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1 OECD Forum 2008 Climate Change, Growth, Stability Paris, France / 3-4 June MG9740 Photos OECD

2 BRE4781 Photos OECD MG 9514 Photos OECD BRE4784 Photos OECD

3 Reflections on the Financial Markets Correction Wednesday 4 June

4 Françoise Crouïgneau Chief International Editor, Les Echos, France Jean-Claude Trichet President, European Central Bank Angel Gurría Secretary-General, OECD MG5034 Photos OECD MG4983 Photos OECD

5 Climate Change and Finance Wednesday 4 June

6 James P. Leape, Director-General, WWF International MG5063 Photos OECD Alain Massiera, Deputy CEO, Calyon Doris Leuthard, Minister of Economic Affairs, Switzerland

7 MG 5063 Photos OECD Bernard Clerfayt Deputy Minister of Finance, Belgium Alain Massiera, Deputy CEO, Calyon MG 5195 Photos OECD MG 5096 Photos OECD James P. Leape Director-General, WWF International

8 Financing Infrastructure Wednesday 4 June

9 MG0247 Photos OECD Michael Oborne, Director, Advisory Unit on Multidisciplinary Issues, OECD Agustín Carstens, Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, Mexico Andrew Hunter, Head, Macquarie Europe Richard Lavergne, Secretary-General, Observatoire de l énergie, France Pierre Lortie, Senior Business Advisor, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (Montreal) Canada

10 Andrew Hunter, Head, Macquarie Europe MG0247 Photos OECD Agustín Carstens Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, Mexico MG0258 Photos OECD

11 Education: A Good School for Every Community Wednesday 4 June

12 Barbara Ischinger, Director, Education, OECD DSC0028 Photos OECD John Bangs, Assistant Secretary, Education and Equal Opportunities, National Union of Teachers, United Kingdom Donald MacLeod, Editor, Education Guardian, United Kingdom Philippe Manière, Director, Institut Montaigne, France Holger Rupprecht, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Brandenburg, Germany Cecilia Tortajada, President, International Water Resources Association

13 Holger Rupprecht Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Brandenburg Germany BRE5580 Photos OECD John Bangs Assistant Secretary, Education and Equal Opportunities National Union of Teachers United Kingdom BRE5603 Photos OECD

14 Concluding Comments on the Economics of Climate Change Doris Leuthard Minister of Economic Affairs, Switzerland CD Photos OECD

15 Education, Literacy and the Harry Potter Effect Barbara Ischinger, Director, Education, OECD BRE5709 hotos OECD Yuko Matsuoka Harris, Publisher and translator of the Japanese Harry Potter books, Say-zan-sha Publications, Ltd.

16 DSC00504 photos OECD BRE5709 photos OECD DSC00358 photos OECD

17 Open Markets for Trade and Investment Wednesday 4 June

18 Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Economics, Columbia University United States BRE5766 Photos OECD Glen Hodgson Senior Vice-President The Conference Board of Canada MG0365 Photos OECD

19 Sharan Burrow President, Australian Council of Trade Unions MG0361 Photos OECD Luc Lamprière Executive Director, Oxfam France Clyde V. Prestowitz President, Economic Strategy Institute United States MG0392 Photos OECD

20 Media BRE4967 Photos OECD BRE5159 Photos OECD CD Photos OECD DSC0113 Photos OECD

21 Financial Market Turbulence Wednesday 4 June

22 Adrian Blundell-Wignall Deputy Director Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD Padma Desai Director, Center for Transitional Economies Columbia University, United States Jan Frait Head, Financial Stability Czech National Bank Susan George Board Chair, Transnational Institute CD Photos OECD Robert Kuttner Co-Editor, The American Prospect Adrian Blundell-Wignall Deputy Director, Financial and Enterprise Affairs OECD BRE5852 Photos OECD

23 MG0093 Photos OECD MG4360 Photos OECD MG5043 Photos OECD DSC00331 Photos OECD

24 Future Challenges for the Multilateral Trading System Wednesday 4 June

25 Simon Crean, Minister of Trade, Australia MG5296 Photos OECD Phil Goff, Minister of Trade, New Zealand Anne-Marie Idrac, State Secretary, Foreign Trade, France Anthony Gooch, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, OECD Alejandro Jara, Deputy Director General, WTO James P. Leape, Director-General, WWF International Beatriz Leycegui Gardoqui, Undersecretary for International Trade Negotiations, Mexico Néstor Edgardo Stancanelli, Deputy Secretary, International Economic Negotiations, Argentina

26 Phil Goff, Minister of Trade, New Zealand MG5296 Photos OECD Anne-Marie Idrac, State Secretary, Foreign Trade, France Anthony Gooch, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, OECD

27 MG5338 Photos OECD Simon Crean, Minister of Trade, Australia MG5539 Photos OECD Beatriz Leycegui Gardoqui Undersecretary for International Trade Negotiations, Mexico MG5406 Photos OECD James P. Leape Director-General, WWF International

28 MG539 Photos OECD Néstor Edgardo Stancanelli Deputy Secretary, International Economic Negotiations Argentina CD Photos OECD Alejandro Jara Deputy Director General, WTO MG5420 Photos OECD Phil Goff, Minister of Trade, New Zealand

29 Education and Sustainable Development Wednesday 4 June

30 Asit K. Biswas, President, Third World Centre for Water Management Thierry Touchais, Executive Director, International Polar Foundation MG0430 Photos OECD Francisco J. Lozano, Co-ordinator, Sustainable Campus Programme, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico Hideaki Oda, Councillor to the President, Japan Water Forum Bernard Ramanantsoa, Dean, HEC, France Daigee Shaw, President, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, Chinese Taipei Dennis Tirpak, Associate, International Institute for Sustainable Development

31 CD Photos OECD Bernard Ramanantsoa, Dean, HEC, France MG0430 Photos OECD Hideaki Oda Councillor to the President, Japan Water Forum CD Photos OECD Asit K. Biswas President, Third World Centre for Water Management

32 Thierry Touchais Executive Director International Polar Foundation MG0520 Photos OECD Daigee Shaw President Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research Chinese Taipei Dennis Tirpak Associate International Institute for Sustainable Development CD Photos OECD

33 MG9731 Photos OECD BRE 5142 Photos OECD Farewell Reception MG5559 Photos OECD

34 BRE5681 Photos OECD

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