Annual Conference:
The Political Dimensions of the World Economic Crisis
12-13 November, 2009 y Madrid y Spain
AGENDA
Thursday, November 12 – Annual Conference (Part I)
10:30 Transfer of participants from the Palace Hotel to the Palacio
Municipal de Congresos
09:00 – 11:30 Registration. NOTE: Participants must be seated at the Sala
Madrid by 11:30. After this time access to Sala Madrid will not
be allowed till after the Welcoming Words.
12:20 – 13:00 Annual Conference Welcoming Words ** Sala Madrid
• Ricardo Lagos, Former President of Chile. President of the
Club of Madrid
• Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, Alcalde de Madrid
• Manuel Chaves, Third Vicepresident of the Spanish
Government
• Esperanza Aguirre, President of the Regional Government
of Madrid
• His Majesty King Juan Carlos
13:00 – 13:45 Greeting of His Royal Majesties to all participants and cocktail ** Hall Sala Madrid
13:45 Transfer of participants to Sala Paris for the lunch
13:45 – 15:00 Lunch ** Sala Paris
15:00 – 16:15 Plenary Session I ** Sala Madrid
The World Economic Crisis and the Beginning of a New
Paradigm in Global Governance?
Facilitator:
• Michael Keating, Director Africa Progress Panel
Panellists
• Ricardo Lagos, Former President of Chile. President of the
Club of Madrid
• Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland and Vice
President of the Club of Madrid
• Antonio Gutérres, Former Prime Minister of Portugal and
UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Member of the Club
of Madrid
• Jenny Mary Shipley, Former Prime Minister of New
Zealand. Member of the Club of Madrid.
• José Antonio Ocampo, Professor at Columbia University;
Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for
Social and Economic Affairs
16:15 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 19:00 Working Groups Session I: Diagnosis
Purpose: To identify the 5 main effects the economic crisis is
having in each of the respective areas.
Each session will be divided into two blocks, national and
international, in order to address the issue from both
perspectives.
1. ‘Employment, Social Welfare, and Democratic ** Sala Berlin
Rights and Duties’
Moderator:
• Vidar Helgesen, Secretary General, International IDEA
Panellists:
• Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary, Economic
Commission for Latina America and the Caribbean
• Eddy Lee, Economic Adviser, Institute of Labour Studies,
International Labour Organization
Discussants:
• Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland. Vice-
president Club of Madrid.
• Alejandro Toledo, Former President of Peru. Member of
the Club of Madrid.
Rapporteur:
• Richard Simeon, Professor of Political Science and Law,
University of Toronto. Advisor to the Club of Madrid.
2. ‘The Citizen, the State and the Market’ ** Sala Londres
Moderator:
• Peter Eigen, Former Chairman and Founder, Transparency
International
Panellists:
• Víctor Rico, Secretary of Political Affairs, OAS
• Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, Director of Democratic
Governance Practice, Bureau for Development Policy
(UNDP)
Discussants:
• Percival N.J. Patterson, Former Prime Minister of Jamaica.
Member of the Club of Madrid
• Kjell Magne Bondevik, Former Prime Minister of Norway.
Member of the Club of Madrid
Rapporteur:
• Bolívar Lamounier, Director of Augurium Consultores.
Advisor to the Club of Madrid.
3. ‘The Market, Regulatory Frameworks, and ** Sala Amsterdam
Democratic Governability’
Moderator:
• Joseph Janning, Senior Director of International
Governance Program, Bertelsmann Foundation
Panellists:
• Javier Santiso, Director, OECD Development Center
• Nkosana Moyo, Vice president and Chief Operating
Officer, African Development Officer
Discussants:
• Jorge Quiroga, Former President of Bolivia. Member of the
Club of Madrid.
• Wim Kok, Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
Member of the Club of Madrid.
Rapporteur:
Lucinio Muñoz, Senior Advisor. Spanish Treasury. Ministry of
Economy and Finance. Advisor to the Club of Madrid
4. ‘An Institutionalized and Effective International ** Sala Roma
Governance System’
Moderator:
• José Antonio Ocampo, Professor, Columbia University;
Former Under-Secretary-General of the UN for Social and
Economic Affairs
Panellists:
• Enrique Iglesias, Secretary General, Iberoamerican General
Secretariat
• Leonardo Martínez Díaz, Fellow and Deputy Director,
Global Economy and Development Program, Brookings
Institution
Discussants:
• Romano Prodi, Former Prime Minister of Italy. Member of
the Club of Madrid.
• Vicente Fox, Former President of México. Member of the
Club of Madrid
Rapporteur:
• Andrés Rigo, Former Deputy General Counsel of the
World Bank. International Arbitrator. Advisor to the Club
of Madrid
19:15 Transfer from the Palacio Municipal de Congresos to the
Palace Hotel
19:45 Transfer from the Palace Hotel to the Caixa Forum
20:00 – 22:00 Exhibition of “Palladio” and Dinner Caixa Forum
22:00 Transfer from the Caixa Forum to the Palace Hotel
Friday, November 13 – Annual Conference (Part II)
08:30 Transfer from Palace Hotel to the Palacio Municipal de
Congresos
09:00 – 10:30 Parallel Special Sessions on Club of Madrid Initiatives:
a) ‘“Global Leadership for Climate Action”: This Initiative
seeks to mobilize political will for a comprehensive, ** Sala Londres
effective and fair global post 2012 climate agreement.
Chair: President Ricardo Lagos
Panellists:
• Mohamed El-Ashry, Facilitator Global Leadership for
Climate Action Initiative. Senior Fellow, UN Foundation.
Former Chair and CEO, Global Environment Facility.
• Michael Zammit Cutajar, Ambassador on Climate Change,
Malta
• Martin Lees, Secretary General. Club of Rome.
• Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Secretary of State for Climate
Change. Spain.
• Manuel Marín, President of Iberdrola Fundation.
b) “The Shared Societies Project”is a global initiative that
provides leaders with greater understanding of the benefits
of social cohesion and the incentives and means to act to
** Sala Roma
advance it.
Chair: Prime Minister Jennifer Shipley, Co-Chair of the
project
Discussant: President Cassam Uteem, Co-chair of the project
Panellists:
• Rolando Luque, Deputy Ombudsman for the prevention
of social conflicts and governability, Ombudsman Office,
Peru
• Clem McCartney, The Shared Societies Project Content
Coordinator
• Sean C. Carroll, Director of Programs, Club de Madrid.
10:30 – 12:30 Working Groups Session II: Prescriptions
Purpose: To focus on identifying 3 specific recommendations
to tackle each of the 5 main repercussions of the crisis,
previously identified in the first working group session, at the
global level.
1. ‘Employment, Social Welfare, and Democratic ** Sala Berlin
Rights and Duties’
Moderator:
• Vidar Helgesen, Secretary General, International IDEA
Panellists:
• William Lacy Swing, Director General, International
Organization of Migration
• Sharan Burrow, President, International Trade Union
Confederation (ITUC)
Discussants:
• António Guterres, Former Prime Minister of Portugal.
Member of the Club of Madrid.
• Chandrika Kumaratunga, Former President of Sri Lanka.
Member of the Club of Madrid.
Rapporteur:
• Richard Simeon, Professor of Political Science and Law,
University of Toronto. Advisor to the Club of Madrid.
2. ‘The Citizen, the State and the Market’’ ** Sala Londres
Moderator:
• Peter Eigen, Former Chairman and Founder, Transparency
International
Panellists:
• Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament
• Yun Han Chu, Research Fellow, Institute of Political
Science, Academia Sinica
Discussants:
• Kim Campbell, Former Prime Minister of Canada.
Member of the Club of Madrid.
• Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria. Member
of the Club of Madrid
Rapporteur:
• Bolívar Lamounier, Director of Augurium Consultores.
Advisor to the Club of Madrid.
3. ‘The Market, Regulatory Frameworks, and ** Sala Amsterdam
Democratic Governability’
Moderator:
• Joseph Janning, Senior Director of International
Governance Program, Bertelsmann Foundation
Panellists:
• Enrique Garcia, President Andean Corporation for
Development
• Otaviano Canuto, Vice President for Poverty Reduction
and Economic Management, World Bank
Discussants:
• Zlatko Lagumdzija. Former Prime Minister of Bosnia
Herzegovina. Member of the Club of Madrid
• John Kufuor, Former President of Ghana. Member of the
Club of Madrid
Rapporteur:
• Lucinio Muñoz, Senior Advisor. Spanish Treasury. Ministry
of Economy and Finance. Advisor to the Club of Madrid.
4. ‘An Institutionalized and Effective International ** Sala Roma
Governance System’
Moderator:
• José Antonio Ocampo, Professor at Columbia University;
Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for
Social and Economic Affairs
Panellists:
• Alejandro Jara, Deputy Director General, World Trade
Organization
• Inge Kaul, Adjunct Professor on Global Policy Studies.
Hertie School of Governance
Discussants:
• Vaira Vïke-Freiberga, Former President of Latvia. Member
of the Club of Madrid.
• Cassam Uteem, Former President of the Republic of
Mauritius. Member of the Club of Madrid
Rapporteur:
• Andrés Rigo, Former Deputy General Counsel of the
World Bank. International Arbitrator. Advisor to the Club
of Madrid
12:30 – 12:45 Coffee break ** Hall Sala Madrid
12:45 – 14:00 Plenary Session II: Report on Working Group Discussions ** Sala Madrid
Moderator:
• José Antonio Ocampo, Professor at Columbia University;
Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for
Social and Economic Affairs
General Rapporteur:
• Jorge Domínguez, Director of the Weatherhead Center for
International Affairs, Harvard University. Advisor to the
Club of Madrid
Rapporteurs from all Working Groups
14:00 – 15:30 Lunch ** Sala Paris
15:30 – 17:00 Plenary Session III: What is to be Done Next: Democratic ** Sala Madrid
Practice and Governance as Instruments to Address the
World Economic Crisis
Facilitator:
• Lord Mark Malloch Brown, Senior Advisor World
Economic Forum
Panellists:
• Felipe González Márquez, Former President of the
Government of Spain. Member of the Club of Madrid.
• Joaquim Chissano, Former President of Mozambique.
Member of the Club of Madrid.
• Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Former President of Brazil.
Member of the Club of Madrid.
• Ricardo Lagos, Former President of Chile. President of the
Club of Madrid.
• Wim Kok, Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
Member of the Club of Madrid
17:00 – 17:30 Closing Ceremony ** Sala Madrid
• Ricardo Lagos, Former President of Chile. President of the
Club of Madrid
• Vincenzo Scotti, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
Government of Italy
• Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Government of Spain
17:30 Transfer from venue to Hotel
PM Departure of participants and Club of Madrid Members