ROME-OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría and Prime Minister Mario Monti will address a major conference on structural reform in Italy September 24 at the Sala Polifunzionale of the Presidenza del Consiglio in Rome. 

The joint Italian Government-OECD conference  will bring together government ministers, experts and academics to discuss ways of boosting competitiveness, growth and jobs while ensuring social cohesion. The conference is open to the media.

Among the participants will be Vittorio Grilli, Italy’s Minister of Economy and Finance, and OECD Chief Economist Pier Carlo Padoan. A full programme is available at link:

http://governo.it/backoffice/allegati/69138-7998.pdf

A dossier of OECD analysis and recommendations on the Italian economy will be available at the conference.