Former British Prime Minister David Cameron, forever linked with the U.K.’s ongoing Brexit debacle, will be one of the most prominent speakers when UBS starts its Asian conference swing this week.
Switzerland’s number one bank expects to host more than 2,000 investors, corporate delegates, government officials, and «financial experts» when it opens its Asian conference season with the 17th UBS Greater China Conference (GCC) in Shanghai today.
«Asia has been a central focus of UBS's global strategy, and our Greater China Conference reinforces the importance of China to this region and the world,» said Axel A. Weber, (pictured below) Chairman of UBS who will deliver the opening address at the conference.
Disruptive Technology and Trump
With little over a week until the inauguration of new U.S. President Donald J. Trump, the conference is sure to touch on the prickly subject of potential trade sanctions and other geopolitical events that will influence Asia in 2017.
The Shanghai event will include a series of panel discussions, presentations and debates which will examine the critical issues facing China including, structural reforms, consumer, healthcare, banking and the rise of artificial intelligence, the evolution of disruptive technology, and digital currencies.
The theme of the 17th GCC, is «China's future: new strengths, old challenges.»
