Themes and Sessions 2008

The Symposium is divided into themes and each theme covers several symposium sessions. Each session of the GES deals with a problem that is relevant to the policy, business, academic, and civic communities and generates strategic responses to that problem.

GES Themes	GES Sessions

Environment	Global Policy Responses to Climate Change
Dealing with Climate Change	Food versus Fuel
	Energy versus Climate Change
	The Crisis of Water Management

Social Insurance	How Globalization Transforms the Welfare State
Promoting Health and Welfare	Tackling the Ageing Syndrome
	Financing Health Care for the Poor

Security	Dealing with Terrorism
Creating a Safer World	Securing Access to Energy
	Strengthening Financial Institutions
	Tackling Systemic Financial Risk
	Reconsidering the International Trading System

Inequality	Inequality and Globalization
Tackling Poverty and Social	Empowering the World’s Poor Countries
Fragmentation	Fighting Corruption in Developing Countries
	Tackling Social Fragmentation
	Preventing Food Prices from Creating Poverty and Malnutrition

Growth	Globalization, Growth and Inclusiveness
Benefiting from Globalization	Enabling Poor Countries to Share Knowledge
	Skills for the New Wave of Globalization
	Creating Employment
	Designing Immigration Policy

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