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

Global Capitalism – Local Values

Programme: Friday, 16 May 2008
08:10–15:25
16:15–17:45
18:30–20:00

Keynote Sessions  
08:10–15:25
08:10–08:15
Chairman's Statement
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach
Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International
08:15–08:55
Building Financial, Ecological and Social Capital
Y. C. Deveshwar
Chairman, ITC Limited

Questions & Answers
08:55–09:35
All Business is "Glocal" – The Future of the Automotive Industry
Dr. Dieter Zetsche
Chairman of the Board of Management, Daimler AG

Questions & Answers
09:35–10:15
Global Vision – China Focus: Development of CITIC Group During the 30 Years of Reform in China
CHANG Zhenming
President, CITIC Group

Questions & Answers
 
BREAK
11:00–12:15
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
 
LUNCH
14:00–14:05
Chairman's Statement
Mark C. Medish
Vice President for Studies – Russia, China, and Eurasia, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
14:05–14:45
Global Champions for Local Values
Didier Lombard
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, France Telecom

Questions & Answers
14:45–15:25
The Future of Energy: Local Blueprints for a Global Challenge
Dr. Rob Routs
Member of the Board & Executive Director Oil Products and Chemicals, Royal Dutch Shell plc

Questions & Answers
Work Sessions  
16:15–17:45
13)
The Nordic Region as the Winner of Globalisation
Stine Bosse
Chief Executive Officer, Tryg Vesta Group A/S
14)
Balancing the Challenges of Globalisation with National Goals of Competition Policy
Calvin S. Goldman QC
Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Prof. Dr. Frédéric Jenny
Professor of Economics, ESSEC Business School
15)
Leading Local Markets with a Portfolio of Local and Global Brands
Kees van der Graaf
Director & President Europe, Unilever N.V.
16)
Financial Markets Turmoil – Lessons Learnt
Dr. Tobias Guldimann
Member of the Executive Board & Group Chief Risk Officer, Credit Suisse Group
17)
Ist der Finanzmarktkapitalismus demokratiefähig?
Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Hengsbach SJ
Professor em., Oswald von Nell-Breuning-Institute for Economic and Societal Ethics
18)
Sovereign Wealth Funds – Global Action, Local Effects
Jeannot Krecké
Minister of the Economy, Foreign Trade and Sport of Luxembourg
19)
Breakthrough Innovation Race: The Founder/Entrepreneur Driven Start-up vs. the Large Corporation
Dr. Wolfgang H. Reichenberger
General Partner, Inventages Wealth Management Inc.
20)
International Companies at the Interface Between Local and Global Structures
Dr. Wolfgang Reithofer
Chief Executive Officer, Wienerberger AG
21)
Biofuels: Pitfalls and Opportunities
Dr. Rob Routs
Member of the Board & Executive Director Oil Products and Chemicals, Royal Dutch Shell plc
22)
Is there a European Model of Capitalism?
Ernest-Antoine Seillière
President, BUSINESSEUROPE
23)
Conceptualising Chinese Economy: the China Model
Prof. Dr. ZHANG Jun
Director, China Center for Economic Studies (CCES), Fudan University
24)
Global Capitalism and (Local) Cultures of Innovation
Prof. Kiyoshi Kurokawa
Special Advisor to the Cabinet for Science and Technology, Government of Japan

Student Participants: Two students will present their views on the topic as a result of their outstanding contributions to the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award

Chairman: Peter Day
Business Correspondent, BBC News
 
LIGHT BUFFET
Keynote Panel  
18:30–20:00
18:30–20:00
Facing up to the Risks of Global Markets
Dr. Tobias Guldimann
Member of the Executive Board & Group Chief Risk Officer, Credit Suisse Group

Prof. Dr. Axel P. Lehmann
Group Chief Risk & Technology Officer, Zurich Financial Services

Ruben Vardanian
Chairman of the Board of Directors & Chief Executive Officer, Troika Dialog Group

Prof. Hiroshi Watanabe
Professor, Graduate School of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University

Questions & Answers
 
The official programme will be followed by the International Buffet which will take place in area 2 on the campus of the University of St. Gallen.
Symposium 2008

The ISC expresses its sincere gratitude to the participants of the 38th St. Gallen Symposium and truly thanks its partners for their favourable support.


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»Change in the Management of the St. Gallen Foundation for International Studies