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XXIII Congress of the Socialist International, Athens
Global Solidarity: The courage to make a difference

30 June-02 July 2008


SPEAKERS - THEME III

SETTING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY ON A NEW PATH
To bring growth and opportunities for all   

Keynote speakers

  • Ferenc Gyurcszany, Prime Minister of Hungary, Leader of the Hungarian Socialist Party, MSzP 

  • Christoph Zöpel, Chair of the SI Committee on the Economy, Social Cohesion and the Environment, Social Democratic Party, SPD, Germany
 
Chantal Kambiwa, Social Democratic Front, Cameroon
 
Massimo D’Alema, President of the Democrats of the Left, DS, Italy
 
Jiri Paroubek, Leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party, CSSD, Czech Republic
 
Michael Higgins, President of the Labour Party, Ireland
 
Ramón Alburquerque, President of the Dominican Revolutionary Party, PRD, Dominican Republic
 
Lise Christoffersen, Member of Parliament, Norwegian Labour Party, DNA
 

Kristian Vigenin, Vice-President of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament, International Secretary of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP

Wednesday, 2 July

PANEL - Dealing with the food crisis: the long-term view

  • Victor Benoit, Leader of the Union of Haitian Social Democrats

  • Margaret Alva, General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee, Indian National Congress

  • Steve Georganas, Member of Federal Parliament, Australia Labor Party

  • Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye, Socialist Party, Senegal

 
Other contributions
Vassos Lyssarides, Honorary President of the Movement of Social Democrats EDEK, Cyprus