25 March 2009
Salvatore Rossi (General Director, Bank of Italy)
Organizers:
Gianluigi Pelloni (University of Bologna, Johns Hopkins University-Bologna Center and the Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis) and Antonello Scorcu (University of Bologna and the Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis)
The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis is grateful to the Bank of Italy for providing support for its activities during 2009
Keynote speaker:
Peter Nijkamp (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Participants: Sofronis Clerides (University of Cyprus and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis)
Paolo Figini (University of Bologna and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis)
Claudio Piga (University of Loughborough and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis)
Organizers:
Gianluigi Pelloni (University of Bologna, Johns Hopkins University-Bologna Centre and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis)
Roberto Patuelli (University of Lugano and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis)
Lorenzo Succi (Uni.Rimini S.p.a.)
Giorgio Cantelli Forti, Chairman, Polo Scientifico Didattico of Rimini. Bologna University
Luciano Chicchi, Chairman, UniRimini
Alberto Martini, Managing Director, Banca Carim, Rimini
11:30 Session I
Chair: Gianluigi Pelloni, University of Bologna and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis
Speaker: Daniel Schwanen, Executive Director, CIGI-Centre for International Governance Innovation
“Canada and the Crisis: view from a think-tank”
13:00 Lunch and Plenary Address
MC: Gianluigi Pelloni, University of Bologna and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis
Chair: Jerzy Konieczny, Wilfrid Laurier University and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis
Speaker: Larry Schembri, Head of the International Department, Bank Of Canada
“Canadian Policy Responses to the Global Financial Crisis and Economic Recession”
14:30 Session II
Panel: “Canada and the World Banking and Economic Crisis: An example for the world?”
Chair: Khawar Nasim, Minister Counsellor of the Economic Division, Canadian Embassy
Panelists: Jerzy Konieczny, Wilfrid Laurier University and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis;
Larry Schembri, Head of the International Department, Bank Of Canada;
Eric Reguly, Business Correspondent, Globe and Mail; Daniel Schwanen, Executive Director, CIGI-Centre for International Governance Innovation
15:45 Session III
Chair: Thomas Barbiero, Ryerson University and Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis
Speaker: Piero Titone, Italian Trade Commision Office in Toronto, Istituto Nazionale per il Commercio Estero-I.C.E.
“The Market for Italian Wines in Canada”
16:45 wine and cheese tasting of local products
Khawar Nasim (Canadian Embassy, Rome), Nicoletta Barbarito (Canadian Embassy, Rome), Gianluigi Pelloni (University of Bologna, Johns Hopkins University-Bologna Center and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis), Maurizio Mussoni (University of Bologna and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis), Ramazan Gencay (Simon Fraser University and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis)