BABC Conference 2010
CONFERENCE AGENDA
STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS - 2010 - 2020
"How will the leading business sectors contend with the challenges of the next decade?"
12-14 May 2010
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WEDNESDAY 12 MAY 2010
18.30-20.30 BUSINESS NETWORKING WELCOMING RECEPTION
ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J OBD
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THURSDAY 13 MAY 2010
08.00 - 9.00 REGISTRATION & COFFEE
CONFERENCE VENUE: Willis Group, Willis Building, London EC3M 7DQ
9.00-9.05 OPENING REMARKS- Gary von Lehmden, President, BritishAmerican Business, Managing Director, EMEA Head Capital and Network Management, Citi, who will introduce Jo Sheldon, Media Director at Edelman UK, who will moderate the day's programme.
09.05 - 9.20 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION Joseph Plumeri, Chairman & CEO, Willis Group Holdings plc
09.20 - 9.50 AMBASSADORIAL INTERVIEW - The Honorable Louis B. Susman, US Ambassador to the Court of St. James's interviewed by John F. Burns, London Bureau Chief, The New York Times
09.50 - 10.20 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: FORECASTING GLOBAL CHALLENGES OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS
- John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
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10.20 - 10.35 COFFEE BREAK
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10.35 - 11.20 HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES
- Sir Michael Rawlins, Chairman, National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE)
- Simon Stevens, Vice President, Global Health, UnitedHealthcare Group
- Sandy Young, CEO, Allied Healthcare Group
11.20 - 12.05 MEDIA, TELECOMS & THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
- David Campbell, President & CEO, AEG Europe
- Shelly Lazarus, Chairman, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
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12.05 - 13.20 BUSINESS NETWORKING LUNCH
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13.20 - 14.05 DEFENCE & NATIONAL SECURITY
- Sir Roger Bone, President, Boeing UK Ltd
- Ian King, Chief Executive, BAE Systems PLC
- Rear Admiral Rees Ward, Chief Executive Officer, ADS Group
14.05 - 14.50 ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
SPONSORED BY: DUKE UNIVERSITY, THE FUQUA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
- Niel Golightly, VP Downstream Communications, Royal Dutch Shell
- Professor Paul Stevens, Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House
- Mark Jones, General Counsel, Chevron Europe, Eurasia and Middle East
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14.50 -15.05 COFFEE BREAK
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15.05 - 15.50 FINANCIAL SERVICES & INSURANCE
SPONSORED BY: CHARTIS INSURANCE UK
- Tim Tookey, Group Finance Director, Lloyds Banking Group
- Patience Wheatcroft, Editor-in-Chief, Europe, The Wall Street Journal
- Stuart Popham, Senior Partner, Clifford Chance LLP
15.50 - 16.35 CLOSING REMARKS
- Sir Andrew Cahn, Chief Executive, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)
- Ian Davis, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
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16.35 - 16.40 Robin Hayes, President, British-American Business Council
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END OF DAY ONE
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19.00 - 22.00 GALA DINNER SPONSORED BY: Citi
Presentation of the Channing Corporate Citizenship Award by Lord Davies of Abersoch, Minister for Trade, Investment & Small Business, BIS/FCO
to David Brennan, CEO, AstraZeneca
LANCASTER HOUSE: Stable Yard, St. James's, London SW1A 1BB
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FRIDAY 14 MAY 2010
08.00 - 8.55 REGISTRATION & COFFEE
VENUE: Willis Group, Willis Building, London EC3M 7DQ
08.55 - 9.00 Robin Hayes, President, British-American Business Council
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09.00 - 9.45 EMPLOYMENT & REMUNERATION
- Chair: Keith Corkan, Head of the BritishAmerican Business HR & Employment Forum, Partner, Laytons Solicitors
- John Ainley, Group HR & CR Director, Aviva PLC
- Michael Skapinker, Assistant Editor, The Financial Times
09.45 - 10.30 TAXATION
- Chair: Peter Badenhuizen, Head of the BritishAmerican Business Tax Forum, Partner, US Corporate Tax Services, Deloitte LLP
- David Cruickshank, Chairman, Deloitte LLP
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10.30 - 10.45 COFFEE BREAK
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10.45 - 11.35 LAW
SPONSORED BY: SIMON & PARTNERS
- Chair: Rafi Azim-Khan, Head of the BritishAmerican Business Law Forum, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
-Shahriar Coupal, Director, Advertising Standards Authority, Secretary, CAP
11.35 -12.20 BRITISH-AMERICAN GROUP OF LAWYERS (BAGOL)
Chaired by: Bruce Lowe, Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP and Keith Cokan, Partner Laytons Solicitors
- Ian Caplin, Legal Commentator
- George Freeman, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, The New York Times Company
12.20-12.25 CONFERENCE CLOSING REMARKS - Robin Hayes, President, British-American Business Council
END OF DAY TWO
12.25 -13.25 BABC & BAGOL LUNCH
13.25 - 14.55 BABC Annual General Meeting & BABC Board of Directors Meeting
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