Hedging Against Systemic and Financial Crises
30 November – 3 December, 2010 in Washington DC, USA.
While some institutions are enmeshed in poor performance due to systemic and financial shocks, others triumph, despite these challenges. Where does your institution stand? Where is it likely to be in the future?
The objectives of the workshop are to identify, analyze and internalize ways systemic and financial crises affect your institution, how to avert their negative effects and how to optimize their positive potentials. Participants will be equipped with skills to sustainably fulfill the mandate of their institutions despite systemic and financial crises
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The workshop will address issues that affect current and future success of your institution, with particular focus on the following:
Causes of International and country-specific financial crises
Systemic risks and their warning signals
Hedging strategies and building immunity to crises
Role of Regulatory and Supervisory authorities
Implications on Capital markets, Laws and Legislations
Leadership & Governance signals of crises
How to sustain revenue flows amidst market bubbles
Managing Public Perception of your Institution during Crises
The workshop will unravel the effects of systemic and financial crises on: exchange rates; stock prices; credit market; national debt; external reserves; mortgage finance; sovereign wealth funds; revenues of corporations and parastatals; seigniorage, regional monetary unions; and commodity exports (oil, gold, copper, diamond, agricultural products, etc.).
The workshop faculty is made up of distinguished scholars and experienced professionals, led by:
Professor S. Raju, Ph.D (Finance); MPA (Harvard University); an internationally renowned expert in Finance.
Participants: For executives in Central Banks; Commercial Banks and other financial institutions; Government; Legislature; Corporations; Parastatals; Regulatory agencies; international and regional development organizations; and for high net-worth entrepreneurs.
Venue: The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, USA. The venue is a walking distance of the White House and many of the best hotels in Washington DC. There is ample car parking space at the Venue and a Metro Center that connects the Venue to all parts of Washington DC and the neighboring States (Virginia, Maryland, etc.).
Fees: US$5,950 per participant, covering tuition, course materials, workshop venue facilities, lunch and beverages. The fees are to be paid in full at the time of registration.
Special Discounts apply to institutions that sponsor three or more participants.
Substitution of Participants
Where a registered participant is unable to attend the workshop, the sponsor can make a substitution and there will be no extra charge or penalty for the substitution. There will be no refund of fees for registered participants that fail to show up at the workshop.
Disclaimer
In an event where uncontrollable external circumstances or an unanticipated small number of intending participants warrants cancellation of the workshop, Policygnosis will refund the workshop fees it has been paid, only.
Accommodation: Workshop participants are to arrange their accommodation. Policygnosis will be pleased to assist participants to identify suitable hotels in line with their budget and preferences. For such assistance, email: accommodation@policygnosis.com
Registration: Please complete the registration form and return the completed form by email or postage as instructed in the form. REGISTRATION FORM
For further information and clarifications, contact:
Chidozie Emenuga, Ph.D (Econ); MPA (Harvard)
Mason Fellow, Harvard University
Workshop Coordinator
Tel: +1 410 530 5633
Email: cemenuga@policygnosis.com
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