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1. What the Symposium is about
Catalyst for change
The GES aims to
• assemble the world’s most prominent experts to address the most important global problems.
• create shared visions of the future.
• formulate innovative policies and business strategies.
• build communities to come up with practical solutions to global problems.
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Global Interdisciplinary International
focuses on global economic
problems from a global
perspective
brings together policy-making,
business, academic and civic
communities
attracts participants from around
the globe
2. Why the GES is differentKey characteristics
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Unique features
Action-orientedAction-oriented Research-basedResearch-based InteractiveInteractive
“What is to be done?”
The GES aims to formulate and review policy and business
strategies to address global problems.
“What do we know?”
All sessions will be supported by state-of-the-art research and their outcomes
are meant to generate new
research agendas.
“How do we interact?”
Open and off the recorddiscussions atthe symposium
and inthe Virtual GES
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3. Review GES 2008
Selected Panelists (1)
Policy Makers
• Joaquin Almunia (EU commission, Economics and Currency)
• H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi (Minister of Economics, VAE)
• Anders Borg (Swedish Minister of Finance)
• Danuta Hübner (EU commission, Regional Policy)
• Supachai Panitchpakdi (Secretary-General, UNCTAD)
• Mehmet Simsek (Turkish Minister of Economics)
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Business Leaders
• Richard Evans (CEO, Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.)
• René Obermann (CEO, Deutsche Telekom)
Civic Organizations' Leaders
• Peter Eigen (Founder, Transparency International)
• Hany El Banna (President, Islamic Relief)
Nobel laureates
• George A. Akerlof
• Richard Ernst
• Daniel L. McFadden
• Michael Spence
Selected Panelists 2008 (2)
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The Global Society
• Content and Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility
• Making Migration Work
The Global Environment
• Energy Crisis and Climate Change
• Rethinking Agriculture
The Global Economy
• Balancing Risk Taking and Financial Regulation
• Fighting Against Poverty in the Crisis Aftermath
The Global Polity
• Repairing Failed States
• Exit Strategies for the Financial Crisis
Selected Sessions
Selected Panelists 2009 (1)
Business Leaders
• Josef Ackermann (CEO, Deutsche Bank)
• Shumeet Banerji (CEO, Booz & Company)
• Hans-Paul Buerkner (CEO, BCG Germany)
• Paul Bulcke (CEO, Nestlé Suisse)
• Richard Evans (CEO, Rio Tinto Alcan (rtd))
• Kris Gopalakrishnan (CEO, Infosys Technologies)
• John J. Haley (CEO, Watson Wyatt)
• Jorma Ollila (Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell)
• Burkhard Schwenker (CEO, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants)
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Selected Panelists 2009 (2)
Policy Makers
• Amara Konneh (Minister Economic Affairs, Liberia)
• Erkki Liikanen (Governor, Central Bank Finland)
• Janez Potocnik (EU commissioner, Science and Research)
• Mehmet Simsek (Minister Economics, Turkey)
• Axel Weber (Governor, Central Bank Germany)
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Selected Panelists 2009 (3)
International & Civic Organizations
• H.E. Habib Ben Yahia (Secretary General, Arab Maghreb Union)
• Aart de Geus (Deputy Secretary-General, OECD)
• Ashraf Ghani (Chairman, Institute of State Effectiveness)
• Gerd Leipold (Executive Director, Greenpeace International)
• Justin Yifun Lin (Chief Economist, World Bank)
Nobel laureates
• George A. Akerlof
• Gary S. Becker
• Richard Ernst
• Daniel L. McFadden
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short documents on proposed
solutions to the problems debated in
each session
where the solutions are discussed
in a virtual forum
facts and figures, background information,
research papers and data sets
relevant to the topic
Proposed Solutions Solution Forum Virtual Library
5. The Virtual GES
Exclusive access for participants and panelists
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5. The GES 2009 in Brief
Date: 10th-11th September 2009
Venue: Castle Plön, Germany
Working Language: English
Registration Deadline: 31st July 2009 by email to
Attendance Fee: 1.500 €
More Information: www.global-economic-symposium.org