CERGE-EI Symposia Postponed

CERGE-EI is partnering with Vaclav Havel's Forum 2000 Foundation to focus on the critical role of democratic reforms and the rule of law in today’s world. How do weaknesses in the functioning of law undermine democracy? What is the relationship between the rule of law and individual freedom? What are the limits to state sovereignty and the international community’s right to humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect? The conference will also look at the role of corruption and organized crime. According to President Havel, “it would be good if intelligent people, not only from the various ends of the earth, different continents, different cultures, from civilization's religious circles, but also from different disciplines of human knowledge could come together somewhere in calm discussion.” Such discussion reflects the principles that have guided CERGE-EI since its founding and we are pleased to join in this year’s conference. Sessions organized by CERGE-EI will focus on:

“The Rule of Law and Global Economic Performance”

“Legal Institutions and Transition Success”

“Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Women Leaders in Tomorrow’s World”

“The Limits of Regulation”

“Corruption and Society”

Featured speakers will include: Kenneth Dam, Peter Eigen, Robert Hahn, Boris Nemtsov, Mikheil Saakasvhili, Hernando de Soto and Joseph Stiglitz, among many others.

CERGE-EI guests will be able to attend the full array of Forum 2000 panels and to the maximum extent possible will be offered the opportunity to attend private receptions and events with the speakers. (Visit the Forum 2000 site for more information.)

Join CERGE-EI students, faculty, alumni and friends for a festive conclusion to our anniversary week activities. See how our home in an historic 19th century palace has been converted into a ‘state-of-the-art' academic facility and learn what we have planned for our next twenty years.

Over three dozen CERGE-EI alumni employed in universities, think-tanks, central banks and international organizations through-out the world will come together to present cutting edge research in all areas of economics. The conference will also feature sessions during which CERGE-EI’s founders reminisce about the early days and in which its academic leaders summarize current research challenges facing the profession.

location: CERGE-EI

In cooperation with partners JP Morgan, Schroders and DekaBank, CERGE-EI will host a series of all-day events focusing on issues where lessons from the transition in Central and Eastern Europe have relevance for today’s world. Topics to be discussed are:

Lessons from Eastern European “Color Revolutions” for the Middle East and North Africa

How to Split Currencies: Lessons from the Ruble, Dinar and Crown for the Future of the Euro

Economic Governance in an Increasingly Multipolar World

While the topics will be the same in each city, the discussion promises to be vigorous and different in each, so guests are invited to join us in as many sessions as they wish. Speakers in London will include Lord John Eatwell, Sir Stewart Eldon, Stephen King, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, and Lord George Robertson

location: J.P. Morgan, 60 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0JP

In cooperation with partners JP Morgan, Schroders and DekaBank, CERGE-EI will host a series of all-day events focusing on issues where lessons from the transition in Central and Eastern Europe have relevance for today’s world. Topics to be discussed are:

Lessons from Eastern European “Color Revolutions” for the Middle East and North Africa

How to Split Currencies: Lessons from the Ruble, Dinar and Crown for the Future of the Euro

Economic Governance in an Increasingly Multipolar World

While the topics will be the same in each city, the discussion promises to be vigorous and different in each, so guests are invited to join us in as many sessions as they wish. Speakers in Frankfurt will include D' Maris Coffman, Karel Dyba, Sir Stewart Eldon, and William White

location: Maritim Hotel Frankfurt, Theodor-Heuss-Allee 3

In cooperation with partners JP Morgan, Schroders and DekaBank, CERGE-EI will host a series of all-day events focusing on issues where lessons from the transition in Central and Eastern Europe have relevance for today’s world. Topics to be discussed are:

Lessons from Eastern European “Color Revolutions” for the Middle East and North Africa

How to Split Currencies: Lessons from the Ruble, Dinar and Crown for the Future of the Euro

Economic Governance in an Increasingly Multipolar World

While the topics will be the same in each city, the discussion promises to be vigorous and different in each, so guests are invited to join us in as many sessions as they wish. Speakers in New York will include Jagdish Bhagwati, Olivier Blanchard, Sir Stewart Eldon, and John Taylor

location: J.P. Morgan Conference Center, 383 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor Auditorium, New York, NY 10179