New for 2010
New Guest Speakers for 2010:
- Dr Pippa Malmgren, President and founder of the Canonbury Group and Principalis Asset Management - in short, she helps companies better understand how politics, policy and geopolitics will impact on markets. Her presentation covered everything from the importance of electricity and the future of battery power in China to trans-Atlantic geopolitical tensions.
- Gerald Ratner: founder of Ratner Online Jewellery. Gerald had transformed his family business into the world’s largest jewellery retailer with 2500 shops, when a casual joke he had told many times before hit the papers. He became a laughing stock and was forced to step down. Now back on top with a thriving online operation, he talks candidly about the rollercoaster journey and the valuable lessons learned: “Getting Back On Top - Recovering And Learning From Disaster” – if he can survive, anyone can!
- Tatiana Mitrova, Head, Centre for International Energy Markets Studies , Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences shared her views on the Russian energy strategy & exports to Europe
- Julian Lee, Senior Energy Analyst, Centre for Global Energy Studies, gave an in-depth analysis on: "Forecasting Oil Prices: What Will Be The Impact On Global Markets?"






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