ANNUAL MEETING

NEW RULES FOR GLOBAL FINANCE

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009

3:00-6:00 PM

 

Washington Reception Room

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

1333 New Hampshire Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20036

 

RSVP required to gain entry:

jbaker@new-rules.org or Tel: 202-247-7486

 

 

I.                   Review of 2008 activities and plans for 2009. Jo Marie Griesgraber, Executive Director, New Rules for Global Finance

 

II.                Discussion on the Financial Crisis

 

·        Analysis of the Roots of the Crisis: Causes and Solutions. Thomas Palley, Principal and Founder, Economics for Democratic & Open Societies Project.

·        What is the Impact of Crisis on Low Income Countries. Amar Bhattacharya, Director, G-24 Secretariat.

·        What Roles does the IMF have? Speaker TBC.

·        The Economic Crisis and the Environment. Manish Bapna, Managing Director, World Resources Institute.

·        Governance Agenda. Barry Herman, Visiting Senior Fellow, International Affairs Program, New School University.

 

III.             Wine and Cheese reception