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Tuesday 17th November 2009 – InterContinental Hotel, London
   

Chairman:


07.45

John Defterios, President FBC Media
Chairman, BusinessWeek European Leadership Forum

Registration And Coffee

08.00 BREAKFAST DISCUSSION GROUPS click for details
 

Delegates will have a choice of breakfast sessions featuring a short presentation designed to spark discussion with peers – a good opportunity to make new contacts and set the scene for the keynote presentations to follow.

   
  SESSION 1: LEADERSHIP VIA INNOVATION IN A RECESSION
 

Chairman: Andy Green, CEO, Logica Plc

Panelists:
Soumitra Dutta,
The Roland Berger Chaired Professor in Business and Technology, INSEAD
Julie Meyer,
Chief Executive and Founder, Ariadne Capital

Moderator: Andy Reinhardt, European Editor, BusinessWeek

   
  SESSION 2: CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY – THE CHANGING FACE OF BUSINESS
 

Chairman: Gavin Grant, UK Chairman, Burson-Marsteller

Panelists:
Richard Aylard, Director and Special Advisor to the CEO, Thames Water
Simon H Taylor, Corporate Affairs Director, Britain & Ireland, Cadbury plc

Moderator: Kerry Capell, Senior Correspondent, London Bureau, BusinessWeek

   
09.00 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS

John Defterios, President FBC Media and
Chairman, BusinessWeek European Leadership Forum

   
09.05  WELCOME ADDRESS   Christopher Power, Assistant Managing Editor, BusinessWeek

09.10      OPENING KEYNOTE: RETURN TO GROWTH
                     Stephen Green, Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings Plc
09.50 HEAD-TO-HEAD DEBATE: HARVESTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF GROWTH
A head-to-head debate featuring senior European CEO’s discussing major issues and opportunities facing global businesses today.
 
  • Growth sustainability through efficient and creative leadership
  • Are the regulations suitable for growth?
  • Is your company structure suitable for growth?
  • What growth challenges are the big corporations facing?
  • What is the best route to follow and how to finance this growth?
  • Opportunities in a downturn
  • How to come by cash and liquidity
  • Best practice examples
 

Panelists:
Sir Roger Bone, President, Boeing UK
Sir Stephen Gomersall, Chief Executive for Europe, Hitachi
Professor J.C. Larreche, The Alfred H. Heineken Chair, INSEAD France
Dr. Richard Ward, CEO, Lloyd’s of London

Moderator:
Christopher Power, Assistant Managing Editor, BusinessWeek

   
10.50 Networking coffee
   
11.15 PLENARY SESSION: THE GLOBAL BANKING SYSTEM
 
  • What is the shape of the industry and what is going to emerge – ‘wide’ or ‘narrow’ banking?
  • What will survive?
  • How much will regulation slow everything down and what will be it’s burden?
  • Are hedge funds and private equity funds the new investment banks of the future
  • Trends, future forecast
 

Panelists:
Richard Holmes, CEO Europe, Standard Chartered Bank
Prof. Javier Diaz-Gimenez, Professor of Economics at IESE Business School
Javier Martin-Artajo, CIO Europe, JPMorgan Chase
Christopher Power, Assistant Managing Editor, BusinessWeek

Moderator:
John Defterios, President FBC Media and
Chairman, BusinessWeek European Leadership Forum

   
12.15 LUNCH DISCUSSION GROUPS click for details
   
  GROUP 1 NETWORKING LUNCH
     
  GROUP 2 INNOVATION – What is the next generation? The next wave?
   

Joint Honorary Chairs:
David Kester, Chief Executive, Design Council
Niklas Zennström, Co-founder, Atomico Ventures

Moderator:
Andy Reinhardt
, Europe Editor, BusinessWeek

     
  GROUP 3 EMERGING MARKETS
   

Honorary Chair:
Dr Florence Eid, Managing Director Middle East & North Africa, Passport Capital LLC

Co-Host:
Hilmi Mohd Nasir, COO, Iskandar Regional Development Authority

Moderator:
John Defterios, President FBC Media and
Chairman, BusinessWeek European Leadership Forum

 

     
14.15 Networking coffee
   
14.45 AFTERNOON ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION GROUPS – RETURN TO GROWTH
   
   
  14.45    Introductions

15.00    Open Presentations from Moderators, Honorary               Chair and Co-Hosts

15.15    Roundtable: Debate & Discussion

16.30    Conclusions from the Group

16.45    Roundtable Close
   
 
Tea will be served during the discussion group.
     
  GROUP 1 FINANCE click for details
   

Honorary Chair:
Barbara Ridpath, Chief Executive, International Centre for Financial Regulation

Co-Host:
Charles Alexander, Board Director, Genpact Global

Moderator:
Simon Collingridge, Managing Director, Structured Finance Ratings, Standard & Poors
     
  GROUP 2 SMART BRANDING: Protection in an Increasingly Transparent World click for details
   

Honorary Chair
Dr Simona Botti, Assistant Professor of Marketing at the London Business School

Moderator:
Amanda Pierce, Director, Brand Issues, Burson-Marsteller

     
  GROUP 3 DIGITAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY click for details
   

Honorary Chair:
John Clarke, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Nokia

Co-Host:
Walter A Yosafat, CIO & SVP, Genpact Americas

Moderator:
Andy Reinhardt
, Europe Editor, BusinessWeek

     
  GROUP 4 TELECOMS click for details
   

Honorary Chair:
Mr Rajeev Singh-Molares, Chief Strategy Officer for Alcatel-Lucent

Moderator:
Guy Daniels
, Director of Content, Telecom TV

     
  GROUP 5 ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY click for details
 

Honorary Chair:
Mark Williams, Downstream Director, Royal Dutch Shell

Moderator:
Sophia Tickell
, Executive Director, SustainAbility

     
  GROUP 6 HEALTHCARE click for details
   

Joint Honorary Chairs:
Dr Gordon Coutts, Vice President and General Manager, Schering Plough UK
Alan Sheppard, Global Head of Generics, Thought Leadership, IMS Health

Moderator:
Kerry Capell,
Senior Correspondent, London Bureau, BusinessWeek

     
16.45 CLOSING PLENARY: MAPPING THE FUTURE - G20 AND BEYOND click for details
   

Panelists:
Urs Muller, Managing Director and Chief Economist, BAK Basel Economics
Prof. Javier Diaz-Gimenez, Professor of Economics at IESE.

Moderators:
John Defterios, President FBC Media and
Chairman, BusinessWeek European Leadership Forum
Christopher Power, Assistant Managing Editor, BusinessWeek

   
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18.15 CLOSE
   
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