The 38th St. Gallen Symposium
University of St. Gallen
Switzerland
15–17 May 2008

Global Capitalism – Local Values

Programme: Friday, 1 June 2007
08:00–15:15
16:00–17:30
18:15–19:45
20:00

Keynote Sessions  
08:00–15:15
08:00–08:05
Chairman's Statement
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach
Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International
 
08:05–08:25
Challenges of the 21st Century: Globalization, Natural Resources, Environment
Fred Kindle
President & Chief Executive Officer, ABB Group
 

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08:25–08:45
The Power of Eastern and Central Europe
Andreas Treichl
Chairman of the Managing Board & Chief Executive Officer, Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG
 
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09:20–09:40
From Resource Riches to Global Success? How the Russian Economy Can Sustain Its Growth – And Why Europe Can Not Miss the Opportunity of Partnership
Vladimir Victorovich Kuznetsov
Chief Investment Officer, Renova Management AG
 


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10:00–10:20
Consumption, Resources and the Environment: The Importance of Understanding Individual Incentives
Prof. Robert H. Frank
H.J. Louis Professor of Management and Professor
of Economics, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
 

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11:15–12:30
Award Ceremony of the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award and Panel with the Awardees
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Gilbert J. B. Probst
Director MBA, University of Geneva
 

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14:10–14:15
Chairman's Statement
Mark C. Medish
Vice President for Studies – Russia, China, and Eurasia, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
 
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14:15–14:35
Human Capital and Knowledge in the 21st Century
Prof. Gary S. Becker
University Professor, Department of Economics and Sociology & Professor, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago
 
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14:55–15:15
An Entrepreneur’s View on Human Resources
Hartmut Ostrowski
Member of the Board of Management, Bertelsmann AG, Chief Executive Officer, arvato AG
 
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Work Sessions  
16:00–17:30
12)
Crafting Strategy in China: How to Combine a Competitive Edge with Ecological Accountability and Technological Progress
CAI Shiyin
Asia-Pacific Chief Technology Officer, General Electric Infrastructure China
 


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13)
People: Our Most Important Natural Resource
Michael Hilti
Member of the Board of Directors, HILTI AG
 
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14)
Europe, India and China: Significant Energy Challenges; Difficult Solutions
Dr. Colette Lewiner
Executive Vice President and Global Leader of the Sector Energy, Utilities and Chemicals, CapGemini
 

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15)
Eco-efficiency and Recycling: Combining Competitive Advantage, Growth and Sustainable Development
Thomas Leysen
Chief Executive Officer, N.V. Umicore S.A.
 

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16)
From the Richness of Natural Resources to National Wealth
Leslie Maasdorp
Vice Chairman, Barclays Capital and Absa Capital
 

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17)
Addressing the Energy Efficiency of Road Transport
Paolo Monferino
Chief Executive Officer, Iveco SpA
 
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18)
Creating Business Value from Global Risks?
Dr. Thomas Scheiwiller
Global PricewaterhouseCoopers Sustainability Leader
 
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19)
Shortage of Natural Resources – The Scientific Innovative Power Coming from India
Dr. Brian W. Tempest
Chief Mentor & Executive Vice Chairman of the Board, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.
 

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20)
Angel or Devil – What is the Role of Private Equity?
Martin Wolf
Associate Editor & Chief Economics Commentator, The Financial Times
 
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21)
Tapping the Potential of Chinese Business Talents – Management Education in China
Prof. John Z. Yang
U.S. Dean, Beijing International MBA Program at Peking University (BiMBA)
 

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22)
Human-Nature Relationship – No Sustainability without a Shift of Perspectives?
Chairman: Peter Day
Business Correspondent, BBC News

Matthew Peltoniemi
Copenhagen Business School

Hai Ha Trinh
National University of Singapore
 

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Keynote Panel  
18:15–19:45
18:15–19:45
The Basic Materials Industries and Global Development
Markus Akermann
Chief Executive Officer, Holcim Ltd.

Dr. Karl-Ulrich Kφhler
Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG and Executive Board Member of ThyssenKrupp AG

B. Muthuraman
Managing Director, Tata Steel Limited
 
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International Buffet  
20:00
20:00
International Buffet