Canadian delegation arrives
John McFall MP, Chairman Treasury Select Committee, Committee Room 8, House of Commons.
David Gauke MP, Shadow Treasury Minister, Committee Room 8, House of Commons.
Bank of England - Meeting and buffet lunch
Spencer Dale, Executive Director and Chief Economist, responsible for Monetary Analysis and Statistics, Andrew Bailey, Executive Director for Banking Services and Chief Cashier, Paul Fisher, Executive Director for Markets, and Andy Haldane, Executive Director for Financial Stability.
Helen Alexander, President, and Ian McCafferty, Chief Economist, Confederation of British Industry
Lord Turner, Chairman Financial Services Agency
Reception and Gala Dinner at the Guildhall hosted by the City of London Corporation
Host & Speaker: Stuart Fraser
Keynote Speaker: Vince Cable MP, Liberal Democratic Party Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chairman: Lord Christopher Tugendhat
Location: Headquarters of Thomson Reuters, 30 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14
Introduction: Philip Peacock and Professor Robert Wolfe
Opening of 2009 Colloquium, Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Session 1: Where do we stand now? An assessment of the nature and causes of the economic and financial crises, of the current recovery packages and macro-economic policies, and of the extent to which current trade and investment policies are helping global recovery.
UK: Bill Emmott, Joint Chairman, Canada-EU Business Round Table
Canada: Gordon Thiessen, Former Governor, Bank of Canada & John Helliwell, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of British Columbia, Arthur J.E. Child Foundation of the Canadian Institute of Advanced Research
Break for tea and coffee
UK: Ms Verena Ross, Director for Strategy and Risk, Financial Services Authority
UK Banker: tbc
Canada: Ted Price, Assistant Superintendent Financial Institutions Canada & Mike Pedersen, TD Bank Financial Group
Lunch at Thomson Reuters
UK: Mr David Craig, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Thomson Reuters [view PDF]
Canada: Thomas d’Aquino, Chief Executive and President, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Break for tea and coffee
UK: Mr Brendan Barber, General Secretary, TUC [view PDF]
Canada: Monique Jérôme-Forget, former Quebec Finance Minister and current Special Advisor to one of the largest Canadian law firms, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
[view PDF]Reception and Gala Dinner at Canada House, Trafalgar Square, hosted by HE Mr. James Wright, Canadian High Commissioner
Speaker Professor Ray Barrell National Institute of Economic and Social Research
Session 5: The impact on developing countries and BRIC economies, and in turn their impact on the global economy.
UK: Lord Desai, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Global Governance, LSE
Canada: Manmohan Agarwal, Senior Visiting Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Break for tea and coffee
h2>10.45-12.30Session 6: The Way Forward? The next crisis? Is an early warning system feasible? Towards the next G8 and G20 meetings. Priority issues and recommendations.
UK: Dr. DeAnne Julius CBE, Chairman, Chatham House [view PDF]
Canada: Kevin G. Lynch, Former Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet [view PDF]
Lunch at Thomson Reuters
Rapporteur - Jodie Ginsberg, UK Bureau Chief, Reuters London
Closing Remarks by Colloquium Chairman, Lord Tugendhatt
Informal farewell dinner at Marriott Hotel, West India Quay
All participants depart after breakfast