Tuesday, April 17, 2007
OECD Forum: Innovation, Growth and Equity
When: 14-15 May, 2007
Where: Palais Brongniart, Place de la Bourse, Paris, France
The OECD Forum is a "multi-stakeholder summit" which brings together business and labour leaders, civil society personalities, government ministers and leaders of international organisations to discuss the hottest issues on the international agenda. It takes place in conjunction with the annual OECD Ministerial Summit.
Speakers are usually at the level of Minister or CEO. Forum 2006 attracted approximately 1400 participants from 69 countries, including 140 journalists.
Some confirmed speakers:
Pedro Solbes, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Spain; Chair, OECD Ministerial Council Meeting, 2007
Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, OECD
Thierry Desmarest, Chairman, Total
Francisco González Rodríguez, Chairman and CEO, BBVA
Martin Hirsch, President, Emmaüs France
Humayun Akhtar Khan, Minister for Commerce, Pakistan
Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organization
Anne Lauvergeon, Chairman of the Executive Board, AREVA
Bernard Ramanantsoa, Dean, HEC, France
John J. Sweeney, President, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations
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