"Emerging Markets as Drivers of Global Growth"

12 March 2010, 08:45am-17:30pm, RCOG / LBS, Lunch & Reception

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Conference Agenda

Registration & Coffee  (8:45-09:10am)

Opening by Dean Sir Andrew Likierman  (9:10-9:15am) 

Opening Keynote Address (09:15-10:00)

Mohsen Moazami, Vice President, Emerging Markets and Globalization Centre

Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco

Panel Session 1:  “Growing Financial Markets” (10:00-11:15am)

Topics:  Macroeconomic forecasts, prospects for equities and debt markets across BRICs and frontier markets, trends in capital market development

Jonathan Garner, Head of Global Emerging Markets Strategy, Morgan Stanley

Julian Mayo, Chief Investment Officer, Charlemagne Capital

Christine Shields, Head of Country Risk Research, Standard Chartered Bank

Moderator: Dr. Linda Yueh, Visiting Professor of Economics, London Business School

Coffee Break   11:15-11:20am

Panel Session 2:   “Growing Consumer Markets” (11:20-12:35pm)

Topics:  Targeted product development to new consumer classes, evolving marketing strategies to new middle class and rural consumers, rise of emerging market multi-nationals

Paul O'Donnell, Chairman, Ogilvy UK and OgilvyOne EMEA

Mark Purdy, Senior Executive, Accenture Institute for High Performance

Jonathan Bill, Head of Internet Services, Vodafone Internet Business Group

Moderator: Dr. Rajesh Chandy, Professor of Marketing, London Business School

Lunch Break:  12:35- 13:45pm

Afternoon Keynote Address:  (13:50-14:40)

Dr. Mohan Kaul, Director-General & CEO, Commonwealth Business Council

Panel Session 3:  “Growing Sustainably”  (14:45 – 16:00)

Topics:   Opportunities and challenges for investment in energy efficiency and    

alternative energy, water resources management, sustainable urban development

Charlotte Wolff, Group Corporate Responsibility Manager, ArcelorMittal

Mark Dominik, Office of the Vice Chairman, Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors

Josué Tanaka, Corporate Director, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change, EBRD

Peter Gutman, Global Head, Renewable Energy and Env. Finance, Standard Chartered Bank

Moderator: Dan Siddy, Founder and Director, Delsus Limited

Coffee Break:  16:00 – 16:05pm

Panel Session 4:  “Growing Entrepreneurially”  (16:05-17:15)

Topics:   Scaling up start-up enterprises in emerging markets, profitability of social enterprises, angel investor networks in emerging markets

Henry Obi, Chief Operating Officer, Helios Investment Partners

Andres Falconer, Managing Director, Ashoka

Gunther Faber, CEO, HealthStore Foundation

Tom Swithenbank, Chief Executive, Energem Biofuels

Moderator: Eli Talmor, Professor of Accounting, London Business School, Coller Institute of Private Equity

Closing remarks by Emerging Markets Club & Cocktails Reception (17:15-19:00)