GLOBAL FINANCE
Emerging Risks in a Time of Transition
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Location: Gallup Great Hall
Doors Open & Networking: 1:30 p.m.
Programming: 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
C-suites, finance ministers and central bank governors are revamping their economic playbooks as interest rates ease and geopolitics shift. How can they prepare for the new risks that lie ahead?
Speakers
Sergio P. Ermotti
Group CEO, UBS
Vincent Van Peteghem
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Belgium
Noor Menai
President and CEO, CTBC Bank
Lael Brainard
Director, White House National Economic Council
Hosts
Ben Smith
Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder, Semafor
Liz Hoffman
Business and Finance Editor, Semafor
Marcus Brauchli
Former Editor, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post & Semafor Contributor
Agenda
Opening Remarks
Featuring: Justin B. Smith, CEO & Co-Founder, Semafor
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Fireside Chat: Redefining Global Banking
How UBS plans to leverage its expanded scale while navigating regulatory hurdles and market skepticism.
Featuring: Sergio Ermotti, Group CEO, UBS
In conversation with: Liz Hoffman, Business and Finance Editor, Semafor
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Fireside Chat: Agility and Flexibility
How bank playbooks are adapting amidst political and geopolitical uncertainty.
Featuring: Noor Menai, CEO, CTBC Bank
In conversation with: Marcus Brauchli, Former Editor, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post & Semafor Contributo
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Fireside Chat: Navigating Fiscal Crosswinds
How a small European nation is steering its financial course through global turbulence and EU transitions.
Featuring: Vincent Van Peteghem, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Belgium
In conversation with: Liz Hoffman, Business and Finance Editor, Semafor
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Fireside Chat: View from the White House
The administration’s approach to taming inflation, boosting growth, and navigating global economic headwinds.
Featuring: Lael Brainard, Director, White House National Economic Council
In conversation with: Jon Hilsenrath, Former Senior Writer, The Wall Street Journal & Semafor Contributor
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Closing Remarks
Featuring: Justin B. Smith, CEO & Co-Founder, Semafor
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