Zurich's contribution to the World Economic Forum
Zurich will be represented in the following sessions:
Wednesday, January 28, 1.45p.m. - 3:15p.m.
Economic shocks have unleashed cyclical and structural changes of historic proportions across the world. The World Economic Brainstorming (WEB) will examine the key characteristics of the new economic landscape through a series of boardroom-style roundtable discussions and the use of an electronic voting system. Discussion topics include:
How deep and broadly based is the global economic slowdown?
How significant is the risk of a deflationary spiral in the U.S. and other countries most affected by the credit crisis?
How much fiscal space do G20 governments have to jump-start global growth?
Among the panelists for this is Geoff Riddell, Member of the Group Executive Committee, CEO of Asia-Pacific & Middle East (APME) and Chairman of Global Corporate (GC).
Link to webcast of this session
Thursday, January 29, 10.30a.m. - 11:30a.m.
Regulatory and market failures have clearly damaged capitalism, but the ethical and moral lapses that led to those failures will prove to be more pernicious over time.
What ethical and moral concerns need to be addressed to avoid a greater backlash to market capitalism?
The session includes:
- Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-2007); Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum
- Stephen Green, Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings, United Kingdom
- Shimon Peres, President of Israel
- Indra Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo, USA
- James J. Schiro, Group Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Group Management Board, Zurich Financial Services, Switzerland
- Jim Wallis, Editor-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer, Sojourners, USA
The session is moderated by Maria Ramos, Group Chief Executive, Transnet, South Africa
Link to webcast of this session
