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The Conference

Themes

Find below the themes of the next Country Risk Conference, which will held in the Carrousel du Louvre on the 16th of January 2012 :

Moderator : Raphaël Kahane, news anchor, France 24

MORNING:

• 9.15 am - Introduction
François David, Chairman, Coface

• 9.20 am - Global growth in 2012: Another dip?
Angel Gurria, Secretary-General, OECD

• 9.40 am - Panel discussion
Advanced economies as the victims of their public debt ?

- Will Europe solve its sovereign crisis ?
- America's public debt burden: Source of threat or growth ?
- Debate between: Patrick Artus, chief economist, Natixis - Jean-Louis Bourlanges, Professor, Sciences Po (o be confirmed) - François Heisbourg, Special Adviser, Foundation for strategic research - Prof. Dr. Max Otte, founder of IFVE Institut für Vermögensentwicklung GmbH & professor at the Karl-Franzens university of Graz - Nicolas A.Vernicos, President of the International Chamber of Commerce-Hellas

• 10.45 am - Risks overview
Yves Zlotowski, Chief Economist - Coface

• 11.00 am - Break

• 11.30 am - Panel discussion:
Can the BRICs save the world economy ?

- Is China a superpower ?
- Brazil, Russia, India : giants with feet of clay ?
- Debate between: Rajiv Biswas, Senior Director and Asia-Pacific Chief Economist, IHS Global Insight - Jérôme Contamine, Executive Vice President, CFO, Sanofi - Yifan Hu, Managing Director, Head of Research & Chief Economist, Haitong International Research Limited - Yves Zlotowski, Chief Economist, Coface

• 12.30 pm - Questions and Andswers

LUNCH:

• 12.40 pm - Speech by François Baroin, French Minister of Economy, Finances and Industry

AFTERNOON:

• 2.30 pm - Political and economic uncertainty in emerging countries
Hubert Védrine, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Partner Manager Hubert Védrine Conseil

• 2.45 pm - Panel discussion
Political shocks in emerging countries: Reasons for hope ?

- What are the economic implications of the Arab Awakening ?
- Would Turkey be a model ?
- Might Sub-Saharan Africa experiences a wave of political upheavals ?
- Debate between : Laurent Bresson, Managing Director, Maersk Maghreb - Olivier de Boysson, Chief Economist Emerging Markets, Société Générale - Mamaudou Gazibo, Associate Professor, Universty of Montréal - Deniz Gökçe, Professor, University of Ankara - François Heisbourg, Special Adviser, Foundation for Strategic Research