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Opening Ceremony
Tuesday July 15, 16:30 – 18:30 Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie
Place du Théâtre, Lille
OPENING CEREMONY
Part 1: Welcome addresses and greetings from
organisers and supporters
Nicole BECARUD
ICWES 5 Chair, President of the Education and Training Commission of CNISF
(CNISF: French scientific and engineering national Council)
Monique MOUTAUD
ICWES14 Chair
Marie-Pierre BRESSON
Deputy Mayor in charge of International Solidarity,
representative of Martine AUBRY, Mayor of Lille
Francis MELLIEZ
Deputy Vice Chancellor, Lille 1 University,
representative of Philippe ROLLET, Vice Chancellor
Jean Michel BAER
Head of the Science and Society Unit, DG Research, European Commission
Lahcen BOUDJOUDI
Councillor of Nord Pas de Calais Region. Education and Research Commission Board member, representative of Daniel PERCHERON, President of
the Nord Pas de Calais Regional Council
Monique FRIZE
President of the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES)
Noël CLAVELOUX
President of CNISF (National Committee for French Engineers and Scientists)
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Catherine WEBER-GUEVARA
Assistant General Manager of Transnuclear International,
representative of Anne LAUVERGEON, President of the Directoire of AREVA
Part 2 : Opening lecture
Professor of Finance and International Business, Georgetown University, USA.
Economics vs. Biology in the Global Economy
Free trade and globalization have delivered, for most countries, benefits of increased incomes and improved standards of living. Nevertheless, much recent work in psychology and biology suggests that people value justice and fair play at least as much as they do increased wealth. Can the study of economics be adapted to account for human preferences for fairness and equality?
Pietra Rivoli, author of the best selling book, The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy, translated in many languages, will discuss the benefits and costs of rapid globalization in the context of recent research.
To read Pietra Rivoli's speach, please click here.
A welcome reception will follow, a unique opportunity to meet participants from 60 countries from all continents.
