The Berlin International Economics Congress

An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roles of Global Politics & Civil Society in International Economics

(Berlin; February 4th - 7th, 2010)
  Thursday,
4th February
Friday,
5th February
Saturday,
6th February
Sunday,
7th February
08:00 Registration
Coffee & Refreshments
Coffee & Refreshments Coffee & Refreshments Coffee & Refreshments
09:00 (08:45) "The Evolution of the Global Economy Since 1989: Trends and Observations
(Video Lecture)

Speaker:
Hazel Henderson »
Meeting Global Challenges: Trends and Observations
(Lecture)

Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Inge Kaul
»
Economic Recovery and Diplomacy
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Davorin Kracun »
'Salus ex machina? - The Economics of Green Technologies'
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Timo Goeschl »
Global Sustainability and ‘Extreme Lands’: Economic Policy and Planning at the Edge of the Anthroposphere
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Dipak R. Pant »
09:45 Break Break Break Break
09:50 Twenty Years After the German Reunification: New Global Challenges for Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship - Economic Challenges and Consequences
(Opening Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Dr. Rupert Scholz »
Global Governance Priorities in an Interdepenant World - Balancing the Economic and the Environmental Crisis
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Dr. Susan George »
The Politics of Climate Change
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Dan Jorgensen »
Managing the Post Crisis Global Economic Interdependence
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Dr.Vasile Puşcaş »
10:30 Coffee & Refreshments Coffee & Refreshments Coffee & Refreshments Coffee & Refreshments
10:45 Sustainable Energy and Climate Change: Why We Need a Global Governance
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert »
German, European and Global Governance Models - and Possible Global Responses to the Financial Crisis
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein »
Sustainable Development - A Nordic Perspective
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Jan-Erik Enestam »
The Challenges of National Reforms in the Context of the Economic Crisis
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Gerassimos D. Arsenis »
11:25 Break Break Break Break
11:30 Ecological new deal
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Ludger Volmer »
(12:20) Challenges for Education and Training in the Global Economy
(Lecture &Discussion)

Speaker:
Niamh Bhreathnach »
Economic issues related to the enlargement of the EU

Speaker:
Mart Laar »
(12:20) The Economic Crisis from the Perspective of Estonia and the Baltic Sea Region
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Kristiina Ojuland »
Moving Beyond Copenhagen: International Economics and the Future of International Cooperation on Climate Change
(Panel Discussion)

Speakers:
Jan-Erik Enestam »
Dominique Voynet »
Dan Jorgensen »
Niels Helveg Petersen »
Makase Nyaphisi »
Rick van der Ploeg »
Lufter Xhuveli »
Timo Goeschl »
The New Economic World Order: The Rise of New Major Players in Global Politics and the Challenge of Interdependence
(Panel Discussion)

Speakers:
Mart Laar »
Gerassimos D. Arsenis »

Dr. Vasile Puşcaş »
Dipak R. Pant »
Jacques F. Poos »
Solomon Isaac Passy »
13:00 Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break Sunday Lunch Break
14:30 The Future of Economic Globalization: Interdependence, Monetary Systems and the Role of Global Markets
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Heiner Flassbeck »
State Aid - No Bridge Over Troubled Waters
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Bendt Bendtsen »
The Financial Crisis and Globalization
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Vladimír Mečiar »
Global Foreign Policy and International Economics Today: An Unconventional Approach
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Dr. Jacques F. Poos »
15:10 Break Break Break Break
15:15 Moving Germany’s Economy out of Crisis: Medium-Sized Businesses and the Automobile Industry
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Helmut Haussmann »
Green New Deal: For a New Concept of Development
(Lecture)

Speaker:
Renate Künast »
(15:35) The Ethics of Aid and Trade and the Efficiency of North-South & South-South Cooperation
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
François-Xavier de Donnea »
The Crisis, Households - and Equity
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Georgi Pirinski »
Renewable Energy and the Challenges of its Implementation in Developing Countries
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Lufter Xhuveli »
16:00 Coffee & Refreshments (16:05) Coffee & Refreshments Coffee & Refreshments Coffee & Refreshments
16:15 The Impact of Economic Bridges and Economic Development in Fostering Peace and Stability
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Dr. Erhard Busek
»
Sustainability and Leadership
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Dr. Volker Hauff »
Losing Faith in Capitalism - Hungarian Perspectives
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Géza Jeszenszky »
Economic Walls in the International Economy
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Dr. Solomon Isaac Passy »
17:00 Break Break Break Break
17:05 EU Decision Making After the Lisbon Treaty: Better For Europe’s Economies?
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Erna Hennicot Schoepges »


Creating Sustainable Economic and Environmental Strategies: A Danish Perspective in the Context of Europe
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Niels Helveg Petersen »


Climate Change, Resource Wars and the Financial Crisis: A Global Perspective
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Rick van der Ploeg »
International Development Challenges for 2010: Where We Have Come, practical and Ethical Challenges Ahead
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Katherine Marshall »
17:45 Coffee & Refreshments Coffee & Refreshments Coffee & Refreshments Coffee & Refreshments
18:00 Germany’s Unification: Prospects, Problems, and Challenges of the German Unification in Economics and Society 20 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall
(Speech)

Speaker:
Rainer Eppelmann »
The Role of Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power Policies in Strengthening Multilateral Cooperation in the Global Economy
(Panel Discussion)

Speakers:
Mark Donfried
Erhard Busek »
Susan George »
Davorin Kracun »
Lufter Xhuveli »
Inge Kaul »
Erna Hennicot Schoepges »

Niamh Bhreathnach »
The Role of Global Governance Organizations in the Contemporary International Economy
(Debate, Panel Discussion)

Speakers:
Solomon Isaac Passy »
Niels Helveg Petersen »
Dipak R. Pant »
Dr.Vasile Puşcaş »
Heino von Meyer »
Susan George »
Thomas Ferris »
Learning from the Global Financial Crisis: Causes, Impact, and the Challenges Ahead
(Panel Discussion)

Speakers:
Mart Laar »
Rick van der Ploeg »
Gerassimos D. Arsenis »
Dipak R. Pant »
Davorin Kracun »
Georgi Pirinski »
Jacques F. Poos »
Katherine Marshall
»
The Roles of Global Politics and Civil Society in International Economics
(Final Panel Discussion & Conclusion)

Moderator:
Mark Donfried

Speakers:
Congress Speakers & Participants
20:00 Welcome Group Dinner Welcome Reception
(Social Activity, Concert, Dinner)

Participants and speakers enjoy a welcome reception with dinner and a “classic hits” live concert.
Social Activity
(Group Dinner)
Farewell Group Dinner