3rd City of London Biennial Meeting
4-5 November 2003
Venue: International Maritime Organization, Albert Embankment, London
Organised by City University, Cass Business School
Sponsored By Festival Cruises
The third biennial meeting was attended by over 600 delegates, covering session titles including International Business, City of London Markets, Far Eastern Economy and Business, and Shipping.
Keynote Speaker was Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, and the event also included the conferment of degree of doctor of science (honoris causa) upon Mr. William O'Neil.
AGENDA
TUESDAY, 4 NOVEMBER
09.00 - 10.00: REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
10.00 - 10.30: OPENING SESSION
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor, Alderman Gavyn Arthur, CMG
Professor David Rhind, CBE, Vice-Chancellor, City University
Professor Costas Th. Grammenos, OBE, Chairman of Meeting
10.30 - 11.00: KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Director-General of the World Trade Organization
11.00 - 11.30: COFFEE BREAK
11.10 - 13.45: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Chairman: The Rt. Hon. The Lord Howe of Aberavon, CG, QC
Speakers:
- The Lord Currie, Chairman of OFCOM and Dean of Cass Business School
- Dr. Bill Emmott, Editor of The Economist
- Dr. Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Chairman of easyGroup (Graduate of The Centre 1989)
13.30 - 14.30: LIGHT BUFFET
14.30 - 13.30: CITY OF LONDON MARKETS
Chairman: The Lord Bagri, CBE, Chairman of Metdist Ltd
Speakers:
- Mr. Peter Kerr-Dineen, Chairman of The Baltic Exchange
- Dr. Roy Leighton, Chairman of Futures and Options Association
- Sir. Bob Reid, Chairman of International Petroleum Exchange
- Mr. Mark Slaughter, Chief Operating Officer of Goldman Sachs International
Discussant: Professor Gordon Gemmill, Cass Business School
WEDNESDAY, 5 NOVEMBER
10.00 - 10.30: KEYNOTE SPEAKER
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Sterling, GCVO, CBE, Chairman of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
10.30 - 12.30: FAR EASTERN ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
Chairman: Alderman Sir Michael Oliver, Corporation of London
Speakers:
- The Hon. Apurv Bagri, Chairman of Metdist Ltd
- Mr. Tengku Mahaleel, Chief Executive Offcer of Perusahaan Otomobil, Malaysia
- Mr. Jim O'Neill, Head of Global Economic Research, Goldman Sachs International
Discussant: Professor Charles Baden-Fuller, Cass Business School
12.30 - 13.30: LIGHT BUFFET
13.30 - 14.45: SHIPPING
Chairman: Professor Costas Th. Grammenos
Speakers:
- Mr. Axel Aas, Director of Shipping Projects, Fearnley Finans A/S, Norway (Graduate of The Centre 1992)
- Mrs. Sadan Kaptanoglu, Director of H.I. Kaptanoglu Shipping Group, Turkey (Graduate of The Centre 1996)
- Mr. Sanjay Mehta, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Essar Shipping Ltd., India (Graduate of The Centre 1993)
- Ms. Alpa Shah, Senior Vice-President and Head of Distribution at DVB Bank, UK (Graduate of The Centre 1994)
- Mr. Ole Slorer, Executive Director of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, USA (Graduate of The Centre 1988)
- Mr. Nikolas Tsakos, President of Tsakos Energy Navigation, Greece (Graduate of The Centre 1985)
- Mr. Philip Wake, Chief Executive of The Nautical Institute, UK (Graduate of The Centre 1986)
15.45 - 16.00: CONFERMENT OF DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF SCIENCE (HONORIS CAUSA) UPON MR. WILLIAM O'NEIL
Professor David Rhind, Vice-Chancellor of City University, will confer the degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) upon Mr William O'Neil, Secretary General of IMO, who will be presented by Professor Costas Th. Grammenos.
