Amlan Roy
Director, Global Demographics & Pensions Research
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited
· Why demographics is one of the top issues facing the world
· What the impact is of demographics on economic growth, budget deficits, pensions, health, inflation, real estate, and asset prices
· What the social implications are of global demographics: Inequality, urbanization, climate change, quality of life, and which sectors are advantaged
This Time Is NOT Different: Human Nature and Decision Making
Kostas Iordanidis
Member of the Board of Directors
Fortelus Capital
· How does uncertainty influence belief formation and decision making?
· Why are global imbalances and financial crises recurring phenomena?
· Is it possible to learn from history?
Global Imbalances Aren’t the Problem — An Unstable Dollar Is
John Tamny
Senior Economist
H.C. Wainwright Economics
Editor − RealClearMarkets
· Why the nature of trading means imbalances really cannot exist between countries
· How a weak U.S. dollar has driven a run on paper currencies the world over and caused limited capital to flow into hard, easily taxable investments versus the knowledge-based growth economy
· Why a stable U.S. dollar, not regulated trade flows, is the real way to correct imbalances and enable wealth-enhancing exchange globally