Responsible Development in a Polycentric World: Update on speakers and registration for the 14th EADI General Conference, (23 – 26 June 2014, Bonn)

Registration open for the 14^th EADI General Conference on « Responsible Development in a Polycentric World », 23 – 26 June 2014, Bonn http://gc2014.org

The EADI General Conference on “Responsible Development in a Polycentric World: Inequality, Citizenship and the Middle Classes” set for 23 -26 June 2014 in Bonn (www.gc2014.org) will explore the role of emerging middle class segments in shaping future patterns of development; how inequality can be tackled collectively. The event attracts over 400 international experts, researchers and policy makers from different parts of the world and offer over 40 panels organized by renown development studies institutes. Join us for this extraordinary opportunity to change perceptions, form relationships and generate new ideas.

Register on our conference website at http://www.gc2014.org/logistics/registration/. We recommend you to book the Conference Package, which includes three nights’ accommodation, all meals and full access to all Conference sessions. Early Bird Rate ends 31 May.

Among the key speakers are:
Prof. Dr. Isa Baud, EADI President
Dr. Nancy Birdsall, President of Centre for Global Development
Dr. Francois Bourguignon, Paris School of Economics
Prof. Jie Chen, University of Idaho
Olivier Consolo, Former Director of the European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development (CONCORD)
Dr. Francisco Ferreira, Acting Chief Economist for World Bank Africa
Prof. Jayati Ghosh, Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General and former Executive Secretary of ESCAP
Prof. Pierre Jacquet, President of the Global Development Network
Prof. Raphael Kaplinsky, Open University in the United Kingdom
Prof. Louka Katseli, University of Athens and former Greek Minister of Economy, Shipping and Competitiveness
Prof. Peter Knorringa, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam
Assoc. Prof. Adrian Gurza Lavalle, Sao Paulo University
Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner, Director of the German Development Institute
Dr. Branko Milanovic, Lead Economist at the World Bank
Jürgen Nimptsch, Mayor of the City of Bonn
Dr. Jose Gabriel Palma, Faculty of Economics, Cambridge University
Dr. Angelika Schwall-Düren, Minister for Federal Affairs, Europe and the Media
Bright Simons, President of mPedigree-Network
Pavan Varma, Indian author

As we inch closer to 2015, the debate on creating a global development agenda is dominating our agendas. With your engagement, we are assured of informative and thought-provoking exchange of ideas and conversations with potential collaborators to forge new relationships beyond the conference. Join us at EADI’s 14 General Conference on ‘Responsible Development in a Polycentric World’ from 23 -26 June. We eagerly look forward to welcome you to the conference!

EADI, the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes, is the leading European network in the field of development research and training (www.eadi.org ).