Blog Highlights from Credit Suisse Global Supertrends Conference 2019

Highlights from Credit Suisse Global Supertrends Conference 2019
The seventh Credit Suisse Global Supertrends Conference took place on April 23, 2019 and hosted more than 600 attendees at this annual flagship event.

Twelve internationally renowned opinion leaders and industry experts took to the stage and shared exclusive insights into fundamental social, economic and environmental developments that are expected to move global markets in the coming years.  

This year’s conference focused on Supertrends themes consisting of: The making of a new world order, Blockchain – Revolutionary or over-hyped?, Smart mobility – A smooth ride ahead? and Healthtech – In good shape for long term investors. 

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Understanding the long-term dynamics of global developments has become even more important in the face of heightened uncertainty and volatility in today’s markets for investors. Themes such as the changing world order and continued technological disruptions bridge the gap between major world developments and our clients’ investment portfolios. The key takeaway for our guests was these supertrends themes were translated into clear and actionable investment ideas the conference bring forth.

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  • More than 600 conference attendees benefitted from the insights shared by 17 internationally recognized opinion leaders, sector specialists and industry experts at the Credit Suisse Global Supertrends Conference 2019.

  • Benjamin Cavalli, CEO Singapore and Head of Private Banking, South Asia, welcoming guests to the conference.

  • In the opening keynote ‘The making of a new world order’, Ho Kwon Ping, Founder and Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings and Laguna Resorts and Hotels gave an in-depth address on the current tensions between the US and China. 

  • In the second part of the opening keynote ‘The making of a new world order’, Anthony Gardner, former US Ambassador to the European Union spoke about the rise of populism in Europe as exemplified by Brexit and the success of far-right political parties on the continent.

  • Lito Camacho (moderator, far right) discussed at length with Ho Kwon Ping and Anthony Gardner about the emergence of societies around the world that were angry at being left behind by globalization and technological process.

  • At first panel ‘Blockchain – Revoluntionary or over-hyped?’, three experts argued that blockchain is a fundamental technological innovation that will have a significant impact on a wide range of industries and sectors.  From left: Henri Arsalanian, Prof. Dr. Aleksander Berentsen, Gavin Brown and Jeremy White (moderator)

  • At panel two ‘Smart mobility – A smooth ride ahead?’, three opinion leaders were invited to share their insights on how smart mobility solutions such as autonomous vehicles (AVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) are moving into the mainstream quickly and the new opportunities for long-term investors. From left: Chris Leck, Rupert Mitchell, Jianxiong Xiao and Jeremy White (moderator).

  • At panel three ‘Healthtech – In good shape for long term investors’, Dr. Daniel Kraft presented an insightful demonstration on the multitude of solutions and devices that were making an impact across the healthcare value chain – from prevention and diagnosis to therapy and treatment.

  • At panel three ‘Healthtech – In good shape for long term investors’, a panel of opinion leaders engaged the audience on the growth of healthtech being driven by more powerful mobile devices and wireless connectivity such as 5G technology. From left: Bonnie Cheung, Seemant Jauhari, Dr. Daniel Kraft and Martin Soong (moderator).

  • In a live interview for CNBC’s ‘Managing Asia’ program, CNBC anchor Christine Tan spoke with celebrated Indian entrepreneur Binny Bansal, Co-founder of Flipkart which became India’s largest e-commerce group.