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Monday, 24 September 2007
Hotel Intercontinental (Room Albeniz), Paseo de la Castellana,49, Madrid

When What Who
09:00 Welcome & opening address Isidro Fainé
President of the Spanish Chapter of The Club of Rome

Ashok Khosla
Acting President of The Club of Rome
09:30 Commemoration  
  Human Quality: In Remembrance of Aurelio Peccei and Alexander King Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner
Honorary President of The Club of Rome
10:00 Keynote speech  
  Introduction of speaker Ashok Khosla
Acting President Club of Rome
  Economic Perspectives and Key Factors for Human Development Rodrigo Rato
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
10:45 Coffee break (Lobby)  
11:00 Panel discussion Chaired by:
  The Future of Development from a Multi-Cultural Perspective Federico Mayor Zaragoza
Former Director-General of UNESCO
  The Linkage between Sustainability and Technology as a Tool for Development (tentative title) José María Figueres Olson
CEO of Grupo Felipe IV; Former President of Costa Rica & Member of The Club of Rome
  On the Road Towards Democratic Reforms – A Moroccan Flagship Initiative (tentative title) Assia Bensalah Alaoui
Ambassador at Large, Kingdom of Morocco; Member of The Club of Rome
  The State and the Vision from the African Continent Wendy Luhabe*
Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg, Chair of Vodafone South Africa & Member of The Club of Rome
  Sustainable Technologies of Tomorrow (tentative title) Gunter Pauli
Director & Founder, ZERI Foundation & Member of The Club of Rome
12:30 Panel discussion  
  Challenges to Human Development from the Perspective of the Disabled Chaired by:
Jesús Moneo
Director-General of the Spanish Chapter of The Club of Rome

Participants:
Rafael del Río
President of Cáritas Española
Rafael de Lorenzo
Member of the Spanish Chapter of The Club of Rome
13:30 Buffet lunch (Room Granados)  
15:00 Workshops
(Rooms Toledo, Segovia, Escorial Centro y Escorial Sur, 1st Floor)

Human Development – Challenges & Opportunities
(presentation of substantial papers with inspiring interventions)
 
  Workshop 1:
Global Civil Society & Participatory Democracy: Best Practice Examples of Civil Society Engagement
Chaired by:
Sirkka Heinonen
Technical Research Centre of Finland and Member of The Club of Rome

With input from:
Beatriz Fernandez Carrillo
Civil Society Organizations Div., Bureau for Resources & Strategic Partnerships, UNDP & Member of tt30
Obiora Francis Ike
Catholic Institute for Development, Justice and Peace & Member of The Club of Rome
Paulo Alcantara Gomes
Presidente do Conselho – SEBRAE & Member of The Club of Rome
Sylvia Karlsson
Member of The Club of Rome
Todd Lester
Founder, freeDimensional & Member of tt30
Aleksander Zidanšek
J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana & Member of The Club of Rome
  Workshop 2:
Water and Energy: Options and Responsibilities
Chaired by:
Uwe Möller
Secretary-General of The Club of Rome

With input from:
Rawaa Al-Saadi
Senior Environmental Specialist, Sama EC-Harris & Member of tt30
José Antonia Garrido
President Bilbao Metrópoli 30
Meir Javedanfar
Middle East Analysis, MEEPAS & Member of tt30
Peter Johnston
DG Information Society & Media, European Commission & Member of The Club of Rome
Gerhard Knies
Co-ordinator of TREC & Member of the German Chapter of The Club of Rome
Ángel Simón
Director Aguas de Barcelona
David Wasdell
Director, Meridian Programme
  Workshop 3:
Human Quality: The Role of Education and Values
Co-chaired by:
Heitor Gurgulino de Souza
Member of the Executive Committee of the Club of Rome
Orhan Güvenen
Member of the Executive Committee of The Club of Rome

With input from:
Ángel Gabilondo
Rector of the Autonomous University of Madrid
Eda C. B. Machado
Director, Higher Education Institute of Brasilia (IESB), Member of the Club of Rome
Ivo Slaus
Rudjer Boskovic Institute & Member of The Club of Rome
Raoul Weiler
Member of the Executive Committee of The Club of Rome
  Workshop 4:
Equal Opportunities: Overcoming Poverty and Social Exclusion
Chaired by:
Patrick Liedtke
Member of the Executive Committee of The Club of Rome

With input from:
Elisabeth Ruth Beasley
Head, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Europe, Paris, France
Isabel Estapé
Member of the Institute of Stock Market Studies; Specialist in Poverty & Social Exclusion
Iñigo Moré
Director of Remesas.org
José Aristodemo Pinotti
Secretary of Higher Education, State of Sao Paulo; Member of the Club of Rome
Tasneem Ahmad Siddiqui
Director General, Sindh Katchi Abadi Authority & Member of The Club of Rome
Mihaela Smith
CEO, Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management & Member of The Club of Rome
Anitra Thorhaug
Yale University School of Forestry & Environmental Studies & Member of The Club of Rome
17:30 Coffee break (Lobby)  
18:00 Presentation of results of workshops Chaired by:
Patrick Liedtke
Member of the Executive Committee of The Club of Rome

With input from:
Workshop Chairs (Rapporteurs)
19:00 End of session  



Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Hotel Intercontinental (Room Albeniz), Paseo de la Castellana,49, Madrid

When What Who
09:00 Keynote speech  
  Introduction of speaker José Francisco de Conrado
Director-General of “la Caixa” Foundation
Health as a Key Element of Human Quality Valentin Fuster
President of the World Heart Federation
09:45 Panel discussion  
  Shaping a Global Future (I) – The Goals & Possibilities of The Club of Rome Chaired by:
Dennis Meadows
Member of the The Club of Rome

Participants:
Bohdan Hawrylyshyn
Advisor to Chairman of the Parliament of Ukraine & Member of The Club of Rome
Sergey P. Kapitza
Institute for Physical Problems & Member of The Club of Rome
Franz Josef Radermacher
University of Ulm & Member of The Club of Rome
10:45 Coffee break (Lobby)  
11:00 Keynote speech  
  Introduction of speakers Josep Martín
Chairman, Treballs Grafics and Member of the Spanish Chapter of The Club of Rome
  Citizenship & Immigration Rafael Blasco
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship of the Government of Valencia & Member of the Board of the Spanish Chapter of The Club of Rome
Josep María Felip
General Director of Citizenship Participation, Government of Valencia
Guillermo Vaasteenberghe
General Director of Immigration, Government of Valencia
12:00 Panel discussion  
  Introduction of speakers Rafael Ribó
Ombudsman of Catalonia
  Introductory statement:
Demands on Future Leadership
Liz Mohn
Deputy Chairwoman of the Board, Bertelsmann Foundation; Member of The Club of Rome
  Shaping a Global Future (II) – The Role & Responsibility of the Young Generation Chaired by:
Joan Rosás
Member of the Spanish Chapter of The Club of Rome

Participants:
Ruud Lubbers
Member of The Club of Rome
Joerg Geier
Deputy Secretary-General of the Club of Rome,
Member of tt30 global
Eva Geli-Stenhammar
Member of tt30 Spain
Jonás de Miguel
Member of tt30 global
13:30 Almuerzo buffet lunch (Room Granados)  
15:00 Panel discussion  
  Shaping Globalisation for the Benefit of All Chaired by:
Benjamin Bassin
Former Ambassador of Finland to China & Member of The Club of Rome

Participants:
José Ramón Lasuén
Member of the Board of the Spanish Chapter of The Club of Rome
Obiora Francis Ike*
Catholic Institute for Development, Justice and Peace & Member of The Club of Rome
Lord Weidenfeld
Publisher, Philanthropist and Newspaper Columnist & Member of The Club of Rome
Wouter van Dieren
President, IMSA Amsterdam & Member of The Club of Rome
16:00 Keynote speeches  
  Introduction of speakers  
  The Role of the Institutional Members of the Spanish Chapter in Human Development Vicente Sala*
Chairman, Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo (CAM)
  Economic Development and the Fight Against Poverty José Luis Olivas
Chairman, Bancaja
  Credibility as a Factor of Social Development John Scott
President, KPMG
  Financial Institutions and Social Progress Josep Oliu
Chairman, Banco Sabadell
  New Ways of Communication and Human Development Julio Linares
General Director for Coordination, Business Development and Synergies, Telefonica
17:15 Coffee break (Lobby)  
17:45 Conference conclusions:  
  The Club of Rome: Suggestions and Evaluation Eberhard von Koerber
Vice-President and Treasurer of The Club of Rome
Diego Hidalgo Schnur
Member of The Club of Rome
18:30 Special address  
  Introduction of Speakers: The Club of Rome and Institutional Relations Teresa Mendizábal
Vice-President of the Spanish Chapter of The Club of Rome
  Address of the Mayor of Madrid: Cities and Human Development Alberto Ruiz Gallardón
Mayor of Madrid
19:00 CLOSING CEREMONY Chaired by:
HM Juan Carlos I, King of Spain
  Statement by the President of the Club of Rome  
  Spanish wine will be offered after the closing ceremony (CoR members, special guests, organisers)  
approx. 20:15 Press conference (Members of the Executive Committee and selected guests)


* to be confirmed

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