08:00–08:15

Welcome Address and Opening Ceremony
Yasir Piracha
ISC Team Member

Prof. Dr. Ernst Mohr
President, University of St. Gallen

 

08:15–08:20

Chairman
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach
Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International

 
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08:20–08:40

Opening Address
Neosocialism versus Neoliberalism? – A Short Speech in Defence of Freedom, Democracy and the Free Market
Dr. Christoph Blocher
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police of Switzerland

 


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09:00–09:20

Dream Turned Reality: Time for a Wake-up Call
Christine Lagarde
Minister for Foreign Trade of France

 
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10:15–10:35

Does the Triad still Exist? The New Role Allocation in Global Politics
Keiichiro Asao
Member of the House of Councillors, Japan

 

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10:55–11:15

Breaking with the Past
Sergio Marchionne
Chief Executive Officer, Fiat S.p.A.

 
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11:30–11:50

Success Factors for Europe
Lord Levene of Portsoken
Chairman, Lloyd’s

 
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13:45–15:30

Global Competitiveness and Mentality in America, Asia and Europe
Daniel Borel
Chairman, Logitech International S.A.

Dr. CHEN Hong
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The Hina Group Inc.

Martin Wolf
Associate Editor & Chief Economics Commentator,
The Financial Times

Yvonne Meninato
Student of Industrial Engeneering, Buenos Aires Institute of Technology

Jerome So
Student of Medicine, University of Hong Kong

 

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1)

Further Enlargement of the EU: Economic Benefits and Costs of Neighbours Becoming Members
Prof. Dr. Asaf Savas Akat
Professor for Economics, Istanbul Bilgi University

Prof. Thomas Hoehn
Partner & Head of Economics Europe, PricewaterhouseCoopers

 

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Europe as a Brand
Simon Anholt
Independent Government Adviser

 
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Is there an American Way of Doing Business?
Matthew R. Bishop
Chief Business Writer, US, The Economist

 
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Headquartered in Europe: Business Handicap or Competitive Advantage?
Dr. Valentin Chapero
Chief Executive Officer, Phonak AG

 

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Europe: A Catalyst to Offer and Experiment Regional Solutions to Global Issues
Christine Lagarde
Minister for Foreign Trade of France

 

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Europe’s CO2 Trading Concept – A Role Model for Global Industry at the Cost ofEuropean Competitiveness
Torger Lien
President & Chief Executive Officer, Nord Pool ASA

 

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Adapting to a Service Economy – An Ongoing Challenge
Thomas D. Meyer
Country Managing Director, Accenture AG, Switzerland

 
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Leveraging European Assets
Thierry Moulonguet
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer,
Renault S.A.

 
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How Universal Are Human Rights? The Value and Burden of History and Tradition
Prof. Yasuaki Onuma
Professor for International Law, University of Tokyo

Urs W. Schöttli
Foreign Correspondent for China, Neue Zürcher Zeitung

 

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Success Factors for a Prosperous Transformation of the Baltic States
Erkki Raasuke
Chairman of the Management Board, Hansabank Group

 

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Immigration - An Untapped Resource
Chaired by outstanding contributors to the student competition

Federico Baradello
Student of Public Policy, Harvard University

Mohamed Fairoz Ahmad
Student of Sociology, National University of Singapore

 



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18:15–19:45

Can European Integration Inspire Regional Co-operation in East Asia?
Prof. Dr. James Davis
Professor for Political Science, University of St. Gallen

Haruhiko Kuroda
President, Asian Development Bank

ZHAO Ai
Director General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Office of Leading Group for
Western Region Development of the State Council, China

Chairman: Urs W. Schöttli
Foreign Correspondent for China, Neue Zürcher Zeitung

 

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18:15–19:45

Will the Integration of Eastern Europe Change the Europeans’ Stance on Competition?
Joakim Helenius
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Trigon Capital Group

Erkki Liikanen
Governor, Bank of Finland

Dr. Veit Sorger
Chairman, Federation of Austrian Industry

Chairman: Susanne Biedenkopf-Kürten
Head of European Department, ZDF German Television

 

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18:15–19:45

Private Equity and the Future of Capitalism
Carl Ferenbach
Managing Director, Berkshire Partners LLC

Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach
Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International

François-Xavier de Mallmann
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs International

Dr. J. Friedrich Sauerländer
Chairman, Swissmetal Group

Chairman: Matthew R. Bishop
Chief Business Writer, US, The Economist

 
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20:00

St. Gallen Dinner Night

 

20:00

Jazz Dinner Night