Seminar and conference report presentation

“Global Governance for Sustainable Development. The Need for Policy Coherence and New Partnerships”
Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 14:00 – 20:00

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Rue Rothschild 20, Geneva
Salle Bungener

14:00 – 14:10

Philippe Burrin, Director of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, keynote and welcome.

14:10 – 16:00 Panel 1

Janine Rodgers, Development economist and editor of the conference report, presenting the main findings of the conference,

Louka Katseli, EADI Vice-President and member of the Greek parliament, presenting a politician’s perspective on key issues for policy-makers,

Jean-Louis Arcand, Professor of International Economics and Development Studies at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, presenting a researcher’s perspective on major challenges and unresolved issues,

Chair: Jean-Luc Maurer, President of EADI and Professor of Development Studies at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.

Discussion

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 – 18:00 Panel 2

Simon Maxwell, Director of the Overseas Development Institute, presenting the results of a special workshop series during the conference, dealing with “Planning for the future and managing change in research institutes and thinktanks”.

Discussion

18:30 Reception