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St. Gallen Symposium

The 42nd St. Gallen Symposium

3–4 May 2012


Facing Risk

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Chairman's Statement

Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach (GB)

Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International

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Welcome

Dr Josef Ackermann (CH)

Chairman, Deutsche Bank AG

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Welcome by the Federal Government

Ueli Maurer (CH)

Vice President of the Swiss Confederation

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Reflection on "Facing Risk"

Keynote Address

Walter Kielholz (CH)

Chairman, Swiss Re

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Policy making under extreme circumstances

Panel with
Topic Leader:

Wolfgang Münchau (DE)

Associate Editor & Columnist, The Financial Times


Speakers:

Trevor A. Manuel (ZA)

Minister in the Presidency & Head of the National Planning Commission of the Republic of South Africa


H.E. George A. Papandreou (GR)

Former Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic


Richard Sulik (SK)

Member & Former Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic

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No innovation and growth without risk-taking?

Panel with
Topic Leader:

Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach (GB)

Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International


Speakers:

Dr Nikolaus von Bomhard (DE)

Chairman of the Board of Management, Munich Re


Sanjiv Goenka (IN)

Chairman, RP - Sanjiv Goenka Group


Martin Taylor (GB)

Chairman, Syngenta International AG

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One-on-One

with
Topic Leader:

Stephen Sackur (GB)

Presenter HARDtalk, BBC Television Centre


Speaker:

Jean-Claude Trichet (FR)

Former President, European Central Bank (ECB)

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Award ceremony: St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award

Award Ceremony and Panel with the awardees of the St. Gallen Wings
of Excellence Award

Chairman:

Prof. Dr Georg F. von Krogh (NO)

Professor of Strategic Management and Innovation, ETH Zurich

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Sensing and acting on weak signals: A leadership challenge

Closing Panel with
Topic Leader:

Speakers:

Prof. George S. Day (CA)

Geoffrey T. Boisi Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania


Dr Andreas Jacobs (DE)

Chairman of the Board, Barry Callebaut AG

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Wrap-up

Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach (GB)

Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International

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Welcome

Mark C. Medish (DK/US)

President, Guggenheim International

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Die Rolle Deutschlands in Europa (This Session is held in German)

Topic Leader:

Eric Gujer (CH)

Foreign Policy Editor, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)


Speaker:

Peer Steinbrück (DE)

Former Minister of Finance of Germany & Member of the Bundestag

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The neglected risks of global politics – dealing with the nuclear threat

Panel with
Topic Leader:

John K. Defterios (US)

Anchor of Global Exchange & Editor of Emerging Markets, CNN International


Speakers:

Yukiya Amano (JP)

Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)


Prof. Pervez A. Hoodbhoy (PK)

Visiting Professor, LUMS School of Science & Engineering


Wolfgang Ischinger (DE)

Ambassador & Chairman, Munich Security Conference

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One-on-One

Topic Leader:

Stephen Sackur (GB)

Presenter HARDtalk, BBC Television Centre


Speaker:

Dr Kumi Naidoo (ZA)

Executive Director, Greenpeace International

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Detecting risks as a managerial duty

Panel with
Topic Leader:

Prof. Dr Miriam Meckel (DE)

Managing Director, Institute for Media and Communications Management, University of St. Gallen


Speakers:

Rajiv Bajaj (IN)

Managing Director, Bajaj Auto Ltd.


Paul Taylor (GB)

President & Chief Executive Officer, Fitch Group

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Living in and coping with world risk society

Keynote Address

Prof. Dr Ulrich Beck (DE)

Professor for Sociology Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich

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Debate: "In the long run the West will prevail"

Panel with
Topic Leader:

Peter Day

Business Correspondent, BBC News


Speakers:

2 Leaders of Tomorrow vs. 2 Leaders of Tomorrow

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Emerging risks and hopes: The outlook from business

Panel with
Topic Leader:

John K. Defterios (US)

Anchor of Global Exchange & Editor of Emerging Markets, CNN International


Speakers:

Douglas J. Flint (GB)

Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc


Ivan Glasenberg (AU)

Chief Executive Officer, Glencore International AG


S. D. Shibulal (IN)

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Infosys Technologies Ltd.


Gita Wirjawan (ID)

Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia

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Max Schmidheiny Lecture: Immunität und Risikobewusstsein – Stichworte zu einer Kultur des Scheiterns (This session is held in German)

Keynote Address

Prof. Dr Christoph Frei (CH)

Academic Co-Director of International Affairs Programme, University St. Gallen


Prof. Dr Peter Sloterdijk (DE)

Director & Professor for Philosophy and Aesthetics, Karlsruhe University of Arts & Design

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Wrap-up

Mark C. Medish (DK/US)

President, Guggenheim International

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Closing statement

Karsten Fischer, Simone Wallimann

Members of the ISC-Team

Notes

Booklet

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