The timing and choice of topics for this exchange of ideas between a panel of leading thinkers could not have been better: the financial system only a heartbeat away from its breakdown, tremendous state aids throwing all market-belief over-board, a dramatic shrinking of “assumed” liquidity due to reduced lending activities between financial institutions and a huge swing of real liquidity between different asset classes.
Among the panel topics discussed at the Annual Summit 2008 were the following themes:
- The growth dilemma: When does complexity overtake competitiveness? Is rightsizing marked with a “plus” or a “minus”? The bigger the company, the higher corporate governance risks?
- Ain't misbehavin' – the trouble with corporate governance: Is it corporate governance “or” entrepreneurial spirit? Have governance systems failed when governments are entering the scene?
- The world’s financial sector: Crisis? What crisis? What is the next round in this vicious circle? How can future “too-big-to-fails” be avoided?
The summit took place at Lake Tegernsee, located in the southeast of Munich, Germany, on September 12 and 13. Please find more detailed information in our program (PDF below).
