The Latvian Ministry of Economics and the World Bank would like to cordially invite you to a
DISCUSSION OF THE LATVIAN PROGRAM FOR MODERN INDUSTRIAL POLICIES.
Venue: Conference Room, Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija,
Elizabetes 55, LV-1010 Riga, Latvia
Date and Time: December 13, 2012 from 9:00am to 11.30am
Agenda:
9.00 – 9.05: Opening remarks by Mr. Xavier Devictor, the World Bank’s Country Manager for Poland and Baltic States
9.05 – 9.35: Presentation of the Latvian program for modern industrial policies by Mr. Daniels Pavluts, Minister of Economics, Latvia
9.35 – 11.15: Panel discussion, moderated by Dr. Marcin Piatkowski, the World Bank, followed by a Question-and-Answer session.
The panel, focused on whether and how to design modern industrial policies, will feature the following participants:
• Prof. Bart van Ark, Chief Economist, The Conference Board, USA
• Ken Warwick, Regulatory Policy Committee, UK, former Chair of OECD Committee on Industry, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Prof. Tea Petrin, University of Ljubljana, former Minister of Economy, Slovenia
• Dr. Kin Woon Toh, Penang Institute, former State Minister of Economy, Malaysia
• Prof. Jerzy Hausner, Cracow University of Economics, former Deputy Premier of Poland for Economic Affairs and Minister of Economy
• Parth Shri Tewari, The World Bank
• Jose Guilherme Reis, The World Bank
11.15-11.30: Closing remarks by Mr. Daniel Pavluts, Minister of Economics, and Mr. Xavier Devictor, the World Bank’s Country Manager for Poland and Baltic States.
Simultaneous translation and refreshments will be provided.
We look forward to welcoming you to the event!
Participation is free of charge! Please register your attendance HERE
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