Contents
Message of Welcome by The Honorable Stephenson King, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
Section 1: Global Economic Situation
• Globalists in a Globalising World by Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-General
• Reform of the Multilateral Financial Institutions by President Bharrat Jagdeo, Republic of Ghana
• Economic Cooperation and the Impact of Globalisation on Africa and the Caribbean by Ransford Smith, Deputy Secretary-General, Commonwealth Secretariat
• Global Inflation: How Big a Threat? by Dr Andrew Sentance, External Member, Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England
• Foreign Investment and Development: The Role of Domestic Policy and International Investment Agreements by J. Anthony VanDuzer, Associate Professor and Vice Dean of Research, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
• Maintaining Debt Sustainability in the Aftermath of Debt Relief by Alberto Espejo, Senior Economist, Policy Development and Review Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Section 2: Managing the Effects of High Energy and Food Prices
• Energy Technology Perspectives: Insights for 2008 by Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)
• Addressing the Global Energy Crisis by Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• Renewable Energy Technologies and Poverty Alleviation: Overcoming Barriers and Unlocking Potential by Ogunlade Davidson, Thomas B. Johansson and John M. Christensen, Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development (GNESD)
• Biofuels and the Global Food Crisis: A Dangerous or New Opportunity? By Dr Wolfgang Palz, Chairman, World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE)
• Understanding the Recent Oil Price Volatility by Abdalla Salem El-Badri, Secretary General, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
• Responding to soaring Oil and Food Prices: Options for Agriculture in Small Island Developing States by Timothy O. Williams, Special Advisory Services Division, Commonwealth Secretariat
• Resolving Food Crises Today and Tomorrow by Jacques Diouf, Director-General, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO)
• Productivity and Sustainability of Agriculture in Africa: The Role of Government Policy and Investment by Joachim von Braun, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
• Agricultural Commodity Markets in the Global Context: The End of Cheap Food? by Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Section 3: Assessing the Economic Impact of Climate Change
• Economic Implications of Climate Change for Australia by Natalie Horvat, Manager, Energy and Greenhouse Policy Unit, Australian Government
• The Effects of Climate Change Policies on International Trade and Competitiveness by Muthukumara Mani, Senior Environmental Economist, World Bank
• The Impact of Climate Change on Developing Countries – The Imperative for Action! by Cheick Sidi Diarra, United Nations High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
• Economy or Ecology – Which Will Sustain Our Future? by Dr David Suzuki, Co-founder, the David Suzuki Foundation
• Climate Change and Health: Implications for Planning and Development by Professor Anthony J. McMichael, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University
Section 4: Millennium Development Goals
• Progress towards the MDGs: From Recommendations to Implementation by Dr Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General, The United Nations
• How Affordable is a Nutritious Diet? by Jasmine Whitbread, Chief Executive, Save the Children UK
• Keeping the Promise on Universal Primary Education by Nicholas Burnett, Assistant Director-General for Education, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• Rethinking the Role of Higher Education to Boost Development by Peter Taylor, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
• Westonaria to Become the Training Hub of Gauteng - Special Feature by Westonaria Local Municipality
• Financing Gender Equality by Inés Alberti, Executive Director, United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
• Every Woman Counts: How Can We Act to Improve Maternal Health? by Kate Hawkins, Communications Officer, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
• Children Affected by HIV and AIDS: Is Micro-finance the Magic Bullet by William C. Philbrick, Senior Technical Advisor, CARE International
Section 5: Effective Financial Management
• The Challenges of Implementing Anti-money Laundering Policies in Eastern and Southern Africa by Dr Eliawony J. Kisanga, Executive Secretary and Yotsna Lalji-Venketasawmy, Legal Adviser, Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) Secretariat
• Online Banking: Improving Customer Security by Professor Atul Prakash, University of Michigan
• Market and Technology Trends in Secure Documents by Michael Chamberlain, Chief Consultant, Pira International
• Urban Development Bank of Nigeria Plc: Leading the Path towards Sustainable Development - Special Feature by Urban Development Bank of Nigeria
• The Insurance Industry and Sustainability by Butch Bacani, Head of Asset Management and Insurance, United Nations Environmental Programme, Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
• Taming the ‘Information Beast’: Managing Emails and Electronic Documents by Doug Miles, Managing Director, Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM)
• Delivering Better Value Through Procurement by Nigel Smith, Chief Executive, UK Office of Government Commerce
• Is Micro-Credit the World’s Most Powerful Weapon? by Sam Daley-Harris, Founder, Microcredit Summit Campaign and RESULTS
• Unleashing Enterpreneurship: Making Business Work for the Poor by Sahba Sobhani, Programme Manager, Growing Inclusive Markets Initiative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• What it Takes to Achieve Effective Public Finance Management by Kaifala Marah, Adviser, Public Expenditure Management, Commonwealth Secretariat
Section 6: Infrastructure for Development
• Public-private Partnerships for Sustainable Development by Geoffrey Hamilton, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and Vanessa Holcomb, Duke University
• The City of Tshwane: One of the Most Prosperous Metropolitan Areas in South Africa - Special Feature by City of Tshwane
• Regional Cooperation on Disaster Risk and Infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific by Siva Thampi, Directore, Environment and Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
• Emerging Tourism Markets: The Coming Economic Boom by Geoffrey Lipman, Assistane Secretary-General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• Green Building: The Need for Innovation in Regulation and Incentive Schemes by Ché Wall, Managing Director, Lincolne Scott
• Financing Access for Water and Electricity for All – Experiences of Commonwealth Member States by Daniel Platz, Economic Affairs Officer, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
• Promoting Sustainable Development in Bayelsa State, Nigeria – Special Feature by Bayelsa State