The global economic crisis has already had a tremendous effect in reducing FDI flows, and they are likely to continue to decline in 2009. At the same time, the deepening recession has made the need for such investment, and especially investments that will contribute to a sustainable recovery, ever more important. The financial crisis and recession therefore requires us to take stock of the changing trends in FDI and to discuss policy implications of encouraging FDI so that it may contribute to a robust and sustainable recovery.
The conference will address how the crisis is affecting FDI (including the impact on flows, new players, changing patters of energy sector FDI), the changing business environment for FDI (including the effect of the crisis on social conditions, CSR and resource nationalism), and public policy opportunities for a sustainable recovery (including public-private partnerships, a global bankruptcy law and a sustainable investment regime).
Confirmed speakers include:
* Lee C. Bollinger, President
* Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
* Karin Lissakers, Director, Revenue Watch Institute
* Robert Orr, Assistant Secretary-General, Strategic Planning Unit, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations
* Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute
* Manfred Schekulin, Chairperson, OECD Investment Committee
* Joseph E. Stiglitz, University Professor
* Kari Tapiola, Executive Director, International Labour Organization
New York City, NY; NYC