In July 2005, the UK plays host to the G-8 Summit, which is being billed as an opportunity to end poverty. But is the G-8 really in a position to achieve this noble goal?
Certain politicians, rock stars and development charities claim that the best way to end poverty is by forgiving debt, increasing foreign aid and making trade ‘fair’. But would such initiatives really help the poor?
Speakers at the Global Development Summit will challenge popular but ill-conceived notions about ending poverty and offer realistic perspectives about how poor countries can best overcome obstacles to economic development, to achieve prosperity and health for everyone.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Martin Wolf, Associate Editor, Financial Times
Leon Louw, three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee
Andrei Illarionov, Chief Economic Advisor to Russian
President Vladimir Putin and former G-8 Sherpa
PANELLISTS WILL INCLUDE
Franklin Cudjoe, Imani, Ghana
Margaret Karembu, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Madhu Kishwar, Manushi, India
Martin Krause, Dean of ESEADE University, Argentina
Deepak Lal, Economist and Author of
In Praise of Empires
Barun Mitra, Liberty Institute, India
Nonoy Oplas, Philippines
Mohit Satyanand, Inlingua New Delhi, India
James Shikwati, Inter Region Economic Network, Kenya
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PROGRAMME
9:30 Keynote address
10.15 Panel 1: Profit beats poverty:The role of enterprise
Chairman: Manisha Tank, Presenter, BBC World and BBC
11.30 Break
11.45 Panel 2: Is ‘fair trade’ really fair?
Chairman: Allister Heath, Economics Editor, The Business
1.00 Lunch
1.30 Luncheon keynote
2.15 Panel 3: Do foreign aid and debt relief promote prosperity?
Chairman: Liam Halligan, Channel 4 News/ITN
Closing keynote address
3.30 End
