Programme: Restoring Trust in the Financial Markets

10th International Sustainability Leadership Symposium 2009

Thursday, 10 September 2009
09:00

Welcome address
 
  • Peter Forstmoser, President, The Sustainability Forum Zürich & former Chairman, Swiss Re
09:10 10th anniversary of The Sustainability Forum Zürich
10 years of sustainability in Zurich? Has the ground been paved?
 
  • Kaspar Villiger, Former Federal Councillor of Switzerland;
    Chairman of the Board of Directors, UBS
09:30

Herd behaviour vs. collective intelligence

How we get our collective judgement right
 
  • James Surowiecki, Author of "The Wisdom of Crowds",
    Financial Columnist at The New Yorker
10:15 Coffee break
11:00 Setting the scene for “Restoring Trust in the Financial Markets"
Introduction to the topic & major findings from the discussion paper
 
  • Kai-Uwe Schanz, Chairman & Principal Partner, Dr. Schanz, Alms & Company AG
    (author of the discussion paper)
in dialogue with
  • Markus Nöthiger, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers &
    Member of the Taskforce, The Sustainability Forum Zürich
11:25

Owners and gamblers – the mutuality of the financial and the real economy

How to resolve the dilemma of diverging expectations and declining trust between investors and investees?

(Short statements and panel discussion)
 
  • Peter Fanconi, Head, Private Banking, Vontobel Holding AG;
  • Paul Frentrop, Head of Corporate Governance, APG Asset Management
  • Paul Lee, Director-UK, Americas, Africa & Australasia, Hermes Equity Ownership Services
  Moderator: Ernst A. Brugger, Board Member, The Sustainability Forum Zürich
12:35 Lunch break    
13:45

Parallel breakout sessions

    
15:45 Coffee break
16:30

Financial instability: should the ‘polluter’ pay?
 
  • Thomas Cooley, Dean, Stern School of Business, New York University
17:00

Ratings as a top sustainability issue. The role of inflated ratings in the crisis.

  • Sean J. Egan, Founding Partner & Managing Director, Egan-Jones Ratings Company
17:30 Drinks reception
19:00 Speakers' dinner (separate registration, limited capacity)

Friday, 11 September 2009
09:00

The crisis – can it be a creative break or just a redistribution of power?

A global-geographical perspective on the world economy, capital flows and the new rules of the game
 
  • Bill Emmott, Former Chief Editor, The Economist
 

Corporate culture in the financial services industry
 
  • David Blood, Senior Partner, Generation Investment Management
09:50 Coffee break
10:15

Parallel breakout sessions

    
12:00 Panel discussion
  After the crisis: Can Switzerland become a hub of sustainable finance?
  Top-level representatives of the Swiss financial centre in dialogue.
 
  • Peter Gomez, Chairman, SIX (Swiss Infrastructure and Exchange) Group; Dean, Executive School of Management, Technology & Law, University St. Gallen
  • Martin Maurer, Secretary General, Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland
  • Zeno Staub, Head, Asset Management, Vontobel Group
  • Rudolf Strahm, Former Price Regulator of Switzerland, Former National Councillor
  • Moderator: Casper Selg, Host «Echo der Zeit», Swiss Radio DRS
12:50 Closing
 
  • Thomas Streiff, CEO, The Sustainability Forum Zürich (TSF)
13:00 Reception & networking standing lunch