Vision
The idea for theEconomic Summit (ES) was born out of the knowledge that we cannot solve today’s problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. We know that many economic and governance challenges are at their heart issues of mentality and values. Our response therefore should start there.
During 2014 the Summit focused on the future and examined the question, “What are the key economic activities that Europe will face in the next 10 years and what should our response be?” We attempted to start to put together an economic business plan for the next 10 years. Each of the speakers was an innovative thinker in their field of expertise.
Speakers
Peter Briscoe, Former-Vice President Europartners, Netherlands
Kingdom Economics
James Featherby – Chair, Church of England Ethical Investment Advisory Group, U.K.
New Economic Paradigms
Antonie Fountain – Coordinator of the VOICE Network of European NGO’s and Trade Unions, Netherlands
Out of the Box Thinking Regarding the Economy
Ram Gidoomal – Chair, Traidcraft Plc., U.K.
A Fair Future
Luc Gncadja – Former Executive Secretary, United Nations Covention to Combat Desertification, Benin
Refugees, Desertification and Transformational Business
Richard Gower – Director, Foresight Economics, U.K.
How Change Happens
Brian Grim – President, Religious Freedom and Business Foundation, U.S.A.
The Role of Business in Promoting Religious Freedom
Prabhu Guptara – Board Member, Institute of Management, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Global Economic Problems. Tinkering with the Margins vs. System Change
Graham Power – Executive Chair, Power Group, South Africa
Combating Systemic Poverty and Corruption
Bruno Roche – Chief Economist, Mars Inc., Belgium
Jubilee Economics
Michael Schluter – Founder, Jubilee Centre U.K.
Relational Economics
Mats Tunehag – Co-Chair, Business as Mission Think Tank, Sweden
Transformational Business