We are all here today, bankers, policymakers, supervisors and politicians alike, because we all share a common responsibility. It’s up to all of us to look to the future. To anticipate what this future may bring. And to make sure we prepare for it. I am sure the grandeur of your surroundings has not escaped your attention.
Our venue today, the magnificent Steigenberger Wiltcher’s Hotel, was built over a century ago, in 1913. It was constructed in the late Art Nouveau style, as a Grand Hotel, and named after its founder, the Anglo-Belgian Sydney-Charles Wiltcher. Looking around you, you may be forgiven for thinking nothing here has ever changed. For over a hundred years. But no.