer, Tatweer, United Arab Emirates - Speech


Rainer Geiger,
Head, OECD-MENA Investment Programme/Deputy Director, Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD - EFN flyer
Investment Climate ReformMinisterial Declaration


Omar Hijazi, CEO, Tejari - Speech 

Moderator: Michael Oborne,
Director, Advisory Unit on Multidisciplinary Issues, OECD

Pierre Lefebvre,CEO, Agence des partenariats public-privé du Québec

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston, Chairman, Investment Banking Group, Europe, Macquarie Bank - Speech


Grégoire Postel-Vinay,
Head, Office of Strategy Intelligence and Prospective, Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, France - Speech (in French)


Hans Werder,
Secretary-General, Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, Switzerland - Speech

12:00-13:00

Keynote Debate: Public Concerns about Globalisation

                                                   Theme                          Summary

  • Moderator: François Roche, Director, Foreign Policy, French Edition
  • Guy Ryder, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
  • Jacques Terray, Vice-President, Transparency International France - Speech
  • Karien van Gennip, Member of Parliament, Netherlands - Speech

13:00–14:30

Creating Value through Human Values

  • Moderator: Francis Mathieu, President, Club e-reflexion, France
  • Christian de Boisredon, President, Reporters of Hope, France
  • Louis Dugas, HR Consultant, Louis Dugas Conseils, France
  • Samuel Rouvillois, Philosopher, Club e-reflexion, France

13:45–14:25

Book Launch: OECD Factbook

 

14:30–16:00

Climate Change: from Words to Action

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Education, Equity and Growth

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Moderator: Lorents Lorentsen,
Director, Environment, OECD

Asit K. Biswas, President,
Third World Centre for Water Management

Tore K. Jenssen, Vice-President, SHEQ,
Yara International ASA, Norway - Speech

Sheri Xiaoyi Liao, President,
Global Village of Beijing, China

Guy Ryder, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Hans Verolme, Director, Global Climate Change Programme, WWF, Switzerland - Speech

Moderator: Barbara Ischinger,
Director, Education, OECD

John Bangs, Assistant Secretary, Education and Equal Opportunities, National Union of Teachers, United Kingdom - Speech

Donatella Linguiti,
Under Secretary of State for Equal Opportunities, Italy - Speech


Ana Luiza Machado,
Assistant Director-General for Education Programme Management, UNESCO - Presentation

Eli Opper, Chief Scientist,
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, Israel

Wusheng Zhang, President and Professor, Tianjin Academy of Educational Science, China - Speech

16:30–18:00

Future Challenges for the Multilateral Trading System

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  • Moderator: Alan Beattie, World Trade  Editor, Financial Times
  • Phil Goff, Minister of Trade, New Zealand - Speech 
  • Frank Heemskerk, Minister for Foreign Trade, Netherlands - Speech
  • Humayun Akhtar Khan, Minister for Commerce, Pakistan - Speech
  • Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organization - Speech
  • Eduardo Sojo Garza-Aldape, Minister of Economy, Mexico
  • Oscar Tangelson, Secretary of Economic Policy, Ministry of Economy and Production, Argentina - Presentation
  • Sten Tolgfors, Minister for Trade, Sweden - Speech
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