Conferences
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