IMD Annual Report 2019

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30 years of competitiveness conference: the challenge ahead To commemorate the Center’s 30th Anniversary, IMD hosted a high-level conference in October on the topic of competitiveness. Seventeen speakers from governments all over the world described their experiences in improving the competitiveness of their country, including:

Yannis Stournaras Governor of the Bank of Greece

Marten Kaevats National digital advisor, The Government Office of Estonia Dr. Pichet Durongkaveroj Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Thailand Nabil Fahmy Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Egypt Ng Chee Khern Permanent Secretary under Prime Minister’s Office, Chairman of GovTech, Singapore

Lyonpo Loknath Sharma Minister of Economic Affairs of Bhutan Diego Molano Former Minister of Technology, Colombia Alexander Stubb Vice President, European Investment Bank, and former Prime Minister of Finland Geng Wenbing Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Switzerland

Dr. Eiman Al-Mutairi Assistant Minister for the Minister of Commerce and Investment, Saudi Arabia Jason Hsu Member of Parliament Taiwan

“These indicators have enabled us to create policies that will improve the management of our resources and the competencies that will create the new values necessary for improving the better standard of living.” The National Competitiveness Council, Croatia