Presentations & interviews from OECD workshop Complexity of the Economy (OECD Paris)

COMPLEXITY OF THE ECONOMY: RESEARCH AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS

Organized by OECD, GloComNet, INET Oxford and EC-GSS
26-27 October 2015 - OECD Headquarters - Le Château de la Muette, Paris

Welcome

• 🎥 Welcome by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General
• 🎥 Welcome by Vladimir Šucha, Director-General, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

Introduction: Why does Complexity Matter?

• Gabriela Ramos, G20 Sherpa and Chief of Staff, Special Counsellor to the Secretary-General, OECD
• 🎥 Eric Beinhocker, Executive Director INET, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
• 🎥 Lex Hoogduin, Professor of Complexity and Uncertainty in Financial Markets and Financial Institutions, University of Groningen / Founder GloComNet
• 🎥 Ralph Dum, Senior Expert, Digital Science Unit, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Session 1: Money and Finance – Theory and Policy

• Chair: Adrian Blundell-Wignall, Director, Financial and Enterprises Affairs, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General for Financial Markets, OECD
• 🎥 John Geanakoplos, Professor of Economics, Yale University
• 🎥 Christoph Aymanns, Research Officer, Systemic Risk Centre, London School of Economics (LSE)
• 🎥 Christian Upper, Head of Financial Markets, Bank of International Settlements (BIS)
• 🎥 Philipp Hartmann, Deputy Director of General Research, European Central Bank

Session 2: Networks in Finance – Theory and Policy

• Chair: Adrian Blundell-Wignall, Director, Financial and Enterprises Affairs, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General for Financial Markets, OECD
• 🎥 Stefano Battiston, Professor of Finance, University of Zurich
• 🎥 Diego Garlaschelli, Assistant Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Leiden
• 🎥 Iman van Lelyveld, Senior Policy Advisor, De Nederlandsche Bank, VU University
• 🎥 Sebastian Poledna, Research Scholar, IIASA
• 🎥 Harald Stieber, Economist and Financial Market Analyst, DG FISMA, European Commission
• 🎥 Dirk Bezemer, Professor of Economics, University of Groningen

Session 3: Sustainability – Theory and Policy

• Chair: Eric Beinhocker, Executive Director INET, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
• 🎥 Jim Watson, Director of Sussex Energy Group, University of Sussex
• 🎥 Roland Kupers, Independent Consultant, Complexity, Resilience, Green Growth
• 🎥 Simon Buckle, Head of the Climate, Biodiversity and Water Division, Environment Directorate, OECD
• 🎥 Chis Barrett, Executive Director, European Climate Foundation

Session 4: Growth and Innovation – Theory and Policy

• Chair: Dirk Pilat, Deputy Director, Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate, OECD
• 🎥 Luciano Pietronero, Professor of Physics, La Sapienza
• 🎥 Doyne Farmer, Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford
• 🎥 Koen Frenken, Full Professor in Innovation Studies , Utrecht University and Lund University
• 🎥 Dan Andrews, Senior Economist, Structural Policy Analysis Division, Policy Studies Branch, Economics Department, OECD

Session 5: Boom Bust Boom: Movie on Financial Crises

• 🎥 Chair: Lex Hoogduin, Professor of Complexity and Uncertainty in Financial Markets and Financial Institutions, University of Groningen / Founder GloComNet
• 🎥 Theo Kocken, Founder Cardano, Introduction to the movie Boom Bust Boom
• 🎥 Fragments Boom Bust Boom: Movie on Financial Crises
• 🎥 Catherine L. Mann, Chief Economist and Head of the Economics Department, OECD. Reaction on the movie.
• 🎥 Te Bao, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Groningen. Reaction on the movie.
• 🎥 Marco Ratto, Senior Scientist, Joint Research Centre, European Commission. Reaction on the movie.
• 🎥 Theo Kocken, Founder Cardano, reaction on comments to the movie Boom Bust Boom

Session 6: Complex Systems Methods

• Chair: Ralph Dum, Senior Expert, Digital Science Unit, DG CONNECT, European Commission
• 🎥 Rob Axtell, Professor of Computational Social Science, George Mason University
• 🎥 Henk Krijnen, Founder, NavIncerta
• 🎥 Angela Wilkinson, Counsellor for Strategic Foresight, OECD

Session 7: Economic Geography and Cities

• Chair: Joaquin Oliveira Martins, Head of the Regional Development Policy Division, Public Governance Directorate, OECD
• 🎥 Geoffrey West, Distinguished Professor and Past President, Sante Fe Institute
• 🎥 Colin Harrison, Founder, Urban Systems Collaborative
• 🎥 Ruddier Ahrend, Head of Urban Policy Unit, Public Governance Directorate, OECD

Session 8: Complexity-Based Data Analysis

• Chair: Martine Durand, Director and Chief Statistician, Statistics Directorate, OECD
• 🎥 Tobias Preis, Associate Professor of Behavioral Science and Finance, University of Warwick
• 🎥 Co-Pierre Georg, Research Economist, Bundesbank and Senior Lecturer at the School of Economics, University of Cape Town
• 🎥 Patrick Lenain, Head of Division, Country Studies Branch, Economics Department, OECD

Wrap-up: How can Complexity Science Contribute to Better Policies for Better Lives?

• 🎥 Chair: Noé van Hulst, Ambassador of the Permanent Delegation of the Netherlands to the OECD
• 🎥 Lex Hoogduin, Professor of Complexity and Uncertainty in Financial Markets and Financial Institutions, University of Groningen / Founder GloComNet
• 🎥 Doyne Farmer, Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford
• 🎥 Mathilde Mesnard, Senior Advisor to the Secretary-General and Coordinator of NAEC, OECD

Interviews speakers

• 🎥 Noé van Hulst, Ambassador of the Permanent Delegation of the Netherlands to the OECD
• 🎥 Dirk Bezemer, Professor of Economics, University of Groningen
• 🎥 Theo Kocken, Founder Cardano, Introduction to the movie Boom Bust Boom
• 🎥 Te Bao, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Groningen
• 🎥 Geoffrey West, Distinguished Professor and Past President, Sante Fe Institute
• 🎥 Doyne Farmer, Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford
• 🎥 Diego Garlaschelli, Assistant Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Leiden
• 🎥 Henk Krijnen, Founder, NavIncerta