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Dear Mrs. Frechette,

Enclosed you will find the Helsinki Conference - Searching for Global Partnerships agenda with the confirmed speakers as well as short descriptiOT^of^each^peaker. I hope that you find the information provided of yourself appropriate.

We are expecting over 100 high-level participants all around the world. It is my understanding that the Helsinki Conference will be able to make a valuable contribution to the debate on global governance and on global partnerships. Let me thank you first that you have promised to contribute in this Conference.

There are certain elements in the programme which I would kindly ask you to consider as a Speaker • Our aim is to facilitate a process that aims into as much dialogue as possible, Therefore we would hope that you would consider the Helsinki Conference as a real opportunity for a multi-stakeholder dialogue. In the1 first Working session in 3rd December 10.30-12,30 we would hope that your opening remarks would not exceed over 15 minutes. • As you see from the programme we have written some short descriptions of each working session that are aiming to facilitate the debate to be as focused as it is possible in these very broad and complex topics. These questions are also trying to describe some of those discussions that we have had with you and other people when preparing the programme. Could you please see how your contribution would best take use of the questions.

Regarding the practicalities around your participation in the Helsinki Conference I would be pleased if you would • Please make sure that you have registered to the Helsinki Conference at http://www.helsiTikiconfcrcncc-fi or by fax. +358 9 612 7759 and informed us about your flight schedule. This is the only way we can make sure that you have appropriate transportation from and to the airport as well as hotel arrangement made in time. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my colleague Ms. Marja Vesala ([email protected] or tel. + 358 9 698 7024). • Send a copy of your intervention, slides, powcrpoint presentation or a summaiy of your presentation to me [email protected]) latest by Friday 29lh

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November so we can ensure that your contribution is copied to the participants of the Helsinki Conference and can be used in reporting both in our website and in our final publication. If you do not have a possibility to do that prior to the Helsinki Conference we would appreciate it greatly if you could bring a copy at your arrival as well as your contribution in an electronic format. • If there is any particular technical devise you would still need for your presentation, please inform me latest in Friday 22nd of November, That is this week,

Enclosed you will find the programme and the biographical notes (also attached). Do not hesitate to contact me any time at tcl. + 358 40 517 2924, fax. + 358 9 612 7759 or email: [email protected].

I would be pleased if you could reply so that I would know that my message has reached you. Looking forward hearing from you at your earliest convenience.

See you in Helsinki With kind regards

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AGENDA Helsinki Conference 2002 - Searching for Global Partnerships On the invitation of Erkki Tuomioja, Minister for Foreign Affairs Date: 2-4 December, 2002 Venue: The House of the Estates, Helsinki Monday 2.12.2002

Arrival and registration of Guests

18.45 Departure from the Hotel to the City Hall

19.00 Dinner hosted by Eva-Riitta Siitouen, Lord , The City of Helsinki City Hall, Helsinki

Welcoming Words Eva-Riitta Siitouen, Lord Mayor, City of Helsinki

Global governance — How to give meaning to globalisation? Zaki Lai'di, Professor, Institut d'Etudcs Politiques de Paris and Special Adviser to the EU Trade Commissioner

A Comment by Heidi Hautala, Member of European Parliament,

Tuesday 3.12.2002

08,45 Departure from the Hotel to the House of the Estates

09.00 OPENING SESSION Towards Transformative Global Partnerships

During the Opening Session information will be provided on the background of the Helsinki Conference, The speakers will discuss the aims and objectives of the meeting, The goals For the coming working days will be suggested and ideas will be presented for discussion on the need and possible content for a continued Helsinki Process on global governance. Prospects, failures and future challenges of the global relations will be discussed from the perspectives of North and South, government and civil society.

"It seems that many people feel thai globalisation is about forces and events out of their control, beyond their reach. Many see that they have no opportunity to influence the decision-making and that the important decisions shaping their lives are made in secret meetings to which entrance is denied. Democracy threatens to lose its legitimacy unless U is capable of responding, also and expressly to the challenges of globalisation. " - Erkki Tuomioja, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Finland

Moderator: Erkki Tuomioja, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Finland

Strategies for Good Global Governance - Is it a time for a Helsinki Process? Erkki Tuomioja, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Finland L£] UU4/U14

North - South Relations: Prospects and Failures Jakaya M. Kikwete, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Republic of Tanzania

Civilising globalisation, globalising civilisation? Challenges for civil global governance Jai Sen, Architect, campaigner and independent researcher, India

10.00-10.30 Coffee break

10.30 WORKING SESSION I Values and Aims of Global Governance - Perspectives for a Common Approach

Values constitute the foundation of any human existence and action. Identification of core values is vital when new structures, which shape human wellbeing, are being developed. Working session I will focus on analysing the current values shaping the aims of global politics and institutions. Furthermore, it is necessary to define those values that could constitute a global basis for common action and institutional development.

Universal human rights and cultural diversity often seem to follow contradictory logic. Is it possible to find values commonly shared by people in different parts of the world? How are these values applied in different parts of the world? Some have suggested that any future global governance should not only be common, but also just, equitable, inclusive, democratic and non- discriminatory. What would these values mean in defining the aims and instruments of global governance and in putting the politics into practice?

"Global sy&iems of economy, environmental management and political relations between states should be based on human needs and rights, fairness, equity and justice. The management of these systems should be conducted in a democratic fashion, according to multilaterally agreed upon procedures and rules, and with the interests and participation of developing countries being of paramount importance since these represent the majority of humanity. " - Martin Khar, Director, Third World Network

Moderator: Thorvald Stoltenberg, Ambassador, President of Red Cross Norway

Interventions and discussion by Louise Frechette, Deputy Secretary-General, the United Nations Clovis Maksoud, Professor, Director of the Centre for the Global South, American University Petr Marcs, Deputy Prime Minister, All Reza Moayeri, Deputy Foreign Minister for Research, Islamic Republic of Iran

Conclusions by the Moderator

12.30 Lunch 12.30 Press Conference

14.00 WORKING SESSION II How to Govern the Global Economy?

The deepening of the international division of labour and the opening of markets have been conducive to a more effective use of the limited resources governed by mankind. This change has I£I UUO/ U14

accelerated economic growth and increased wealth. These positive prospects of globalisation are shadowed by the negative effects of globalisation: the social and environmental damage. Working session II will focus on defining the aims, actors and instruments in the governance of the global economy.

Demands for new global economic architecture and for improved macroeconomic management have been made. It has been suggested that problems such as corruption be urgently addressed. What rules and guidelines are needed for the global market forces? Who is expected to set these rules and guidelines? Who are the stakeholders in defining these policies and constructing the governance structures? What could be the roles of governments, international organisations and the global business community? How to address market failures?

Moderator: Jari Vilen, Minister for Foreign Trade, Finland

Interventions and discussion by

Flemming JLarsen, Director, International Monetary Fund Europe Ann Pettifor, Director, Jubilee Research at the New Economics Foundation Nitin Dcsai, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nations Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Malaysia

Debate Conclusions by the Moderator

16.00 WORKING SESSION III Towards Inclusive Global Governance — Means of Eradicating Poverty

The burning problem in the current process of globalisation is poverty. The increase of wealth is being distributed unequally - between and inside countries and regions, as well as globally. A growing number of people face complete marginalisation and risk ending up in abjecl poverty. Working session III will examine the effects of polarisation existing in the simultaneous global economic growth and global poverty.

Some have suggested inclusive global governance as a precondition for eradicating poverty. What link is there between poverty and the lack of political power? What are the possible means and new methods of eradicating poverty? What are the main obstacles to eradicating poverty and how to overcome them? What are the roles and responsibilities of developing countries, international organisations, foreign direct investment of businesses, trade and development co-operation?

Moderator: Suvi-Anne Siimes, Minister for Development Co-operation, Finland

Interventions and discussion by

Jim Adams, Vice president, World Bank Martin Khor, Director, Third World Network, Malaysia Zephirin Diabrfi, Associate Administrator, United Nations Development Programme

Debate Conclusions by the Moderator l{tl UUD/ UJ.4

18.30 Departure to the Hotel 19.30 Departure from the Hotel to the National Museum and Dinner

20.00 Aperitif and Evening Programme in the National Museum

21.00 Dinner with the President of the Republic, , Finlandia Hall Wednesday 4.12.2002

08.45 Departure from the Hotel to the House of the Estates

09.00 PARALLEL WORKING SESSIONS TV Practical Reformative Approach to Existing Global Governance — Perspectives for Global Democracy, Participation and Capacity Building

1. The UN and Global Governance: realistic scenarios

Some have asked if the United Nations has been sidelined in the core global governance structures. What are the realistic scenarios for the future of the UN and its role in global governance? What are the practical steps for implementing the UN Millennium Declaration? What will happen to the UN and what should we expect from the UN? The aim of the Working session is to establish a practical agenda for improving the role of the UN.

Chairperson: John Foster, Principal Researcher, the North-South Institute,

Speakers include Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General for Social and Economic Affairs, United Nations Andra$ Hajdu, Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, William Pace, Executive Director, World Federalist Movement, United Slates of America Justas Vincas Paleckis, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lithuania

2. Capacity Building, Participation and Global Governance

It has been demanded thai ihe global governance structures should be based on broader stakeholder involvement. The realisation of these demands would lead to reforms in the current governance structures, What are the best ways to promote capacity building and the participation of governments and other stakeholders in global governance? What does more equal decision-making mean in global governance? What would these issues mean in practical terms?

Chairperson: Karen Fogg, Secretary General, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance IDEA,

Speakers include Jim Adams, Vice president, World Bank Yash Tandon, Director, Southern and Eastern African Trade Information, Zimbabwe Tony Faint, International Director, Department for Internationa] Development, Great Britain Clemens Boonekamp, Director, Trade Policies Review Division, World Trade Organisation l£] U07/014

3. Poverty and Debt Arbitration

A limited number of concrete steps have been taken in order to ease the debt burden of many developing countries. What concrete means are there for debt relief in the context of global governance? What would the consequences of a wide-reaching debt-relief programme be for the global economy? How to ensure decent life for all?

Chairperson: Nigel Martin, President and CEO, Montreal International Forum, Canada

Speakers include Barbara Kalima, Programme Officer, African Forum and Network on Debt and Development, Zambia Ann Pettifor, Director, Jubilee Research al the New Economics Foundation,

4. Possibilities and Constraints of Global Corporate Responsibility

The business community have developed voluntary guidelines for greater social responsibility. The OECD has developed guidelines for transnational companies. Some have suggested the need to define and implement global corporate citizenship. What is the role of the business community in carrying global social responsibility? How can the current initiatives - such as the United Nations' Global Compact -be utilised and benefited from? What is the interest of the business community in building global governance in ensuring growth and market stability? What is the code of conduct of the corporations in global policy making?

Chairperson: Hannu Nilsen, Senior Vice President Corporate Responsibility, TJPM-Kymmene, Finland

Speakers include Simon Zadek, Chief Executive, Account Ability, United Kingdom Alois Flatz, Head of Research, SAM Sustainable Asset Management, Switzerland

5. Possibilities and Constraints of Emerging Transnational Civil Society

There is a new set of actors on stage who, unlike governments, do not approach global problems from the national interest. International coalitions of NGOs and the issue-networks among people across borders represent these actors. Inspired by their aims and values, these actors want LO influence not only the global agenda, but also the structures of global governance. What are the possibilities and limitations of the global civil society? How can the voice of the global civil society be better heard in the international organisations? What should the global civil society do in order to achieve a greater role in global policy making? Should the NGOs self-regulate their advocacy work and lobbying?

Chairperson: Nick Dunlop, Executive Director, ^-parliament Initiative, United Kingdom

Speakers include Franceses Beausang, Assistant Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom Sirpa Pietikamen, MP, Chairman of World Federation of UN Associations, Finland 1^1 UUS/UJ.4

Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director and CEO, C1V1CUS, South Africa

11.00 Coffee

11.30 CLOSING SESSION A Way Forward — A Need for A Continued Process?

What are the overall demands for future global governance? How can the globalisation be guided to benefit more people? How can the development of global governance be assisted by stakeholder dialogue and partnerships? Is there a need to continue this process? What are the priority agendas for possible future action? During the Closing session the issues and instruments will be examined by the speakers and the panellists. The session ends with the Chairman's conclusions from the Helsinki Conference,

"States continue to be important actors in global governance, but even the leading power (s) cannot alone resolve the problems. Thus, to be effective, global governance must also involve private actors in co- operation with public agencies. The result is a kind of hybrid governance, which involves governments, business actors and the civil society. To work, global governance efforts must be steered by a lead actor which, mare often than not, is a government or a coalition of governments. " - Raima Vdyrynen, Professor, , Rapporteur of the Helsinki Conference

Moderator: , Former

Broader Security Agenda , Prime Minister, Finland

Panel Debate on Milestones for the Helsinki Process

Samir Amin, Director, Third World Forum, Senegal Anna Lindh, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden Jean-Francois Rischard, Vice President, World Bank European Office

13.30 Chairman's Conclusions Erkki Tuomioja, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Finland

14.00 Lunch 14.00 Press conference

Departure of the Guests 1^1009/014

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

Speakers and Moderators

Jim Adams was the World Bank's country director for Tanzania and Uganda from 1995 until March 2002. Currently, he works as the vice-president of the World Banks'operational policy. He joined the Bank as a young professional in 1974 and served in 1980s as the World Banks' Resident Representative in Nairobi, Kenya.

Martti Ahtisaari was elected President of the Republic of Finland in February 1994. He held office from the 1st of March 1994 to the 29th of February 2000.Upon leaving office, Mr. Ahtisaari took on the Co-Chairmanship of the New York-based EastWest Institute and the Chairmanship of the Brussels-based International Crisis Group. Prior to being elected President of Finland, he worked in the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations.

Samir Amin is an Egyptian-born and Paris-trained economist and one of the best-known Neo- Marxist thinkers, both in development theory, as well as in the relativistic-cultural critique of social sciences, He has been an active promoter of the conscious self-reliance of developing countries. Mr. Amin is currently the Director of the Third World Forum.

Franccsca Beausang is a Lecturer in Development Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science and has worked with UNESCO. She holds a PhD in Management Studies from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her new book "Multinational Enterprises from the Developing World: Engine of Competitiveness or Ne\v Form of Dependency" will be released in May 2003.

Clemens Boonekamp is the Director of the Trade Policies Review Division in the World Trade Organisation. Mr. Boonekamp is known for being actively involved in the issues and developments of international trade policy both in his function in the WTO, as well as a writer on current issues regarding international trade policy.

Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia since 1999, has previously served as the Minister of Defence and Minister of Law and the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department responsible for oil and gas. Trained as a lawyer, Mr. Daluk Seri has worked in the corporate world and held various positions in commercial and merchant banking. He became the chief General Manager of Bank Bumiputra Berhard before returning to active politics in 1986.

Nitin Desai is Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs in the United Nations and served as Secretary-General of the Johannesburg Summit. He started his government career in the 1970s in India and later served as secretary and chief economic adviser in India's Ministry of Finance and as senior economic adviser for the World Commission on Environment and Development. He has also previously been the deputy secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.

Zephirin Diabr£ is the Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. Before joining the United Nations Development Programme, Mr. Diabr^ worked in the governmental service including being the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of Burkina Faso, as well as Presi dent-in-office of the ACP Council of Ministers. 1^1010/014

Nick Dunlop is the Executive Director in e-Parliament Initiative, a project hosted by Earthaction, a UK-based voluntary organisation. Mr. Dunlop, a citizen of Ireland and New Zealand was for ten years the first Secretary General of Parliamentarians for Global Action. He was a co-recipient of the first Indira Gandhi Peace Prize and the Better World Society Peace Prize awarded to Parliamentarians for Global Action.

Tony Faint has worked us the International Director since 1997 in the Department for International Development in Great Britain. Mr. Faint is also a member of the Board of Directors in the European Investment Bank. Previously he worked as Director for the Balkans and for Eastern Europe and the Western Hemisphere. His experience also includes work in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank.

Alois Flatz is Head of Research in the SAM Sustainable Asset Management. Before joining SAM MrJFlatz was permanent advisor to the Austrian Minister of Environment. Prior to that he worked for the Federation of Austrian Industry where he led several projects including work on the Austrian Packaging Ordinance. He holds a Ph.D. from the Institute of Management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland-

Karen Fogg has worked from the early 1970s until recently with the European Commission and most recently served as an Ambassador, the Head of EC Delegation in and Head of the EC Representation in Turkey, Currently Ms. Fogg, a British citizen, works as the Secretary General of International IDEA in , Sweden.

John Foster joined the Canadian North-South Institute in 2000, in a portfolio specialising in the examination of the relations of NGOs and other civil society organisations with multilateral bodies, such as the United Nations, the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation. Foster's previous career includes 17 years as a social justice policy officer with the United Church of Canada and more than 7 years as CEO of OXFAM-Canada.

Louise Frechette is the first Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. She assumed her duties in March 1998, Before joining the United Nations, Ms.Frechette, a Canadian citizen, was the Deputy Minister of National Defence in Canada. Prior to that she served in many high level positions including Associate Deputy Minister in the Canadian Department of Finance and the Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations.

Andras Hajdu is the Secretary of State at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Hungary. He first joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in. 1974 and has served in various capacities. Prior to his current engagement Mr. Hajdu has served as Head of Section of European Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as the Ambassador of Hungary to 1997-2000. Mr. Hajdu is a lawyer by education.

Tarja Haloncn was elected the llu> President of Finland in February 2000 and assumed office on 1 March 2000. She is Finland's first female head of state. President Halonen was elected to the Parliament in 1979 and held her seat in five consecutive elections until she assumed the office of the President of Finland. President Halonen has served in three cabinets and her appointments have been: Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health from 1987 to 1990, Minister of Justice in 1990-91, and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2000. Currently she co-chairs the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalisation, body appointed by ILO, with President l^JOll/014

Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania.

Heidi Hautala is a Finnish Member of the European Parliament (1991-) and a long-time Green politician. She is a member of the Women's Rights Committee and the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market with the European Parliament and chairs the Service Centre for Development Cooperation (KEPA), a major Finnish NGO.

Barbara Kalima is currently the Programme Officer in the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (Airodad). An economist by profession, Ms. Kalima is an expert on debt and development and is interested in trade and gender. She is based in Harare, Zimbabwe,

Martin Khor has been the Director of the Third World Network since 1998, An economist by profession, Mr. Khor has worked previously as a lecturer in Economics in the Science University of Malaysia and since 1978 as Research Director in the Consumer's Association of Penang, Malaysia. Mr, Khor is an editor and columnist for several papers and also an author of numerous books.

Jakaya JV1. Kikwete is the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation in the Republic of Tanzania. In his capacity as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co- operation, Mr. Kikwete has served in the chairmanship of the Group of 77, which represents 132 developing countries at the UN.

Zaki Laidi is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre dUtudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI) .Paris since 1981 and Special Adviser to the E.U. Commissioner for Trade, Mr. Pascal Lamy. Since 1988 Mr. Laidi has functioned as Professor at the Instimt d Etudes Politiques de Paris, He writes columns at Liberation. Mr. Laidi's current field of interest is the meaning of politics at the age of globalisation. He has published several books which include Power and Purpose after the Cold War (1995), A -world without meaning. The crisis of meaning in international politics (1998), I.e sacre du Present (2000) and La paitche a venir. Politique el mondiaUsation (2001).

Flemming Larsen is the Director of the IMF's Office in Europe. In this position, he has been the Fund's permanent representative in a number of international organizations based in Europe since May 2000. He was previously Deputy Director of the Research Department. From 1992-2000, he had senior responsibility for the IMF's World Economic Outlook, the Fund's flagship publication. Previously Mr. Larsen, a Danish citizen, worked in the European Commission and the OECD.

Anna Lindh, the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs since 1998, has been involved politically since her youth in the Social Democratic Youth Movement, In 1982, she was elected for the first time to the Swedish parliament. Previously, she served as the Swedish Minister for Environment from 1994-1998.

Paavo Lipponen has been the Finnish Prime Minister since 1995. Mr. Lipponen is the Party Chairman of the Finnish Social Democratic Party. Previously, he worked as a journalist, as well as a party official and political advisor. He has also served as the Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Mr. Lipponen was elected to the Finnish Parliament in 1983.

Clovis Maksoud is currently Professor of International Relations and Director of the Center for the Global South at American University in Washington, D.C. A Lebanese citizen, Dr. Maksoud was the Chief Representative of the League of Arab States in India, from 1961-1966. From 1967-1979, he served as the Senior Editor of Al-Ahram and then Chief Editor cfiAl-Nahar Weekly, Ambassador Maksoud was appointed the League of Arab States' Chief Representative to the United Nations in 121012/014

September 1979. Dr. Maksoud is the author of several articles and books on the Middle East and the Global South.

Petr Mares is the Deputy Prime Minister of Czech Republic and the Deputy Chairman for the Freedom Union Party. In the Czech government, Mr. Mares has a special responsibility on Education and Science. With keen interest on issues around sustainable development, Mr. Mares led the Czech delegation in the Johannesburg Summit.

Nigel Martin is President and CEO of Montreal International Forum. The Montreal International Forum (FIM) was established in 1998 to provide a neutral setting for an annual forum and biennial conference in Montreal for reflection and active learning about the interaction between civil society and the multilateral system. Until 1998 Mr. Martin was Director General of the International Federation on Aging.

AH Reza Moayeri, Deputy Foreign Minister for Research, Islamic Republic of Iran has previously served as Vice-Prime Minister for Political Affairs 19S5-1989 and Advisor to the President on International Affairs 1989-1998 and 1998-2002 as Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Paris, France.

Kumi Naitlou is Secretary General and CEO of Civicus World Alliance for Citizen Participation. Civicus is an international alliance of more than 500 organisations and individuals from 100 countries dedicated to strengthening ciuV.en action and civil society throughout the world, Mr, Naidoo joined Civicus in September 1998. Previously, he was the founding Executive Director of the South African National NGO Coalition SANGOCO, the umbrella agency for the NGO community in South Africa.

Ilannu Nilsen is Senior Vice President for Social Responsibility at UPM-Kymmene in Finland. UPM-Kymmene is one of the leading paper companies in the world, The company's businesses focus on magazine papers, newsprint, fine and speciality papers, converting materials, and wood products. The company has production in 17 countries and an extensive sales network comprising over 170 sales and distribution companies. UPM-Kymmene's turnover in 2001 was nearly 10 billion euros and it employs over 36,000 people.

William R. Pace has been executive director of the World Federalist Movement since 1994. Mr. Pace has served as a. director of Human Rights at Amnesty International as well as tiic ^crctary- General for the Hague Appeal for Peace civil society conference. Mr. Pace is also co-founder of numerous NGO networks and Steering Committees.

Justas Vincas Palcckis is the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and a Member of the Lithuanian Journalist Union. Earlier Mr. Paleckis served as Ambassador for Lithuania to Great Britain and and Portugal.

And Pettifor, born in South Africa, worked in the 1980s at the headquarters of the British Labour Party and in the 1990s in the energy, retail and property sectors. With Jubilee 2000, she developed a coalition of 90 organisations and movements in 50 countries. Mrs. Pettifor works as a Programme Director in the New Economies Foundation and heads the JubileePlus programme.

Sirpa Pietikainen has been a Member of the Finnish Parliament since 1983 and Chairperson of World Federation of UN Associations since 2000. She was the Finnish Minister for the Environment 1991-1995 and is active in numerous NGOs, including EarthAction and the Finnish Fair Trade Association,

Jean-Francois Rischard was the World Bank's first-ever vice president for Europe. In his role as chief spokesperson in Europe, he represents the Bank in its high-level relationships and partnerships with constituencies in eighteen European countries (the plus Norway, Switzerland and Iceland), including governments, parliaments, the private sector, NGOs and opinion-makers. He operates out of Paris and oversees the Bank's European teams and offices in Paris, Brussels, London, , Geneva and Rome.

Jai Sen was a civil activist and campaigner since the 1980s and an architect and urban designer in the 1970s. Mr. Sen has been working for the past decade as an independent researcher on the history and dynamics of popular movements in India and, more recently, on the globalisation of civil movements.

Suvi-Annc Siimes, the Finnish Minister at the Ministry of Finance and Minister of the Environment (housing) since 1999 and Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Development cooperation) since 2002. Ms. Siimes is the Party Chairman for the Left Alliance and has been a Member of Parliament since 1999. Previously working as a researcher, she has held teaching posts at the University of Helsinki and Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration. She was earlier the Finnish Minister for Cultural Affairs 1998-1999.

Eva-Riitta Siitonen, the Lord Mayor of the City of Helsinki, was earlier a Member of the Finnish Parliament 1983-1989, Governor of the Province of 1990-1996 and, since 1996, the Lord Mayor of Helsinki. She is a member of the Committee of the Regions of European Union since 1998 and the President of Eurocities since 2001, Thorvald Stoltcnbcrg, a lawyer by training, is the former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence in Norway and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the UN Special Representative in the former Yugoslavia. He was Norway's Ambassador to Denmark from 1996- 1999 and is currently President of the Norwegian Red Cross and the Chairman of International IDEA.

Yash Tandon is a professor and Director of the Southern and Eastern African Trade Information (SEATINI) and Negotiati^" initiative that seeks to build the capacity of African trade negotiators, He has written extensively on matters related to the African economy and international relations.

Erkki Tuomioja, the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs since February 2000, was elected to the Finnish Parliament for the first time in 1970. In his professional career, Mr. Tuomioja, a Social Democrat, has worked as a journalist, researcher and Deputy Mayor of the City of Helsinki. He is a Docent of Political History at the University of Helsinki. He has also been the Finnish Minister of Trade and Industry 1999-2000 and the Chairman of the parliamentary Grand Committee 1995- 1999.

Jari Vilen is the Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Minister at the Ministry of Trade and Industry and at the Prime Minister's Office since January 2002, Mr. Vilen has served as the Vice- chairman of the Council 1995-2001 and as a member of Kemi Town Council 1993-1996. Previously, he worked in the University of Oulu and at the Academy of Finland in research positions and as a Councillor at the Regional Council of Lapland. He has been a member of the Finnish parliament since 1999. 1^3014/014

Simon Zadek is the Chief Executive of the international professional body for social auditing, the Institute of Social and Ethical Accountability, having been Development Director of the New Economics Foundation and Chair of the Ethical Trading Initiative until the end of 1998. Mr. Zadek has contributed to the development and practice of corporate responsibility and accountability as a practitioner advisor and external verifier, in building multi-stakeholder alliances to promote good practice, and through his writing. He has co-edited several books,

Organisers and Rapporteurs

Jaakko Honiemi held various positions in the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs until early 1980s when he started work as a Member of the Board of Management in the Union Bank of Finland and later as a Managing Director for the Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies. Currently, Minister lioniemi works as the President and CEO in the Crisis Management Initiative,

Ilari Rantakari works as an ambassador in the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs currently in the Division for Africa and Middle East. Previously, Mr. Rantakari was the Ambassador of Finland to Tanzania. The issues of democracy and globalisation are his special responsibility in the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Raimo Vayrynen is currently a Professor of Government in the University of Helsinki, Finland, but has worked previously as a Professor in the University of Notre Dame in the United States and led a major research project on globalisation. He has written extensively on international relations and globalisation, recently also on criticism of the civil society towards the current project of globalisation.