Briefing Note For Closing Plenary Session
This briefing note has been prepared by FEB for the Closing Pleanary Session at the 2009 EBS. The session will run between 11.15 and 12.30 on Friday 27th March 2009. The session will be moderated by John Defterios, Host, CNN´s Marketplace, President, FBC Media.

Introduction
The world is currently faced with probably [...]

Briefing Note For Workshop XV
This Briefing Note has been prepared for Workshop XV of the 2009 European Business Summit. The workshop will run between 10.45 and 12.00 on Friday 27th March 2009. This Briefing Note has been prepared by INSEAD.
The session will be moderated by Bruno Lanvin, Executive Director, e-Lab, INSEAD.
1. Introduction
Worldwide, knowledge is being [...]

Briefing Note For Workshop VIII
This Briefing Note has been prepared for Workshop VIII of the 2009 European Business Summit. The workshop will run between 15.45 and 17.00 on Thursday 26th March 2009. This Briefing Note has been prepared by European Voice.
This session will be moderated by Joshua Chaffin of Financial Times.
Introduction
Energy crises can be defined [...]

Briefing Note For Workshop XIV
This Briefing Note has been prepared for Workshop XIV of the 2009 European Business Summit. The workshop will run between 10.45 and 12.15 on Friday 27th March 2009. This Briefing Note has been prepared by EurActiv.com. The session will be moderated by Frédéric Simon, Editor of EurActiv.com.
1. Introduction
Every year in December, parties to the [...]

Briefing Note For Workshop XIII
This Briefing Note has been prepared for Workshop XIII of the 2009 European Business Summit. The workshop will run between 10.45 and 12.00 on Friday 27th March 2009. This session will be moderated by Paul Adamson, Chair of The Centre.
Thoughts and Quotes
“Capital is cowardly, it has great interests at stake” [...]

1. Introduction: the topic
• In the 1990s, many EU countries were faced with high and persistent unemployment. Due to the combined effect of strong GDP growth, eastward expansion of the EU and structural reforms in some Member States, the performance of European labour markets has improved considerably over the past few years. This was reflected in a [...]

1. Introduction
• Commodities provide raw materials for processors, food and jobs for families and communities, and export earnings for governments. Commodities are often at the heart of local and sometimes national economies.
• Commodity prices have historically been among the most volatile of international prices. Commodity price volatility is a big problem for producers as well as commodity-dependent [...]

Introduction
In the developed world, immigration policies have had mixed success. Migrations have been accepted and even encouraged as an economic and demographic necessity, but the failure of developed societies to integrate migrants has also led to social tensions and to a public backlash that populist politicians have successfully exploited in many countries. Whereas business tends [...]

Briefing Note For Workshop VII
This Briefing Note has been prepared for Workshop VII of the 2009 European Business Summit. The workshop will run between 15.45 and 17.00 on Thursday 26th March 2009. This Briefing Note has been prepared by the Hedge Fund Group.
The workshop will be moderated by Euronews and will include the following speakers:
Tayfun [...]

Briefing Note For Opening Plenary Session
This briefing note has been prepared by INSEAD for the Opening Pleanary Session at the 2009 EBS. The session will run between 11.15 and 12.30 on Thursday 26th March 2009. The session will be moderated by Frank Brown, Dean, INSEAD.
Other speakers at this session will include:
Prof Jagdish Bhagwati, Professor, Columbia [...]