Global Economy & Capital Markets Forum 2018 Tuesday 13 to Wednesday 14 March
Global Economy & Capital Markets Forum 2018 Tuesday 13 March 2018 Conference language: English I Dress code: Business attire Forum venue Marriott Hotel I Hamburger Allee 2 I D-60486 Frankfurt am Main Moderator: Dr Melinda Crane Presenter and political commentator 11.30-12.00 Registration 12.00-13.30 Lunch 13.30-14.00 Opening remarks Michael Reuther Member of the Board of Managing Directors, Commerzbank AG 14.00-15.30 GEOPOLITICS Part I The world in 2020: Dawn of a new era The liberal world order under fire Geopolitics and economic policy: Two sides of the same coin? Old foes, new allies? Digital revolution: Geopolitics 4.0 Hard and soft power Bronwen Maddox Director, Institute for Government Evan S. Medeiros Managing Director, Asia - Eurasia Group and former top advisor on Asia-Pacific to Barack Obama Prof Dominique Moïsi Founder and Senior Advisor at the French Institute for International Relations (IFRI) and Visiting Professor in the Department of Political Economy, King s College London Prof Dr Volker Perthes Executive Chairman and Director, German Institute for International and Security Affairs Dr Anne-Marie Slaughter President and CEO of New America and former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department for Hillary Clinton Prof Dr Yanis Varoufakis Economist, former Greek Minister of Finance 01 Global Economy & Capital Markets Forum 2018
Tuesday 13 March 2018 15.30-16.00 Coffee break 16.00-17.30 GEOPOLITICS Part II Europe in 2020: Hitting the reset button Vision for Europe: Is more integration the answer? France and Italy: High stakes Brexit in the rear-view mirror How to live with the neighbours Common values and national interests Bronwen Maddox Director, Institute for Government Evan S. Medeiros Managing Director, Asia - Eurasia Group and former top advisor on Asia-Pacific to Barack Obama Prof Dominique Moïsi Founder and Senior Advisor at the French Institute for International Relations (IFRI) and Visiting Professor in the Department of Political Economy, King s College London Prof Dr Volker Perthes Executive Chairman and Director, German Institute for International and Security Affairs Dr Anne-Marie Slaughter President and CEO of New America and former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department for Hillary Clinton Prof Dr Yanis Varoufakis Economist, former Greek Minister of Finance 18.30 Bus transfer & dinner Dinner venue Palais Frankfurt I Große Eschenheimer Straße 10 I D-60313 Frankfurt am Main Transfers back to the hotel will be provided after the dinner. Last bus departs at 24.00. Global Economy & Capital Markets Forum 2018 02
Wednesday 14 March 2018 Conference language: English I Dress code: Business attire 09.00-09.15 Opening remarks Dr Melinda Crane Presenter and political commentator 09.15-09.45 Commerzbank s top market calls for 2018 Dr Jörg Krämer Chief Economist, Commerzbank AG 09.45-11.00 MACROECONOMICS & INVESTMENTS Global economy and financial markets Still stuck with low growth and interest rates? Is inflation dead? Can central banks pull back? Will China continue to successfully manage its economy? Trevor Greetham Head of Multi Asset, Royal London Asset Management 11.00-11.30 Coffee break Larry Hatheway Group Head of GAM Investment Solutions and Chief Economist Stephen Jen CEO and Co-CIO, Eurizon SLJ Capital Dr Jörg Krämer Chief Economist, Commerzbank AG 11.30-13.00 DIGITALISATION The future is now Work and life in a digital world Digital revolution: Creative destruction Management and corporate culture in the digital age Monetising information: How to make it work Financial services 4.0: Death knell or lifeline for banks 03 Global Economy & Capital Markets Forum 2018
Wednesday 14 March 2018 Kenneth Cukier Senior Editor of Digital Products and Head of Data Analytics at The Economist, author and leading authority on big data Garry Kasparov Considered the greatest chess player of all time, author, expert for artificial intelligence Ashok Narasimhan CEO and Co-Founder, Omnyway Martin Zielke Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors, Commerzbank AG 13.00 Closing remarks Martin Zielke Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors, Commerzbank AG 13.15 Lunch 15.00 End of Global Economy & Capital Markets Forum 2018 Global Economy & Capital Markets Forum 2018 04