1. Globalization of the Production of Services Implications for Small Open Economies Conference November 20, 2006

2. Program 09.00Introduction Mattias Ganslandt, Ph.D., Research Institute of Industrial Economics Anders Rune, Chief Economist, The Association of Swedish Engineering Industries 09.10Keynote Speaker: Mr Sten Tolgfors, Minister for Foreign Trade at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 09.30Globalization of IT Services and White-Collar Jobs: The Next Wave of Productivity Growth Catherine L Mann, Ph.D., Institute for International Economics Discussant: Henrik Jordahl, Ph.D., Research Institute of Industrial Economics 10.15Coffee

3. Program 10.45Globalization of Services: What Do We Learn from Trade Theory? James R Markusen, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder Discussant: Rikard Forslid, Professor, Department of Economics, Stockholm University 11.30Business Perspective: IBX – Europe's leading provider of services and solutions for efficient purchasing, Peter Lageson, Senior Vice President, IBX Europe 11.50The Importance of Cross-Border Acquisitions in Services Lars Persson, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the Research Institute of Industrial Economics Discussant: Sten Nyberg, Ph.D., Department of Economics, Stockholm University 12.30Lunch

4. Program 13.30High-Tech Tradable Services in the United States: Size, Scope, and Implications J Bradford Jensen, Ph.D., Institute for International Economics Discussant: Harry Flam, Professor, Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University 14.15The Globalization of Intellectual Property Keith E Maskus, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder Discussant: Katariina Hakkala, Ph.D., Research Institute of Industrial Economics 15.00Coffee

5. Program 15.30Services Policy Reform and International Trade Agreements Bernard Hoekman, Ph.D., The World Bank Discussant: Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Ph.D., Research Institute of Industrial Economics 16.15Panel: Internationalization of Services: Implications for a Small Open Economy Karin Pilsäter, Member of the Swedish Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Industry and Trade Richard Murray, Chief Economist, Swedish Agency for Public Management Peter Lageson, Senior Vice President, IBX Europe Magnus Henrekson, Professor, Director of the Research Institute of Industrial Economics 17.00Closing of the Conference 17.10Drinks and Refreshments