OPENING SPEECH Opening speech by Janez Jansa, Prime Minister of Slovenia (NB: the text attached is not a transcript of the speech and may differ slightly from the speech delivered at the ABCDE) Watch the video PLENARY SESSIONS Plenary Session 1: Financial Inclusion Speakers: Ross Levine, Brown University: Paper, presentation Asli Demirguc-Kunt, World Bank: Paper, Presentation Discussants: Liliana Rojas-Suarez, Center for Global Development: Presentation Victor Murinde, Birmingham Business School: Presentation Watch the video Plenary Session 2: What factors matter most for business climate? Speaker: Paul Seabright, Toulouse University; Wendy Carlin, University College London: Paper, Presentation Discussants: Jan Svejnar, Michigan University: Presentation Loh Wah Sing, International Trade Institute, Singapore: Presentation Watch the video Plenary Session 3: Provision of Public Services by Non-State Actors Speaker: Maitreesh Ghatak, London School of Economics: Paper Discussants: Jean-Paul Azam, Toulouse University: Presentation Gabor Peteri, Local Government Initiative Development Ltd.: Presentation Watch the video KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Francois Bourguignon, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, The World Bank: Presentation Watch the video Santiago Levy, former Deputy Minister of Economy, Mexico; former General Director of the Mexican Social Security Institute: Presentation Watch the video PLENARY ROUNDTABLES SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe - an engine for growth Fabrizio Coricelli, EBRD: Presentation Watch the video Foundations as new development actors Olga Sulla, World Bank: Presentation Watch the video |