| 2008 |
| Motion: |
Short Termism is Bad for Business |
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The Rt Hon Michael Portillo |
| Speakers: |
Professor Ian Angell, London School of Econmics
Will Hutton, Chief Executive, The Work Foundation
David Lascelles, Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Financial Innovation
Terry Smith, Chief Executive, Tullett Prebon
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| 2007 |
| Motion |
Green and Growth Don't Go |
| Moderator |
The Rt Hon Michael Portillo |
| Speakers |
Emma Duncan, Deputy Editor, The Economist
Chris Huhne MP
Professor Michael Mainelli, Executive Chairman, Z/Yen Group
Richard D North, Media Fellow, Institute of Economic Affairs
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| 2006 |
| Motion |
This House believes that Hedge Funds have given too much power and money to too few at the risk of too many |
| Moderator |
Jon Snow |
| Speakers |
Anthony Hilton, Financial Editor, The Evening Standard
Ruben Lee, Managing Director, Oxford Finance Group
Michael Spencer, Chief Executive, ICAP Plc
Jean-Rene Giraud, Chief Executive, Edhec Risk Advisory, Edhec Risk and Asset Managment Research Centre
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| 2005 |
| Motion |
Will Demographics, Debt and Deficits spell imminent Disaster for G7? |
| Moderator |
Michael Buerk |
| Speakers |
Graham Bishop - GrahamBishop.com
Sir Samuel Brittan - Financial Times
Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP
Dr Desmond Fitzgerald - Chairman & Chief Executive, Equitable House Investments Ltd |
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| 2004 |
| Motion |
Paris... Frankfurt... New York... where does the real threat to the UK's financial services industry lie? Or does it lie within London itself? |
| Moderator |
Michael Buerk |
| Speakers |
Michael Blair QC
Rt Hon Francis Maude MP
Anthony Hilton - City Editor, The Evening Standard
Professor the Lord Peston of Mile End
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| 2003 |
| Motion |
This House believes that: Except the industry direct the market, Brussels will labour in vain to build it. |
| Moderator |
Andrew Gowers, Editor of the Financial Times |
| Speakers |
Don Cruickshank - Chairman London Stock Exchange
Pen Kent CBE
Dr Alastair Milne - Senior Lecturer, Cass Business School
Sir Nigel Wicks - Deputy Chairman, Euroclear |
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| 2002 |
| Motion |
This House believes that: regulation keeps reinventing itself to hide the inevitability of its failure |
| Moderator |
Michael Buerk |
| Speakers |
Anthony Hilton - City Editor, The Evening Standard
Charles Flint QC
Rt Hon Lord Fraser of Carmyllie QC
Theresa Villiers MEP |
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| 2001 |
| Motion |
This House believes that British membership of NAFTA is undesirable - The EU and NAFTA can the UK have both? |
| Moderator |
Anthony Hilton, City Editor, The Evening Standard |
| Speakers |
Lord Haskins - Chairman, Northern Food Plc
Andrew Hilton - Director, Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI)
Baroness Ludford MEP
Stanislas Yassukovich CBE - Chairman, EASDAQ |
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| 2000 |
| Motion |
This House believes that global concentration in financial services has gone too far; too much power in too few hands |
| Moderator |
James Naughtie |
| Speakers |
Howard Flight MP
Ron Freeman - Co-Chief Executive, Salomon Smith Barney Europe
Michel Prada - Chairman, Commission des Opérations de Bourse
Peter Smith - Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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| 1999 |
| Motion |
This House believes that market liberalization has gone too far |
| Moderator |
Richard Lambert, Editor, The Financial Times |
| Speakers |
Lord Eatwell - President, Queen's College, Cambridge
Austin Mitchell MP
Anthony Nelson - Managing Director, Salomon Smith Barney
John Stopford - Professor of International Business, The London Business School |
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| 1998 |
| Motion |
This House believes that City salaries are totally fair and justified |
| Moderator |
John Humphreys |
| Speakers |
George Cox - Chairman, Unisys Ltd
Mary Ann Sieghart - Assistant Editor, The Times
Brian Williamson CBE - Chairman, Gerrard Group Plc
Andrew Winckler - Chief Executive, Financial Services Authority |
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| 1997 |
| Motion |
This House believes that there is a powerful economic and business case underpinning the political momentum towards European Monetary Union |
| Moderator |
Brian Walden |
| Speakers |
Anatole Kaletsky - The Times
Tim Melville-Ross - Institute of Directors
Peter Sutherland SC - Goldman Sachs International
Jan Timmer - Philips Electronics nv |
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| 1996 |
| Motion |
This House believes that the City's best interests are served by the United Kingdom joining the single currency in the event of its introduction |
| Moderator |
Jeremy Paxman |
| Speakers |
Graham Bishop - Salomon Brothers International
Roger Bootle - HSBC Group
Quentin Davies MP
Christopher Johnson - Association for the Monetary Union of Europe
Rodney Leach - Matheson & Co
Sir Alan Walters - AIG Trading Group |
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