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 |
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| 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 »  (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 » (Lecture &Discussion) Speaker: Niamh Bhreathnach » |
Economic issues related to the enlargement of the EU Speaker: Mart Laar » (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 » (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 » (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 |
