Foreword: The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) co-hosted a series of meetings in Paris from
November 29 to December 1, 2010, in partnership with the Institut français des relations internationals (IFRI), to consider the challenges and opportunities for the Group of 20 (G20) in 2011 and beyond. Off-the-record consultations were held with: the Ministère de l’économie, des finances et de l’industrie, representatives from CIGI’s international network and representatives from the Banque de France, Agence France Trésor, Ministère des Affaires étrangères and the French G20 Sherpa team. A separate session was held with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on building on the OECD’s tools and experiences. The series of meetings concluded with a public conference at IFRI attended by 200 participants from academic, political and bureaucratic backgrounds. This report is a summary of these meetings.