- Grand Connaught Rooms, London
There are hundreds of reasons why your company should be investing in high-growth markets; it's a world of opportunity.
But this is a two-way situation: for every new opportunity in a high-growth market there are new high-growth competitors. They operate not only in their home environments but are also expanding globally. Consequently competition is escalating very quickly around the globe. In this new world of hypercompetition, how can businesses operate successfully? What are the strategies companies adopt to stand out?
Having taken place on September 29th and 30th in London, The High-Growth Markets Summit provided 350 attendees answers to these questions as well as insight into the best strategies and tactics for success in a new world.
| Chaired by Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor of The Economist, the summit will feature over 50 speakers including: |
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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Former President of Brazil |
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Juan Carlos Echeverry, Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Government of the Republic of Colombia |
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Jin Liqun, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, China Investment Corporation |
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Mo Ibrahim, Chairman, Mo Ibrahim Foundation |
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Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank |
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Marc Llistosella, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Daimler India |
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David Butler, Vice-president, Global Design, The Coca-Cola Company |
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John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist |
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Régis Turrini, Senior Executive Vice-president and Chief Strategy Officer, Vivendi |


| 08.00 | REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS |
| 09.00 | CHAIR'S INTRODUCTION Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor, The Economist |
| 09.10 | Opening keynote Jin Liqun, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, China Investment Corporation; formerly Vice Minister of Finance, The People's Republic of China; Chairman, International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds |
| Steering through a new world of opportunity |
| 09.35 | Is Globalisation under threat? 10.05 Seeing beyond traditional borders: a geopolitical roadmap 10.20 Discussion: moderated by Zanny Minton Beddoes, Economics Editor, The Economist |
| 10.40 | REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 11.10 | Conversation with Mo Ibrahim The importance of governance and ethics for business – are the opportunities worth the risks? Mo Ibrahim, Chairman, Mo Ibrahim Foundation |
| 11.30 | Consumers: as the middle classes rise As the middle classes grow, high-growth markets bring a wealth of new opportunities. They provide fertile ground for companies to grow and bring tourism, new shoppers and new money to the West. • How do you seize this opportunity? • What changes can countries make to allow easy access to their markets by their potential new customers? Yuval Atsmon, Principal, McKinsey & Company, Shanghai Sandie Dawe, Chief Executive, VisitBritain Gilbert Ghostine, President, Diageo Asia Pacific |
| 12.30 | Government Address Juan Carlos Echeverry, Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Government of Colombia |
| 12.50 | LUNCH |
| Ideas for a new world of opportunity |
Our concurrent sessions will offer you the opportunity to gain in-depth insights into the topics of your choice. In these interactive debates the discussion leaders will provide an inside view of the key markets, operating challenges and innovative ideas. |
| 13.50 | A. India: new facets in a changed global environment? Philip Bouverat, Director, JCB | B. Finance and M&A Moderator: Abhik Sen, Managing Editor, Business Intelligence Services, Economist Intelligence Unit Pat Guérin, Global Head of Sales and Divestitures, Citigroup | C. CSR: Taking a responsible approach to high-growth markets – why would you? Professor CB Bhattacharya, E.ON Chair Professor in Corporate Social Responsibility, European School of Management and Technology |
| 15.00 | D. Eastern Europe: how and where to find new opportunities Sponsored by: Azercell Telecom Moderator: Aidan Manktelow, Senior Editor, Manager Risk Briefing, Economist Intelligence Unit Ali Agan, Chief Executive Officer, Azercell Telecom | E. Growth strategies: Engage, Build and Grow in New and Dynamic Markets Arun Bhikshesvaran, Chief Marketing Officer, Ericsson | F. Talent: Catch your competitors! Xiang Bing, Founding Dean and Professor, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business |
| 16.10 | G. Access different Chinas • What do companies have to consider when setting up a business in second and third tier cities? | H. SMEs: Standing out to out-compete multinationals |
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| 17.10 | DRINKS RECEPTION |
| The world through a different lens |
| 18.30 | Gala Dinner - A night of intellectual entertainment |
| 08.00 | REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS |
| 09.00 | CHAIR'S INTRODUCTION |
| 09.10 | Morning Introduction |
| Strategies for a new world of opportunity |
| 09.30 | Preparing for a multidimensional world: re-define, re-design and re-shape your global market strategy Moderator: James Watson, Contributing Editor, Economist Intelligence Unit James will set the scene with an EIU research paper, commissioned by UK Trade and Investment, on how to cope with increasing competition in a multidimensional world. 09.40 How India's innovators change the game 09.50 En route to high growth: strategies for innovative product and brand development |
| 10.30 | REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| Succeeding in a new world of opportunity |
| 11.00 | The necessity and inevitability for global economic change Introduced by Mike Reid, Americas Editor, The Economist |
| 11.25 | China inwards and outwards: working with government policy Usha will propose new strategies for doing business in China. Bill and Sitao will then form a discussion that will assess the practical implications of applying these methods. Moderator: Xu Sitao, Director, Advisory Services, China,Economist Corporate Network; Global Forecasting Director, China, Economist Intelligence Unit Usha C V Haley, Professor of International Business,Massey University;Research Associate, Economic Policy Institute |
| 12.20 | LUNCH |
| 13.40 | Africa: a new rising star? Moderator: Oliver August, Africa Editor, The Economist |
| 14.40 | REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 15.00 | What’s next for Latin America? |
| 15.45 | Closing Keynote Address: Post-financial crisis: how powerful emerging economies may change the world order Jim O'Neill, Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management |
| 16.05 | CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS |
John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor, The Economist
Ali Agan, Chief Executive Officer, Azercell Telecom
Oliver August, Africa Editor, The Economist
Robin Bew, Editorial Director and Chief Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit
CB Bhattacharya, E.ON Chair Professor in Corporate Responsibility and Dean of International Relations, European School of Management and Technology
Arun Bhikshesvaran, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Ericsson
David Binks, Senior Vice-President, Europe Operations, FedEx Express
Philip Bouverat, Director, JCB
Frank Braeken, Executive Vice-president, Africa, Unilever
David Butler, Vice-president, Global Design, The Coca-Cola Company
Sandie Dawe, Chief Executive, VisitBritain
Juan Carlos Echeverry, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, Government of the Republic of Colombia
Hagen Fendler, Chief Design Director for Handsets, Huawei Device Company
Gilbert Ghostine, President, Diageo Asia Pacific
Alejandro Grisanti, Senior Economist, Andean Region, Barclays Capital
Pat Guérin, Global Head of Sales and Divestitures, Citigroup
Robert Guest, Business Editor, The Economist
Rajiv Gulati, President-Global Pharmaceuticals Business, Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
Anil Gupta, Michael Dingman Chair in Global Strategy & Entrepreneurship Smith School of Business, Smith School of Business, The University of Maryland at College Park
Usha C. V. Haley, Professor of International Business, Massey University, Research Associate, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, DC
Mo Ibrahim, Chairman, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Fred Kalantari, Managing Director and Vice-President, Kodak Greater Russia and Eastern Europe
Parag Khanna, Senior Research Fellow, New America Foundation
Nirmalya Kumar, Professor of Marketing and Co-director, Aditya V Birla India Centre, London Business School
Paul Lewis, Editorial Director, Economist Education, The Economist
Jin Liqun, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, China Investment Corporation; formerly Vice Minister of Finance, The People's Republic of China, Chairman, International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Marc Llistosella, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Daimler India
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Former President of Brazil
Cathy McNulty, Human Resources Director, Arup
Strive Masiyiwa, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Econet Wireless Holdings
Sanjay Mehta, Director, Essar Global
David Molian, Director, Business Growth and Development Programme, Cranfield School of Management
Zanny Minton Beddoes, Economics Editor, The Economist
Jim O'Neill, Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Elizaveta Osetinskaya, Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Russia
Mike Reid, Americas Editor, The Economist
Doug Richard, Founder and Chairman, School for Startups
Alejandro Santos, Editor-in-Chief, Revista Semana
Bill Scotting, Executive Vice-President, Member Management Committe and Head of Strategy, ArcelorMittal
Abhik Sen, Managing Editor, Industry and Management Research, Economist Intelligence Unit
Sudeshna Sen, Foreign Editor, The Economic Times
Xu Sitao, Director, China, The Economist Corporate Network; Global Forecasting Director, China, Economist Intelligence Unit
Charles Tang, Chairman, Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Honorary President, Beijing Chamber of International Commerce
Hervé Tessler, President, Xerox Developing Markets Operations; Corporate Vice-president, Xerox Developing Markets Operations
Joseph Wan, Chief Executive Officer, Harvey Nichols
Kresse Wesling, Director and Co-founder, Elvis & Kresse
Adrian Wooldridge, Management Editor, The Economist


Join us at The World Through a Different Lens Gala Dinner, taking place on the evening of The High-Growth Markets Summit.
Chaired by The Economist's Editor-in-Chief, John Micklethwait, this informal dinner debate will bring together editors from leading publications around the world to analyse the big issues of the day and compare the different interpretations and public perceptions experienced around the world.
The gala dinner will take place on Thursday 29th September at 18:30 in The Grand Connaught Rooms, and is free of charge for all attendees of the summit.
Long gone are the days when the editorial emanating from London, Paris or New York solely defined the global news agenda.
The opinions, views and attitudes of different communities around the world are becoming increasingly influential. This has, however, created a myriad of global news voices that are conflicting, contradictory and bound in culture.
Bringing together four news editors from around the world, this special dinner discussion will examine the idiosyncrasies of global news reporting. With The Economist’s Editor-in-chief, John Micklethwait, leading the way the distinguished panel will mull over some of the big issues of the day and reflect upon how culture has shaped the contemporary news agenda.
Some of the topics under discussion include:
• How do journalists from high-growth markets perceive what is going on in the West?
• Is it fair to say that high-growth world reporting is prone to boosterism?
• How good is economic reporting generally and has it done more harm than good in recent years?
• What will be the big issues of tomorrow?
Confirmed speakers include:
![]() | From The Economist: John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist | ![]() | From Russia: Elizaveta Osetinskaya, Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Russia | ![]() | From Latin America: Alejandro Santos, Editor-in-Chief, Revista Semana | ![]() | From India: Sudeshna Sen, Foreign Editor, The Economic Times |
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17.30 Drinks reception
18.30 Gala Dinner
18.50 Panel discussion: The world through a different lens
19.20 Dinner served
21.00 Questions and audience discussion
21.30 Close
22.00 Carriages


| THE HIGH-GROWTH MARKETS SUMMIT |
| The High-Growth Markets Summit will bring together over 350 business leaders and thought-leaders from across the globe. Whether it’s the Chief Executive of a FTSE 100 firm, the ambassador to the UK of an emerging market country or a professor from one of the world’s top universities, this summit will bring together a unique audience for discussions that you can’t find anywhere else. So far over the event has over 350 attendees confirmed representing over 30 countries from across five continents. Confirmed organisations include: |
21st Century Business Herald, 3CN, Aberdeen Asset Management, ACCA, Accenture, Actis, Aditya Birla India Centre, London Business School, AEGON Global Pensions, Africa Asia Confidential, Agility Project Logistics, Alinea Partners Consulting, Alliance Boots, American Express, ArcelorMittal, Argentine Embassy, Arqiva Broadcast & Media, Arup Group, Ashoka UK, Avanti Architects, Avington Systems, Aviva, Azercell Telecom, B+L Marktdaten, BAE Systems, Banking Association South Africa, Baqus Denley King, Barclays Capital, BCI Design, Berkeley Burke, Bloomberg, BNY Mellon, Boston Consulting Group, BPP University College, Brasscom, Brazil China Chamber of Commerce and Industry, British Airways, British Expertise, Burson-Marsteller UK, Business Monitor, Cable & Wireless Communications, Cambridge University Press, Canning House, Cerulli Associates, Channel 4 News, Charlemagne Capital, Chatham House, Chelsea Football Club, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, China Britain Business Council, China Daily, China Investment Corporation, China-Britain Business Council, Cisco Systems, Citi, City AM, City Wire, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Climate Change Capital, Confederation of Danish Industries, Cranfield School of Management, Credit Suisse, Daily Express, Daily Telegraph, Daimler India, Danusha Fine Arts, De La Rue, Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Diageo Asia Pacific, Diageo, Dow Europe, EADS UK, Earthwatch Institute, Eastman Kodak Sarl, Econet Wireless, Edelman UK, Element8, Elvis & Kresse, Embassy of Argentina, Embassy of Brazil in London, Embassy of China, Embassy of Colombia, Embassy of the Republic of Azerbijan to the UK, Embassy of Ukraine, ENRC, Ericsson, Ernst & Young, Essar Global, Estée Lauder International, Euroleague Basketball, European Business Express, European School of Management and Technology, Family Office Review, Fareast Mercantile, Federative Republic of Brazil, FedEx Express, Financial Services for Eastern Europe, Financial Times Investment Adviser, Financial Times, First International Resources, Flowtech, Forbes Russia, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Fortune Nest Corporation, Foster & Partners, Fresh Business Thinking, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Future Agenda, G4S, General Mediterranean Holding, Genworth Financial, GEP UK, GlaxoSmithKline, GMT, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Government of the Republic of Colombia, Government of the State of Tocatins, Grundfos Management, Gulf Research Centre, Harvey Nichols, Henry Schein, Hinduja Group, Hindustan Times, HSBC Private Bank, Huawei Device Company, Huda Associates, IBM UK, IDIS, IESE Business School, IMG, Independent Consultant, India Advisory Partners, Interbrand, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank, Invest Finance Partners, J.K. Technosoft, JCB, Johnson & Johnson, Johnson Controls, Jones Lang LaSalle, Kana Software, Kodak Greater Russia and Eastern Europe, KPMG, Kreab Gavin Anderson, Lalcap, Lanco Solar International, Latin Lawyer Magazine, Lloyds TSB Bank, London Stock Exchange, Marriott International, Mars, Massey University, McKinsey & Company, Medtronic International, Merck Serono, MGIMO, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, MyBnk, National Grid, New America Foundation, New Europe Advisers, Nomura International, Novo Nordisk, OTR Global, Penningtons, PepsiCo, Polaris Software Lab, PR Africa Nigeria, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Procter & Gamble, Procurement Leaders, ProQuest, Pula Holdings, Ranbaxy Laboratories, Reuters, Richard White Associates, River Island, Rolls-Royce Group, Rosette Merchant Bank, Royal Mail, RRC, Russell Investments, Russian Media Solutions, SAP, Schneider Electric Industries, School for Startups, Semana Magazine, Serco Middle East, Seymour Pierce, Siegel+Gale, sigmaresource, Signal Point Partners, Societe Generale de Surveillance, Sony Europe, Spanish Chamber of Commerce, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Sysdoc, Tata Capital, The Carbon Trust, The Coca-Cola Company, The Daily Telegraph, The Economic Times, The Economist, The European Azerbaijan, The Guardian, The Times, The Wall Street Journal Europe, This is Africa, Thomson Reuters, Turner, Tyco International, UK Trade & Investment, Ukrainian-British City Club, Unilever, United Biscuits, University of New Haven, Vasant Connect, Vestey Foods, VisitBritain, Volans Venture, Waggener Edstrom, Waitrose, Walkers Global, Warwick Business School, WhipCar, World Trade Group, Xerox, Xinhua News Agency, Yapi Kredi Bankasi, YSC |
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| THE EMERGING MARKETS SUMMIT 2010 |
The Emerging Markets Summit 2010, held on 15th – 16th September in London was a unique gathering of over 320 new global thinkers from 28 different countries. |
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| A&B Partners ACCA Actis Africa Confidential African Review of Business & Technology Agence France-Presse AirAsia Al Jazeera Alexandrion Romania Alliance Boots Alstom India AMREF UK Anglo American AOG Advisory Services Apex-Brasil Arcelor Mittal Argentine Embassy Arup ASEAN UK Business Forum Asia House Asia Task Force, UK Trade & Investment Aspen AT&T Williams F1 Augere Azercell Telecom BAE Systems Baker & McKenzie CIS Ltd. Barclays Commercial Bank BBC News BBC World Service Berne Union BG Group Bloomberg Britain-Nepal Chamber of Commerce British American Tobacco British Institute of Technology and E-Commerce Buchanan Group Burson Marsteller Business Voice Capdistributors CBN Central Bank of the Argentine Republic Centre for Science and Environment China-Britain Business Council Chinese Embassy to the UK CHS Cihan News Agency CNN International Coca-Cola Africa Cola Eurasia & Africa Group Computer Sciences Corporation Conservative Party Control RiCPI DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Diligence International EBRD Ecobank Group | Embassy of Brazil | Olay Newspaper Oxfam GB Peruvian Embassy Peter Hambro Mining Ltd Petrofac Philippine Embassy PIN International Properties Pro Mexico Proexport London PRS for Music (PRS) PSI Partners Rail One Group Red Bull Adria Republic of Colombia Republic of Rwanda Republic of The Philippines Republic of Tunisia Republic of Turkey Reuters Ria Novosti RISC International Royal Thai Embassy Russian Federation Russian Ministry of Economic Development Rwanda Embassy (UK) Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit, Mexico Segro Skolkovo Business school SLIC Group Soliman Fakeeh Hospital Sovereign Trust Sri Lanka High Commission Standard Bank Standard Chartered Bank Tata TC Ziraat Bankasi Team 3i Thailand The Brand Union The Coca Cola Company The Economist The Indonesian Investment Promotion Centre The Lapdesk Company The Royal Bank of Scotland The Sage Group The World Bank This is Africa Thomson Reuters Tunisian Embassy, London Turkish Consulate General Turkish Daily Turkish Embassy UK Trade & Investment Unilever Wal-Mart China Wolff Olins World Bank World Trade Organization Wyeth Europa YTL Hotels and Properties |
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