19 November 2009 Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
10.00 am
Welcome Addresses
Gerhard Stahl Secretary General, Committee of the Regions, Brussels
Prof. Hans-Werner Sinn President, Ifo Institute, Munich
Keynote Address
Joaquín Almunia Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Commission, Brussels
Discussion
11.00 am
Panel 1 The Green Paradox
Matthias Ruete Director-General, DG Energy and Transport, European Commission, Brussels
12.00 pm
Panel 2 Institutions and Growth
Chairman
Speakers
Wolfgang Ochel Head, International Institutional Comparisons Department, Ifo Institute, Munich
Pervenche Berès Chairwoman, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, European Parliament, Brussels
Hans-Helmut Kotz Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt
1.15 pm
Concluding Remarks
1.30 pm
Lunch
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