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Human conditions have improved more in the past century than in the rest of history. But the distribution of the gains is highly unequal. The gap between the poorest and the richest countries has doubled in the last twenty years. Worldwide inequality between individuals has risen too. What changes are needed in the international rules governing the exchange of capital, goods and labor to achieve greater equity? How can access to technological advances on the part of developing countries be enhanced? How can development cooperation—aid and debt relief, for example—become more effective? What are the responsibilities of business, governments, NGOs and unions? What role should be played by international organizations? These key questions will be addressed by a distinguished group of panelists composed of analysts, leaders and policymakers of worldwide recognition.
Contact: Nora Lustig - noral@iadb.org
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2:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Welcome and opening remarks
Enrique V. Iglesias, President, Inter-American Development Bank
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3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
What does socially responsive globalization mean?
Nora Lustig, Senior Advisor and Chief, Poverty and Inequality Unit, Inter-American Development Bank
Robert Devlin, Deputy Manager, Integration and Regional Programs Department, Inter-American Development Bank
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3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
In search of global equity: the role of international rules

Moderator:
Diana Tussie, FLACSO, Argentina

Panelists:
Hazel Henderson, author of Beyond Globalization: Shaping a Sustainable Global Economy, USA
Adrian Hodges, Director, The Americas, The Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum
Anthony Hylton, Minister of Foreign Trade, Jamaica
Luiz Felipe Lampreia, President of the Administrative Council, CEBRI, Brazil*
Manuel Marfán, Economic Development Expert, ECLAC
Luis Marinho, President, Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos do ABC, Brazil
Ira S. Shapiro, Partner, Long Aldridge & Norman, USA

Questions and answers
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5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Closing the gap: social protection, international public goods and development cooperation

Moderator:
Alberto Arenas, Ministry of Finance, Chile

Panelists:
Gun-Britt Andersson, State Secretary, IDB Governor for Sweden
Gally Bar-on, President, StarMedia Foundation, Uruguay
René Cortázar, former Minister of Labor, Chile
Claudio Loser, Director of Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
Rafael Pérez Colón, Microsoft, Latin America
Jeffrey Sachs, Harvard University, USA (videoconference)

Questions and answers