Agenda


 
Doing Business 2008
Reformers' Club Investor Seminar and Awards Dinner

June 4, 2008 - New York
13:00  Registration and Refreshments
14:30
Host
Penelope Brook,
Director, Indicators and Analysis, Financial and Private Sector Development Vice Presidency, International Finance Corporation

Welcome Remarks
Graeme Wheeler,
Managing Director, World Bank Group

Keynote Address: The Experience of the Top Reformer

H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Minister of Investment, Egypt
15:00 Meet the Reformers
Lessons, impact, and a look into the future

Ministers confirmed to-date:
H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Minister of Investment, Egypt
H.E. Ivan Šuker, Minister of Finance, Croatia
H.E. Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister, FYR Macedonia
H.E. Ekaterina A. Sharashidze, Minister of Economic Development, Georgia
H.E. Luis Guillermo Plata, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Colombia
H.E. Dr. Awwad S. Al-Awwad, Deputy Governor, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority
H.E. Plamen Oresharski, Minister of Finance, Bulgaria

Moderator
Clive Crook
, Associate Editor, Financial Times & Senior Editor, The Atlantic Magazine

Coffee and Refreshments: 16:00-16:30
18:00 Cocktail Reception on the Trading Floor
19:00 Awards Dinner and Ceremony

Host
Penelope Brook
, Director, Indicators and Analysis Financial and Private Sector Development Vice Presidency International Finance Corporation
20:00 Awards Presenters:
Graeme Wheeler
, Managing Director, World Bank Group
John G. Rice
, Vice Chairman, General Electric; President and CEO of GE Infrastructure
Jacqueline E. Schafer
, Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, USAID
Sir Andrew Crockett
, President, JPMorgan Chase International
Robert C. Morris
, Global Tax Networks Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Luis Comas Martínez de Tejada
, Global Legal Services Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal