Fredagen den 19 februari kl 11.30 talar Mona Sahlin om tillväxtstrategier vid Progressive Governance konferens i London. Bland talarna märks Gordon Brown, Jens Stoltenberg, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, George Papandreou, Peter Mandelson, Pascal Lamy (WTO), Karen Kornbluh (USA ambassadör OECD), Sigmar Gabriel (SPDs ordförande) och David Miliband.

Vid besöket i London möter Sahlin utrikesminister David Miliband enskilt. Hon kommer även att tillsammans med premiärminister Gordon Brown delta på en gemensam lunch med de deltagande regeringscheferna på Downing Street 10.

Tid: fredagen den 19 februari kl 11.30
Plats: Downing Street 10 i London

För ackreditering och information om arrangemanget: http://www.policy-network.net/events/events.aspx?id=3570

Presskontakt: Anna Helsén, presschef, 070-698 48 58
Medföljande: Oscar Stenström, 070-655 79 46, utrikespolitisk rådgivare till Mona Sahlin

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Jobs, industry and opportunity: growth strategies after the crisis Progressive Governance Conference, London, 19 February, 08.30 - 16.30

The financial crisis has urged us to rethink our approach to economic policy. Having averted a 1930s style depression, the focus of progressive politicians around the world is now shifting towards delivering a new politics of sustainable economic growth and job creation, one that is forward thinking and transformative and acknowledges the role of strategic public investment in our shared prosperity.

At this critical juncture:

• What can governments do domestically to promote long-term sustainable economic growth?
• Which industries have growth potential and how can governments support their development?
• Given the priority of tackling unemployment and fostering more and better jobs, what kinds of policies and institutional structures can deliver the best outcomes?
• How can economic growth and job creation be encouraged in the context of the transition to a low-carbon economy?
• What is the future for international cooperation and global governance after Copenhagen and the G20 Summits?

Bringing together prominent European heads of government, political leaders and senior policy experts from across the world, this major progressive governance gathering will aim to shape this new politics and set the direction for a new socio-economic settlement for our times.

Confirmed speakers include, amoung others: Gordon Brown, prime minister of the UK; Jens Stoltenberg, prime minister of Norway; José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, prime minister of Spain; George Papandreou, prime minister of Greece; Peter Mandelson, the UK first secretary of state; Pascal Lamy, director-general of the WTO; Karen Kornbluh, US ambassador to the OECD; Mona Sahlin, the leader of the Swedish Social Democrats; Sigmar Gabriel, the chairman of the German Social Democrats; David Miliband, UK foreign secretary; Wouter Bos; minister of finance and deputy prime minister of the Netherlands; Enrico Letta, deputy secretary of the Italian Democratic Party; Joaquín Almunia, EU commissioner for economic and monetary affairs; Jean Pisani-Ferry, director of Bruegel; and John Kay, visiting professor at the LSE and Financial Times columnist. Further high-level speakers will be announced shortly.