Welcoming address by Mr. M. Hansenne, Director-General of the ILO

Address by Mr. J.P. Maître, Conseiller d'Etat, Chef du Département de l'économie publique, on "Geneva and enterprises"

Address by Mr. C. Smadja, Managing Director, World Economic Forum, on "Globalization and enterprises: Playing the winner takes all game"

Moderator: Mr. D.S. Boateng, Minister for Employment and Social Welfare, Ghana

Discussant: Professor J. Marcovitch, Titular Professor, Faculty of Economics,
Administration and Accounting, São Paulo University, Brazil

Discussion paper: Changes affecting the world economy: Implications for enterprises and the ILO

Resource persons:

Mr. J. Nemoto, Chairman, Japan Federation of Employers' Associations
Dr. K. Murmann, President, Confederation of German Employers' Associations
Dr. Mr. J. Jiménez Aguilar, Secretary General, Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales
Mr. L. Boyd, Chairman, Business South Africa, and Deputy Chairman, Anglo-American Corporation
Mr. F. Maupain, Legal Adviser, ILO
Mr. L. Trotman, President, ICFTU

Moderator: Mr. H. Hammar, Assistant Director-General responsible for Enterprise Coordination, ILO

Discussant: Mr. W. Sengenberger, Director, Employment and Training Department, ILO

(a) Increased productivity and competitiveness

Resource persons:

Mr. T. Sattelberger, Corporate Senior Vice-President, Lufthansa German Airlines
Mr. S. Marshall, Chief Executive, New Zealand Employers' Federation
Mr. Y. Yamada, Special Assistant to the Secretary-General, Asian Productivity Organization, Japan
Mr. P. Querenghi, Director, Bureau for Workers' Activities, ILO
Mr. V. Scherbakov, President, International Foundation for Promotion of Privatization and Foreign Investment
Dr A. Mitra, Secretary-General, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Jobs in the Network Enterprise by Professor M. Castells, Berkeley University, California

(b) Training for employability

Discussant : Ms. M.A. Ducci, Chief, Training Policy and Programme Development Branch, ILO

Resource persons:

Mr. A.W.A. de Haas, Member of the Board, Netherlandse Philips Bedrijven B.V.
Mr. W. Mansfield, Assistant Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions
Ms. K. Hagen, Deputy Director-General, ILO
Mr. F. Trémeaud, Director of the International Training Center, Turin, and Assistant Director-General, ILO
Mr. I.E. Yamson, President, Ghana Employers' Association
Mr. F. Kales, General Manager, Global Education and Training, IBM International Education Centre (Europe)

(c) Job generation by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises

Discussant : Professor M. J. Piore, David W. Skinner Professor of Economics and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

Resource persons:

Ms. P. DeDominic, Immediate Past President, National Association of Women Business Owners, USA
Mr. G. Hultin, Director, Bureau for Employers' Activities, ILO
Mr. K. O'Leary, President, SoftKey International, USA
Mr. A. Jeetun, Director, Mauritius Employers' Federation, and Secretary-General of the Pan-African Employers' Confederation
Mr. H.K. Chinery-Hesse, Director, Soft Co. Ltd., Ghana
Ms. A. Arango, Executive Director, Corporación Acción por Antioqua (ACTUAR), Medellin, Colombia

Panel 3:

Social initiatives by enterprises

Moderator: Mr. P. Gopinath, Director of the International Institute for Labour Studies and Assistant Director-General, ILO

Discussant: Professor H. Gospel, Chair of Management Studies, The Management Centre, King's College, London, UK

Discussion paper: Social Initiatives by Enterprise

Resource persons:

Mr. G. Davis, PXG, Head, Scenario Processes and Applications, Shell International Ltd.
Mr. B. Nicholls, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Minister of Social Affairs, Denmark
Mr. B. Stigson, Executive Director, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Geneva
Mr. B. Bacon, Vice-President, World Business Academy
Mr. C. Kapartis, Secretary-General, International Organisation of Employers
Ms. J.F. Dy, Chief, Conditions of Work and Welfare Facilities Branch, ILO
Mr. S. Itoh, Vice-President, Japanese Trade Union, JTUC-RENGO, Tokyo
Ms. M. Barner, Product Manager, IKEA of Sweden AB
Mr. P. Odier, Managing Partner, Lombard Odier & Cie, Geneva
Mr. T. Kline, Vice-President, Manufacturing Strategy, Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceutical Group, USA

Saturday, 9 November l996

Entrepreneurship and job creation:

Moderator: Ms. K. Hill, Bureau for the Promotion of Active Partnership and Technical Cooperation, ILO

Session a: Promoting Women's Entrepreneurship Introductory statement: Ms. Y. Zhang, Special Adviser on Women Workers' Questions, ILO Ms. P. De Dominic, Immediate Past President, National Association of Women Business Owners, USA Ms. L. Krishnaswamy, Vice-President, Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), India Ms. K. Doucouré Diène, President, African Centre for Women's Entrepreneurship, Senegal Ms. L. Franks, Founder/Director, "What Women Want", UK Ms. J. Capt, Focal Point for Women and Gender Questions Entrepreneurial and Management Development Branch, ILO Session b: UNIAPAC case presentations on the theme: "Committed entrepreneurial action against unemployment" Dr. H.M. Stindt, Chairman of UNIAPAC's Taskforce 2 on "Work and Employment" Mr. J.M. Mertes, General Secretary of UNIAPAC, Germany and other senior UNIAPAC business representatives

New business paradigms:

Moderator: Mr. F. Lisk, Chief, Entrepreneurship and Management Development Branch, ILO

Session c: The vision and activities of the World Business Academy Mr. B. Bacon, Chairman, WBA and delegation Session d: The Human Development Enterprise Mr. G. Standing, Employment and Training Department, ILO

Small enterprise development for the creation of productive jobs:

Moderator: Mr. M. Ishida, Director, Enterprise and Cooperative Development Department, ILO

Session e: Mobilizing large business to support small enterprises: The K-Map experience in Kenya Mr. V. Pratt, Chairman, Executive Committee, Kenya Management Assistance Programme (K-MAP) Session f: The Finnish Enterprise Agency Scheme Mr. M. Savander, Senior Vice-President, Repola Corporation, Finland Session g: The ILO's "Improve Your Business" and "Start Your Business" Programme Mr. M. Henriques, Chief, Small Enterprise Development Unit, Entrepreneirual and Management Development Branch (ENT/MAN), ILO Mr. M. Clemensson, Improve Your Business Programme (ENT/MAN), ILO, and Enterprise specialists from the multidisciplinary teams.

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