CONTENTS
WELCOME
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ENERGY
President Xi Jinping, China
President Barack Obama, USA
Victor Philippenko, G20 Foundation
48 Long-term Policies for the
Renewable Energy Transition
Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director,
International Energy Agency
50 Innovation in Energy:
New Engine of Growth for
Emerging Economies
Dietrich Gross, Chairman & CEO,
Jupiter Oxygen Corporation
Catherine Chen Jing,
Director of Development, China,
Jupiter Oxygen Corporation
52 Visionary Policies Needed to
meet Paris Climate Targets
Brad Page, CEO,
Global CCS Institute
56 Making transition work in Europe
Giles Dickson, CEO, WindEurope
58 Renewable Energy Markets
& the GCC region
Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General,
The International Renewable
Energy Agency
60 Policy Regions will benefit
Europe’s Internal Electricity Market
and its Consumers
Konstantin Staschus,
Secretary-General, European
Network of Transmission System
Operators for Electricity
Michael Mieszczanski,
Senior Advisor Corporate Affairs,
European Network of Transmission
System Operators for Electricity
TRADE
14 Trade as a Force for Good
Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General
of the World Trade Organization
16 Building a Financial System that
Invests in Sustainable Development
Scott Vaughan, President and CEO,
International Institute for Sustainable
Development
22 Gender Parity in the Global Workforce
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director,
International Monetary Fund
24 Creating The Framework for
Cross Border Tax Transparency
Roberto Bernales, International tax
consultant and Professor of Tax Law
of the University of Deusto
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The Role of Islamic Finance to
Strengthen International Trade
Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali President,
Islamic Development Bank
30 The OECD-G20 Partnership on Tax
Gabriela Ramos, Organisationfor
Economic Co-operation and
Development
36 G20 Labour & Employment
Ministerial Meeting
Guy Ryder, Director-General,
International Labor Organization
42 Infrastructure Development: The role
of Public Private Partnerships
Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General
of United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development
44 Meeting the Skills Gaps in
Emerging Economies
Nikhil Seth, UN Assistant Secretary-
General, Executive Director, UN
Institute for Training and Research
46 Africa’s Role in Regenerating
the Global Economy
Sindiso Ngwenya, The Common
Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
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