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1998 Annual Pre-Summit Conference

Jobs, Crime And Money:
Challenges For The G8 Summit In 1998

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The conference is sponsored this year by Clifford Chance, the London School of Economics, and the University of Toronto G8 Research Group.
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We gratefully acknowledge the generous support and assistance of:
Real Education, Hewlett Packard (United Kingdom), easynet, Sony of Canada, Kodak Canada, Clifford Chance.

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Featured speakers include senior members of British and Canadian sherpa teams, and veterans of the summit process from Japan, North America, and Europe.


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P R O G R A M M E
08:45 Registration
09:15 Welcoming Remarks And Introduction

Keith Clark, Senior Partner, Clifford Chance
Sir Nicholas Bayne, Visiting Fellow, London School Of Economics

I The Summit Process
09:30 Preparing For The Birmingham Summit

 Chair: Keith Clark, Senior Partner, Clifford Chance
 Speaker: Colin Budd, Economic Director, Foreign And Commonwealth Office And "Sous-Sherpa" - Senior Member Of The UK Summit Preparatory Team
10:15 Global Governance: The Contribution Of The Summits

 Chair: Professor Joseph Daniels, Marquette University, USA
 Speaker: Koji Watanabe, Former Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister And "Sherpa" Responsible For Summit Preparations
11:00 Coffee
II Challenges For The Summit
11:30 Challenge No. 1: Growth And Employment

 Chair: Jean-Claude Paye, Secretary-General, OECD, 1984-1996
 Speakers: Professor Richard Layard, Centre For Economic Performance, LSE
Bronwen Curtis, Chief Economist, Nomura International
12:30 Lunch
13:30 What The Summit Can Do: A Canadian Perspective
 Chair:Professor John Kirton, University Of Toronto
 Speaker: Donald W. Campbell, Canadian Deputy Minister Of Foreign Affairs And "Sherpa" Responsible For Summit Preparations
14:15 Challenge No. 2: International Crime

 Chair: Sir Robert Jennings, Former President, The International Court Of Justice
 Speakers: George Staple, QC., Partner, Clifford Chance; Director, UK Serious Fraud Office 1992-97
Valerie Strachan, Chairman Of The Board, UK Customs & Excise
15:15 Tea
15:45 Challenge No. 3: Finance, Trade And Investment In The Light Of The Asian Crisis
 Chair:Professor Alan Rugman, Oxford University
 Speakers: Professor Charles Goodhart, Norman Sosnow Professor Of Finance, London School Of Economics And Member, Monetary Policy Committee, Bank Of England
Deanne Julius, Member, Monetary Policy Committee, Bank Of England; Chief Economist, British Airways 1993 -97
III Conclusion
17:00 What Future For The G8? Your Questions Answered

 Chair: Sir Nicholas Bayne, Visiting Fellow,
 Panellists: Professor Joseph Daniels, Marquette University, USA
Dr. Michael Hodges, Director, Centre For Research On The USA, LSE
Professor John Kirton, University Of Toronto
Professor Alan Rugman, Oxford University
18:00 Reception

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