WEDNESDAY 7TH DECEMBER 2011
|
MORNING SESSION
|
| 08.30 |
Registration |
Auditorium
|
| 08.50 |
Chairman Opening Remarks – William Hancock, Director, Ribbons of Gold Ltd |
INVESTING IN GOLD & COMMODITIES |
| 09.00 |
Has Gold Lost its Safe Haven Status? A Macro Perspective
Daniel Wills, Senior Analyst, ETF Securities |
| 09.30 |
Gold: Alterative Investment or Foundation Asset?
Marcus Grubb, Managing Director, World Gold Council |
| 10.00 |
Gold: Investment or Insurance? Pricing the Risks of a Global Monetary Train Wreck
Paul Tustain, Founder and CEO, BullionVault |
| 10.30 |
The Dollar Implosion as the Trigger for the Gold and Silver Parabolic Explosion
Rolf Nef, Founder, Tell Gold & Silver Fund |
| 11.00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11.20 |
Gold – The Ultimate Wealth Protection in a Hyperinflationary Depression
Egon von Greyerz, Founder & Managing Partner, Matterhorn Asset Management AG / GoldSwitzerland |
| 11.50 |
Reasons for investing in Commodities
Thomas Wilson, Head of Marex Spectron Geneva, Marex |
| 12.20 |
Opportunities in the Mining and Resource sectors
Philip Richards, Principal, RAB Capital |
Exhibition Hall
|
| 11.30 |
INSURANCE WRAPPERS – PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Vincent J Derudder, CEO, Nucleus Euro-Advisers SCA |
|
Panellists: |
Stéphanie Hodara, Lawyer, Altenburger Ltd.
Andrew Peat, Founder, Andrew Peat Group Holdings BV |
| 12.50 |
LUNCH |
AFTERNOON SESSION
|
| 13.50 |
Opening Remarks - Thibaud de Cherisey, European ETF Development, Invesco Asset Management |
ANALISING AND SELECTING THE RIGHT ETFs  |
| 14.00 |
Smart Investments during the Period of High Volatility
Rochus Appert, Vice President, Head Intermediary Business, SPDR ETFs |
| 14.30 |
Tail risk & volatility: Benefiting from market uncertainty & turbulence through volatility ETFs
Peter Fors, Vice President, Equities Structuring & Product Development, Nomura |
| 15.00 |
Reducing costs of a portfolio with Minimum Variance ETFs
Isabelle Bourcier, Head of Business Development, Ossiam |
| 15.30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 15.50 |
Trends in the European ETF Industry
Detlef Glow, Head of Lipper EMEA Research, Thomson Reuters |
| 16.20 |
ETFs – PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Rochus Appert, Vice President, Head Intermediary Business, SPDR ETFs |
|
Panellists: |
Thibaud de Cherisey, European ETF Development, Invesco Asset Management
Giovanni Leonardi, Head of ETF Sales, Nomura
Detlef Glow, Head of Lipper EMEA Research, Thomson Reuters |
Main Hall
|
| 15.50 |
GOLD & PRECIOUS METALS – PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Marcus Grubb, Managing Director, World Gold Council |
|
Panellists: |
Daniel Wills, Senior Analyst, ETF Securities
Paul Tustain, Founder and CEO, BullionVault
Rolf Nef, Founder, Tell Gold & Silver Fund
Ron William, Technical Strategist, MIG Bank |
| 16.50 |
COMMODITIES – PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Philip Richards, Principal, RAB Capital |
|
Panellists: |
Diego Parrilla, CEO, Nareco Advisors
Oliver Prock, Managing Director, Salus Alpha
Estelle Hirtz, Branch Manager, IG Markets
Thomas Wilson, Head of Marex Spectron Geneva, Marex |
| 18.00 |
COCKTAIL RECEPTION sponsored by  |
|
|
THURSDAY 8TH DECEMBER 2011
|
MORNING SESSION
|
| 09.00 |
Registration |
Auditorium
|
| 09.20 |
Chairman Opening Remarks - Jacques Leuba, Managing Director, Jirehouse Suisse SA |
| TAX PLANNING & INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRES |
| 09.30 |
On the eve of the Swiss/UK and the Swiss/German withholding tax treaty: what banks and their clients need to consider
Juerg Birri, Partner International Private Client Services, KPMG AG |
| 10.00 |
Wealth Structuring in a Changing Environment – The Belize Advantage
Wayne P. Kurtz, President & CEO, Karlsberg International Insurance Corporation, Ltd
Michael Cobb, CEO, ECI Development
Joel M. Nagel, Founder & Managing Partner, Nagel & Associates, LLC
Peter Zipper, President & CEO, Caye International Bank, Ltd - Belize
Trevor A. C. Bradley, Marketing & Client Affairs, Georgetown Trust, Limited |
| DIVERSIFYING INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO |
|
Chairman: Maarten Polfliet, Client Portfolio Manager Quantitative Equities, Robeco |
| 10.30 |
The Common Sense Approach – How a Value Investor Analyses a Business
Don Fitzgerald, Fund Manager, Tocqueville Finance SA |
| 11.00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11.20 |
Enhance your Fixed Income portfolio with Structured Credit
Lisa Backes, Managing Director, YCAP Asset Management |
| 11.50 |
Residential Investments in the prime real estate in Switzerland
Nicolas Garnier, CEO, Swiss Development Group
Nicolas Bourg, Investment Fund Manager, Swiss Development Group |
Exhibition Hall
|
| 11.30 |
RUBIK TAX PLANNING – PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Jacques Leuba, Managing Director, Jirehouse Suisse SA |
|
Panellists: |
Juerg Birri, Partner International Private Client Services, KPMG AG
Andrew McKenna, Partner, Smith & Williamson
Darlene Hart, CEO, US Tax & Financial Services |
| 12.30 |
LUNCH |
AFTERNOON SESSION
|
Auditorium
|
| 13.50 |
Opening Remarks |
| 14.00 |
Sustainable Climate
Michael Riley, Portfolio Manager, SAM – Sustainable Asset Management |
| 14.30 |
Active Emerging Quant
Maarten Polfliet, Client Portfolio Manager Quantitative Equities, Robeco |
Exhibition Hall
|
| 14.00 |
Tasting Session sponsored by |
| 15.00 |
SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS – PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Jean Laville, Chairman, Deputy Managing Director, Ethos – Swiss Foundation of Sustainable Development |
|
Panellists: |
Michael Riley, Portfolio Manager, SAM – Sustainable Asset Management
Heide Jimenez Davila, Head of Sales and Investor Relations, BlueOrchard |
| 16.00 |
TAX PLANNING & INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTERS – PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Jacques Leuba, Managing Director, Jirehouse Suisse SA |
|
Panellists: |
Dr. Robert Taylor East, Tax and financial services consultant, CSB Group
Wayne P. Kurtz, President & CEO, Karlsberg International Insurance Corporation, Ltd
Joel M. Nagel, Founder & Managing Partner, Nagel & Associates, LLC
Jeff Millington, Partner, Smith & Williamson
Darlene Hart, CEO, US Tax & Financial Services |
