Date: December 12, 2007

Time: 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Location: Akin Gump Law Offices, 4th Floor, 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036

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Agenda

Part I. Business Meeting

2:30 – 3:15:

• Activity Report
• Financial Report
• Election of Board Members
• Resolution affecting Board Members’ terms of service

Part II. "Changes in Globalization: Implications for the New Rules Coalition"

3:15 – 4:00 Plenary 1: "Finance and Globalization: What are the emerging new issues?"

Discussion with and among New Rules Members, initiated by brief presentations

Moderator: Sandra Polaski, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Speakers:

• Ron Blackwell, Chief Economists, AFL-CIO
• Colin Bradford, Senior Fellow, Brookings and Centre for International Governance Innovation
• Thomas Palley, Founder, Economics for Democratic &Open Societies Project
• Irfan ul Haque

4:00 – 4:45: Plenary 2: “Rethinking the New Rules agenda for change at the IMF and the World Bank”

Moderator: Seamus Finn, President of Board, New Rules for Global Finance Coalition, Interim Director GS – Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation

Speakers:

• Jo Marie Griesgraber, Executive Director, New Rules for Global Finance Coalition
• Elizabeth Stuart, Senior Policy Advisor, Head of Relations with the World Bank and IMF, Oxfam International

4:45 – 5:30: Reception: Enjoy a holiday celebration and toast New Board Members and New Members of New Rules!