Past Events

2008

Financial Services Sessions, Annual Meeting of the New Champions
- Financial Development Report session in Tianjin
- New Financial Architecture session in Tianjin

Financial Development Report session at the World Economic Forum on Europe and Central Asia, Istanbul, Turkey 30 October - 1 November 2008
For more information please contact: JBI@weforum.org

New Financial Architecture Meeting, London, United Kingdom, 15 October 2008
For more information please contact: ATUR@weforum.org

Financial Services Industry Partner Strategy Meeting 2008, New York, USA, 9-10 September
- Report

Chief Strategist Meeting, London, United Kingdom, 17 July 2008
For more information, please contact BST@weforum.org

Governors Meeting for Financial Services at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008, Davos, Switzerland, 23-27 January 2008
- Programme
- Session summary: Financial Markets Competitiveness
- Session summary: Governors Meeting on Climate Change Session Summary
- Session summary: New Challanges

New Financial Architecture Dinner, New York City, USA, 23 June 2008
Merrill Lynch hosted a dinner of CEOs with participants focusing on the rapid rise and role of new financial players like sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds and Asian central banks. Participants agreed that petrodollar investors might easily quadruple their assets under management within four years, even dwarfing the firepower of today’s big private equity investors. A discussion ensued about the future role of the US and China in global financial markets with agreement on the critical impact of oil and energy prices but divergence on price direction.

Financing for Development Roundtable in Cape Town, South Africa, 4-6 May 2008
The Roundtable co-hosted by African Development Bank (AfDB) discussed the critical issues about financing infrastructure development projects in Africa. The meeting focused on building the new way to leverage government resources and private financing such as concessional resources. It also introduced an effort AfDB has been made to collaborate with like-minded institutions to co-finance projects that widen and deepen its development impact.
- Sessions summary: Financing for Development

Systemic Financial Risk: Improving the Resilience of Global Markets, London, United Kingdom, 14 May 2008
This meeting is part of the Systemic Financial Risk dialogue. It is organized in collaboration with the Central Bank of Brazil, which chairs the G20 during 2008, and will be hosted by the Bank of England.  The meeting will include the participation of the G20 Deputy Central Bank Governors and Deputy Finance Ministers and is designed to be an opportunity for extended, informal discussion between senior executives and chief risk officers of Industry Partner firms and these senior policymakers.
- Session summary: Systemic Financial Risk-London Conference

2007

Financial Services Industry Partner Strategy Meeting 2007, New York, USA, 1-2 October 2007
The Meeting is an ideal opportunity for Industry Partners to engage in a collaborative research and information-sharing process and to contribute to the high-level dialogue that shapes the global agenda affecting the financial services business.
- Programme
- Industry Partnership Strategy Meeting for Financial Services