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Leadership in Europe:
Euro - Enlargement - Economic Reform
Thursday 17 October 2002
One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1
Tel +44 (0)20 7852 3673
Fax +44 (0)20 7955 6187
Themes
The seventh annual conference of the German-British Forum investigates the
key economic and political issues influencing Europe today. The aim is to
look at the inter-linked challenges resulting from the establishment of
Economic and Monetary Union and of the move towards European Union
enlargement. The common denominator is the need for structural economic
reform across the continent, which will make both EMU and enlargement
more effective in promoting jobs, growth and investment, and thus more
politically and economically attractive.
The conference investigates these issues primarily from a business and
economic perspective, with the aid of key decision-makers from Britain,
Germany and other countries, including the US.
The conference will provide a platform to enhance debate on the further
progress of European integration - including the question of British
membership of EMU - in a way that keeps in focus the requirement for a
flexible and dynamic European economy.
Programme
8.45 Registration and coffee
9.15 Welcoming remarks
Rt. Hon. Lord Hurd of Westwell, Chairman, German-British Forum
9.30 Keynote speeches
Rt. Hon. Jack Straw MP, UK Foreign Secretary
Prof. Leszek Balcerowicz, President, NBP Narodowy Bank Polski
Jean Lemierre, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development
Frank Zurlino, Director, Droege & Comp. GmbH
Session chairman: Andrew Gowers, Editor, Financial Times
11.00 Coffee break
11.30 Is Europe following the right agenda for economic reform?
Statements followed by discussion
Dr. Gerhard Cromme, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, ThyssenKrupp AG
John Edmonds, General Secretary, GMB
John Gardiner, Chairman, Tesco plc
Jürgen Radomski, Management Board Member, Siemens AG
Session chairman: Lord Simon of Highbury
13.00 Lunch, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers
Lunch speaker: Rt. Hon. Charles Kennedy MP, Leader, UK Liberal
Democrats
Presentation of German-British Forum 2002 Awards
Nina Lemmens, President, German-British Forum Awards Jury
14.30 Will enlargement strengthen or weaken Europe?
Statements followed by discussion
Rt. Hon. Bruce George MP, Chairman, Defence Select Committee, House of
Commons
András Inotai, Director, Institute of World Economics, Budapest
Wojciech Kostrzewa, President and Chief Executive Officer, BRE Bank SA,
Member of Commerzbank AG Regional Board
Wanda Rapaczynski, CEO, Agora SA
Prof. Norbert Walter, Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Gruppe
Session chairman – Heather Grabbe, Research Director, Centre for European
Reform
16.00 Coffee break
16.30 Debate: Should the UK join EMU by 2005?
Debate with participants:
Simon Buckby, Campaign Director, Britain in Europe
Lord Haskins, Former Chairman, Northern Foods plc
Rt. Hon. Michael Howard QC MP, UK Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Anatole Kaletsky, Economic Commentator, The Times
Session chairman: James Naughtie
A vote on the motion will be taken among the audience before and after the
debate
18.00 Closing remarks
Prof. William Paterson, Director, Institute for German Studies, University of
Birmingham
18.30 Reception
19.30 Dinner
Welcome
Speakers
Dr Dietmar Kuhnt, Chief Executive Officer, RWE AG
Jean-Claude Trichet, Governor, Banque de France
22.00 Closing remarks
Lord Hurd of Westwell
Organisers
German-British Forum
German-British Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Centre for European Reform
Media partner: Financial Times
Sponsors
Commerzbank Securities (lead sponsor)
BMW Group
BP plc
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Zak Gertler
Hawkpoint Partners Limited
McIntyre & King Ltd
Nabarro Nathanson
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Siemens plc
University of Birmingham Institute for German Studies
Yahoo! Europe
In case of enquiry, please contact us:
http://www.gbf.com/contact.html
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