Angel Gurria
Secretary General, OECD
(Organisation for
Economic Co-operation
and Development)
The OECD is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. For half a century, our organisation has worked to improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. This also means that we put strong focus on three of the key challenges of today’s global economy: Jobs, Jobs and Jobs.
After the worst financial crisis, many countries have to cope with huge fiscal deficits and high unemployment at the same time. At the OECD, we strongly believe that dialogue between the public and private sector is vital to define policy solutions to such complex economic, employment and social challenges. Against this background, we have again joined forces with UniCredit to address one of the key global priorities at this year’s East Forum: how to promote the creation of more and better jobs for all.
We need to generate opportunities for every individual, in particular the many youth who are at present unemployed. Targeted support for the most vulnerable and good social policies, labor demand side measures and investing in education and skills...
Federico Ghizzoni
CEO, UniCredit SpA
UniCredit is once again proud to organize East Forum, where policy makers, economists and business leaders address the critical issues of our time.
This year’s forum will focus on jobs, one of the most serious social and economic issues facing the world today. Our specific topic is “Competitive Growth for Quality Jobs: Policies, Solutions and Strategies for Promoting Development and Employment.”
To help us shed new light on this matter, we are especially pleased to be partnering with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. At UniCredit, we have greatly valued the insight and expertise of the OECD over many years of collaboration.
Perhaps no international organization has done more to find answers to complex problems, contribute to sound economic expansion and to stimulate world progress.
We chose job creation for this year’s forum because it is key to sustainable economic growth and development, and because finding solutions in today’s difficult...
Azzero CO2
A zero impact East Forum.
Once again this year the East Forum will be organised in such a way as to reduce the environmental impact of the event to zero.
The East Forum continues to deal with the most urgent social problems of the moment, each year demonstrating its firm commitment to environmental issues through the promotion of projects dedicated to sustainability.
East Forum 2011. Music meets solidarity.
The “Sinfonica” concert will mark the final evening of East Forum 2011, an unprecedented event featuring one of Italy’s most intense voices, which will tug at the heartstrings through the universal language of music.
Fiorella Mannoia, accompanied by her band and the magnificent Roma Sinfonietta orchestra, conducted by Maestro Maurizio Abeni, will perform in an extraordinary charity concert in the timeless setting of the Terme di Caracalla.
