Lundi 2 novembre

8:00 AM- Continental Breakfast

8:45 AM- Welcome

– Robert Wilson, Interim Dean, and J.J. "Jake" Pickle Regents Chair in Public Affairs, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
– Douglas Biow, Professor and Director, Center for European Studies, College of Liberal Arts, The University of Texas at Austin
– James Galbraith, Professor and Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government and Business Relations, The University of Texas at Austin

9:00 - 10:30 AM- "The State of Europe"

– Chair : Will Inboden, Associate Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
– Opening Keynote : Ska Keller, Vice President Green Party, European Parliament

Panelists :
– Philippe Legrain, Former Adviser, European Commission ;
– Carmelo Cedrone, Vice President, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC),
– Andrew Watt, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung Foundation,
– Gilles Raveaud, University of Paris

10:30 - 10:45 AM- Morning session break

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM- "Up from the South : New Models and New Directions"

– Chair : Karen Engle, Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Law

Panelists :
– Rui Tavares, Founder, LIVRE ;
– Gaël Giraud, Chief Economist, French Development Bank ;
– Jorge Uxó, University of Castille and PODEMOS ;
– Mark Weisbrot, Center for Economic Policy Research ;
– Mario Lopez-Roldan, Special Assistant to the SG, OECD ;
– Pedro Páez, Superintendent, Market Power Control, Ecuador

12:30 PM- Lunch (Lunch lecture sessions will be held in the lobby of the LBJ School. All other panel sessions will be held in the Bass Lecture Hall on the B-level of the LBJ School.)

– Welcome : Randy Diehl, Dean, College of Liberal Arts, The University of Texas at Austin
– Keynote Address : Phil Angelides, Former Chair, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

2:00 - 2:30 PM- "The Control of Finance"

– Chair : Kate Weaver, Associate Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin

Panelists :
– William K. Black, University of Minnesota ;
– Phil Angelides, Former Chair, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission ;
– Tom Ferguson, Institute for New Economic Thinking ;
– Philippe Legrain, Former Adviser, European Commission ;
– Olivier Giovannoni, Assistant Professor of Economics, Bard College

3:00 - 3:45 PM- Afternoon session break

3:45 - 5:15 PM- "The Challenge of Austerity"

– Chair : David Kendrick, Department of Economics, The University of Texas at Austin

Panelists :

– Andres Solimano, Oxford University, formerly ECLAC ;
– Stephanie Kelton, Chief Economist, Senate Budget Committee Minority ;
– Antonio Lettieri, LUISS and Insight ;
– Clara Elisabetta Mattei, INET Young Scholars Initiative and Columbia University

Mardi 3 novembre

8:00 AM- Continental breakfast

9:00 - 10:30 AM- "Dealing With Debt"

– Chair : Rebecca Christie, Bloomberg News

Panelists :
– Kunibert Raffer, University of Vienna ;
– Grzegorz W. Kolodko, former Deputy Prime Minister, Poland ;
– Damon Silvers, Policy Director, AFL-CIO ;
– Orsola Constantini, Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET)

10:30 - 10:45 AM- Morning session break

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM- "What is the Future of Europe ?"

– Chair : James Galbraith, Professor and Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government and Business Relations, The University of Texas at Austin

Panelists :
– Grzegorz W. Kolodko, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Poland ;
– Ska Keller, Vice President Green Party, European Parliament ;
– Stephanie Kelton, Chief Economist, Senate Budget Minority ;
– Jorge Uxó, University of Castille and PODEMOS ;
– Rui Tavares, Founder, LIVRE ; Sergio Chodos, International Monetary Fund

12:30 - 2:00 PM- Lunch (Lunch lecture sessions will be held in the lobby of the LBJ School. All other panel sessions will be held in the Bass Lecture Hall on the B-level of the LBJ School.)

– Introduction : James Galbraith, Professor and Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government and Business Relations, The University of Texas at Austin
– Closing Keynote Address : Pedro Páez, Superintendent, Market Power Control, Ecuador