12-13 May, 2004
Centre de Conférences
Internationales, Paris
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The OECD Forum is a multistakeholder summit which brings together business
and labour leaders, civil society personalities, government ministers
and leaders of international organisations to discuss the key issues of
the 21st century. What is unique about the OECD Forum is that it enables
participants to shape the outcome of the annual OECD ministerial summit
and this year, the OECDs first ever meeting of health ministers.
Leadership for the world economy:
Forum 2004 will include keynote speeches by Michel Barnier, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, France; Luis Ernesto Derbez, Minister for Foreign
Affairs, Mexico; Donald J. Johnston, Secretary-General, OECD; Kim Dae-jung,
Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Former President of Korea; and Mary Robinson,
Executive Director, Ethical Globalisation Initiative, and former President
of Ireland.
How to strengthen systems of financial
governance for world economic recovery?:
What is the appropriate role of financial intermediaries, governments,
regulators and civil society groups in improving financial education for
consumers and individual investors ? How to improve corporate governance
standards following high-profile corporate scandals? How effective have
been efforts to date to implement corporate responsibility programmes
? How can the OECD Multinational Enterprise Guidelines make a vital difference
in the way companies conduct business ? Is Europe being by-passed by world
economy recovery ?
Discussion of these issues will be led by: Daniel Bouton, CEO, Société
Générale; Jean-Philippe Courtois, CEO, Microsoft EMEA; Sir David Clementi,
Chairman, Prudential, UK; Bronwyn Curtis, Managing Editor, Bloomberg Television,
UK; Gunnar Lund, Minister for International Economic Affairs and Financial
Markets, Sweden; Ivan Miklos, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance,
Slovak Republic; John Monks, General Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation.
How to create new momentum in the Doha
Development Agenda?:
WTO Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi will lead the debate with:
Yousef Boutros Ghali, Minister of Foreign Trade, Egypt; Danuta Hübner,
EC Commissioner; Leif Pagrotsky, Minister for Trade and Industry, Sweden;
Martin Redrado, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade,
Argentina; Jorge Rodriguez-Grossi, Minister of Economy, Chile; and Jim
Sutton, Minister of Trade, New Zealand.
Health and technology:
Following introductory remarks by Andrew von Eschenbach, Director of
the US National Cancer Institute, OECD Health Ministers will discuss the
contribution of research and innovation systems to improving the performance
of health systems.
What is the potential of "e-health" ? Discuss and debate with
Sir William Castell, President and CEO, GE Healthcare; Hong-Jen Chang,
CEO and President of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Chinese
Taipei; Thomas D'Aunno, Director of the Healthcare Management Initiative,
INSEAD, France; Anders Olauson, Director, The Agrenska Foundation, Sweden;
Marie Smith, President, AARP, United States; and Per Wold-Olsen, President,
Human Health, Merck & Co., Inc.
What future for partnerships in research between government, business
and civil society ? This round-table will be animated by Gerard Kouchner,
President, Education & Communication Department, Medimedia, France.
Towards better performing health systems?:
How to get better value for money from our health systems in ageing societies
? How to improve the equity and access to health care ? What role for
prevention policies, such as in the case of the obesity epidemic ?
Listen to the views of: Françoise Forette, President, International Longevity
Centre, France; Julio Frenk, Minister of Health, Mexico; Jean-Pierre Garnier,
CEO, GlaxoSmithKline; Pierre Lefèbvre, President, International Diabetes
Federation, Belgium; Henry McKinnell, Chairman and CEO, Pfizer; Danny
Strickland, Chief Innovation Officer, Coca-Cola; Christoph Thalheim, Secretary-General,
European Multiple Sclerosis Platform; and Janet Voûte, Chief Executive
Officer, World Heart Federation, Switzerland.
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