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Martin Wolf
Financial Times
 Martin Wolf is an extremely effective speaker on global economics, with unparalleled experience as both an economist and a journalist. He is Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, London, writing a weekly column on the world economy and a fortnightly column on the UK. He is a Forum Fellow at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he has served as a panel moderator. Martin was a senior economist for ten years at the World Bank’s division of international trade. He was Director of Studies at the Trade Policy Research Centre, London, and has advised governments and international organisations on trade and economic integration.
Martin is the author of several books and numerous articles on global economics and political economy, including Why Globalization Works. His latest book, Fixing Global Finance: How to Curb Financial Crises in the 21st Century, describes how the current financial crisis developed (and those that have preceded it), and what we can do to help ensure global financial stability in the future. Martin has won several prestigious awards for his journalism, including the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2000 "for services to financial journalism" and the Decade of Excellence Award at the 2003 Business Journalists of the Year Awards.
In recent months, he has emerged as one of the clearest and most objective voices to comment on the turbulent economic landscape.
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UK Human Resources Conference
Maximising performance in challenging times
1 July 2009
A one-day event designed to explore the challenges organisations are facing across a broad spectrum of people and reward issues.
This unique event will:
- Combine presentations from practitioners, high-profile industry experts and senior Mercer consultants
- Include breakouts and discussion groups, allowing participants to share their experiences, learn from their peers and focus on topics that address their particular needs
Who should attend?
Senior HR and finance professionals with an interest in the UK market and responsible for developing people, reward and benefit / pension strategies and / or managing the risks associated with delivering those strategies.
Please be advised Mercer has the right to decline any registrations received from competitors and other potential delegates that do not match the targeted audience.
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Event Overview
Tuesday 30 June
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Reception and Dinner - OPTIONAL
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Wednesday 1 July
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08.30
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Registration
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09.00
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Welcome to the UK HR conference 2009 from Alan Whalley, UK Chief Executive, Mercer
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09.15
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Keynote - Economic outlook - implications for UK employers - Martin Wolf
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10.15
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Panel Discussion - Employer outlook: implications of the current economic environment for HR, people and benefit strategies
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11.10
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Break
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11.30
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Breakouts: effective strategies for challenging times
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13.00
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Lunch
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14.00
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Retaining key talent
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14.40
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Reward in 2009
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15.30
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Break
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15.50
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Human resources – rising to the challenges
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Wrap up and close |
View full event programme
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