Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 14h30 - 18h15 Committee of the Regions, 101 Rue Belliard, Brussels, room JDE 51, 5th floor
2.30 pm
Welcome Addresses
Gerhard Stahl Secretary General, Committee of the Regions, Brussels
Prof. Hans-Werner Sinn President, Ifo Institute, Munich
2.45 pm
Keynote Speech
László Andor Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission, Brussels
3.15 pm
Panel 1 From the Financial Crisis to the Debt Crisis: Reflections on the Economic Future of Europe
Chair:
Karl-Heinz Klär State-Secretary and CoR Rapporteur on the Financial Crisis, Brussels
Introduction:
Speakers:
Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen Vice-President, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
Wolf Klinz Chairman of the Special Committee on Financial, Economic and Social Crisis, European Parliament, Brussels
André Sapir Senior Fellow, Bruegel, Brussels
Klaus Gretschmann Director-General, Council of the European Union, Brussels
4.45 pm
Panel 2 Making Work Pay: The Effects of Activation Policies from an International Perspective
Helmut Rainer Head of Social Policy and Labour Markets, Ifo Institute, Munich
Stephano Scarpetta Head of the Employment Analysis and Policy Division, OECD, Paris
Reiner Hoffmann Head of IGBCE-Landesbezirk Nordrhein (Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Unions), Düsseldorf
6.00 pm
Concluding Remarks
6.15 pm
Cocktail Reception
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Ifo-CoR BrIEF 2011 Europe’s Future: Saving the Old World’s Economies and the Whole World’s Climate Main page Programme
Ifo-CoR Brussels International Economic Forum Introduction and contact Archive
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