Case study sessions to learn from successes and non-successes, and panel discussions on major policy debates, have been planned to bring experience and expertise of participants to the table.

Case Studies            

Among others few interesting case studies to be presented at the Conclave are:

•       From confrontation to collaboration: civil society-government-World Bank relations, Brazil -John Garrison, World Bank

•       Destruction caused to natural wealth through economic development, Soloman Islands -John Roughan, School of General Studies

•       Compartmentalisation Pilot Project relating to Food Action Plan, Bangladesh
  -Rizwana Hassan, BELA

•             Water Privatisation in Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea

For Terms of Reference and other details on case study presentations visit www.cuts-international.org/CUTS-Anniversary.htm

Among others speakers who are likely to debate on various socio-economic issues are:

•      Jagdish Bhagawti, Professor of Economics and Political Science, Columbia University, New York

•       Pascal Lamy, Commissioner for Trade, European Commission, Belgium

•       Martin Wolf, Associate Editor & Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times, London

•       Yolanda Kakabadse, President of IUCN, Ecuador

•       Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General & CEO, CIVICUS, Washington DC

•       Erna Witoelar, Earth Charter Commissioner, Indonesia

•       R. Shyam Khemani, Adviser, World Bank, Washington DC

•       R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI, New Delhi

•       Zafrullah Chowdhury, Gonoshashthaya Kendra, Bangladesh

•       Rhoda Karpatkin, Former President, Consumer Union of US Inc.

•       Eveline Herfkens, Executive Co-ordinator, Millenium Development Goals Campaign, UNDP

 
Other Expected Speakers

•       Supachai Panitchpakdi, Director General of the WTO

•       Nitin Desai, Under Secretary General for Economic & Social Affairs in the United Nations

•       Rubens Ricupero, Secretary General, UNCTAD

•       Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh, India

Comprehensive list of Speakers at www.cuts-international.org/CUTS-Anniversary.htm

“I have attended various programmes on consumer protection organised by different consumer organisations but those organised by CUTS are certainly the ‘cut above the rest’. Whereas other organisations gave me education, CUTS gave me training; the other organisations gave me knowledge, CUTS gave me the wisdom.” 
                                                                                                       Surendra U Kanstiya,
                                            Immediate Past Chairman, Consumer Guidance Society of India

 “CUTS is one of the very few consumer organisations in the country working from the grass root to international level. It has brought a number of issues concerning consumer’s interest to limelight.”
                                                                                              Bhairon Singh Shekhawat,
                                                                                                        Vice President of India

“CUTS has developed from a modest NGO, addressing mainly domestic consumer issues, to a pre-eminent position as an international NGO, dealing with issues relating to the world trading system and related issues. Under Pradeep's remarkable leadership, and with the assistance of his brilliant and dedicated young associates, CUTS now is now on the frontline of research and advocacy on global trade issues.
                                                                                                           Jagdish Bhagwati,
                                                                    University Professor, Columbia University, USA