Global Citizen Foundation
Towards a Better Global Economy Project
Agenda for Geneva Conference, July 11-13, 2013
Towards a Better Global Economy July 2013 Conference Summary
Thursday, July 11
20:00 – 21:00 pm Keynote Speech: Professor James Fishkin, Director of Center for Deliberative Democracy, Stanford University
Prof. James Fishkin Keynote Speech
Friday, July 12
8:15 – 8:35 am Keynote Speech: Mr. Hans Timmer: Long-term Outlook for the World Economy and its Implications for Developing Countries’ Citizens (20 min)
Session 1 (Plenary): The Past, Present and Future of Economic Growth
8:40 – 10:10 am Presentation by Professor Dani Rodrik (Institute of Advanced Studies, Princeton)
Prof. Rodrik Paper
Prof. Rodrik Presentation
Moderator (&Peer reviewer): Dr. Kemal Dervis (Brookings),
Roundtable discussion: Peer reviewer: Professor Chang-Tai Hsieh (Univ. of Chicago);
Prof. Chang-Tai Hsieh comments
Commentators: Dr. Branko Milanovic (World Bank), Dr. Zia Qureshi (World Bank)
Dr. Branko Milanovic comments
Dr. Zia Qureshi comments
Q&A from floor and roundtable discussion
Sessions 2 and 3 (Con-current): Human Development – International Trade and Technology
10:20-11:35 am
| Session 2. Population Quality, Quantity, and Mobility:Presentation by Professor Jere Behrman (Univ. of Pennsylvania) & Professor Hans-Peter Kohler (Univ. of Pennsylvania)Chair/Moderator: Dr. Santiago Levy (InterAmerican Development Bank)
PeerReviewer: Professor Ron Lee (UC, Berkeley); Commentators: Professor Wolfgang Lutz (Vienna Institute of Demography), Dr. Homi Kharas (Brookings) Roundtable discussion, Q&A from floor Prof. Behrman Paper |
Session 3. Hyper-globalization of Trade and Its Future:Presentation by Dr. Arvind Subramanian (Peterson Institute)Chair/Moderator: Ms Arancha Gonzalez-Laya (World Trade Organization)
Peer reviewer: Professor Bernard Hoekman (University Institute Florence) Commentators: Dr. Uri Dadush (Carnegie), Professor Alan Winters (University of Sussex) Roundtable discussion, Q&A from floor |
Sessions 4 and 5 (Con-current): Finance and Crisis – Earth Resources and Climate Change
11:40-12:55 pm
| Session 4. Does Finance Accelerate or Retard Economic Growth?Presentation by Professor Franklin Allen (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)Chair/Moderator: Dr Ignazio Visco (Bank of Italy)
Peer Reviewer: Dr. Stijn Claessens (IMF); Commentators: Professor Thorsten Beck (Tiburg University), Mr. Torsten Temp (HSH Nordbank) Roundtable discussion, Q&A from floor |
Session 5. Resource Depletion, Climate Change & Economic GrowthPresentation by Dr. Andrew Steer (World Resources Institute)Chair/Moderator: Dr. Nancy Birdsall (Center for Global Development)
Peer Reviewer: Mr. Jeremy Oppenheim (McKinsey) Commentators: Mr. Kevin Watkins (Overseas Development Institute), Professor Sebastian Jean (CEPII) Roundtable discussion, Q&A from floor |
Session 6: Keynote Speaker
13:00 – 14:25 pm Keynote Speech: Mr. Pascal Lamy (Director General, WTO)
Session 7 (Plenary): Global Markets, Global Citizens, Global Governance in the 21st Century
14:30 – 16:00 pm Presentation by Dr. Nancy Birdsall (Center for Global Development)
Dr. Birdsall Paper
Dr. Birdsall Presentation
Moderator: Mr. Ed Luce (Financial Times)
Peer reviewer: Dr. Pratap Mehta (Center for Policy Research, Delhi),
Roundtable commentators : Dr. Kemal Dervis (Bookings), Mr. Amar Bhattacharya (G24 Secretariat), Dr. Mustapha Nabli (ex-Bank of Tunisia Governor), Dr. Miranda Xafa (E.F.Consulting), Dr. Wonhyuk Lim (Korean Development Institute), Dr. Celestin Monga (World Bank). Q&A from floor
Session 8 (Plenary): Roundtable discussion: Managing Globalization and the Role of Global Citizens’ Preferences and Voice in the 21st Century
16:15 – 18:00 pm Presentations:
- Mr. Robert Fishkin (Reframe It Inc) on “Enabling the Global Citizens in the 21st Century;”
- Professor Dani Rodrik (Institute of Advanced Studies, Princeton) on “Citizens’ Revealed Preferences and Social Welfare Function;”
- Professor Karl Aberer (Ecole Polytechnic, Lausanne) on “Information Technology”
Mr. Fishkin Presentation
Prof. Rodrik Paper
Prof. Aberer Presentation
Moderator: Mr. Ed Luce (Financial Times),
Roundtable Discussants: Mr. Sebastien Fanti (Law Office, Sion), Prof. James Fishkin (Stanford University), Prof. Jean-Pierre Hubaux (Ecole Polytechnic, Dr. Santiago Levy (InterAmerican Development Bank), Dr. Adnan Mazarei (IMF), Dr. Mustapha Nabli (ex-Governor, Bank of Tunisia), Mr. Hans Timmer (World Bank) ;
Q&A from floor.
Saturday, July 13
8:30 – 10:30 am Deliberative Democracy Workshop (implications of policy options for global citizens in the 21 century) conducted by Professor James Fishkin (Stanford University) and team. The aim of the workshop is to explore possible topics for deliberation by global citizens.
10:30 am End of Conference