The Berlin International Economics Congress
The Berlin International Economics Congress:
An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roles of Global Politics & Civil Society in International Economics
(Berlin, 4th - 7th February 2010)
The Berlin International Economics Congress is a four day program of lectures and panel discussions featuring leading figures dealing with the following issues:
- The New Economic World Order & International Relations (Focus: Russia, China, India, Brazil, South Africa, and Indonesia)
- Moving Beyond Copenhagen: Bridging International Economics and Climate Change(Focus: The Copenhagen Conference, Economic Dimensions of Climate Change, the Role of Civil Society, Green Technologies)
- The Global Financial Crisis (Focus: Causes, Impact, Protectionism and the Challenges Ahead; Case studies of Iceland, Dubai, Latvia, Hungary, and the US)
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Socially Responsible Investment (Focus: Multinational Corporations in Africa, Latin America and Asia, the Triple Bottom Line, Business Ethics, CSR Rating Indices)
- Traditional Industries in the Information Age (Focus: Real Estate, Tourism, Car and Aircraft Industries, and Agriculture)
- Ethics in Aid and Trade: Incentives and Impacts (Focus: Ethical Trading Initiatives, Fair-trade, Ethical Consumerism, The Role of NGOs)
Confirmed speakers include: Alfred Sant, Former Prime Minister of Malta; Anneli Jäätenmakli, Former Prime Minister of Finland; Bendt Bendtsen, MEP, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark; Corinne Dominique Marguerite Lepage, Former French Minister of the Environment; Dr. Erhard Busek, Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria; François-Xavier de Donnea, Former Mayor of the City of Brussels; Gerassimos D. Arsenis, Former Minister of Economics of Greece; Guido de Marco, Former President of the United Nations General Assembly, Former President of Malta; Dr. Jacques F. Poos, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Former Minister of Finance and of Foreign Affairs; Katherine Marshall, Senior Advisor for the World Bank, Visiting Professor Georgetown University; Kurt Bodewig, Former German Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs; Mart Laar, Former Minister of Estonia; Prof Rupert Scholz, Former Minister of Defense of Germany; Dr. Susan George, President of the Board of TNI and honorary president of ATTAC-France; Sven Giegold, MEP, Germany, Co-founder of Attac; Volker Hauff, Former German Minister for Research and Technology, Former German Minister of Transport.
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