Wednesday, September 17, 2009, 6:00 pm
Global Issues Lecture Series: The Basics of the G20: What to Expect from the Pittsburgh Summit
Charlotte Lott, PhD, Chatham University
Rm 109, Barco Law Building
University of Pittsburgh
The G20 country finance leaders began meeting in 1999 in response to an international financial crisis in Asia. In response to the current world financial crisis, G20 country leaders (presidents and prime ministers) have held two summits and are meeting a third time in Pittsburgh. The G20 Summit is an opportunity for world leaders representing over 80% of world production and over 60% of world population to discuss global issues and agree to coordinated actions.
Charlotte E. Lott, Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, is an associate professor of economics in the Department of Business and Entrepreneurship at Chatham University. She teaches courses in Macroeconomics and International Economics. She is an active member of the Community of Reconciliation Church and serves as Board President of Oikocredit Western Pennsylvania, a socially responsible investment organization that lends funds to microfinance institutions.
Sponsored by: , Global Solutions Education Fund, Global Studies Program at the University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh