DIC 2006 | Paris

Agenda

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Keynote Address 
Daniel Bernard
President, Provestis
Former CEO and Chairman, The Carrefour Group

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Welcome Remarks
The Honorable Craig Roberts Stapleton
Ambassador of the United States

Opening Remarks
Philippe Desan
Academic Director and the Howard L. Willett Professor, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
The University of Chicago Center in Paris

State of the School Address
Susan E. Mayer
Dean and Professor
The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy

Panel: International Migration: Immigration and Integration
This panel will address issues of international migration including immigration and integration policies as well as the state of refugees and asylum seekers and their impact on the global community.

  • E. Packer Wilbur, Chairman, Southport Financial (moderator)
  • Antonella Caruso, Associated Researcher, Institut Montaigne
  • Georges Lemaitre, Principal Administrator, International Migration Division, OECD
  • Véronique Robert, French Deputy Representative, United Nations High Commission for Refugees

Keynote Address
John Vinocur
Columnist
International Herald Tribune

Panel: Labor Laws and Social Welfare
This panel dicussed the development of labor laws that are equitable and just for employees yet foster free market economic growth.

  • Kurt Wiedenhaupt, former Chairman and CEO, American Precision Industries, Inc. (moderator)
  • Kerwin Charles, Associate Professor, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies, The University of Chicago
  • Philippe Manière, Directeur Général, Institut Montaigne
  • Matthias Rubner, Associate, Labor Law and Employment Department, Latham & Watkins

Keynote Address
The Honorable Armen Sarkissian
Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
Former Ambassador of Armenia to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and The Vatican

Friday, October 20, 2006

Panel: Issues Facing the European Union
This panel will address the numerous questions the EU is facing regarding its size, membership, and establishment of public policies.

  • Edouard-François de Lenquesaing, Director, Netmanagers; Senior Advisor, Paris EUROPLACE (moderator)
  • Jean-Paul Fitoussi, Professor of Economics, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris; President, Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Econoniques
  • Jean François-Poncet, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, current Sénateur de Lot-et-Garonne (Aquitaine), France
  • Zaki Laïdi, Senior Research Fellow, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI); Professor, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris

Keynote Address 
Laurent Fabius
Former Prime Minister of France
Member, Assemblée Nationale, France

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