Especially this second objective seems to have gained in importance given our turbulent times and the intellectual uncertainty they have provoked. Consequently, we are happy to look back on a long line of very distinguished speakers – including, of course, Mark Carney, but also Alan Greenspan, Jean-Claude Trichet, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Ben Bernanke, Mario Draghi and Dominique Strauss-Kahn. 3.
On the subject  It is no surprise that the financial crisis has dominated this event during the recent past. We have just entered the fourth year of the crisis and it still seems too early to announce its end. However, we certainly are in a phase where the lessons learnt are being turned into political reality.