The Global Agenda 2010

PAST ATTENDEES INCLUDE:

Chairman, Admiral Group, Cardiff
Chief Executive Officer, Admiral Group, Cardiff
Chief Executive Officer, Alfred McAlpine, London
Chairman, Alliance & Leicester, London
Executive Chairman, Alliance Boots, London
Chief Executive Officer, Amec, London
Chief Executive, Amlin, London
Chief Executive Officer, Anglian Water, Huntingdon
Chairman, ARM Holdings, Maidenhead
Chief Executive, Associated British Foods, London
Chief Executive, Atkins, Epsom
Chairman, BAE Systems, London
Chairman, Bank of England, London
Chief Executive, Barclays, London
Chairman, BBC Trust, London
Chairman, BG Group, London
President, Boeing UK, London
Chief Executive, Bradford & Bingley, London
Chief Executive Officer, Global Services, British Telecom, Diegem
Chief Executive Officer, Cable & Wireless Worldwide, London
Chairman, Carillion, London
Chairman , Centrica, Windsor
Chief Executive Officer, CMP Medica, London
Chairman, CNP Assurances, Paris
President, Confederation of British Industry, London
President, Dow Europe, Horgen
Group Chief Executive, DS Smith, London
Chief Executive Officer, DTZ Holdings, London
Ambassador, Embassy of the United States of America, London
European Union Ambassador to the United States, European Commission, Washington, DC
Chairman, Eversheds, London
Chairman and President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mumbai
Chief Executive, Financial Times, London
Chief Executive Officer, Fortis Bank, London
Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment, French Government, Paris
Chairman, Friends Provident, London
Group Chief Executive Officer, Friends Provident, London
Group Chief Executive Officer, Friends Provident, Dorking
Non- Executive Chairman, Greggs, Newcastle upon Tyne
Chairman, Hays, London
Chief Executive, Hitachi Capital (UK) plc
Chairman, ICAP, London
Chief Executive, ICAP, London Chief Executive, Instore plc, Huddersfield
Chief Executive Officer, Intertek Group, London
Chief Executive Officer, Investec Asset Management, London
Group Chief Executive Officer, Kingfisher, London
UK Chairman and Senior Partner, KPMG, London
Chief Executive Officer, lastminute.com, Woking
Chief Executive, Liberty International, London
Chief Executive Officer, Logica, Green Park, Reading
Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics, London
Professor of European Political Economy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London
Chairman, London Stock Exchange, London
Chairman, Lonmin, London
Chief Executive, Marks & Spencer, London
Secretary of State For Europe, Ministry of Defence, Whitehall
Chairman and Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, London
Group Chief Executive, National Express Group, London
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Oxbridge Capital, London
Chief Executive Officer, Paragon Group, London
Executive Chairman, QinetiQ, Farnborough
Chief Executive Officer, QinetiQ Group, Farnborough
Chairman, Regus Group, Chertsey
Chairman, Resolution, London
Chief Executive, Resolution Asset Management, Glasgow
Chief Executive, Rio Tinto, London
Chairman, Rolls-Royce, London
Chairman, Royal Bank of Canada Europe, London
Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell, HR DEN HAAG
Chief Executive, RPS Group, Abingdon
Group Chief Executive, Savills, London
Chairman, Scottish Power, London
Chairman, Severn Trent, Birmingham
Chairman, Smith & Nephew, London
Chief Executive, Spectris, Egham
Chairman, Tate & Lyle, London
Chief Executive, Tesco, Cheshunt
Chief Executive Officer, Tesco.com and Tesco Direct, Welwyn Garden City
Asia Editor, The Economist, London
Business Affairs Editor, The Economist, London
Capital Markets Editor and Buttonwood Columnist, The Economist, London
Editor in Chief, The Economist, London
Europe Editor, The Economist, London
Executive Editor, The Economist, London
Paris Bureau Chief, The Economist, London
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Penguin Group, London
Chief Executive Officer, The Restaurant Group, London
Global Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, UBS Global Asset Management, London
Chief Executive, UK Trade and Investment, London
Group Chief Executive Officer, Unipart Group, Oxford
Chairman, Whitbread, London
Chief Executive, Whitbread, London
Chief Executive Officer, Xchanging, London

CHAIR'S WELCOMING REMARKS

John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist

19.10

SHAKING UP THE SYSTEM

Keynote address followed by discussion.

THE WORLD ECONOMY: A bumpy ride or recovery?

The acute phase of the financial crisis has passed and a fragile global economic recovery is underway. However, there are few positive indicators of a sustainable recovery. How long can governments continue to prop up their economies? How and when will fiscal stimulus be withdrawn? Spending and borrowing in the US can no longer sustain growth in other parts of the world – will this ultimately be a stabilizing force for the global economy?

A RETURN TO BIG GOVERNMENT? The role of the state

With government bailouts fresh in recent memory, the future role of the state in business and the economy is high on the agenda for policymakers. Sovereign wealth funds and state controlled companies are making it to the top of the Forbes Global 2000 list. And due to the ageing population, demand for public services is due to soar in the next decade. What questions do all these factors raise about the role of the state? What are the implications for markets?  And what can we learn from examples in different countries?

THE FUTURE FOR BUSINESS: Tomorrow's growth opportunites

The recession is officially over, and M&A is beginning to pick up, but where will business see the biggest growth opportunities over the next few years? Which regions are showing the most promise? And in the developed world, will carbon-reduction policies have any significant impact on company strategy?