Secretary-General at the International Transport Forum Annual Summit (Leipzig, 22nd May 2013)

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Research Fellowships and Conference Sponsorship

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Meeting with Chancellor Merkel and Heads of International Organisations (Berlin, 30th - 31st October 2012)

The Secretary-General met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Heads of International Organisations to discuss the global economic outlook as well as policies to boost growth and employment in Europe.

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OECD Workshop on Evaluation of Agri-Environmental Policies, Braunschweig, Germany, 20-22 June 2011

This workshop will help policy makers improve understanding of the environmental effectiveness and economic efficiency of agricultural policies, and evaluate measures that improve agriculture’s environmental performance, such as incentives for farmers to deliver public goods.

International Transport Forum on Transport and Society

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Workshop on Better Health through Bio-medicine: Innovative Governance

For many of today’s new biomedical innovations, the distinctions between different forms of medical products such as drugs, diagnostics and devices no longer apply. Biomedicine also tends to realize its potential today through process innovation, even more than product innovation.

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Universities, innovation and entrepreneurship: good practice workshop (Halle-Gemany)

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