The 39th St. Gallen Symposium
University of St. Gallen
Switzerland
7–9 May 2009

Revival of Political and Economic Boundaries

Programme: Saturday, 17 May 2008
08:30–13:15

Keynote Sessions  
08:30–13:15
08:30–08:35
Chairman's Statement
Mark C. Medish
Vice President for Studies – Russia, China, and Eurasia, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
08:35–09:15
Value Creation with Brands and Technologies – Balancing Global Vision and Local Realities
Dr. Lothar Steinebach
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

Questions & Answers
09:15–09:55
Has the Financial Industry Become Truly Global?
Michel Pébereau
Chairman, BNP Paribas

Questions & Answers
 
BREAK
10:40–11:40
The Food Crisis – Have Global Commodity Markets Failed?
Riz Khan
Anchor, Al Jazeera

Leslie Maasdorp
Vice Chairman, Barclays Capital and Absa Capital

Questions & Answers
11:40–12:20
Can the State Build Bridges Between Local Values and Global Requirements?
Christine Lagarde
Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment of France

Questions & Answers
12:20–13:00
Closing Speech: Global Dreams – Local Ambitions
Arzuhan Dogan Yalçindag
President, TÜSIAD (Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association)

Questions & Answers
13:00
Closing Statement
Mark C. Medish
Vice President for Studies – Russia, China, and Eurasia, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Claudia Rüegg
ISC Team Member
 
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