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Agenda: The Private Sector Turn: Private equity, financial intermediaries and what they mean for dev

23 September 2010 | Events

The Private Sector Turn:
Private equity, financial intermediaries and what they mean for development

22 November 2010 in London, UK

Introduction
Summary
Agenda
Speakers
Logistics

A list of speakers with short biographical information can be found here.

09:00 – 09:45

Registration and Coffee

09:45

Introduction: Anders Lustgarten, Bretton Woods Project/CounterBalance

10:00 – 12:00

Session One: Principles

Topic: The Growth of private sector finance and what it means for development

Chair:Antonio Tricarico, CRBM

Speakers:Nick Hildyard (Corner House), Núria Molina (Eurodad), Stephanie Fried (ULU Foundation), Andrew Watt (European Trade Union Institute, Brussels)

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 14:30

Session Two: The growth of ‘arms length finance’

Topic: The use of financial intermediaries

Chair: Samah el-Shahat, Al Jazeera English

Speakers: John Christensen (Tax Justice Network) Isabella Besedova (Bankwatch), Antonio Tricarico (CRBM)

First response: Dennis Long (EBRD)

14:30 – 15:00

Coffee break

15:00 – 16:30

Topic: Private Equity as development?

Chair: Samah el-Shahat, Al Jazeera English

Speakers: John Crutcher, Dotun Oloko (Independent researcher), Richard Brooks (Private Eye)

16:30 – 17:00

Wrap-Up:setting agenda for following day strategic discussion