DEVELOPMENT
Development Projects and New Trends

11 : 15 – 13 : 30 Al-Dafna Hall	DEVELOPMENT Development Projects and New Trends Session Distribution Moderator: John Defferios, CNN
	Speakers :
	• H.E. Edwin Spencer, Prime Minister , Antigua and Barbuda • H.E. Hussein A. Bhaila, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka • Yiping Zhou, Cooperation, UNDP, USA • Dr. Eugene Rogan, Director Middle East Centre, St. Anotny's College. Oxford University • Prof. Raimo Vayrynen, Director of Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) • H.E.Ms Yuriko Koike - Former Defense Minister and Former Minister of the Environment - Japan • Dame Cheryll Sotheran, New Zealand, Trade and Enterprose • Dr. Paola Subacchi, Head-International Economics Chathm House, U.K • Sheetal Mehta, Innovation Social Solutions, Co-Founder, Shivia Ltd • Kurt Larsen, World Bank • Prof. John Weiss, Development Economics, Bradford University, U.K
	Topics:
	• Bridging the Gap between the Rich and the Poor • Development between International and Regional Organizations • Financing Development Projects and Challenges • New Trends • Innovation as a Driver for Development • Future of North – South Cooperation • New Challenges in the Cooperation between North & South • Does the concepts of creative society work in a developing country? • Shifting the Balance of Power - form Millennium goals towards Stronger Financial ties between countries and regions • Small Steps-Micro-Credits as an economic driver • From Knowledge Economy towards Creative Society • Will Money Solve Development Problems? • The Creative Economy