GLOBAL PREPARATORY MEETING - 3 April 2012
ANNUAL MINISTERIAL REVIEW
GLOBAL PREPARATORY MEETING
“Promoting inclusive growth with jobs”
3 April 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., ECOSOC Chamber, 51³Ô¹Ï, New York
STATEMENTS:
- Welcoming remarks by H.E. Mr. Miloš Koterec, President of the Economic and Social Council
- Keynote address by Professor Erik Brynjolfsson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School
- Presentation by Mr. Jose Antonio Alonso, Member of Committee for Development Policy
- Presentation by Mr. Aurelio Parisotto, Senior Economist, Policy Integration Department, ILO
- Presentation by Ms. Eve Crowley, Deputy Director, Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division, FAO
- Presentation by Mr. Degol Hailu, Senior Adviser, Poverty Practice, Bureau for Development Policy, UNDP
- Remarks by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General, DESA
- Closing remarks by H.E. Mr. Miloš Koterec
PRESS RELEASE
Economic and Social Council speakers highlight urgent need for job creation, policy options to align education, training with employment demands: